Monday's Section 10 announcement from Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley signalled the end of plans to build a go-kart track at the top of Mount Panorama.

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The permanent protection order for the site covers an area that matches the shape of the proposed go-kart track and prohibits bulk earthworks and the construction of buildings.

President of the kart club, Mark Dunbar, said he and the club were "gobsmacked" by the minister's ruling.

"Naturally enough we are disappointed, gobsmacked in one way that a Section 10 was put on privately owned grounds since the 1800s, but it is what it is," he said.

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Bathurst Regional Council approved the go-kart track to be built at the chosen site at the back of McPhillamy Park in September of 2015.

The decision was unanimous.

In 2018, the development application (DA) was modified to extend the length of the track so it could be built to international standard.

Concerns about Aboriginal cultural heritage and the environment were raised in the years between the two decisions, with calls to relocate the track growing louder.

The Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation then made a Section 10 application in February 2019 seeking the preservation or protection of a specified area from injury or desecration.

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With the minister's decision being what it is, Mr Dunbar said all the club can do now is regroup and try again to get a track in Bathurst.

"We will go back and sit with the council to see what options there are," he said.

"We'd like to keep moving. We've spent $60,000 so far and we'd like to see the club get a break; we've had three DAs approved so far and nothing to show for it.

"... There's some people in the club who've been trying to get one since 2001 and we thought we were well on our way in 2015."

Previous attempts to build a track at Alec Lamberton oval, the old Appleton Orchard and the old drive-in site at Mount Panorama all proved unsuccessful.

Mr Dunbar is not sure what other locations the club will look at and again rejected suggestions for the track to be built within the second circuit precinct.

He also thanked council for its efforts to date.

"I do believe the council have shown great due diligence on this. They've done everything in their power to make it right; they've done the DAs and they've done all the studies, they've done everything they can, and it's just a shame it has come down to an 11th-hour decision like this, but we will abide by it," Mr Dunbar said.

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