It's simply not fair that this event is exempt from the normal legislative protections empowering Victoria Police and the Environmental Protection Authority to take action on noise and other infringements on residential amenity.
Victorian Premier John Brumby, meanwhile, remains optimistic that a compromise can be found that will see the race retained on the
F1 calendar. He added that following Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Ron Walker's meeting in London with Ecclestone earlier this month, it is hoped an agreement can be reached by the end of this year.
I'd hope we can resolve this in the not-too distant future, Brumby asserted, speaking to local news agency
AAP. Our aim in relation to these negotiations was to get them concluded before the end of the year. We're making progress; I think that timetable has shifted forward.
It's no secret we have been having discussions. We haven't concluded those discussions. We'd like to get an agreement going forward, but it's got to be the right deal for our state; it's got to provide value for money.
In a recent poll to find Melbourne's best tourist attraction, held by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and Tourism Victoria, the grand prix failed to gain even a single vote.
Previous reports have suggested that a new deal that will see the race continue to be held until at least 2015 has been all-but agreed [see separate story
click here]. It has also been suggested the event could be moved to a heavily-revamped Eastern Creek circuit near Sydney, which currently hosts A1GP.
