1/39Natalie Bilborough and Brooke Lee at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
35+ photos: Gold Coasters celebrate Melbourne Cup
Dozens of Gold Coast venues hosted sold out Melbourne Cup events. Were you there?
2/39Aaron Smith, Adrianna Jenkins and Riley Kirwan at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
3/39Star Gold Coast COO Jessica Mellor on Melbourne Cup Day.
4/39Anna Gazzola and Natasha Kunej at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
5/39Teniell Bell and Emma North, at the Star on Melbourne Cup Day.
6/39Chancharat Phosawat and Lumaporn Azzopardi at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
7/39Diana Nairn and Nicole Murdoch at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
8/39Donna Fuhrmann and Biliana Negrine at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
9/39Emma Wood at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
10/39Nathalie Cael and Melinda Gilbert at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
11/39Jess and Chris Sacre from Broadbeach at the Star on Melbourne Cup day.
12/39Molly Pohrlach and Siri Mowlem at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
13/39Tonya Blair and Carla Tooma at the Star to watch the Melbourne Cup.
14/39Nicky Broderick and Belinda Gavin at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
15/39Bonny and Sammy Hunt at the Garden Bar and Kitchen.
16/39Courtney Newton and Marina Bartlett at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
17/39Katie Webb and Brooke Holmes at the Garden Kitchen and Bar.
18/39Darren O'Sullivan and Rachael Gruzlewski at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
19/39Channel 7 presenter Amanda Abate.
20/39Alana Rootes and Hollie McCudden at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
21/39Northern Rivers horse trainer Rachel Buckley.
22/39Karly Sugars at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
23/39Amber Baldwin at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
24/39Eve Levis and Laura Knowles at the Star Gold Coast.
25/39Chrise Kennedy and Samantha Davis at the Star on the Gold Coast.
26/39Kelly and Trevor Groves at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
27/39Leah Hook, Maureen Allwood and Michelle Beddoes at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
28/39Amanda Abate and Lara Boath at the Star on the Gold Coast.
29/39Paul Hume and Kimberlie Wallace at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
30/39Olivia Schoenauer, Madeline Schoenauer, Ekaterina Richardson and Kristina Voyce at the Star on the Gold Coast.
31/39Christie and Tasman Perrin from Surfers Paradise at the Star on Melbourne Cup day.
32/39Amy Young at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
33/39Nicoletta Sagripanti and Kate Gubanyi at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Miss Moneypenny's, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King
34/39Love Island Star Eoghan Murphy at the Star
35/39Winner of the 19 at the Star fashion on the field 'Best Dressed Female' Erica Coffey from Mermaid Beach wearing Mosman.
36/39Brianna Allan, Kaysanne Smith, Brittany Hayes.
37/39Melbourne Cup 2020: Amber Astbury, Laura Ralph, Claire Hospield, Belinda Norton, Archie Cox. The Star Gold Coast Garden Bar & Kitchen
38/39Melbourne Cup 2020: Melanie Dwarte, Hayley Mathieson, Jordan Baker at the The Star Gold Coast Garden Bar & Kitchen
39/39Melbourne Cup 2020: Amalia Rayner at The Star Gold Coast Garden Bar and Kitchen. Photo: Rosemary Ball
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