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\u201cFollowing our advice from greyhounds, we\u2019ll see if the Beckley Park Committee of Management can keep the market open until we find a new licensee.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have three expressions of interest from organisations who may wish to take over the market, we\u2019ll be meeting with one this week; we\u2019ll see where that
\nleaves us.\u201d<\/p>\n
GGRC general manager Ray Bartolo said the club would be able to comment further on the future of the market later in the week, but since the COVID-19 pandemic and associated shutdowns it had been been losing money.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese losses have been significant and our club is determined to focus on animal welfare as a priority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Established more than 45 year ago, an average of 150 stall holders operate from the site each week selling produce, gourmet food, flowers, homewares, plants and clothing.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople rely on this market, it\u2019s not just a hobby, it\u2019s an income, source of food and produce\u2026 particularly for those in the north of Geelong,\u201d Mr Barry said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE land managers of Corio\u2019s Beckley Park are scrambling to avoid permanent closure of the weekly Saturday market at the site after tenants Geelong Greyhound Racing Club (GGRC) announced the markets would cease operation. The Beckley Park Committee of Management has criticised the club\u2019s decision to pull the pin on the market on July 2, […]<\/p>\n