
Mission
Statement
“To effectively manage, promote and develop a vibrant industry to
ensure expansion and future wagering growth to maximize opportunities and returns for all
participants.”
In Victoria, Greyhound Racing Victoria is the body responsible for
promoting and controlling the sport. A key part of its role is the setting of standards,
regulating and policing the industry and the people involved. With approximately 800 race
meetings held across 14 venues throughout the state, GRV distributes to owners and trainers more
than $20 million dollars in prize money every year.
The greyhound racing industry makes a substantial contribution to the
Victorian economy, both as a recreational pursuit, and as an industry that employs thousands of
people and generates millions of dollars in wagering.
GRV has the task of ensuring that industry participants fully understand their responsibilities
in relation to the greyhounds they own and train. They support and encourage continual
improvement of training and husbandry techniques through research and education and are committed
to the ongoing welfare of greyhounds throughout their racing careers and into retirement. To
help care for those greyhounds that are no longer suited to racing, GRV has developed the highly
successful Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) that helps to place ex-racing greyhounds into homes
where they live out the rest of their lives as family pets.
Explore the GRV website further to learn more about the various programs, latest news,
current initiatives and promotional campaigns that Greyhound Racing Victoria undertakes on an
ongoing basis.
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The head office of
Greyhound Racing Victoria
is located at
46-50 Chetwynd Street,
West Melbourne, Victoria 3003.
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There are 14 race tracks spread throughout Victoria
in the following towns or regional centres:
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Members of the Board
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Jan Wilson
Chairman
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John Wardle
Deputy Chairman
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Gloria Gilmore
Board Member
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Noel Pullen
Board Member
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Sandra McKay
Board Member
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Senior Management Team
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John Stephens
CEO
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Robert Shaw
Industry Finance
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Bob Smith
Racing, Integrity
& Infrastructure
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Colin Baird
Clubs & Services
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Ben Davies
Marketing &
Communications
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Geoff Milner
Technology
& eBusiness
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