MOOMBA organisers are expecting more than one million people to enjoy this weekend’s festival, with the Bureau of Meteorology announcing weather conditions in the mid-20s for Melbourne.
A top of 23C is expected today, rising to a top of 25C tomorrow.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the annual festival had become an integral part of the city after a “much-needed” makeover.
“Melbourne embraces many things; we embrace the sophisticated but we’re also prepared, on occasion, to embrace the daggy. And that’s a good thing. It’s a family thing,” Cr Doyle said.
“It’s no surprise that when I first became Lord Mayor I thought the Moomba parade was dreadful and we had to make a call back then; do we actually beef it up and invest in it and make it the pride of Melbourne again or do we let it go quietly? Is it an idea whose time had now passed?”
Big crowds are expected to line St Kilda Rd for the 11am Monday parade, the traditional focus of the festival.
King of Moomba Shane Warne and Melbourne-raised Bollywood star Pallavi Sharda, crowned Moomba Queen, will sit atop a float performing their royal duties.
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