This is the Prologue of the book Moomba: A Festival for the People. This is now available to download here. Prologue In 2005, Melbourne’s Moomba Festival became half a century old. Since its establishment in 1955, the festival has become something of an institution, unfolding in the city’s parks, along its streets and on the … Continue reading Excerpt from The History of Moomba 1955-2005