Year: 2010

Tuggeranong turned up in force to support rising pop-kings, Amy Meredith. Performing at the newly refurbished, Maram, the group were touring their debut album Restless.

Opening the evening were Dirty Secrets and The Take. Both bands ably supported Amy Meredith and mostly succeeded in luring the crowds towards the stage. Dirty Secrets in particular performed well with their blend of nu-wave rock, infusing driving beats with the melodic vocals of lead-singer, Jarrah McCleary.

While the mere mention of their name often invokes raised eyebrows and amused smiles among the uninitiated, Brisbane four-piece Hungry Kids of Hungary produce music that inspires equal measures of curiosity and joy. Dressing their immaculate indie tunes with a healthy dose of 60s pop sensibility and lashings of soul HKoH have wasted no time in carving out a name for themselves on the Australian music scene with a quartet of radio singles and their relentless Touring regime.

If you can’t make the trip down south, there is only one place you really have to be in Canberra on Melbourne Cup day – Thoroughbred Park.

The ACTTAB Melbourne Cup Race Day is one of the biggest social events of the year for racing fans, socialites and fashionistas alike, who will witness the running of the Melbourne Cup on the big screen in Flemington whilst surrounded by the atmosphere and excitement of local racing. And this year the Melbourne Cup celebrates its 150th year.