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Celebrate at home 186 years

Get three free cupcakes at Melbourne Day celerbations next year

It's not Melbourne Day without cupcakes: Get three for free next year!

Melbourne Day: How will you celebrate?

You did it last year, so the birthday bash for Melbourne's 186th at your place on 30 August should be epic.

   ✔ Raise a glass to Melbourne at home
   ✔ Hold a couch party with your family
   ✔ Celebrate any way you can
   ✔ Share on social media your iso party selfies using #MelbourneDay and @MelbourneDay

Use these free selfie posters and share your snaps around the Hills Hoist, under the doona, in your jammies or singing Happy Birthday in your trackies.

We can't again hold the traditional flag-raising at Enterprize Park but hoist your own — get your flag poster to print, then share on social media pics of your home ceremony.

Covid can't stop you celebrating what's great and Melbourne's fascinating Indigenous culture and heritage.

We're turning 186 on Monday, 30 August 2021: Be proud and celebrate Melbourne Day.

Melbourne will bounce out of lockdown and be marvellous like never before.

Congrats to our 2021 Junior Lord Mayor finalists

From a strong field of entries, with some knock-out ideas to bring the buzz back to Melbourne, these are our competition finalists:

Isla Carpenter, 11, Genazzano FCJ College, Kew. Teacher: Sue McNamara
Joel Crothers, 12, St Marks Primary, Dingley Village. Teacher: Andrea Harvey
Amelia Hemphill, 11, Genazzano FCJ College, Kew. Teacher: Sue McNamara
Alexia Kritikides, 12, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak. Teacher: Elizabeth Blackie
Daniel Lan, 12, Northside Christian College, Bundoora. Teacher: Christie Vaughn

They now go before a judging panel via video link next Monday, 30 August 2021 — Melbourne Day — for an overall winner, the 2021 Junior Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

Watch the judging and 'swearing in' ceremony LIVE at MelbourneDay.com.au from 10am — and on YouTube.

The judges

Collage showing the judging panel of the 2021 Melbourne Day Junior Lord Mayor of Melbourne Competition

Lord Mayor Sally Capp
Channel Nine newsreader Peter Hitchener
Radio 3AW presenter Denis Walter
Boon Wurrung senior cultural officer David Tournier
Dr Jo Clyne, History Teachers' Association of Victoria education manager
13cabs head of client services Simon Purssey
Melbourne Day chairman Campbell Walker.

Learn more: Junior Lord Mayor competition

Melbourne Day August 30

What is Melbourne Day? Why you should care

Call to action to download the 13cabs mobile phone app for a chance to win $250

Get the 13cabs app and use promo code JLM21 for your chance to win $250! Open to all ages. You'll be doing good by helping the Junior Lord Mayor program.

How to download and T&Cs

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