Be the Lord of cool No Images? Click here Wanted: The next Junior Lord Mayor of MelbourneHurry, get in your entries. Competition ends 6 August. Lording it over Melbourne: Reigning Junior Lord Mayor Sienna Koop (mayoral chains, right) from Aspendale’s St Louis de Montfort’s School, in the Moomba Parade with last year's competition finalists (L to R) Julian Cugliari, Luke Zelif, Mikayla Barnes (holding sign), Abby Vogel and Alexandra Bardsley. Be the Lord of coolWin great prizes, hang with the Lord Mayor, raise the Melbourne flag and more!It's free, fun and you learn about Melbourne. Entry is open to Victorian students aged 10 to 13 years. Students, make your CV the lord of resumes. Teachers, enter your whole class. Parents, encourage your children to enter. The competition, in its sixth year thanks to 13CABS, is designed to educate about Melbourne and how far we've come as a city since being founded in 1835 — 183 years ago this 30 August. Entries close 5pm, 6 August 2018. How to enter? Easy. Answer online 10 questions about Melbourne. From six finalists, the winner is chosen on 20 August 2018 by a panel of judges, including Lord Mayor Sally Capp, 13CABS' executive Simon Purssey and Melbourne Day chairman Campbell Walker. Judging is held in Melbourne Town Hall's historic council chambers. With thanks to Help us raise the flag - and we'll bus in your class, free!Celebrating 183 yearsWe're calling on schools to attend the official flag-raising ceremony on Melbourne Day, 30 August, at Enterprize Park. Teachers, you organise a class excursion, and we'll arrange the transport. It's a fantastic way to get students of all ages learning about Melbourne and our city's history. Contact Melbourne Day executive officer Kat Izzard for more: ExecutiveOfficer@MelbourneDay.com.au or phone 0418 694 701. |