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Tynong, VICTORIA
Following the sale of Pakenham Racing Clubs current location, McMahons have started construction of the new training and racing facility located 75km South East of Melbourne at Tynong.
Construction commenced in July of 2012 with McMahons hitting the ground running with the delivery of multiple machines, including 3 large tractors hauling dual 15 m3 scoops. Work is well underway to move in excess of 1,000,000 m3 of material.
Works to be completed as part of the project include; bulk earthworks, construction of 2 sand tracks, a 2400m long turf course proper, drainage & irrigation, road construction, horse access tunnels and an extensive wet land and water storage system.
Project completed on time ready for opening 2015
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Rosehill, NSW
The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill and operated bythe Australian Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface and is home of the Golden Slipper.
McMahons have been contracted to undertake the refurbishment of the cinders training tracks and walkways to sand surfaces.
The extend of the works include the warm up track, slow work sand track and various sand walkways throughout the course.
The works are being undertaken as part of a $24m investment by the State Government in the redevelopment of the course.
With the course remaining in use throughout construction, special consideration is made to use of plant and equipment in the vicinity of horses. Having worked with these constraints on many projects we are familiar with the particular requirements.
Works are well underway and due for completion mid 2015.
Werribee, VICTORIA
Racing Victoria in co-ordination with the Werribee Racing Club (WRC) is has appointed McMahons for the installation of a new fibre sand track at the Werribee Racing Club.
Werribee Racing Club is the home of the Racing Victoria Quarantine Centre. The Quarantine Centre is the location for international horse when in transit to Australia to compete in the Victorian Racing Spring Carnival. These facilities are critical as a quarantine requirement for horses to be housed to meet strict quarantine laws in Australia.
Werribee Racing Club also conducts six (6) race meetings a year and training for the international contingent of horses during the spring and into summer months. A number of trials are also conducted at the facility This project involves the building of a new fibre sand track at the facility to complement the existing Course Proper track.
The new fibre sand track will include the following design attributes
The track will be located partially over the existing ambulance track which will require the ambulance road to be relocated to the inside of the track.
Seymour, VICTORIA
Seymour Racing Club is a long established Race Track approximately 100km from Melbourne in the heart of the Victorian Thoroughbred Country. Its association with the town of Seymour goes back to the 1850’s and is an integral part of the local community The long awaited Master plan has been recently been released and details many key initiatives to improve the facilities for trainers, horses, and its amenities for functions and events external to racing.
Like many regional centre’s the Race club and track form an integral part of the local communities fabric and is an important contributor for local employment. Seymour holds two main events a year, the Seymour Cup in October and the Christmas Party Race day in December. It hosts 20 meets a year and has a large roster of trainers using the track and its facilities.
McMahons was appointed as Principal Contractor to deliver the master plan which aims to make the Club and track a viable long term racing and training venue with first class facilities to cater for functions and conferences that can compete with other tracks in the district and provide a sustainable long term business model.
One of the first initiatives to happen will be the reconstruction of the course proper. This involved the widening of the track to 23m, a subsurface drainage system, new irrigation system and the inclusion of an Ambulance Track. This allows for all weather training and racing, more horses to run in any one race and the consistent cross fall and gradient will make for safer racing for horses and jockeys.
Kensington, NSW
Royal Randwick is the jewel in the crown of Sydney racing.
The Australian Turf Club (ATC) appointed McMahons to remove and replace the Kensington Track with an industry leading track to set the new benchmark for racing surfaces in Australia. The Track incorporates an amplified drainage system, robust grass coverage and will be fit for purpose. This Project further add to what is already a world-class racing and event facility and will maintain the ATC’s position as the industry leader in its field.
The scope of works is as follows:
General Earthworks
- Stripping Grass Track Area
- Trimming of Base and Back Fill of Drainage Lines
Drainage
- Sub-surface Drains
- Drainage Pipes
- Drainage Pits
- Asset Recordings
Course Works
- Drainage layer
- Sub-Grade Stabilisation
- Growing medium
- Turf
Services
- Electrical Conduits