“If we don’t tell people how carrots are grown they will make up their own stories”. So says the owner of KALFRESH, a southeast Queensland grower, after looking for ways of improving profitability and deciding to launch the farm’s first open day. Expecting just a handful, the first event attracted 100 people, then grew to […]

Offence: Failure to present the greyhound Elite Watch for its engagement at the Warrnambool Greyhound Racing Club meeting on the 19th of June, 2014. Report: Stewards on the 18th of July 2014 conducted an inquiry into an incident that occurred at the Warrnambool Greyhound Racing club meeting on the 19th of June, 2014 where the […]

One of Australian Greyhound Racing’s true great stayers passed away today. Elektra was one of the true champions of the modern era and will be greatly missed. ARG was lucky enough to catch up with her proud owner and long term friend Philip Lenehan to discuss the life and career of an all-time favourite. “There […]

Albion Park Race 4 – 520M 5th grade – 7.41pm Wilby Special is a talented type who I have been following for a few months now. He was dropped back to short course racing for a period there, but had limited success. He is being stepped back up to 520M racing once again tonight and […]

This Sunday we headed down the South Gippsland Highway to Lang Lang, home of this year’s Waterloo Cup. Today it was all about the Victoria Coursing Club conducting their meeting at the Lang Lang track and a huge thanks must go out to the Lang Lang Coursing Club committee and volunteers for once again providing […]

Thursday 17 July 2014 Greyhounds Australasia (GA) is pleased to announce the appointment of prominent greyhound administrator, owner and breeder Mr Steve Hawkins as Chair of GA's Greyhound Welfare Working Party following the retirement of Dr. Geoff Baxter. GA's Welfare Working Party's priority task is overseeing the effective implementation of […]

Tuesday 24 June 2014 Peak national greyhound racing body Greyhounds Australasia (GA) today published its final report into Australian greyhound export welfare standards, with the GA Board accepting each of the report's 12 recommendations including maintaining GA's suspension of the issuance of passports to Macau. read more

Wednesday 14 May 2014 The Board of peak industry body Greyhounds Australasia (GA) has endorsed a new national approach to help ensure continued improvement in greyhound welfare outcomes. The national approach has been adopted as a result of the joint Greyhound Welfare strategy announced by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) and Greyhound Racing New South Wales […]

Friday 11 April 2014 Greyhounds Australasia (GA) is currently finalising a Review of Australian Greyhound Export Welfare Standards. The draft report was concluded in January this year and is now being considered by the GA Board and member Controlling Bodies. It is expected that the final report will be completed for endorsement by the GA Board on 13 June 201 […]

Friday 11 April 2014 In March 2013, the GA Board placed an interim suspension on the issuing of greyhound passports to Macau. The decision was taken after early investigations as part of GA’s Review of Australian Greyhound Export Welfare Standards found that Macau was not fully compliant with GA’s export standards. GA continues to monitor Macau’s welfare sta […]