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Advertisement Three workers who toiled throughout the pandemic to keep Victorians safe have been crowned this yearâs Moomba monarchs. Lord mayor Sally Capp honoured cleaner Pravini Fernando, infectious diseases physician Kirsty Buising and supermarket worker Drew Law as this yearâs monarchs on Monday morning. Lord mayor Sally Capp and performers celebrate with Moomba monarchs Kirsty Buising, Pravini Fernando and Drew Law on the banks of the Yarra on Monday. Credit:Joe Armao Cr Capp said the 2021 monarchs personified Melbourneâs response to COVID-19 and how the community came together to overcome the devastating pandemic and lengthy lockdown. âThe pandemic has taught us how much we rely on each other â whether itâs a cashier, a cleaner or our family doctor. This year we wanted to celebrate our front-line workers because they really are everyday community heroes,â Cr Capp said. ....
Moomba 2021: Cleaner, doctor, supermarket worker honoured as Moomba monarchs watoday.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from watoday.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advertisement First it was cancelled, then it rebooted as Moomba 2.0, now the annual festival has been reimagined as a celebration of love for Melbourne. Floral love heart displays will adorn the city in March for Moomba 2.0, a scaled-down festival to accommodate COVID-19 restrictions. The rebooted Moomba Festival is celebrating love for Melbourne. An installation depicting a gigantic beating heart will light up the skyline along the banks of the Yarra on the Upper Terrace of Birrarung Marr. Melbourne lord mayor Sally Capp has encouraged all Melburnians to come and show their love for the city. “The floral heart displays will help to capture the community spirit that’s at the heart of the Moomba Festival,” she said. ....
The usual Moomba attractions â the parade, water skiing tournament and Birdman Rally â will be substituted with a series of family-friendly events and attractions across the city that are aimed at helping âbring the buzz back to Melbourne,â the City of Melbourne said in a statement. Iconic buildings across Melbourne will also be lit up in red to encourage everybody to show their love for the city. Before the reversal, Major Events Minister Martin Pakula said he had expressed his âdisappointmentâ to Cr Capp and that he âgot the senseâ council would change course. âA scaled-back event . can still be a great event,â Mr Pakula said. ....
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