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  • Night view of the Federation brass bells, perched atop metal upright supports.
  • The Federation brass bells during the day, with a child playing an electronic keyboard in the foreground.

Federation Bells

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The Federation Bells are a set of 39 brass bells located in Birrarung Marr in central Melbourne.

The bells were created for celebrations for the centenary of Australia's federation in 2001. The bells were designed by Anton Hasell and Neil McLachlan in collaboration with Swaney Draper Architects.

The bells can be heard daily at scheduled times. More than 100 compositions have been created for the Federation Bells and many of them can be heard in an evolving weekly schedule.

The Federation Bells App also allows you to interact with the bells from your phone outside of the scheduled playlist times.

Visit the website for more information about the daily schedule and the App.

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Monday
  • 8am - 10pm 8am - 10pm
Tuesday
  • 8am - 10pm 8am - 10pm
Wednesday
  • 8am - 10pm 8am - 10pm
Thursday
  • 8am - 10pm 8am - 10pm
Friday
  • 8am - 10pm 8am - 10pm
Saturday
  • 8am - 10pm 8am - 10pm
Sunday
  • 8am - 10pm 8am - 10pm

Location

Birrarung Marr Middle Terrace
Melbourne
Victoria 3004

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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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