Sutherland Motorsport Parkland

In recent years Sydney has lost several iconic motor sport related venues to the ever increasing urban sprawl. These venues were host to driver training, club motor sport and the development of motor safety initiatives.

Substitute land is now sought to provide an area to cover the lack of facilities in the Sydney region.

Young Drivers: Key Statistics

Motorsport complexes are not just for recreational use, an important benefit of such venue is hosting driver training and roads skills courses, crucial in the assistance of keeping out roads safe, and most importantly our drivers. Unfortunately young drivers make up a large part of our road toll, driver training is a key step in [...]

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Club push for new car track

Source: St George & Sutherland Shire Leader BY DAVID MCCOWEN 04 May, 2010 04:00 AM YEARS spent driving across the state as a sales representative taught Chris O’Connor the value of driver training. Mr O’Connor’s role included annual defensive driving courses mandated by Toyota, his employer. “I was doing 60,000 kilometres a year, out on [...]

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Car enthusiasts eye Lucas Heights – have your say

Source: St George & Sutherland Shire Leader BY DAVID MCCOWEN 15 Apr, 2010 04:38 PM SOUTHERN Sporting Car Club members will hear a proposal tonight to develop a motor-sport centre at the Peak, Lucas Heights. Graham Harlor, of Como, has put together a plan to turn land formerly used by Waste NSW into a motor-racing [...]

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Car racers call for a track in shire

Source: St George & Sutherland Shire Leader BY DAVID MCCOWEN 25 Mar, 2010 03:00 AM A Sutherland Shire motoring enthusiast frustrated by the closure of Oran Park in January, is investigating the possibility of the region playing host to a motor racing park. Shane Beresford of Caringbah contacted Sutherland Shire Council to say there was [...]

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