ðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fˈɜːst stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ɪn ɡlˈɛnɛlɡ, sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə bˌʌt nˈaʊ əkˈɜːz æz ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv mˈɛlbɚnz mˈuːmbə fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ.
The Australian competition first started in 1972 in Glenelg, South Australia but now occurs as a part of Melbourne's Moomba festival in March.