MELBOURNE: The grounds of Melbourne's most famous racecourse was on Saturday (Sep 9) packed with more than 6,000 Singaporeans who turned up for this year's Singapore Day.
Held each year in a major city, the day-long event is organised to provide an occasion for Singaporeans overseas to reunite, bond over hawker food and connect with the latest economic, social and cultural developments in Singapore.
Singapore Day 2017, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. (Photo: Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth)
Singapore Day 2017, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. (Photo: E-Gene Soh)
This is the third Singapore Day to be held in Australia, following previous editions in Sydney in 2013 and Melbourne in 2008.
Sixteen hawker stalls were set up at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...ans-attend-singapore-day-in-melbourne-9200942
Held each year in a major city, the day-long event is organised to provide an occasion for Singaporeans overseas to reunite, bond over hawker food and connect with the latest economic, social and cultural developments in Singapore.
Singapore Day 2017, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. (Photo: Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth)
Singapore Day 2017, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. (Photo: E-Gene Soh)
This is the third Singapore Day to be held in Australia, following previous editions in Sydney in 2013 and Melbourne in 2008.
Sixteen hawker stalls were set up at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...ans-attend-singapore-day-in-melbourne-9200942
