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07-03-2006, 01:03 AM
Lakeside Motor Racing Enthusiasts cautiously welcomed the announcement
by the Pine Rivers Shire Council to invite 7 of the 11 interested
parties to submit business proposals for the management and development
of Lakeside International Raceway.
Pine Rivers Mayor, Cr Yvonne Chapman, said Council was excited by some
of the prospects presented by the interested groups, which encompassed a
range of activities including motorised sport, driver training, youth
programs, outdoor sport and recreation as well as tourism development.
"The potential for Lakeside is enormous and Council will be looking at
options that gain the best outcome economically for the community," she
said.
LMRE president Ian Milton observed, "This is a big change in attitude
for the mayor, but it doesn't guarantee the return of club-level motor
racing to Lakeside just yet."
"We trust this will be a transparent tender process and challenge the
Council to include a mechanism for both the ratepayers of the shire and
the motorsport community to have input into the future of Lakeside -
instead of getting another backroom heritage deal," he said.
Mayor Chapman said, "Council would prefer a consortium of parties to
offer an innovative, multi-purpose solution for the restoration of
activity at the site."
"This is our chance to once again turn Lakeside into a major drawcard
for Pine Rivers - the flow on effects would be significant."
Parties invited to submit business proposals are:
* Total Driver Pty Ltd
* RACQ
* YMCA Brisbane
* Willowbank Race Circuit Pty Ltd
* Motorcycling Queensland/Motorcycling Australia
* Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association
* Juniper Development Group
Ian Milton noted, "Even though the list of tender applicants gives us
hope, there's still a lot of unanswered questions like, what politically
motivated hurdles are they going to have to contend with, what's going
to happen in four years when the Heritage Council deal expires and how
is the Council going to compensate us for denying access to our sporting
facilities for all these years?"
Council said it was hopeful of having an arrangement in place by September.
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by the Pine Rivers Shire Council to invite 7 of the 11 interested
parties to submit business proposals for the management and development
of Lakeside International Raceway.
Pine Rivers Mayor, Cr Yvonne Chapman, said Council was excited by some
of the prospects presented by the interested groups, which encompassed a
range of activities including motorised sport, driver training, youth
programs, outdoor sport and recreation as well as tourism development.
"The potential for Lakeside is enormous and Council will be looking at
options that gain the best outcome economically for the community," she
said.
LMRE president Ian Milton observed, "This is a big change in attitude
for the mayor, but it doesn't guarantee the return of club-level motor
racing to Lakeside just yet."
"We trust this will be a transparent tender process and challenge the
Council to include a mechanism for both the ratepayers of the shire and
the motorsport community to have input into the future of Lakeside -
instead of getting another backroom heritage deal," he said.
Mayor Chapman said, "Council would prefer a consortium of parties to
offer an innovative, multi-purpose solution for the restoration of
activity at the site."
"This is our chance to once again turn Lakeside into a major drawcard
for Pine Rivers - the flow on effects would be significant."
Parties invited to submit business proposals are:
* Total Driver Pty Ltd
* RACQ
* YMCA Brisbane
* Willowbank Race Circuit Pty Ltd
* Motorcycling Queensland/Motorcycling Australia
* Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association
* Juniper Development Group
Ian Milton noted, "Even though the list of tender applicants gives us
hope, there's still a lot of unanswered questions like, what politically
motivated hurdles are they going to have to contend with, what's going
to happen in four years when the Heritage Council deal expires and how
is the Council going to compensate us for denying access to our sporting
facilities for all these years?"
Council said it was hopeful of having an arrangement in place by September.
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