Warrnambool

Weir scandal offers WCC a chance to ditch Levy’s plan

The Weir-McLean scandal gives the W'bool City Council the perfect "out" from the disastrous plan to allow racehorses at Levy's Beach.

Trainers Darren Weir and Jarrod McLean share a chequered past, punctuated by a string of offences under racing rules.

Racehorse training is set to start at Levy's, but there is still no environmental impact study.

From breaking the law to conflicts of interest, the WCC's handling of racehorses-on-beaches has exposed serious gaps in the system.

In backing racehorse training at Levy's Beach, Cr Kylie Gaston moved from environmentalist to a political beast. Some will never forgive her.