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Melbourne’s Moomba Festival draws crowds with Birdman Rally splash
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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3/10/2025
Melbourne’s Moomba Festival is in full swing this long weekend, with crowds celebrating arts and community. Thousands turned out despite the warm weather, while others cooled off in the Birdman Rally—where participants took a splash in the Yarra.
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Up, up and away. Melbourne's Labour Day Festival is back in full swing. Thousands making the
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most of the warm start to autumn to enjoy everything Moomba has to offer.
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We love it. We love it.
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The Birdman Rally always attracts a big crowd.
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I loved watching the people jumping off the board.
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Fourteen competitors took flight, attempting to soar across the Yarra River, most ending
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up in the murky depths soon after take-off.
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This year's Moomba monarchs, the comedy trio Sushi Mango, also got in on the act.
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With my one airplane from the Salami, it's going to fly straight to Italy, this one.
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But predictably, the Salami airplane didn't soar.
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Tony Greer managed to stay airborne the longest, flying 8.8 metres before his inevitable watery
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demise.
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On the sidelines, spectators cast their vote for their favourite flyer, and while it was
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all for a bit of fun, it also raises funds and awareness.
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I have lost not only friends but family to cancer. We need to kick it. It needs to go.
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And this was in honour of a dear friend of mine.
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Spread across five days, Moomba is Australia's largest free community festival, known for
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its carnival rides and quirky characters, with something for even its youngest audiences.
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I won this. It's a pineapple.
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I just like the rides here.
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The festival wraps up tomorrow with the Moomba parade, and while it was cancelled last year
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due to hot weather, it's still set to go ahead tomorrow, despite temperatures reaching into
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the 30s. Organisers are encouraging people to monitor weather conditions.
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Ruth Brooke, ABC News, Melbourne.
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