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Hunter MP plans to weigh in on Coonamble’s greyhound racing future

25/09/2025 by The Coonamble Times

Nationals MP Dave Layzell will visit Coonamble to brainstorm how to keep the greyhound track running after this years' "devastating" Gold Cup cancellation.

The Hunter region MP and co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Greyhound Racing Group (PFGRG) said he plans to visit Coonamble this weekend to discuss re-opening the local track.

Following this years' cancellation of the Gold Cup Carnival as part of the impending Racing Footprint Optimisation by Greyhound Racing NSW, the future of the Coonamble Greyhound Racing Club (CGRC) remains unclear.

But Layzell plans to work with CGRC . . .


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