(Clearwisdom.net) On August 24 2002, Darebin City, which is to the Northeast of Melbourne, welcomed its first Falun Dafa Day.

Falun Dafa exercise demonstration	A young citizen learns the exercises	Writing calligraphic Chinese names for the visitors

The administration staff at the Northcote Plaza Shopping Center, where the event was held, gave us much support. They put out Falun Dafa Day posters at every entrance one week before and posted Falun Dafa flyers and introductory materials on display shelves. They also provided some equipment for the activity.

The practitioners demonstrated the exercises and performed art programs. Some western practitioners shared their experiences of practicing Falun Dafa.

Many visitors took the flyers in both English and Chinese from the practitioners, and some said that they wanted to learn the exercises. After they learned about the evil persecution in China, many people signed their names to support our appeal. The practitioners also delivered flyers to shop owners and staff members of every store in the shopping center so that everyone would have the chance to know Dafa. The owners and staff happily accepted the materials and said they would come to watch our demonstration when they were free.