Wednesday, 09 November 2022 11:28
Sale Greyhound Racing Club boosts Christmas wishes of children in need
Sale Greyhound Racing Club is embracing the spirit of Christmas by setting up a Giving Tree to help provide gifts to children who live in out-of-home care. And Sale Greyhound Racing Club operations manager Rob Popplestone has urged the local community to “dig deep” and take the opportunity to be…
Thursday, 03 November 2022 11:25
Trivia to make all abilities ball a reality
Encompass individual support manager Tracey Kenshole and general manager Janelle Davey with Margie. (Ivan Kemp) 302312_10 Encompass’ first ever All Abilities Ball is a step closer with Geelong Greyhound Racing Club (GGRC) joining the cause by hosting a trivia night to raise funds for the event. Encompass is a…
Monday, 31 October 2022 18:05
The Great Chase proves a winner supporting those who need it most in the community
The Great Chase Community Series has just completed a monumental 20th year of racing. The series began with a community day at Shepparton on the 8th of September and concluded on Wednesday the 21st of September at the Meadows. And once again, local Victorian community disability groups were the big…
Friday, 04 June 2021 18:07
General Manager - Ballarat Greyhound Racing club
General Manager - Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club General Manager Dynamic - Growing – Regional Seeking a long term, stimulating and challenging management role in a sought-after regional centre? An exciting opportunity is now available for an experienced manager to lead a highly regarded and long-established Greyhound Racing Club. With…
Thursday, 01 April 2021 11:30
GCV welcomes Independent Chair - Greg Davies APM
Greyhound Clubs Victoria would like to welcome Greg Davies APM as the Independent Chair. Greg joins GCV with a passion for the industry and a very strong governance and crisis management background. His extensive work in the Victorian Police Force and grass roots sport saw Greg as the ideal leader for…
Tuesday, 16 February 2021 16:52
Carl McGrath - Racing in the family
Carl McGrath - Club Manager - Shepparton Greyhound Racing Club Carl was born and raised in Shepparton and from an early age was involved in the Greyhound Racing industry courtesy of his late father and well-known Shepparton trainer Anthony “Tony” McGrath. Carl was educated at McGuire College Shepparton and after…
Thursday, 14 January 2021 19:42
Biological Scientist to General Manager - Ray Bartolo
Ray might be new to the General Managers seat at the Geelong Greyhound Racing Club, but certainly not new to the industry. In the late 80s Rays parents bought four pups from Stephen Kavanagh in NSW, and shall we say the rest is history. After completing High School, he studied Biological…
Thursday, 14 January 2021 19:41
Brownie signs off after 40 years at Sale Greyhound Club
They say “all good things must come to an end” and that is unfortunately the case, with one of the Sale and District Greyhound Racing Clubs most loyal servants in Geoff Brown.“Brownie” as he is affectionately known within the industry first walked out onto the Sale track in 1980 (about…
Thursday, 14 January 2021 19:36
Meet the Delbridge family and enjoy their success
Of course when you ask a 15 year old to take a family photo it’s a selfie – meet the Delbridge family, Mark, Lisa and Myles, while they were on a well-earned mini break to Tasmania.2020 has been successful for Mark, winning Bendigo’s Trainer of the Year with 288 starts…
Thursday, 03 December 2020 13:35
Track Curator at Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club
Track Curator Role at the Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club Full Time with flexible hours. The Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club is a very successful and highly patronaged venue that is one of highest raced and trialled venues in the Victorian greyhound racing industry. The Ballarat venue is centrally located and races…
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 11:43
Community clubs share in $10,000 in TAB Melbourne Cup sweep
Eight regional Victorian community clubs have all added to their clubs fundraising efforts with a share in $10,000 from the Greyhound Clubs Victoria (GCV) TAB Melbourne Cup Community Sweep last Friday at Sandown Park. This state-wide initiative involved all 11 regional Victorian greyhound clubs. GRV, Sandown GRC and GCV came…
Monday, 30 November 2020 20:33
Adrian Scott - CEO Sandown Greyhound Racing Club
Adrian was born in Mirboo North in Gippsland where he lived until late primary school years, when he, his parents and four sisters moved to Boronia. On completion of secondary school Adrian decided to join VictoriaPolice Force, commencing in the Police Academy in June 1979. He remainedin the force for…
Monday, 30 November 2020 15:24
Ashley Baker CEO - MGRA
Ash is a long way from home, born and raised in Cairns in Far North Queensland, attending the Cairns greyhound track every Thursday night. Racing is in his blood. Ash studied a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Southern Queensland, majoring in economics, and in 2007 moved to Melbourne…
Friday, 27 November 2020 10:49
Local sports clubs’ chance to share in $10,000 in TAB Melbourne Cup Sweep
Greyhound Clubs Victoria, in conjunction with Greyhound Racing Victoria and the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club, has announced a state-wide community sports clubs’ sweep for the next week’s running of the TAB Melbourne Cup at Sandown Park. The TAB Melbourne Cup is considered the world’s greatest greyhound race, attracting premier greyhounds…
Friday, 20 November 2020 16:54
GCV Community Sweep - TAB Melbourne Cup
TAB Melbourne Cup GCV Community Club Sweep Fri 20 Nov 2020 We have selected 64 Community and Sporting groups from all over the State, with each getting a runner in tonight’s heats of the TAB Melbourne Cup We have encouraged Clubs to get behind their dog on social media The…
Friday, 13 November 2020 21:08
Today we give Dennis the thumbs up!
Today we give Dennis the thumbs up! Today Dennis Brooks who started at the Warrnambool Greyhound Club 27 years ago has decided to hang up his mop. Dennis started in 1993 as a cleaner at the Club, after being a local concreter for many years. Retiring for Dennis was a tough…
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 10:13
Tony Mitchell - loves a challenge
Tony Mitchell - Club Manager Tony was born and lived in the Outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, where he played football and cricket both locally and had a short, but not so glorious short career with Essendon under 19’s. Tony has now spent the past 25 years in football administration…
Friday, 02 October 2020 17:48
Q&A with CEO Brett Jones
Q&A with Brett Jones, GCV CEO Q. When was GCV formed? A. GCV was formed and as an incorporated association in July 2017. Q. Why is it important for the clubs to have an overarching body separate to GRV? A. It is extremely important that the Clubs to…
Wednesday, 30 September 2020 16:18
Troy Harley - dogs, horses and media
Troy Harley, our Bendigo Club Manager, was born and raised in Maitland, in the Hunter Valley of NSW. His love for the racing industry started in high school, working at race meetings in all three codes. When it was time to leave school, Troy continued his passion for racing, taking…
Sunday, 30 August 2020 16:46
Rod Ward - where his greyhound days began
Meet our Ballarat Club Manager - Rod Ward We all know that football and greyhound racing are a great match, nobody understands that better than our Ballarat club manager Rod Ward. Rod grew up in Queenscliff and Wedderburn but spent most of my life in Bacchus Marsh. With his father…