Out and about in the Nambucca Valley for Melbourne Cup Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - November 13, 2023 Myra, Lyndie, Love and Janet gathered for a Melbourne Cup lunch at the Macksville Hotel. MANY locals and visitors celebrated the traditional Aussie day of the Melbourne Cup by dressing in their finest including fascinators and self-decorated hats to have lunch and entertainment in Macksville and Nambucca Heads’ hotels. Guests at the Macksville Ex-Services Club enjoyed live music, prizes for best dressed, cup sweeps, raffles, lunch specials and champagne. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Some guests had come from as far away as Sydney and others had been friends for many years, the Melbourne Cup being a yearly opportunity to gather again. One group of three women – Margaret, Ros and Irene – told News Of The Area of their volunteer work together with the Nambucca Valley Cancer Support Group where they are fundraisers and supply all types of products to locals in need suffering from cancer. Over at the Macksville Hotel a fashion parade raised money for Shore Track and guests gathered to celebrate the day in style. Among them were the team from Nambucca Valley Property, other corporate and friendship groups. Meanwhile, a great many guests attended the terribly classy Melbourne Cup event at the Nambucca RSL where staff had dressed themselves and the function room in stunning yellow and black. Amazingly, these were also the colours worn by the 2023 Melbourne Cup winner Without A Fight’s jockey, Mark Zahra. Guests enjoyed a huge line-up of entertainment and it appeared they were holding nothing back as they paraded the building to be judged for competitions such as best dressed and best hat. Locals enjoyed a fantastic afternoon celebrating one of Australia’s longest and most enduring events, the Melbourne Cup. By Ned COWIE Margaret, Ros and Irene at Macksville Ex-Services Club’s Melbourne Cup event. Bekki, Jodi, Lyndal, Janet and Haylei from Nambucca Valley Property celebrated Melbourne Cup at the Macksville Hotel. Nambucca RSL CEO Wendy Mills with friend and ex-staff member Lisa celebrating the mood at the Club’s Melbourne Cup event. Wendy, Ann, Elsie and Colleen dressed up for the Melbourne Cup at Macksville Ex-Services Club. Lyn, Marree and Doug at Macksville Ex-Services Club’s Melbourne Cup Event. Georgina and Theresa at Macksville Ex-Services Club. Melinda, Wendy, Mary, Janelle and Donna at Macksville Ex-Services Club. Jan Smith, Club President Terrie Hyslop and Brian Hyslop celebrated in black and yellow style at Nambucca RSL’s Melbourne Cup event. Myra, Lyndie, Love and Janet gathered for a Melbourne Cup lunch at the Macksville Hotel.
