Parramatta. Council opposes V8 Supercar races

Parramatta City Council has opposed the conversion of Sydney Olympic Park into a V8 Supercar racing circuit.on environmental grounds and the adverse impact on residents. “The holding of the V8 Supercar race in Sydney Olympic Park is the antitheses of the environmentally friendly and sustainable built environment of the park,” council resolved in part. Auburn and Ryde councils and the Sydney Olympic Park Authority have opposed the proposal also. The Minister for State Development, Ian Macdonald, supports the proposal. The government has commissioned a feasibility study of the project.