Location Horsham, The Meadows, Warrnambool, Ballarat and Geelong
Industry:Sports and Recreation, Track Floodlighting, Broadcast Lighting
Applications:
Greyhound racing tracks, starting boxes, grandstands, HD broadcast lighting
Products Installed:
- STRIKER Sports Floodlights
Greyhound Racing Victoria engaged Tigerlight to deliver a coordinated lighting upgrade across five major Victorian greyhound racing venues: Horsham, The Meadows (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Ballarat and Geelong.
The objective was to provide a modern, TV-ready LED lighting system that enhanced race visibility, improved safety for trainers and officials, and ensured consistent broadcast-quality illumination across all sites while maximising reuse of existing poles and mounting infrastructure.
Key Outcomes
- Five Victorian greyhound racing venues upgraded with broadcast-quality LED lighting
- 700–750 lux average achieved across major tracks, meeting TV broadcast requirements
- High uniformity across straights, bends and starting boxes
- Full compliance with AS 4282 Obtrusive Lighting
- Existing pole infrastructure reused to reduce installation disruption and cost
- Significant improvement in broadcast clarity, visibility and safety
The Challenge
The multi-site lighting upgrade required a solution that would:
- Achieve 700–750 lux average illumination for HD broadcasting
- Deliver exceptional uniformity across different track geometries
- Control spill light to comply fully with AS 4282 Obtrusive Lighting
- Integrate with existing pole locations and heights
- Provide consistent colour temperature and optical performance across all venues
- Withstand demanding outdoor conditions and provide long-term reliability
Each venue presented unique physical constraints, and Geelong’s dual concentric tracks required especially careful optical engineering.
Lighting Strategy
Tigerlight Lighting Engineering Team developed a unified design approach that included:
Key design elements included:
- Detailed on-site audits with venue management and local contractors
- Optical modelling tailored to each track’s geometry and pole configuration
- Use of high-output STRIKER floodlights for broadcast-level illumination
- Application of T4MB, T20D, T4SB, T40D and T4VVSB optics for precise distribution
- Integration of remote drivers for improved maintainability
- Selection of 5000 K colour temperature for TV clarity
- Preservation of existing pole infrastructure wherever possible
The Solution
Tigerlight deployed STRIKER high-performance LED sports floodlighting across all five venues, with each site receiving a tailored lighting plan to optimise uniformity, maintain broadcast requirements and reduce spill light. Below is the complete venue breakdown.
HORSHAM – Horsham Greyhound Racing Club
- 59 × 960 W STRIKER floodlights
- Light levels increased from 250 lux to over 700 lux
- Optics: T4MB
- CCT: 5000 K, CRI >70
- Grey housings to match 6 m poles
- Rotatable spigots for precise pole-top aiming
- Remote drivers protected inside stainless-steel enclosures due to saline water exposure
THE MEADOWS – Melbourne
- 45 × 960 W STRIKER
- 22 × 1440 W STRIKER
- 7 × MegaFlood (480 W / 640 W) for buildings and starting boxes
- Illumination: 700 lux average, 834 lux home straight, 1300 lux finish line
- Optics: T4MB, T20D, T4VSB
- Voltage: 240 VAC and 415 VAC
- Rotatable pole-top spigots and wall-mounted trunnion brackets
- Additional poles added for improved straight-line coverage
WARRNAMBOOL – Warrnambool Greyhound Racing Club
- 56 × 960 W STRIKER (6.5 m poles)
- 3 × 640 W, 7 × 1440 W, 7 × 1920 W STRIKER (15 m poles)
- 3 × 300 W MegaFloods at the finish line
- Illumination: 830 lux average, 847 lux home straight
- Optics: T4MB, T20D, T4VVSB
- CCT: 5000 K, CRI >70
- Combined spigot and trunnion mounting across pole heights
Products Used
Key Results
Performance Outcomes
- Broadcast-grade illumination achieved across all five tracks
- Superior uniformity enhancing visibility and safety
- Improved clarity for live broadcasts and high-speed racing
Environmental
- AS 4282 Obtrusive Lighting plan.
- Exceptional spill-light control protecting local communities
Operational
- Remote drivers enabling easy servicing
- Durable ceramic LED architecture
- Reduced energy usage and maintenance demand