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.Enterprize Park on the lower Yarra's north bank near Melbourne Aquarium is where the first settlers landed from the schooner Enterprize on 30 August 1835 and started a city. The park overlooks the old ships "turning basin", a wide section of the river outside Old Customs House, that was Melbourne's first port around which the city grew.

A large flagpole at the site carries the Melbourne flag to mark the exact spot where the Enterprize arrived and the city was born.

A commemorative plaque, above, was unveiled in August 2002. Show Enterprize Park on a map

The founding of MelbourneMelbourne was founded on 30 August 1835 by the settlers who sailed from Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on board the schooner Enterprize. They landed on the north bank of the Yarra River, close to where Customs House stands today and the place now known as Enterprize Park.

The Melbourne Day Committee was established to help correct the record about the founding of Melbourne.

The City of Melbourne's flag features a white background divided into four quadrants by a red cross, which is the cross of St. George, the patron saint of England and taken from the English flag.

In the centre, a crown is visible, signifying the Australian city's links to the British Monarchy. Other items featured are, going from top left clockwise, fleece hanging from a red ring, a bull, a ship and a whale.

The four cantons (flag) represent the main activities of which the economy of the City of Melbourne was based in the mid 19th century. They were wool growing, cattle raising, shipping and whaling.

AAMI Park is Melbourne’s premier rectangular sports and entertainment venue. The 30,000-seat state-of-the-art stadium is a long-overdue addition to the sporting landscape in Melbourne, with mid-range sporting events previously held next door at the out-dated Olympic Park.

Situated within the Melbourne sports precinct along with the MCG, Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena, the venue is operated by the Melbourne Olympic Parks Trust (MOPT). Opened in May 2010, AAMI Park has an all-seating capacity of 30,050 and offers an intimate atmosphere with not a single bad seat in the house.

The stadium is ideal for all rectangular sports and is the home ground of the Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart Football Club’s (A-League), Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club (NRL) and the new Melbourne Rebels franchise set to play in the Super 15 Rugby Union competition. It also plays host to Rugby League internationals and is sure to host other football and rugby union clashes.

The MCG was first surveyed in 1861 by MCC committeeman Robert Bagot, who changed the ground’s configuration into what is today’s conventional oval. It previously was an irregular hexagon with a band rotunda in the northern corner.

The arena remained virtually unchanged until it was re-modelled to international athletics specifications and a cinder track was installed for the Olympic Games in November 1956.

After the Games, much of the arena was reconstructed and red mountain soil laid to a depth of about 60cm. Compaction over the years gave this soil the consistency of clay and major drainage problems began to surface in the late 1980s.

In the spring of 1992 the arena was completely reconstructed with a sand-based profile, giving the ground remarkable drainage characteristics and superior load-bearing ability.

Opening in 2000 the award winning Melbourne Aquarium is one of Victoria’s premier tourist attractions. With four amazing worlds to explore; including sub-Antarctic Gentoo and King penguins, Melbourne Aquarium presents an educational and entertaining journey through world’s oceans.

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