{"id":351109,"date":"2024-07-22T18:20:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T08:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=351109"},"modified":"2024-07-24T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T05:26:17","slug":"racing-adds-50m-to-wide-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/07\/22\/racing-adds-50m-to-wide-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing Adds $50m To Wide Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Racing on the sand track at Wondai … just one of the four thoroughbred tracks in the South Burnett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 22, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

The racing industry\u2019s annual contribution to the Wide Bay economy reached close to $50 million in 2022-23, according to the latest Racing Queensland statistics.<\/p>\n

The independent data, delivered by consultants IER, show the industry was responsible for generating $49.3 million in value-added contribution to the Wide Bay economy in 2022-23.<\/p>\n

The industry has almost 2500 participants in the region, and supports more than 390 full-time jobs.<\/p>\n

The Wide Bay figures include the four South Burnett race clubs: South Burnett (Wondai), Nanango, Kumbia and Burrandowan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Infrastructure upgrades included a new set of 12-stall starting gates at Nanango Racing Club worth $150,000, and a $64,000 swab box replacement at South Burnett Race Club in Wondai.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe economic value that racing in Queensland delivers has now doubled under the current Labor Government since 2015,\u201d Racing Minister Grace Grace said.<\/p>\n

Growth since 2015 is shared in all three codes of racing across Queensland:<\/strong><\/p>\n