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Point Cook residents are putting their money into a bid to create their own design to replace an iconic pirate ship playground that was destroyed by fire last September. Wyndham council proposed replacing the wooden ship with a metal ghost ship at the top of the hill, with play equipment and a new slide at the bottom. But residents launched an online crowdfunding campaign on Pozible. com, which has raised more than $1000 towards a redesign. Tony Hooper, of the Point Cook Action Group, said that while the design the council proposed may be artistic, it was not practical. “It’s art and the kids can’t play on it,” he said. “We just want our ship back, using the old plans as a starting point, addressing any concerns and allowing the community to have their say and input into plans to make the ship better. We’re raising our hands for help.” Search keywords: Pirate Ship at www.pozible.com. Esther Lauaki
On track for cups carnival Spring racing turns the eyes of the world on Werribee, and this year’s runners from across the seas have a new $1.3 million training track to put them through their paces. State government funds have financed the new Clopf fibre track, which was opened last week, to be used by international contenders during their quarantine at the Werribee International Horse Centre. Werribee Racing Club manager Glen Scott said the new, softer surface gave horses a better training ground and ensured the turf tracks were kept in shape for other events during the
year. Racing Minister Martin Pakula said the track was a crucial part of racing infrastructure in Victoria and a home to horses under quarantine ahead of their race fixtures. “Victoria has international appeal as a racing destination,” Mr Pakula said. “With Australia’s strict quarantine laws, it’s crucial that we provide international trainers with world-class facilities while they’re here. “Werribee Racing Club has been providing excellent facilities for training. Given the racecourse hosts six meetings of its own, including the popular Werribee Cup, it’s important that a world-class training track be built for our international competitors.”
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Racing Victoria executive general manager Greg Carpenter said increasing interest from overseas trainers, especially during the Spring Racing Carnival, put extra pressure on the resources at Werribee racecourse. The Spring Racing Carnival alone generates more than $600 million in economic benefits each year and attracts about 700,000 racegoers to meetings in Melbourne and regional Victoria. “The new Clopf track is a fantastic enhancement,” Mr Carpenter said. “It will provide appropriate facilities for the international horses travelling to Victoria for our premier races in spring and autumn.”
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“The upgrade means facilities at the Werribee centre are now comparable to those in Dubai and Hong Kong,” Mr Pakula said. Werribee has hosted some of the racing world’s most successful international horses in recent years, including last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist, Caulfield Cup winner Admire Rakti and Cox Plate victor Adelaide. “[The new fibre track] will allow the turf course to remain in optimum condition for the race meetings programmed at Werribee, particularly across the summer period, which is headlined by the all-important Werribee Cup meeting on December 13,” Mr Scott said.
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