The Car Parking Management Plan for the whole of the land states that for major events the following car parking spots within the racecourse are available (from page 6 of the Plan) – Kambrook Road entrance (674 spaces); Guineas Car park (536 spaces) and centre of the racecourse (3000 spaces). The claim is that all of these are sufficient to cater for demand – especially for the Caravan and Camping Show which draws the largest crowds and puts the greatest demand on car parking spaces.
It’s a pity that the consultants haven’t included a full and accurate picture of what actually happens with the Kambrook and Guineas car parks during the Caravan and Camping Show. They disappear and are replaced (of course) with caravans and camping gear. That means that 1210 sp0aces that the MRC is banking on to support its unsupportable claims do NOT EXIST. Where these 1210 cars end up is obvious – in all quiet surrounding residential streets!
The map below (for all those who haven’t driven past the grounds) provides a clear picture of the nonsense that is contained within the Parking Management Plan.
Glen Eira Debates 
March 8, 2014 at 12:09 PM
Yesterday, I was held-up at the Kambrook – Booran – Glen Eira Roads round-about , by a steady stream od cars turning into the racecourse to park, all visting the Camping Caravan show no doubt, so there must be some parking in there. The side streets across from the course were barracaded off, so you could drive or park down there from Kambrook Rd. This clossing of the side street mays be a hassle for the folk living in these few streets, maybe the race course people did some consultation with the residents, maybe not. I guess the recreational vaules promoted for the centre of the Racecourse are nil whilst all this happening.
March 8, 2014 at 6:01 PM
i notice I cannot access the racecourse again today. Do you think if the racecourse land is worth 1 billion then they should be made to pay market rent of say 50 million a year (5%). It cant be just say the 50 days we are excluded because they control how the land can be used ie no sports ovals
March 9, 2014 at 7:06 AM
I’d like to say you are wrong about the 50 days per year we are excluded from the racecourse centre (the press release said much less ie. about 10) but then realised I couldn’t. Like the C60 development (30%-50% height increases approved by Council) because Council, in the interests of open transparent accountable governance has never released the full agreement.
March 9, 2014 at 3:38 PM
they also dont let us in for weeks at a time when they are spraying pestacides