Brickpit

Situation: The Australian Turf Club (ATC) managed to get into a bit of a financial hole. How anyone in the horse racing game gets into financial difficulty is anyone’s guess. But I’m tipping utter incompetence, of the highest order, or feigned difficulties, for effect. In any case, the NSW gub’ment is looking to solve the “housing crisis” (as helpfully promoted by the slapstick media, along with the Costa Living Crisis) by building a new suburb or two, preferably closer to the Sydney CBD than Goulburn. So, whammo, a deal is struck to sell Rosehill Racecourse to developers for the building of a new suburb, pre-approved for development by the NSW gub’ment. All done above board with no promises of future or current gain to the individuals involved, honestly! And to make it work, they, the gub’ment, will build the ATC a new racetrack nearby at the Brickpit lake at Homebush. It makes you wonder why they don’t just build the new suburb at the nearby Brickpit lake, doesn’t it? But don’t let’s get distracted now.

Complication: “Reported plan to move Sydney’s Rosehill racecourse to endangered bell frog habitat surprises conservationists”

Resolution: Well, the plan is buggered isn’t it? It will be lovely to watch this play out. Who will win? The weirdos and their frogs, or the brown paper bag merchants. I prefer none of the above of course.