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Subscriber only A former Queensland Racing manager who rorted the tendering process by feeding inside information about racetrack upgrades to a businessman has walked from court. William Alan Shuck, 55, faced Brisbane District Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud that he committed while working as infrastructure operations manager for Queensland Racing between 2014 and 2015. The court heard that Shuck gave Wayne Francis Innes inside information about project budgets and forwarded competitors quotes so the businessman could secure work for his earthmoving business Landfill Logistics. Bill Shuck leaves Brisbane District Court after being given a suspended sentence. Picture: Brad Fleet
Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing The Honourable Grace Grace
Queensland’s harness racing industry is taking up the reins for “Team Teal” again in 2021 to raise funds for ovarian cancer research.
Racing Minister Grace Grace today announced that, from February 1 to March 14, $200 will be donated to ovarian and gynaecological cancer research every time a Queensland reinswoman drives a winner in the Sunshine State.
“Nearly 6500 Australian women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer every year, including around 1500 with ovarian cancer,” she said.
“Every dollar that the industry raises helps to fund another research nurse to join the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group and their ground-breaking education and prevention program.