A Huge NAIDOC Week March Has Shutdown Melbourne's CBD
Expect a slew of road closures and limited trams until 3pm.
Melbourne's week-long celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, NAIDOC Week, is concluding with a huge march currently making its way through the CBD.
The march kicked off at 10.30am on Fitzroy's Nicholson Street, with the group making its way down Spring Street and stopping at Parliament House, then continuing onto Bourke and Swanson streets and ending at Federation Square.
As a result, commuters can expect closures on all four of the aforementioned streets and disruptions to CBD transport. Yarra Trams has announced that there will be service changes affecting trams on Swanston, La Trobe, Bourke, Collins and Flinders streets and it predicts delays and cancellations to continue until around 3pm.
Passengers are being advised to walk between stops in the CBD and to use the City Loop train where possible.
NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, achievements and diverse culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and runs from July 1–7 in Victoria. This year's festivities are centred around the theme of 'Voice. Treaty. Truth', coinciding with the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages.
During the week, the city has been filled with fairs, art shows, parties and performances showcasing Indigenous Australian culture. To find out more about the celebration — and to find an event happening near you — head to the Victorian NAIDOC Week website.
In the meantime, you can join in the march — or head to the free post-march concert at Federation Square.
Head to the PTV website for live public transport updates and to the VicRoads website for live traffic delays and road closure information.
Image: NAIDOC March 2017, VCOSS via Flickr.
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