The future of the greyhound racing industry’s leading newspaper, the Greyhound Recorder is under threat after New South Wales premier Mike Baird announced he would ban greyhound racing.
The decision made by Baird was in response to a Special Commission report into the industry which found tens of thousands of dogs were being systematically killed for the sport.
It is estimated that 5000 people will lose their jobs when greyhound racing is shut down in the state by July 1 next year.
Australian Printer spoke to a worker at the Greyhound Recorder about the future of the newspaper and was told, “It is far too early to think about that, we have not given it too much thought and we are just taking it all in at the moment.”
The weekly paper is produced in Sydney and is printed by Fairfax Media’s printing facilities across the country.
The Greyhound Recorder was founded in 1931 by Dave Alexander. The paper is currently headed up by general manager Adam Dobbin with a team of correspondents working across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.
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