In case you missed it, police are investigating an incident where a protester sprayed oily sludge on Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day. The protester claimed to be a ‘problem gambler’ and was demonstrating against the ‘toxic industry’. Read more:
Victoria Police are investigating an incident where a protester sprayed 1,000 litres of oily sludge on Flemington Racecourse tracks hours before Australia’s most famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup.
In the statement, they called attention to what they described as the "toxic" racing industry’s far-reaching impacts.“This is about Victorian Racing Club , and the toxic industry of which they are leaders, choosing to protect their racecourse against the impacts of climate change at the expense of people’s homes and livelihoods," they said., some residents say, made the devastation caused by the recent Victorian floods more severe.
The Flemington Racecourse flood wall was first built in 2007 but has lately prompted anger from the community amid Victoria's devastating floods.The statement also mentions the gambling culture in the racing industry and says the “Melbourne Cup is the super-spreader event for the virus of gambling addiction.”
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