Australia Day is widely celebrated by the whole nation, but lesser known to most Aussies are the Melbourne Day celebrations that go on, including the Melbourne Day Flag Raising Ceremony.
Lord Mayor John “Our Bro” So will raise the Melbourne Flag at Enterprize Park (named after the ship, notafter Star Trek), on the Yarra near the Aquarium, which was where the first Melbournian settlers landed in 1835.
Other free events on the day include live entertainment, morning tea and a rifle volley.
Melbourne Day is on Thursday August 30.