The Queensland government has quietly launched a post-design and construction review into The Q, a deadly greyhound track that opened at Ipswich earlier this year.
And while the investigation has been completed, its findings and recommendations will remain secret – at least for now.
Documents obtained by this masthead through Queensland’s Right to Information legislation show a government scrambling to deal with the fallout of 11 deaths at the new three-track facility.
The fall that killed Cool Hand Rio, the 12th greyhound to die as a result of racing at The Q, on July 22. Credit: Racing Queensland
In letters sent to both Racing Queensland and the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission on July 9, Racing Department director-general Andrew Hopper acknowledged the scandal’s toll on th