Motorsport Festival Celebrating the First Australian Grand Prix
Highlights
- Celebrate a century of motorsport history with unique vehicle displays, including a rare Type 39 Bugatti from the UK.
- Experience thrilling motorsport demonstrations at One Raceway, showcasing the excitement of historic racing.
- Indulge in local flavours at food and artisan markets, adding a taste of Goulburn's vibrant community to your visit.
- Join the festivities with heritage exhibitions and a formal gala dinner, making lasting memories in Goulburn, NSW.
In January 1927, on the roads of Goulburn, Australia made motorsport history. The first Australian Grand Prix for motor cars was held, and the first Grand Prix ever staged in the Southern Hemisphere.
Goulburn had already hosted the first Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix in 1924 and the first Motorcycle Tourist Trophy in 1914, making it the undisputed birthplace of Grand Prix motor racing on this continent.
One hundred years on, Goulburn celebrates this extraordinary legacy with a landmark four-day festival.
The Goulburn Grand Prix Centenary brings together historic vehicle displays featuring original AGP-linked cars, including a rare Type 39 Bugatti from the UK, motorsport demonstrations at One Raceway, a week-long historic motorsport program, heritage exhibitions, a formal gala dinner, community festivities, carnival entertainment, and food and artisan markets across the Goulburn Recreation Area.
Organised by Celebrate Goulburn Group Inc. in partnership with Goulburn Mulwaree Council, VSCCA, GEAR, and One Raceway, the centenary is the inaugural event in a planned annual heritage motorsport series.
Whether you’re a vintage car enthusiast, a motorsport history devotee, or simply looking for an unforgettable regional experience, this is a once in a century celebration that can only happen in one place, Goulburn, NSW.
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Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
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