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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

Racing Victoria chief says Flemington racetrack wall had ‘unintended’ flood consequences

The flood wall around Flemington Racetrack
The flood wall around Flemington racetrack. Racing Victoria CEO Andrew Jones said the flooding of the suburbs of Maribyrnong and Kensington was ‘a difficult situation’. Photograph: Chris Hopkins/The Guardian

The flood wall built to protect Flemington racetrack from inundation has had “unintended consequences for neighbouring residents”, the chief executive of Racing Victoria has conceded, as homes surrounding the track began the clean-up from devastating floods.

Andrew Jones told Channel Nine the flooding of the suburbs of Maribyrnong and Kensington was “a difficult situation”, and expressed sympathy for those affected.

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