Melbourne Day

On our 𝟏𝟗𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 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.

Celebrating 𝟏𝟗𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 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 — 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.