Flemington, Victoria four-storey walk-up blocks of flats. This was constructed in the 1960s on flat land adjacent to the Moonee Ponds Creek on a site previously occupied by factories. Small tracts of Housing Commission houses are dotted through other parts of Flemington. The main arterial road is Racecourse Road, which is part of the Princes Highway. The CityLink tollway also runs along the suburb's boundary to the east. The suburb is served by two railway stations, Newmarket on the Craigieburn line, and Flemington Bridge on the Upfield line. The Flemington Racecourse line operates only during events at Flemington Racecourse or the Melbourne
Hawthorne Race Course a winter standardbred meet. The track stopped in September for the Arlington Park meet and also began to hold occasional quarter horse races. In 1978, a fire destroyed Hawthorne's grandstand. The attempt to move the meet to Sportsman's Park Racetrack failed, but in 1979 racing was moved to Sportsman's Park. In 1980 the track officially opened for a 72-day thoroughbred meet beginning at the end of September. In 1985, Arlington Park burned to the ground and Hawthorne Race Course gained all summer dates except Arlington Million day. In 1986, 1987, and 1988 the track also held these summertime meetings. The