{"id":777011154,"date":"2023-11-15T06:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T09:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777011154"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:36:13","slug":"australia-greyhound-racing-returns-to-mandurah-after-au6m-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-greyhound-racing-returns-to-mandurah-after-au6m-upgrade","title":{"rendered":"Australia: greyhound racing returns to Mandurah after AU$6m upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greyhound racing returned to TABtouch Park after an eight-month hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The TABtouch Park has reopened after an eight-month break for an AU$6m redevelopment. The course jow has a wider track with improved bends, an upgraded catching pen and new lighting, starting boxes and fencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In place of the previous mechanically operated lure attached to a steel cable, dogs now chase a battery-powered Safechase Greyhound Lure system. According to\u00a0<strong>Peter Howell<\/strong>, Racing WA&#8217;s greyhound operations manager, the improvements ensure optimal track composition for greyhound safety and welfare.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trial runs were conducted in October. The redevelopment was informed by insights from professor <strong>David Eager<\/strong> of the University of Technology Sydney, who conducted a review of greyhound health and safety in Western Australia in 2021.\u00a0Some campaigners, such as Free The Hounds president <strong>Melissa Harrison<\/strong> questioned the effectiveness of similar upgrades in other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gambling-ad-ban-could-harm-australian-greyhound-racing-industry-warns\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gambling ad ban could harm Australian greyhound racing, industry warns<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greyhound racing returned to TABtouch Park after an eight-month hiatus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777003546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"TABtouch Park in Australia has recommenced greyhound racing operations following an AU$6 million capital investment in track redevelopment, primarily aimed at enhancing animal welfare and safety. The upgrades, informed by academic research, include a wider track, improved bends, and a new battery-powered lure system, reflecting the industry's proactive measures to address governance frameworks and maintain social license amidst ongoing scrutiny from advocacy groups.","focusai_entities":"TABtouch Park, Racing WA, Peter Howell, Professor David Eager, University of Technology Sydney, Safechase Greyhound Lure, Free The Hounds, Melissa Harrison","focusai_location":"Australia, Western Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Welfare ROI","query":"What is the projected return on investment for the AU$6 million capital expenditure at TABtouch Park, specifically in terms of enhanced social license, reduced regulatory scrutiny, and sustained wagering turnover?"},{"label":"Regulatory Alignment","query":"How do these specific track and lure system upgrades align with or exceed current and anticipated regulatory compliance standards for animal welfare within the Australian racing vertical, particularly in Western Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,155],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777011154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-sports-betting-news","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777011154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777040963,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011154\/revisions\/777040963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777003546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777011154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777011154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777011154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}