1/51Christie Perrin, Georgia Solway, Charlie Churchill and Kylie Jervis at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
50+ photos: How Gold Coast celebrated Melbourne Cup
See how race fans enjoyed the Melbourne Cup at venues across the Gold Coast including Nineteen at The Star, the Convention Centre, Miss Moneypenney’s, Pink Flamingo, White Rhino, Stingrays, Bazaar and The Turf Club.
2/51Nick Collett and Tayla Roccon at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
3/51Racegoers Liz Farrance and Kalani Thompson watch the Melbourne Cup at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
4/51Alesha Jokic and Natalie Keevers at The Pink Melbourne Cup affair at Pink Flamingo Spiegelclub in Broadbeach. Picture: Andrew Meadowcroft.
5/51Mel Mahoney and Sarah Turner at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
6/51Brooke Holm, Laura Malceskies and Emma Fisher at Miss Moneypenney's for Melbourne Cup Day celebrations. Picture: Andrew Meadowcroft.
7/51Pink Flamingo girls Emilia Foster, Jorjah Burgess, Mia Rose Stallon and Caitlin Hultgren during Melbourne Cup Day at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
8/51Bree Cullen and Erin Brown at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
9/51Michelle Jade and Nadine Russell at Miss Moneypenney's for Melbourne Cup celebrations. Picture: Andrew Meadowcroft.
10/51Jerry and Michele Smith at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
11/51Julie and Michael Keegan with daughter Jess Pickering at White Rhino Bar & Eats in Surfers Paradise for Melbourne Cup celebrations.
12/51Renee Beaufils and Erica Coffey at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
13/51Dan Anstey and Ben Hannant at Bazaar for Melbourne Cup Day celebrations. Picture: Andrew Meadowcroft.
14/51Maddie Bowden and Viera Harris at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
15/51Kelly Kilborn and Oli McGee at Stingrays for Melbourne Cup Day celebrations. Picture: Andrew Meadowcroft.
16/51Michelle Jade, Tegan Woodford and Nadine Russell at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
17/51Dale Nicholls and Hannah Cianci at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
18/51Steffi Crouch and Carly Cullen during Melbourne Cup Day at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
19/51Nikki Devlin and Lutina Thompson at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
20/51Aquis Park Turf Club CEO Steve Lines (left) and Racing Manager Ian Brown at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
21/51Racegoers Holly Turner (left) and Brittany Baldwin attend Melbourne Cup Day at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
22/51Fiona Poidevin and Deb Hallam at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
23/51Michael Cowan and Bianca Bobbett at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
24/51Nikki Pickering (left) and Bree Moloney at White Rhino Bar & Eats in Surfers Paradise for Melbourne Cup celebrations.
25/51Nathan Fields and Taryn McNamara at Stingrays for Melbourne Cup Day celebrations. Picture: Andrew Meadowcroft.
26/51Bec Morrissey and Jasmin Hunt at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
27/51Yvette Hardy and Kirsten Kruck at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
28/51Fashion on the field judge Elly Mclean attends Melbourne Cup Day at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
29/51Annamika Calcino and Aaron Marrable at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
30/51Sue Porrett and Jacqueline Lewis at The Pink Melbourne Cup affair at Pink Flamingo Spiegelclub in Broadbeach. Picture: Andrew Meadowcroft.
31/51Ebony Stringer, Natalie Ellison, Wendy Sullivan and Melanie Whimpey at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
32/51White Rhino Bar & Eats partner Matt Keegan with Tee Morrison at White Rhino, Surfers Paradise for Melbourne Cup Day.
33/51Ashlea Barron and Lucy Henderson at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
34/51Dani Robertson Rebecca Forsythe and Nevena Kikic attend Melbourne Cup Day at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
35/51Sue Swanson at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
36/51Racegoers arrive at The Gold Coast Turf Club for Melbourne Cup Day. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
37/51Catherine Woodward, Carol Woodward and Catherine Sharp at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
38/51Alexandra and Lilly Mayes at White Rhino Bar & Eats in Surfers Paradise for Melbourne Cup Day celebrations.
39/51Riarne Marwood, Jenni Smiley, Teal Ledger and Telina O’Brien attend Melbourne Cup Day at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
40/51Jacqui Fields and Barb Nichols at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
41/51Josh Cross and Michelle Wajs at Melbourne Cup celebrations at Nineteen at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.
42/51Josh Taylor and Sharon Simpson at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
43/51A Racegoer watches the Melbourne Cup at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
44/51Hannah Talbot and Emma Herbert at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
45/51Deputy Mayor Donna Gates attends Melbourne Cup Day at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
46/51Fashions on the Field during Melbourne Cup Day at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
47/51Chloe Reeder and Kelly Grieves at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
48/51Sally Kulig and Sara Potter at Bazaar for Melbourne Cup Day celebrations. Picture: Andrew Meadowcroft.
49/51Ruth and Tom Tate at The Gold Coast Turf Club. Photograph: Jason O’Brien.
50/51Frank Serci, Cody Serci, Michael Houghton, Nathan Houghton, Matt Lansdowne and Max Pickering at White Rhino Bar & Eats in Surfers Paradise for Melbourne Cup celebrations.
51/51Ashley Darmanin and Lisa Bancroft at Melbourne Cup celebrations at GCCEC, Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King.
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