{"id":777017566,"date":"2024-07-25T09:48:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777017566"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:49:34","slug":"queensland-racing-clubs-to-receive-au6m-for-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/queensland-racing-clubs-to-receive-au6m-for-upgrades","title":{"rendered":"Queensland racing clubs to receive AU$6m for upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Racing minister Grace Grace said 36 regional clubs and 18 TAB clubs statewide will benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- Queensland&#8217;s racing minister Grace Grace yesterday (July 24) announced that racing clubs will receive nearly AU$6m (US$4m) in funding for infrastructure upgrades throughout 2024\/25. That includes AU$3m (AU$2m) in infrastructure grants for 41 projects at 36 country thoroughbred racing clubs through the second round of the Country Club Asset Funding (CCAF) programme. Meanwhile, $3m, inclusive of co-contributions, will be used by 18 TAB clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The projects approved include judges&#8217; facility upgrades at Dawson Jockey Club and Mount Isa Race Club and new barrier stalls at Julia Creek Turf Club, Morven Race Club, Springsure Jockey Club, and Yeppoon Turf Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New tie-up stalls will be installed at Burdekin Race Club, Cooktown Amateur Turf Club, Cunnamulla &amp; District Diggers&#8217; Race Club, and Talwood Race Club, stewards&#8217; towers at Birdsville Race Club and Gladstone Turf Club. There will also be running rail installations at Birdsville Race Club, Bundaberg Race Club, Burrandowan Picnic Race Club, Clermont Race Club, Gordonvale Turf Club, Innisfail Turf Club, Moranbah Race Club, and Roma Turf Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Racing Queensland&#8217;s Asset Management funding will also support 18 TAB clubs in delivering over AU$3m (US$2m) worth of approved projects, including the upgrade to the jockeys&#8217; room at Mackay Turf Club, a new machinery shed at Cairns Jockey Club, a stewards&#8217; tower at Brisbane Racing Club, new barrier stalls at Kilcoy Race Club, a new lure rail at Townsville Greyhound Racing Club, and new tie-up stalls and swab box at Marburg Pacing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grace said: &#8220;This funding is made possible through the Miles Government&#8217;s Betting Tax reform, which returns 80 per cent of receipts back to the industry. The Miles Government is proud to continue to support racing clubs with a pipeline of infrastructure projects, large and small, right across the state.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to authorities, the racing industry contributes a record AU$2.4bn (US$1.58bn) annually to the Queensland economy and more than 80 of Queensland&#8217;s 120 racing clubs are in communities where a race meeting is the largest or second largest annual event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/queensland-gaming-revenue-up-7-9-in-june\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queensland gaming revenue up 7.9% in June<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Racing minister Grace Grace said 36 regional clubs and 18 TAB clubs statewide will benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777014930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Queensland government has allocated nearly AU$6m in infrastructure funding for 54 racing clubs across the state for 2024\/25. This investment, derived from the Miles Government's Betting Tax reform, aims to enhance facilities at both country thoroughbred and TAB clubs, underscoring the racing industry's significant AU$2.4bn annual economic contribution to Queensland.","focusai_entities":"Grace Grace, Miles Government, Racing Queensland, Dawson Jockey Club, Mount Isa Race Club, Julia Creek Turf Club, Morven Race Club, Springsure Jockey Club, Yeppoon Turf Club, Burdekin Race Club, Cooktown Amateur Turf Club, Cunnamulla & District Diggers\u2019 Race Club, Talwood Race Club, Birdsville Race Club, Gladstone Turf Club, Bundaberg Race Club, Burrandowan Picnic Race Club, Clermont Race Club, Gordonvale Turf Club, Innisfail Turf Club, Moranbah Race Club, Roma Turf Club, Mackay Turf Club, Cairns Jockey Club, Brisbane Racing Club, Kilcoy Race Club, Townsville Greyhound Racing Club, Marburg Pacing Association","focusai_location":"Australia, Queensland, Dawson, Mount Isa, Julia Creek, Morven, Springsure, Yeppoon, Burdekin, Cooktown, Cunnamulla, Talwood, Birdsville, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Burrandowan, Clermont, Gordonvale, Innisfail, Moranbah, Roma, Mackay, Cairns, Brisbane, Kilcoy, Townsville, Marburg","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Betting Tax Efficacy","query":"What specific metrics will the Miles Government use to evaluate the ROI and long-term economic impact of this AU$6m infrastructure investment, particularly concerning the 80% betting tax return mechanism?"},{"label":"Cross-Vertical Impact","query":"How might the Queensland Betting Tax reform model, which directly reinvests revenue into the racing vertical, influence future regulatory discussions or funding allocations for other iGaming or land-based casino verticals within Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777017566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017566","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=777017566"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777017588,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017566\/revisions\/777017588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777014930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777017566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777017566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777017566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}