To: Chief of Staff / News Editor
Date: 25 June 2008
Pages: One
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ALBION PARK RUSS HINZE STAND
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES UNDERWAY FOR PATRONS
Business As Usual for Harness Racing and Greyhound Meetings
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Following preliminary engineering advice, Albion Park Raceway, Brisbane, has today announced temporary closure of the Russ Hinze Stand for precautionary reasons.
The stand was built nearly 30 years ago.
A report on building foundations and other issues relating to the stand has identified that a number of structural matters need to be addressed.
A spokesperson for Albion Park Raceway, said today disruption to Harness Racing and Greyhound meetings would be minimal, but the well known Silks Restaurant would be shut, pending further engineering investigations into the stand itself.
"As a result of the recent safety assessment, a decision has been made to initiate a temporary stand closure until further notice," the spokesperson said.
"There may be some disruption to the use of Albion Park over the next week and both the Harness Racing Industry and Greyhound Racing Industry are implementing their own measures to keep patrons informed.
"We will also be working with Management at Silks to see what can be done to assist them," he said.
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