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Ascot Park Officially Opened 

Thursday, 7 November 2019

The Brisbane Racing Club together with Brisbane City Council officially opened the new Ascot Park on Sunday 3 November. 

BRC Chairman Neville Bell was joined by Lord Mayor Adrien Schrinner, local Councillors, residents and BRC Members at the unveiling. 

The former Members' carpark was handed over to Council in September 2018 and has since been transformed in to a vibrant green multi-functional space with a new playground, shaded picnic areas, BBQs and an off-leash dog area.

The park celebrates the rich history of Ascot with a bandstand rotunda reminiscent of a similar build that featured in the 1930s.

Ascot Park has a three street frontage to Lancaster Rd, Kitchener Rd and the one-way McGill Avenue.

The name McGill is synonymous with racing in Queensland particularly Eagle Farm through the involvement of the family especially James McGill, a steward and a racing historian who was the founder of the BRC’s Racing Museum. 

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Left to Right: Hon Trevor Evans MP, Lord Mayor Adrien Schrinner, BRC Chairman Neville Bell and Cr David McLachlan at the opening of Ascot Park on Sunday 3 November 2019. 

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Ascot Park celebrates the rich history of Ascot and includes features reminiscent of the Ascot Park from the 1930s such as the bandstand/rotunda with heritage elements.

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Ascot Park in 1933 (Photo Credit: John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland) 

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Ascot Park features a vibrant kids playground, shaded picnic areas, BBQs and an off-leash dog area for local residents to enjoy. 

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Ascot residents, BRC Members and local Councillors attended the Ascot Park opening celebrations and enjoyed a live entertainment, a sausage sizzle and an official ceremony. 

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The old BRC Members Car Park in 2017 before the handover. New car parking facilities are now available for Members & general public on the Eagle Farm Racecourse Infield.