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Celebrating Melbourne Day on August 30. Celebrate everything that's great about our city. Great coffee, too. Melburnian, proud and loud!
Melbourne Day is the anniversary of the first permanent European settlement: the founding of Melbourne on 30 August 1835. As Melbourne reopens after COVID disruptions, we call on the city and Melburnians to celebrate like never before all that makes our city great and to affirm the values that make us the envy of the world: tolerance, inclusivity, creativity, resilience and respect. Melbourne Day is also a time to celebrate and support our city's indigenous culture and heritage, and to remember the impact of European arrival on the people of the Kulin nation: the Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung), Boon Wurrung, Taungurong, Djajawurrung and the Wathaurung - who lived here for tens of thousands of years. On behalf of the people of Victoria, Melbourne Day Committee works with stakeholders - including council, businesses, authorities, community groups and tourism industry partners - to raise awareness of Melbourne's story, help correct the record about the founding of Melbourne and celebrate its anniversaries. All Melburnians are urged to celebrate our city's birthday. Hold your own event or join an official one โ no matter where in the world, celebrate on 30 August.
29/08/2026
๐ Happy 191st Birthday, ! We ๐ you!
โจ Modern Melbourne was founded on 30 August 1835. Today we're marvellous like never before.
๐ช Celebrate all that's great. Be proud. The heart, soul & energy that makes us one of the world's best cities โ an envy of the world โ is unstoppable.
๐ 191 hugs & kisses.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ?
Celebrated annually on August 30, it marks the anniversary of the first European settlement in 1835 โ the founding of Melbourne.
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ is also a time to celebrate and support our city's indigenous culture and heritage, and also to remember the impact of European arrival on the people of the Kulin nation: the Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung), Boon Wurrung, Taungurong, Djajawurrung and the Wathaurung.
๐ฅณ Happy 190th Birthday, Melbourne! We ๐ you!
๐ฅ Celebrate all that's great. Be proud.
๐ช Your heart, soul & energy that makes us one of the world's most liveable cities โ an envy of the world โ is unstoppable.
โจ Founded in 1835, our city today is marvellous like never before.
๐ 190 kisses & hugs.
30/08/2025
On our ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฒ, cheer Melbourne and all that makes our city special.
Celebrate the Melbourne you love, like never before.
Kick negativity and help turbo-charge our city. Harness the energy, heart and soul that made us one of the world's most liveable cities to reclaim our city's No 1 title.
30/08/2025
Celebrating 190 years of Marvellous Melbourne!
Celebrate 2025 Melbourne Day your way: at home with a family party, at work โ in the best, most creative, way you can.
Post online how you celebrate
Cheer Melbourne's birthday and celebrate all that's great.
30/08/2025
Celebrating ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ of marvellous!
Melbourne had many unofficial names in its first years, including Batmania, Barebrass, Bearport, Dutergalla, Bareheep and most popularly "the Settlement".
The first official name proposed was Glenelg.
But Governor Sir Richard Bourke overruled this, and on his visit in March 1837 decided on Melbourne โ after the then British Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who resided in the village of Melbourne in Derbyshire in the English Midlands.
Our Derbyshire namesake is also known for the birthplace of Thomas Cook, founder of the world-wide travel agency.
30/08/2025
Happy 190th Birthday, Melbourne! ๐
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ?
Celebrated annually on August 30, it marks the anniversary of the first European settlement in 1835 โ the founding of Melbourne.
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ is also a time to celebrate and support our city's indigenous culture and heritage, and also to remember the impact of European arrival on the people of the Kulin nation: the Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung), Boon Wurrung, Taungurong, Djajawurrung and the Wathaurung.
29/08/2024
๐ฅณ Happy 189th Birthday, Melbourne. We ๐ you!
๐ฅ Celebrate all that's great. Be proud, Melbourne.
๐ช Your heart, soul & energy that makes us one of the world's most liveable cities โ an envy of the world โ is unstoppable.
๐ 189 kisses & hugs.
29/08/2023
๐ฅณ Happy 188th Birthday, Melbourne. We โค you!
๐ฅ Celebrate all that's great. Be proud, Melbourne.
๐ช Your energy, heart and soul that made us one of the world's most liveable cities โ an envy of the world โ is unstoppable.
๐ 188 kisses & hugs.
28/04/2023
๐ It's made our day: Boom town - Melbourne overtakes Sydney as the nation's biggest city. On 30 August, Melbourne turns 188. Founded in 1835, our city today is marvellous like never before.
Keep Melbourne marvellous!
https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/melbourne-has-overtaken-sydney-as-the-nations-biggest-city-042323
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