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• Jessica Mauboy says a panic attack prevented her from singing at...

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Jessica Mauboy breaks silence on anthem no-showA miscommunication with the styling team is cited as being behind Jessica Mauboy's Melbourne Cup Day anthem no-show. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne.PT1M21S620349Jessica Mauboy has revealed a panic attack that engulfed her in the moments before she was due to sing the national anthem at the Melbourne Cup is the reason sheunexpectedly backed out of performing at the event.In an interview with News Ltd, Mauboy has described how "bickering" over her outfit choice immediately before she went on stage threw her off and left her feeling "suffocated" and "devastated".Jessica Mauboy has revealed a panic attack led to her..

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• Melbourne CBD hit by flash flooding from freak storm - 9news

  A freak afternoon storm caused flash flooding in Melbourne’s CBD and soaked Flemington Racecourse on Oaks Day.The worst of the storm hit about 2pm, and emergency services received about 200 calls in two hours.Flash floodwaters breached kerbs across the CBD, including in Swanston Street and Chapel Street, Prahran. Parts of the Melbourne metro area flooded. (Supplied) The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) even issued a tornado warning, after funnel clouds were spotted over Tullamarine, Cragieburn and St Albans, but the warning was later cancelled. A funnel cloud was sighted at Tullamarine at around 1.50pm. (Twitter, @synoptica) A walkway at Flinders Street Station was ..

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• Oaks Day 2015: Severe thunderstorm hits Melbourne | HeraldSun

  

  Oaks Day racegoers at Flemington cop an intense thunderstorm that delayed the races and sent people running for cover. Picture: George SalpigtidisUPDATE:MELBOURNE has received almost half its monthly rainfall in just two days after wild storms caused chaos at Oaks Day.The city has received 29mm of rain since 9am on Wednesday, with storms topping up the gauges yesterday. The average November rainfall is 60.3mm.Keilor, in Melbourne’s northwest, has been among the state’s wettest suburb or town with 61mm falling across the two days. Sunshine received 58mm.WILD AT RACES: Storm drenches Oaks Day patronsRACING COVERAGE: More Spring Racing colour and actionThe city was hit by wind gusts reaching 82..

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• [VIDEO] Adelaide United vs Melbourne City highlights: City belt United 4-2 | The Roar

  

  Adelaide United vs Melbourne City highlights: City belt United 4-2Roar Guru78Have your sayLive ScoresScores updated each minute.REFRESH NOWAdelaide V Melb CityHINDMARSH STADIUM, HINDMARSH, SA, 5 NOVEMBER 2015AdelaideMatch CompletedMelb City2FINAL SCORE40HALF TIME SCORE221SHOTS148SHOTS ON GOAL617FOULS1612CORNERS46OFFSIDES253POSSESSION47Match result:Adelaide Unitedstill searching for a win asMelbourne Citydefeat the hosts 4-2 in an exhilarating, goal-filled match.Melbourne City were all over Adelaide in the first 20 minutes scoring before 10 minutes had gone, once again simply bad communication between the defenders and John Hall led to an elementary error as Paartalu snuck in at the near post..

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• EnergyAustralia to shut Melbourne call centre, 300 job losses on Manila shift

  

  The closure of a call centre is the latest move by EnergyAustralia MD Catherine Tanna to improve performance.Photo: Pat ScalaEnergyAustralia is set to close one of its three call centres with the loss of up to 300 jobs and shift functions instead to the Philippines as it seeks further gains in efficiency and costs to improve business performance.The electricity and gas supplier, owned by Hong Kong-listed CLP Group, advised staff on Thursday that it would close its site at Mill Park in Melbourne's outer suburbs next September.Just how many jobs will be lost is yet to be determined as some staff may secure a role at Melbourne-based EA's Geelong call centre, a spokesman said.The job losses foll..

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• Melbourne Cup 2015: Strapper the superstar as Ballarat salutes Cup-winning team

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Plaudits roll in for Michelle PayneHistory making jockey, Michelle Payne, becomes an instant worldwide star after her amazing Melbourne Cup win.PT2M49S620349They haven't seen anything quite like it in Ballarat since Dame Nellie Melba stopped the town in 1908, serenading crowds in the street from the collonaded balcony of Craig's Hotel.This time, the city closed an entire block of its main street, right outside the grand Town Hall, built in 1870.It was the festival for a homecoming Queen. And for her Prince. And the current king of the track.Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne with her brother, strapper Steven Payne.Photo: Justin McManusBut if the crowd of several th..

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• Bike Trail Guide | Black Rock to Port Melbourne | Broadsheet Melbourne - Broadsheet

  

  In a new series, we show you some of our favourite bike rides around the city – plus some helpful notes on where to stop along the way.We got a bit of a false start this summer. But after amini tornado on Thursday, it looks like we’re moving into sunny, clear skies.It’s time to pump up your bike tyres and see Melbourne on two wheels. In the first of our Trailing Off series, we show you a great ride along the bay. You can of course walk it, if you have more time on your hands.From Black Rock to Port Melbourne (or in reverse, if you prefer) is an easy afternoon ride, all along the beach track with no up-hill sections. It should take about an hour with no stops – but of course, there will be st..

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• Listen to This: Crayon Fields

  

  Melbourne’s premier euphoric-pop quartet is back with a new album of high-gloss tunes.Crayon Fields has been around the block. Led by Geoffrey O’Connor, the band first formed in high school in the early 2000s. By the time it released its last album,All the Pleasures Of the World, in 2009, it had toured internationally, supported First Aid Kit, Dirty Three and Built to Spill and met withPitchforkacclaim.In the years since, the band members have been working on all manner of projects: from architecture and solar engineering, to graphic design for budget airlines. O’Connor himself has pursued a solo venture and made music videos and records with other artists, including Sarah Mary Chadwick.The ..

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• Melbourne suburbs with top five year price growth

  

  Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but in the property game, it can be a real stinger.Mid-throes of the Global Financial Crisis, confidence plunged and prices across many Melbourne suburbs dipped, creating unforseen golden opportunities for buyers brave enough to make a move in a time of turmoil.Five years later,  some of those moves are the most enviable in the market.Last year, 8 Spring Road, Belgrave South sold for close to one million dollars.Photo: SuppliedBuyers who snuck into some suburbs after the drop in the market have enjoyed some of the best growth in the past five years, analysis of Domain annual median house price data shows.With the benefit of hindsight, buyers would have been we..

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• NBL: Damian Cotter unhappy with Sydney Kings after defeat to...

  

  Tough night: Kings import Al Harrington struggles to get a shot away.Photo: Damian ShawThe Sydney Kings were promising in patches, but showed "no effort" at times according to coach Damian Cotter as they were outclassed 105-94 by an undefeated Melbourne United outfit willing to shoot from anywhere on the court on Thursday.It was the Chris Goulding and Stephen Holt show – the pair scored 31 and 23 points respectively, with Sydney, who are now glued to the bottom of the ladder, appearing powerless to stop them.It was as if Holt and Goulding tossed a coin and picked a half to dominate – Holt opting for the first and Goulding the second, in which he scored an incredible seven-three pointers.King..

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