Vision Australia Radio are a community radio group with whom we have an arrangement to broadcast the Punters’ Club each Saturday morning between 7:30 and 8:30 am. They are looking to raise funds Our Annual Vision Australia Radio Donation Drive is on now until June 30. It’s the time of the year where we call on the community, our listeners and supporters of diverse backgrounds to lend a hand and support the work we do to make information accessible to the blind and low-vision (BLV) community by donating here. The sad reality is that our transmission costs are starting to take their toll and they are contributing to our annual overheads reaching into the millions. This year our radio service is likely to run at a deficit of more than $850,000 which is unsustainable. We need the communities support more than ever. The donation page is https://bit.ly/2IENYd4

Richard talks to Gary and Matt about the move of Adam McGrath to Melbourne with racing.com  and the change in roles for Terry McAuliffe. https://saroa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/190615-SAROA-interview.mp3  

SAROA secretary Richard Stafford talks to Gary Newton and Matt Kelly about recent additions and moves in the apprentice ranks and about the upcoming SAROA Raceday https://saroa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/190608-SAROA-interview.mp3

Richard talks to Gary and Matt about Raquel Clark’s trip to Singapore as part of her prize for winning the Dux of the Apprentice Academy. They also talk about race naming packages for the SAROA RaceDay on the 20th July. https://saroa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/190601-SAROA-interview.mp3

Richard discusses with Matt and Gary the Adelaide Racing Carnival and the imminent opening of the new Gifford Hill Racing complex at Murray Bridge https://saroa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190525SAROAinterview.mp3

Richard advised Gary and Matt about upcoming SAROA events These include The SAJC/TRSA event on Derby Day May 11 to acknowledge the “Support SA Racing Jobs” campaign The SAROA Raceday on July 20th – where SAROA will be holding a Gourmet BBQ lunch and will be looking for sponsors to purchase race names for the day. The SAROA AGM September 14th, which is a free event for members The planned SAROA tour which this year will feature Mill Park Stud and Finniss  Lodge Thoroughbreds and will conclude with lunch at the Finniss General Store. More details on these events will be added to the SAROA website in due course. Richard also mentioned that the first meeting on the newly renovated Mt Gambier track had been held the day before and all reports were very positive about the new surface. https://saroa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/13-Apr-2019-SAROA-interview.mp3    

With Winx’s retirement imminent Richard discusses what it might be like to own a horse like Winx with Gary and Matt https://saroa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/190406-SAROA-Interview.mp3

As a further effort to obtain support from government for racing in this state SAROA recently sent the following letter to all state politicians. While the letter is quite long we felt it was necessary to give a full picture of the issues involved. You are very welcome to use parts of the letter to write to your local parliamentarian to ask  them to support racing in this state. Support SA Racing Jobs