Melbourne Moomba Festival Limited

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Melbourne Moomba Festival Limited (MMFL) was a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the Melbourne City Council. MMFL was responsible for organising and mounting the annual Moomba festival in Melbourne from 1958 to 1993. It operated through, or fostered the operation of, a variety of committees set up to oversee various aspects of the festival and related activities. It also undertook arrangements for other events within the City of Melbourne, such as the Lygon Street Festa, Victorian Football League Grand Final days and the Melbourne Military Tattoo.

Melbourne Moomba Festival Limited, as a specific company, was incorporated in 1958 and operated up until 1993. Prior to circa 1958, Moomba festival was organised by the City of Melbourne, the first one being in 1955.