RACEGOERS can expect to see a heavy police presence around Mount Panorama over the coming days for the Bathurst 1000 event.
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NSW Police launched Operation Hoist on Thursday morning, a high-visibility operation that will ensure safety and security for patrons across the four days.
The operation was deemed necessary given there will be in excess of 200,000 competitors, officials and spectators present across the event.
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Operation Hoist Commander, acting Assistant Commissioner Greg Moore said police will not only focus on road safety, crowd behaviour and criminal activity, but also aim to limit the impact of the event on the Bathurst community.
“The police have been working with the event organisers for some months now to ensure that the event is a safe and incident free event," he said.
"We've got additional high visibility police as well as covert police out there making sure that the event continues in an orderly and safe manner.
"The Bathurst race is a great family friendly event and we want it to continue that way, so you will see plenty of police around, but we're just making sure everyone enjoys themselves in the spirit of the event.”
In order to carry out Operation Hoist, officers from across NSW have been called to Bathurst to assist officers from Chifley Police District.
Specialist police from the Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS), Operations Support Group (OSG), Dog Unit, PolAir, Licensing Police, Bicycle Unit, Youth Command (PCYC), Police Transport Command and Traffic and Highway Patrol Command will also be present for the operation.
Patrons have been reminded that there are restrictions around alcohol across the event.
“There are some regulations around the number of drinks that can be brought into the venue and that's well signposted at the entrance to the venue and also on the website,” acting Assistant Commissioner Moore said.
Each adult will be restricted to bringing one of the following items into the event each day, which will be enforced by police and event security:
- One carton of full strength beer or full strength premixed drinks in cans only (24 can); OR
- One carton of mid strength beer (30 cans); OR
- One cask of wine (up to four litres); OR
- One bottle of spirits (750ml – plastic bottle only).
Glass is also strictly prohibited from the campgrounds, which includes jars.
Police can confiscate alcohol without warning or ask patrons to dispose of alcohol if deemed necessary.
