This Australia Day locals flocked to Hume’s Australia Day in the park event, to enjoy a community barbecue and family fun in the sun.
Children queued up for their spot at free face painting tent and cooled off with a sweet treat from the ice cream truck.
At the petting zoo they enjoyed petting all kinds of small farm animals from goats to chickens.
Live music filled the park, including a didgeridoo performance from Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung man Colin Hunter.
Mr Hunter also opened the event with a Welcome to Country, which was followed by an opening speech from Hume mayor Carly Moore.
Cr Moore said on Australia Day it is important to reflect respect and celebrate Australia’s ancient and multicultural history.
“Australia’s history reaches back over 50,000 years to the world’s oldest continuous culture,” she said.
“It continues to evolve through each new generation and each new community who calls this country their home.”
She said it was a pleasure and honour to welcome new citizens to Hume in the morning of Australia Day.
“Watching people from so many cultures… choosing Hume as their home is always deeply moving.”
Many families from diverse communities enjoyed the sausage sizzle, or chose to cook up their own barbeque in one of the many shaded areas.
The event was the second Australia Day in the park event, but was held in Broadmeadows for the first time at the Jack Roper Reserve.
