Mayor's U-turn on Lakeside - Tue 07 Mar 2006 04:07:AM
Lakeside Motor Racing Enthusiasts cautiously welcomed the announcement by the Pine Rivers Shire Council to invite 7 of the 11 interested parties to submit business proposals for the management and development of Lakeside International Raceway.<br /><br />Pine Rivers Mayor, Cr Yvonne Chapman, said Council was excited by some of the prospects presented by the interested groups, which encompassed a range of activities including motorised sport, driver training, youth programs, outdoor sport and recreation as well as tourism development.<br /><br />"The potential for Lakeside is enormous and Council will be looking at options that gain the best outcome economically for the community," she said.<br /><br />LMRE president Ian Milton observed, "This is a big change in attitude for the mayor, but it doesn't guarantee the return of club-level motor racing to Lakeside just yet."<br /><br />"We trust this will be a transparent tender process and challenge the Council to include a mechanism for both the ratepayers of the shire and the motorsport community to have input into the future of Lakeside - instead of getting another backroom heritage deal," he said.<br /><br />Mayor Chapman said, "Council would prefer a consortium of parties to offer an innovative, multi-purpose solution for the restoration of activity at the site." <br /><br />"This is our chance to once again turn Lakeside into a major drawcard for Pine Rivers - the flow on effects would be significant."<br /><br />Parties invited to submit business proposals are:<br /><br /></font>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Tahoma, Verdana">Total Driver Pty Ltd</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Tahoma, Verdana">RACQ</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Tahoma, Verdana">YMCA Brisbane</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Tahoma, Verdana">Willowbank Race Circuit Pty Ltd</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Tahoma, Verdana">Motorcycling Queensland/Motorcycling Australia</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Tahoma, Verdana">Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association</font></li>
- <font size="2" face="Arial, Tahoma, Verdana">Juniper Development Group</font></li>