Healesville Greyhound Association offers the only straight track in Victoria, located at the Healesville Showgrounds and Sporting complex among the picturesque hills of the Yarra Valley and is famed for its family-friendly picnic atmosphere. The club holds around 80 races annually on Fridays and Sundays including the Healesville Cup in September. The Healesville Greyhound Association is committed to managing its operations with the community in mind and organises and hosts many events to support good causes and give local groups and residents opportunities to meet, raise funds and enjoy themselves. The club directly employs a number of permanent and casual staff and greyhound racing contributes more than $63 million to the Outer Melbourne region, providing hundreds of local direct and indirect jobs and a market for suppliers of goods and services.