Horse flu measures eased as harness club holds meeting

The Bendigo Harness Racing Club has held its first meeting since the lifting of raceday biosecurity measures relating to equine flu.
Earlier this week, Victoria's chief vet, Dr Hugh Miller, said horse handlers and spectators could again mingle trackside at the central Victorian club.
The club held a meeting last night.
A spokesman, Barry Edwards, says the costs associated with the bans over the past five months will have a big impact on the industry.
"Our costs are going to be reimbursed by Harness Racing Victoria, but the costs to the industry are going to be astronomical actually," he said.
"I wouldn't know what they would be, but they would be hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars."