Celebrating Independence day with "anti-mainstream" games

Lomba 17an Melbourne

Konsulat Jenderal Republik Indonesia di Melbourne mengadakan lomba Dodgeball dan Esport Mobile Legends sebagai rangkaian acara Hari Kemerdekaan Indonesia ke 79. Source: Supplied / Dilail Abimanyu

In the upcoming days, Indonesia will celebrate their 79th Independence Day on August 17th.


Every Independence Day, Indonesian people celebrate it by holding various competitions. However, Indonesian citizens in Melbourne held an unusual competition.

This year, the Indonesian Consulate General in Melbourne held various competitions for the Indonesian Community in Victoria such as Badminton, Gaple, and Table Tennis.

However, they also held an unusual competition, namely Dodgeball and Mobile Legends. Both competition was held on August 3.

Dodgeball was held by the Consulate General in collaboration with the LPDP UniMelb Association.

Meanwhile, Mobile Legends is the result of cooperation with LPDP Monash.

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