Herald Sun 11 February 2010

Plastic running rails costing $2.3 million will be installed at 25 regional tracks in Victoria over the next year. “These plastic running rails were developed here in Victoria, they are being built in Victoria and soon about 60,000 metres of them will be installed at racetracks across the state,” Racing Minister Rob Hulls said.

“The safety of jockeys and horses is paramount to healthy racing industry.”

The rail was developed by Mordialloc plumber Dan Mawby, who was awarded the Best Design for Workplace Safety along with Racing Victoria and engineer Delta-V Experts, at the 2009 Victorian Worksafe Awards.

Michael Manley