Broken heels,lost bets and racing protesters:Punters flock to Derby Day

Broken heels,lost bets and racing protesters:Punters flock to Derby Day

As a sea of black and white entered the members’ entrance at Flemington for Derby Day,one woman lost a heel from her shoe and abandoned it at the gates.

  • byCarla Jaeger

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Grilled octopus with Vegemite? What guests will be eating at this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival

Grilled octopus with Vegemite? What guests will be eating at this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival

Curtis Stone joins local and international chefs feeding the well-heeled at Flemington’s Birdcage enclosure.

  • byDonna Demaio
Maribyrnong flood forecasting,early warnings must be improved:Report

Maribyrnong flood forecasting,early warnings must be improved:Report

Property buybacks could also be needed in flood-prone areas along the Maribyrnong River,but the jury is still out on the Flemington flood wall.

  • byClay Lucas andBenjamin Preiss
Essendon Californian bungalow sells for $2.85 million

Essendon Californian bungalow sells for $2.85 million

Two families competed for the home. One wanted to tear down the bungalow and rebuild,while the other wanted to keep the home in its current state.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Melbourne Water review a waste of time,says resident displaced by 2022 floods

Melbourne Water review a waste of time,says resident displaced by 2022 floods

Decades-old flood modelling will be upgraded after Melbourne Water failed to predict a major deluge,while Victoria Racing Club’s submission about the Flemington Racecourse flood wall is invoking disappointment.

  • bySophie Aubrey,Chip Le Grand andClay Lucas
Flood and fury:How the west was let down

Flood and fury:How the west was let down

Since 1974,the Maribyrnong community has fought for action to protect their homes. Nothing happened – save for one large wall to protect Flemington racecourse.

  • byClay Lucas andSophie Aubrey
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Colour-coded zones and dining pods as Cup Day caters to the COVID era

Colour-coded zones and dining pods as Cup Day caters to the COVID era

Stars including footballer Christian Petracca,MasterChef winner Diana Chan and model Montana Cox were given the tricky task of publicising an event to a public that couldn’t buy tickets.

  • byStephen Brook
High-flying VIPs forced to entertain themselves on Cup Day

High-flying VIPs forced to entertain themselves on Cup Day

Much of Sydney’s social set won’t make the trip down to the rainy city,instead celebrating the Melbourne Cup Sydney-style.

  • byLucy Manly
'Haven't heard back':Parents in dark over COVID-19 case at childcare centre

'Haven't heard back':Parents in dark over COVID-19 case at childcare centre

A Flemington childcare centre has been waiting four days for official advice from health authorities on whether families should quarantine or get tested after a staff member tested positive.

  • byBianca Hall
Department apologises for delays in getting food to tower residents

Department apologises for delays in getting food to tower residents

The Department of Health and Human Services has apologised for the delays in getting donated food and supplies to more than 3000 public housing residents subjected to hardline lockdowns.

  • byBianca Hall andRachel Eddie
Security firm had guards at hotels and locked-down housing estates

Security firm had guards at hotels and locked-down housing estates

MSS Security,one of three security companies linked to the coronavirus outbreak in quarantine hotels,also provides guards for the North Melbourne and Flemington public housing estates now under a hard lockdown.

  • byClay Lucas andCameron Houston