One of Australia's oldest existing racecourses has been transformed into a public recreational space, with the official opening of the Deloraine Racecourse Precinct marking the end of a redevelopment project almost two years in the making. Acting Meander Valley Mayor Stephanie Cameron joined the Honourable Rebecca White MP, council staff and children from local schools at the opening, which celebrates the revival of a site that held its final race meet in March 2005 and sat largely unused for nearly two decades after. Community consultation began in October 2023 to help determine the site's future, with demolition of redundant structures...