Official Endorsements

Message from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne is proud to support the Victoria Racing Club's Melbourne Cup Business Network website.

The world-renowned Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious sporting event – it is "the race that stops the nation". When the country's premier racing club, the VRC, opens the gates at Flemington for the Melbourne Cup Carnival each year, it becomes a focal point not just for racing enthusiasts, but for everyone with an interest in Australia's cultural, social and business life.

In this atmosphere, great business opportunities are created. This website is an excellent resource with which Australian and international businesses can create networks and develop valuable relationships, and Melbourne's growing prominence in global markets makes it an ideal hub for strategic partnerships.

On behalf of the City of Melbourne, I congratulate the Victoria Racing Club on this initiative.

John So
Lord Mayor