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.