Melbourne Day in the news

Melbourne Day in the media

Melbourne named world's most liveable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit
Herald Sun, August 31, 2011

Melbourne takes top city spot
Sydney Morning Herald, August 30, 2011

Melbourne ranked the world's most liveable city as other cities lose points in survey
News.com.au, August 30, 2011

Most Liveable City 2011
Melbourne.vic.gov.au, August 30, 2011
In August 2011, the Economist Intelligence Unit announced its rankings of liveability for 140 cities around the world. After almost 10 years, Melbourne reclaimed its number one position from Vancouver.

School students could be given a special Melbourne history course
The Herald Sun, August 29, 2011
SCHOOL students could be given a special Melbourne history course to boost pride in the city.The Baillieu Government is considering a plan to include the subject in next year's curriculum amid widespread ignorance about the city's founding and development.

Media buyer Harold Mitchell the Melburnian of the Year
The Herald Sun, August 27, 2011
IF you were Lord Mayor for a day, is there anything you would change about Melbourne? Harold Mitchell considers the question carefully and decides: "Apart from hook turns ... no, there's not. "This is one of the greatest places on Earth. It's safe, it's genuinely multicultural and spectacularly interesting. Why would you want to live anywhere else?"

Push to give Batman's Hill bit of a lift
The Herald Sun, August 3, 2011
IF THE grazier and explorer John Batman could see where his famous hill once stood, he may have chosen somewhere else for a village.

A song for Melburnians new and old
The Age, August 26, 2010
Melbourne has trams, the MCG, a flag and now it has a song of its own. No, it's not Paul Kelly's Leaps and Bounds, nor the Melbourne Football Club's It's a Grand Old Flag - Melbourne's song is simply called Melbourne Day. 

Listen: Lord Mayor Robert Doyle on radio 3AW
Neil Mitchell program 3AW, August 30, 2010
Robert Doyle explains why and how the city celebrates Melbourne's 175th anniversary. He also discusses Jim Stynes' deserved honour as the Melburnian of the year. 

Gentleman Jim Stynes wins Melbourne's top gong
Herald Sun, August 29, 2010
Courageous Melbourne Football Club president Jim Stynes has been named Melburnian of the Year for 2010. 

Jim Stynes adds Melburnian of the Year to his titles
The Age, August 29, 2010
Inspirational community leader and football great Jim Stynes was last night crowned Melburnian of the Year. Stynes, who revealed last year he was battling cancer, appeared briefly at Melbourne Town Hall to accept the honour from lord mayor Robert Doyle. 

Melbourne, still the powerhouse
The Age, August 28, 2010
Melbourne has morphed into an economic monster that has swallowed the surrounding plains and woodlands that served as the base for the millenniums-old economy of the Wurundjeri people before European settlement. 

Toast of the town
The Age, July 31, 2010
With our fair city about to turn 175, John Bailey asks some of its best-known burghers about Melbourne’s good and bad points. 

Battle for our brave heart surgeon Don Esmore
Herald Sun, August 12, 2010
Pioneering heart and lung sergeon Don Esmore has been nominated for a Melbourne Award for his contribution to the community. 

Melbourne Day Flag Raising Ceremony
visitvictoria.com
Celebrate Melbourne's 175th birthday by witnessing the official Melbourne Day Flag Raising Ceremony. The official Melbourne Day Flag Raising Ceremony pays tribute to Captain John Lancey and the crew aboard the schooner Enterprize who arrived at the Yarra’s shore 175 years ago. 

Melbourne Day Monday August 30, 2010
onlymelbourne.com.au
Monday August 30 represents a milestone in Melbourne's history, marking 175 years since the city's founding - the day the first European settlers landed on the north bank of the Yarra River from the schooner Enterprize in 1835. 

Melbourne Day Celebrations
melbourneaustralia.com.au
The City of Melbourne has come a long way since its discovery in 1835, when a pioneering group of Tasmanians landed on the banks of the Yarra. Now 175 years young, there is no better way to salute the city’s birthday than by enjoying its unique treasures and iconic landmarks. 

Melbourne - Flag Raising Ceremony
melbourneforkids.com.au
Celebrate Melbourne's 175th birthday with the official Melbourne Day Flag Raising Ceremony. The Melbourne Day Flag Raising Ceremony pays tribute to Captain John Lancey and the crew aboard the schooner Enterprize who arrived at the Yarra’s shore 175 years ago. 

Melbourne Day City Square Celebrations
kidspot.com.au
Wish Melbourne a happy 175th birthday – join in the celebrations at City Square. This year, Melbourne celebrates its founding with a giant birthday cake prepared by students at William Angliss Institute. 

Some of the coverage in previous years: 

3008docklands magazine, cover story, August 2009 issue
Radio 3AW consumer promotion and competition, August 2009
Melbourne Leader newspaper, half-page advertisement, August 2009 

John Bertrand named 2008 Melburnian of the Year
Channel Nine news, August 26, 2008
Former America’s Cup winning skipper John Bertrand has been named Melbournian of the Year for his work in charity. 

Locals flounder over founder of Melbourne
The Age, August 20, 2008
NOT one Melburnian was able to identity the founder of their city in a survey commissioned by Melbourne City Council as part of its annual Melbourne Day celebrations. 

Flag of our founding fathers
The Melbourne Times, August 13, 2008 Kensington Primary School students and Melbourne lord mayor John So are raising the flag for upcoming Melbourne Day. 

Breast cancer crusader Lyn Swinburne Melburnian of the Year
Herald Sun, August 29, 2007
LYN Swinburne, breast cancer crusader and the creator of the pink field of women events, has been named Melburnian of the Year for 2007. 

Ron Barassi ready to handball
Herald Sun, March 9, 2007
RON Barassi is rallying the troops as he prepares to handball his hard-earned Melburnian of the Year title. The footy great was honoured in the awards last year for inspiring others and his overall contribution to Melbourne. 

Andrew Gaze named Melburnian of the Year
theage.com.au August 28, 2005
Champion basketballer Andrew Gaze has been named the inaugural Melburnian of the Year. At a gala dinner for 700 people at the Melbourne town hall last night, Gaze was presented the award by Lord Mayor John So. 

It's our own day
Melbourne News
July/August 2005 Tuesday, 30 August 2005, is Melbourne Day, marking 170 years since the founding of Melbourne – the day the first European settlers landed on the north bank of the Yarra River aboard the schooner, Enterprize. 

Hundreds celebrate Melbourne Day
The Age, 31 August 2004
Melbourne Day was celebrated in true Melbourne style yesterday afternoon, as hundreds of visitors to the City Square jumped puddles and dodged the odd spot of rain to see Lord Mayor John So cut a giant four-tier birthday cake to celebrate the city's 169th birthday. 

Good day for village people
The Age, 31 August 2004
THE party was on for young and old when Melbourne celebrated its 169th birthday yesterday. The anniversary of the arrival of Melbourne's first settlers in 1835 sparked a huge party at the city square. Among the guests of honour at Melbourne Day were Marjorie Walker, 91, and Roland Williams, 87, who were celebrating their own birthdays. More 

City fired-up for a birthday bash
Herald Sun, 30 August 2004
MELBOURNE Day celebrations went off with a bang yesterday - and that was just for starters. Organisers promised an even bigger bang and lots more noise until every Melburnian became fully aware of the significance of August 30. More 

SYN TV - RMIT (simulcast on SYN FM) interview with Campbell Walker
Live interview with Jim & Jon, who presented Campbell with a birthday cake on air and sang "Happy Birthday Melbourne". 

Let's party - but take it slowly
Herald Sun, 25 August 2004
MEET Wilbur, a special Melburnian who gets a bit cranky at times. But then, he's more than 100 years old. And next Monday, he shares his birthday with Melbourne's. So it's his party, and he can be a grump if he wants to. More Special token giving free entry to the Enterprize Published in the Herald Sun, August 26, 2004 

The Mad Minute with Campbell Walker, Melbourne Day chairman
MX, 27 August, 2004
Campbell Walker is on a mission to make Melbourne's birthday the city's biggest celebration. More 

3AW radio announcements 
Calling for Melburnians born on August 30 to contact the Melbourne Day Committee. Weeks leading up to Melbourne Day celebrations. 

Animated e-birthday card and invitation to August 30 celebrations See the invitation

thatsmelbourne.com.au and TV advertisments promoting official celebrations 

Yarra Trams
Posters in Yarra Trams promoting Melbourne Day celebrations