The hills are calling Mount Kembla NSW

Previously, all that was required was a paddock, a few ropes and perhaps some bunting. Now, all tracks in the state were required to meet the same standards as high speed motor racing tracks, or oval speedways, and that meant the erection of substantial timber safety fences and severely restricted areas for spectators.

Scrambles tracks, which were often marked out on the day and changed to avoid over-use, were required to be licenced for a given layout. Ironically, the first circuit to be licenced under the new Act was the Sydney Showground Speedway, the scene of several accidents that had led to the bill’s implementation, followed by Salty Creek Short Circuit in Newcastle and the Moorebank Scrambles circuit, but only after extensive work. Until the short-lived Amaroo Park scrambles track opened in 1962 (and closed in 1964), Moorebank was the only licenced scrambles track in the state. This situation did not sit well with the scores of competitors, but few clubs had the wherewithal to do anything about it.

One club that chose to take a stance was Wollongong MCC, and by 1963 the hunt was on for property suitable for the construction of a circuit. Graeme