Plan for 25,000 homes and metro station axed after racing club votes against sale

The proposal, backed by NSW Premier Chris Minns and ATC president Peter McGauran, was arguable pinch nan nine members, pinch nan ballot complete nan waste delayed aggregate times since nan plan's inception successful 2023.

Today astatine a gathering successful Randwick, nan nine voted to cull nan $5 cardinal waste of nan tract to nan NSW government.

The ATC committee had planned to redevelop Warwick Farm racecourse arsenic a replacement for Rosehill, astatine an estimated costs of $800 million.

ATC members besides stood to person free drinks and a five-year rank subscription.

McGauran had planned to safeguard nan early of racing pinch a $5 cardinal windfall from nan sale.

Of nan members, 56.1 per cent voted against nan sale, while 43.9 per cent voted for it.

"That intends it's finished, taken disconnected nan table, it will not proceed successful immoderate style aliases form," McGauran said.

"I personally americium disappointed," he said.

"The member's ballot is supreme, it's binding, I respect it and nan nine now has to look to nan future."

NSW Premier Chris Minns said he was disappointed by nan result, but said nan NSW authorities would double down connected eager proposals to hole nan NSW lodging crisis.

"The closeness of nan consequence makes it much difficult ot take, not easier," he said.

"It feels for illustration a aureate opportunity that has slipped done our fingers.

He thanked nan ATC committee for pursuing bold reform.

"We should beryllium taking much consequence erstwhile it comes to housing," Minns said.

"We've been acold excessively timid for acold excessively long.

"More proposals for illustration this are needed."

Minns said his authorities were looking astatine replacement plans for lodging projects.

The ballot comes arsenic a blow to Minns, who had backed nan waste arsenic a intends of easing nan NSW lodging crisis.

The ballot getting knocked down intends nan imaginable Metro position connected nan Metro West statement will not beryllium built.

Minns said location would beryllium nary metro position astatine Rosehill, pinch nary houses to beryllium developed to make it economically viable.

"We person an contiguous request to summation lodging proviso successful NSW," State Opposition Leader Mark Speakman said.

"By focusing connected a connection that ended up being a mirage, nan authorities has put backmost transportation of 10,000 homes successful nan Rosehill precinct by 18 months."

Speakmen said location were problems pinch nan financial viability of nan project.

"In nan meantime, we stay committed to a bipartisan betterment to readying successful NSW," he said.

"The government's lodging strategy is successful tatters."

Speakman besides said he was disappointed that nan homes would not beryllium built.

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