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âIncredibly difficultâ: Moomba festival cancelled for first time in history
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The iconic Moomba Festival has been cancelled for the first time in its 66-year history.
Melbourne lord mayor Sally Capp said reduced crowd numbers due to COVID-19 restrictions led her to make the âincredibly difficult decisionâ to cancel the festival.
A colourful scene from Moomba in 2020.
Credit:Eddie Jim
Cr Capp said visitor numbers would have had to be significantly reduced and with key events including the Moomba Parade and the Birdman Rally already called off, âthe Moomba we know and love cannot go aheadâ.
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When Sue Course looked out on what is now Darebin Parklands in 1973, she saw a wasteland â a tip that was earmarked for a freeway. She was appalled that some of the remaining trees along Darebin Creek were being bulldozed.
It inspired her, her husband Laurie and other locals to form a residentsâ group. Their decades of lobbying politicians to give the land to the public â and their hard labour removing weeds and rubbish and planting trees â was the basis of todayâs 33-hectare urban oasis in Alphington, in Melbourneâs north-east.
Urban oasis: Sue Course receives an OAM for her work creating Darebin Parklands.