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Townsville's Reid Park V8 Supercars Track/Circuit
Will become Queensland's first permanent V8 facility 24-7 V8 Supercars Track/Circuit

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• The establishment of a V8 Supercar Event for Townsville will act as a catalyst for the urban renewal of Reid Park. The concept for development would be similar in style and amenity to Melbourne’s Albert Park. It will provide a valuable community gathering and recreational point on what is currently an unused paddock. It could be used for major community events from Carols by Candlelight to Military Tattoos. It will provide a venue for major sporting and community events such as Walkathons or other
major Charity Events.
• Leaders of Townsville’s cultural and community scene have backed the proposal to develop Reid Park. There is a real demand for large outdoor facilities capable of hosting large festivals, concerts, open days and events close to the city centre. These could include expansions of the Cultural Fest and Festival of Chamber Music etc
• The vast parklands and open spaces will provide similar social and community benefits similar to that of The Strand and Riverway. Ultimately, the area will become the third world-class lifestyle precinct for Townsville.
• The permanent multi-purpose building would provide another badly needed venue for events ranging in size up to 500 people outside of use for the V8 Racing Festival. Currently Townsville faces a shortage of such facilities with no other plans to fill this demand in the pipeline.
• The V8 Supercar event is not just a race, but a week long festival (includes three days of racing) that the entire family can enjoy – similar to a VP60 celebration for Townsville
• Regardless of any event schedules, the community can use the parkland facilities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year round.

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BRING IT ON ... Grant Denyer is keen to see the V8 Supercars come to the city

V8 bid on track
JESSICA JOHNSTON | 17Apr08 | (Townsville Bulletin Post Here)

A WORLD-class racing mecca is on track for Townsville as the V8 Supercar project rolls ahead.

Sports Minister Judy Spence toured the proposed site at Reid Park during a visit to Townsville on Sunday ahead of Mayor Les Tyrell's jaunt to see the Supercars in action in New Zealand.

Townsville MP Mike Reynolds yesterday threw his support behind the project, announcing he would accompany Cr Tyrell to the Hamilton 400 race.

Ms Spence said she was excited about the plan to build Queensland's first permanent V8 facility to host the 2009 event and recommitted to the State providing funding for the precinct.

"I can see why people are excited about the site, about the concept, it's very exciting to be able to establish a permanent V8 facility," Ms Spence said.

"On the Gold Coast we spend a third of the year constructing and deconstructing the track, so to have something permanent in Townsville I think is very exciting.

"I think the development will also add to that part of town in terms of parkland, and new roads and bicycle ways and the potential for that site to be developed for sports.

"I had a positive and productive meeting with the new mayor of Townsville and we are continuing to discuss the final financial contributions required to enable this event to proceed."

But while the July 2009 race is fast approaching, Cr Tyrell said authorities were still working on a masterplan.

He said his trip to the V8 Supercar Hamilton 400 would give an invaluable insight as to how a small town could cope with both the Supercars and influx of 55,000 people over three days.

"I'm not a mad sport fanatic by any chance, but I'm very interested in understanding how the Hamilton council overcomes obvious issues caused from the race," Cr Tyrell said.

He said traffic management and lessening the impact on local residents would be top of his agenda.

Cr Tyrell predicted the Townsville race would attract up to 150,000 visitors to the city over three days.

Mr Reynolds said the State Government was committed to providing the best outcome for Townsville and the New Zealand trip would give him a chance to investigate issues first hand.

"I will pay particular attention to issues including traffic management, delivery of emergency services, pedestrian and resident safety, commercial impact and benefits for Townsville businesses and environmental monitoring," Mr Reynolds said.

The State and Federal Governments and Townsville council have all committed funding to the project.

"The Queensland Government has previously agreed to provide $12.32 million towards the construction of the V8 Supercar precinct in Townsville, subject to a third party contributing $10 million to the capital cost of the precinct and Townsville City Council providing approximately $3.5 million," Ms Spence said.

A spokesman for Federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis said the Federal Government remained committed to the V8 supercar project.

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Impressive! I had no idea. Should be good for Townsville's tourism, also it looks pretty close to the city which is good.

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The good thing is it will help attract major attractions to the city, even more add to the "Russle and Bussle" of the city. Unlike the Gold Coast "Reid Park Stadium" will become Queensland's first permanent V8 facility. Also IMO they should move the show-grounds to this venue and get rid of the 100 year old showground facility we have ATM and sell it to developers, in which the council would make abit of mint .

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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS ... the cost of the V8 Supercar race is adding up

LIZ McKINNON

24Apr08

TOWNSVILLE City Council was behind closed doors for its first official meeting to plan how to fund the growing costs of the V8 Supercars.

The State Government is refusing to reveal how much extra cash will be needed to host the international car race.

Outraged Councillor Jenny Hill said Mayor Les Tyrell wanted to run an accountable and transparent council but was shutting the public out of one of the most controversial issues to hit the agenda.

The council is prepared to invest $3.5 million but was not prepared to discuss it in front of the public gallery despite protest from Cr Hill during the marathon five-hour meeting.

"If you don't have an open process people will always view it with suspicion," Cr Hill said.

"We've got to be out there and able to show people something and allow them to comment on it, but we really haven't done that."

Cr Tyrell said it was a budget issue that should be discussed in a closed session, in line with the Local Government Act and on advice from Sports Minister Judy Spence.

"There are other parties involved in this which make it a commercially in-confidence discussion as well," Cr Tyrell said.

"The minister especially asked that we keep the discussion on the funding issue in confidence until that decision is made and I'm happy to abide by that.

"There is nothing sinister about it. We don't want to give away our bargaining position to the state, obviously, because it could well mean we end up in a worse position."

A spokesman for Ms Spence said the cost estimation was still not final, although it is believed to be more than $1 million.

In a statement last week Ms Spence said the department was working with the council and V8 Supercars on the revised cost estimates and required funding.

She said they would be identifying any opportunities for savings in construction costs.

"As consultation is still under way in relation to final construction requirements and associated costs, no definitive final budget can be provided at this stage," Ms Spence said.

Cr Hill, a self-confessed V8 Holden driver and fan, said the council had to be open about its V8 dealings or it could be facing a very disgruntled city come race day.

She said it only took one trip to New Zealand, paid for by race organisers, and already the council was
ending the decision-making process by overlooking community input.

"We all have a role to play," she said. "We put pressure through the election to get funding out of the feds and state. The event will have a lot of pluses for the city but a section of the community feels disenfranchised and that is slowly growing.

"You don't want that to be occurring in people's minds, otherwise you'll end up with people having to walk through demonstration or picket lines just to watch the race. You'll have tempers flaring and you'll see the same rubbish we have seen in Melbourne in the past.''

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