Thursday, 28 August 2025

Northern Victoria Region

Georgie PURCELL (Northern Victoria) (12:54): (1794) My question is for the Minister for Racing in the other place. The Shepparton greyhound racing track is responsible for the most track deaths in Australia this year, with six greyhounds killed already, and it is only August. It has had the third-highest number of life-threatening injuries across the country this year, and from the years 2020 to 2025 Shepparton also recorded the most on-track deaths in Victoria and the most injuries in Victoria. The new Traralgon track was closed after just three years due to safety concerns, but Shepparton has recorded more deaths and more injuries than that track and yet it remains open. It is clear that this track is a death trap for dogs. So why is the Shepparton greyhound racing track still in operation?