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Select Committee on the Proposal to Develop Rosehill Racecourse

This Select Committee was established on 15 May 2024 to inquire into and report on the proposal to develop Rosehill Racecourse.

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Minutes, NSW Legislative Council, 15 May 2024, pp 1145-1147.

Resolution establishing committee - 15 May 2024

Date	Milestone
15 May 2024	Referred
18 Jul 2024	Submissions closed
22 Jul 2024	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
09 Aug 2024	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
12 Sep 2024	Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
21 Oct 2024	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
06 Dec 2024	Final Report
06 Mar 2025	Government Response to Final Report due
06 Mar 2025	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Business Western Sydney
No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Name suppressed
No. 4 Ms Janelle Dilger
No. 5 Professor Paul McGreevy
No. 6 Mr David Hall
No. 7 Mr John Clift
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 Dr Peter Kerkenezov
No. 9a Dr Peter Kerkenezov
No. 10 Name suppressed
No. 11 Wentworth Capital
No. 12 Name suppressed
No. 13 Mr Graham Reed
No. 14 Mr George Zivkovic
No. 15 Mr Craig Brian Peter Coyle
No. 16 Name suppressed
No. 17 Ms Bronwen Evans
No. 18 Ms Keryn Woolmer
No. 19 Name suppressed
No. 20 Confidential
No. 21 Ms Norma Graves
No. 22 Mr Robert Nowak
No. 23 Sentient, The Veterinary Institute for Animal Ethics
No. 24 Mr Matthew McGrath
No. 25 Centre for Western Sydney
No. 26 James Mathers
No. 27 Mr Martin Zammit
No. 28 Mrs Sandra Zammit
No. 29 Name suppressed
No. 30 Name suppressed
No. 31 Name suppressed
No. 32 Mr Norm Tattersall
No. 33 Name suppressed
No. 34 Mr Anthony Harris
No. 35 Name suppressed
No. 36 Mr William Clegg
No. 37 Ms Jean Shaw
No. 38 Ms Mayumi Beppu
No. 39 Cumberland Bird Observers Club
No. 40 Mr Maurie Catt
No. 41 Ms Judith Shaw
No. 42 Mr Andrew Lockhart
No. 43 Name suppressed
No. 44 Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue
No. 45 Mr Kieran Fitzgerald and Ms Jennifer Spithill
No. 46 Name suppressed
No. 47 Mr Paul Lamphee
No. 48 NSW Jockeys Association
No. 49 Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW
No. 50 Miss Nicola Cramsie
No. 51 Mr William Rutledge
No. 52 Rosehill Camellia Landowners Alliance
No. 53 Sydney YIMBY
No. 54 Advocacy For a Kinder World
No. 55 Mr Matthew Zammit
No. 56 NSW Government
No. 57 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) NSW
No. 58 Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses
No. 59 Confidential
No. 60 Mr Christopher Waller
No. 61 Australian Turf Club
No. 62 Thoroughbred Breeders NSW
No. 63 Save Rosehill Group
No. 64 Liverpool City Council
No. 65 Confidential
No. 66 Woppitt Bloodstock Pty Ltd
No. 67 Mr Brian Nutt
No. 68 Cr Helen Hughes
No. 69 Billbergia
No. 70 Committee for Sydney
No. 71 Sustainable Action for Racing
No. 72 Animal Defenders Office Inc.
No. 73 Mrs Rachael McDonald
No. 74 Confidential
No. 75 Name suppressed
No. 76 Confidential
No. 77 Name suppressed
No. 78 Mr Bjorn Baker
No. 79 Confidential
No. 80 Name suppressed
No. 81 Mr Francis Cook
No. 82 Mr David Walter
No. 83 Mr Laurence Bennett
No. 84 Ms Pam Webber
No. 85 Confidential
No. 86 Mr James Attard
No. 87 Name suppressed
No. 88 Ms Sandra Jorgensen
No. 89 Carolyn McDonald
No. 90 Oliver Tait
No. 91 Confidential
No. 92 Confidential
No. 93 Sharilea Hitchcock
No. 94 Confidential
No. 95 Confidential
No. 96 Confidential
No. 97 Name suppressed
No. 98 Confidential
No. 99 Debbie Prest
No. 100 Confidential
No. 101 Confidential
No. 102 Confidential
No. 103 Confidential
No. 104 Errol Chant
No. 105 Name suppressed
No. 106 Confidential
No. 107 Confidential
No. 108 Confidential
No. 109 Michael Inglis
No. 110 Confidential
No. 111 Name suppressed
No. 112 Name suppressed
No. 113 Name suppressed
No. 114 Name suppressed
No. 115 Name suppressed
No. 116 Name suppressed
No. 117 Name suppressed
No. 118 Mr Greg Lamphee
No. 119 Mr Shreshtha Jain
No. 120 Dr Andrew Dudas
No. 121 Ms Cheryl Forrest-Smith
No. 122 Name suppressed
No. 123 Ms Heather Barnes
No. 124 Mr Daniel Johnson
No. 125 Jan Kendall
No. 126 Name suppressed
No. 127 Name suppressed

Date	Venue Details
22/07/2024	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
09/08/2024	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
12/09/2024	Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
21/10/2024	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Proposal to develop Rosehill Racecourse	2025-03-06
06/03/2025	NSW Government response - Report No 2 - Select Committee on the Proposal to Develop Rosehill Racecourse (PDF)	06/03/2025
06/12/2024	Report No 2 - Select Committee on the Proposal to Develop Rosehill Racecourse (PDF)	06/12/2024	Due 06/03/2025
20/09/2024	Special Report No 1 - Select Committee on the Proposal to Develop Rosehill Racecourse (PDF)	20/09/2024

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2024-12-06	06/12/2024	Media Release	Media Release - Report tabled
2024-12-04	04/12/2024	Correspondence	Andrew Rickert, Assistant Chief of Staff, News, Nine
2024-11-29	29/11/2024	Tabled Document	Project Wattle - Draft memorandum of Understanding PD18 - 15 November 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-11-29	29/11/2024	Tabled Document	Draft Release, PD1, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-11-15	15/11/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr James Cullen, Chief of Staff, Office of the Hon Chris Minns MP
2024-11-15	15/11/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr James Cullen, Chief of Staff, Office of the Hon Chris Minns MP
2024-11-15	15/11/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Terry O'Brien, Director, Office of Racing
2024-11-14	14/11/2024	Correspondence	Mr Steve McMahon, Head of Membership and Corporate Affairs, Australian Turf Club
2024-11-14	14/11/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Kiersten Fishburn, Secretary, Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
2024-11-01	01/11/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr William Murphy PSM, Deputy Secretary, Strategic Projects, Premier's Department
2024-10-31	31/10/2024	Other	Minutes of the meeting of the board of Racing NSW held on Tuesday, 21 November 2023
2024-10-29	29/10/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Peter V'Landys AM, Chief Executive, Racing NSW
2024-10-28	28/10/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Matthew McGrath, Ex Chairman, Australian Turf Club
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Business contact form, dated 25 October 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Cabinet in confidence – Rosehill, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade – Stakeholder Communications Strategy – Project Wattle, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Draft correspondence from Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade, dated 30 January 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Email from Steve McMahon to William Murphy, regarding draft release, dated 21 November 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Email from Lucy Hartas to William Murphy, regarding confidential ATC Rosehill – Metro Alignment, dated 6 November 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Email from Emily Cotton to Kate Boyd, regarding confidentiality deed, dated 7 November 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Email from Emily Cotton to Lucy Hartas and Simon Rowell, regarding confidentiality deed, dated 8 November 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Email from William Murphy to Mark Hare, regarding confidentiality deed, dated 9 November 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Media release, Hon Chris Minns MP, dated 23 November 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Memorandum of understanding – 5 December 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-24	24/10/2024	Tabled Document	Minutes, Cabinet Office and Racing NSW, dated 17 November 2023, tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-10-18	18/10/2024	Media Release	Fourth public hearing
2024-10-15	15/10/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Kate Boyd PSM, Secretary, Cabinet Office
2024-10-14	14/10/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Saranne Cooke, Chairman, Racing NSW
2024-10-11	11/10/2024	Correspondence	Clarification of evidence, Dr Saranne Cooke, Chairman, Racing NSW
2024-10-11	11/10/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Saranne Cooke, Chairman, Racing NSW
2024-10-11	11/10/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Katie Knight, Executive Director, Commercial Transactions, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
2024-10-11	11/10/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Katie Knight, Executive Director, Commercial Transactions, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
2024-10-11	11/10/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Simon Draper PSM, Secretary, Premier's Department
2024-10-11	11/10/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr William Murphy PSM, Deputy Secretary, Strategic Projects, Premier's Department
2024-10-09	09/10/2024	Additional Information	Ms Carolyn McDonald, Former Stablehand
2024-10-03	03/10/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Peter Regan PSM, Chief Executive, Sydney Metro
2024-10-03	03/10/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Adam Berry, A/Chief Executive, Office of Sport
2024-09-24	24/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Peter V'Landys AM, Chief Executive, Racing NSW
2024-09-21	21/09/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Peter Kerkenezov, Equine Surgery Equine Veterinary Surgeon
2024-09-19	19/09/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Garry Charny, Board Member, Racing NSW
2024-09-19	19/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Garry Charny, Board Member, Racing NSW
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Racing NSW
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Peter V'Landys AM, Chief Executive, Racing NSW
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Rosemary Elliot, President, Sentient
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Rosemary Elliot, President, Sentient
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Paul McGreevy, Professor, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Timothy Hale SC, Vice Chair and Elected Director, Australian Turf Club
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Steve McMahon, Head of Membership and Corporate Affairs, Australian Turf Club
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Caroline Searcy, Director, Australian Turf Club
2024-09-17	17/09/2024	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Hon Peter McGauran, Chairman, Australian Turf Club
2024-09-12	12/09/2024	Tabled Document	Sydney Metro Independent Review, Special Report, tabled by Hon Damien Tudehope MLC
2024-09-12	12/09/2024	Tabled Document	ATC Rosehill, Metro alignment tabled by Hon Scott Farlow MLC
2024-09-11	11/09/2024	Media Release	Third public hearing
2024-09-09	09/09/2024	Correspondence	Mr James Cullen, Chief of Staff, Office of the Hon Chris Minns MP
2024-08-25	25/08/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Peter Tulip, Chief Economist, Centre for Independent Studies
2024-08-19	19/08/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Elio Celotto, Campaign Director, Coalition for Protection of Racehorses
2024-08-15	15/08/2024	Correspondence	Dr Paul McGreevy, Professor, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
2024-08-12	12/08/2024	Correspondence	Mr Tom Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, Thoroughbred Breeders NSW
2024-08-07	07/08/2024	Media Release	Second public hearing
2024-07-18	18/07/2024	Media Release	First public hearing
2024-06-06	06/06/2024	Media Release	Call for submissions

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