Australia Day Celebrations

The month of January heralds the coming of Australia Day Celebrations, an annual community event that takes place in Australia, one of the much-awaited events in Australia! On 26 th January, Australia celebrates Australia Day, which finds their resonance in varied performances through out the country all through the day.

Australia Day Celebrations aspires to imbibe the true spirit of Australia by promoting participations of Australians regardless of age, culture in celebrating the grandness of the country.

This celebration initially originated to commemorate the arrival of Captain Arthur Phillip who took control of the colony of New South Wales 200 years ago. The day was hailed as the Foundation Day as it frequently entailed the reenacting of the arrival of the First Fleet, which was usually marked by sporting events. From 1994, 26 th January kicked off as a National Holiday! Over the years, the Australia Day is celebrated with flag raisings, presentations of the- Australian of the year Award, Local Government Awards and a variety of local events and competitions.

Some of the events of Australia Day that you can look forward to annually are listed below:

• Sydney Harbor Regatta – The oldest continuous regatta in the world starts from one pm and ends at six pm, filling the chief port, east of Clark Island to its capacity. In the afternoon millions of boats and vessels, race together, in celebration of the National Day to present the viewers with a fantastic spectacle!
• Presentations of the Australian of the Year Award - This award has four categories: Australian of the Year

Senior Australian of the Year

Young Australian of the Year

Australia's Local Hero

• Presentations of the Local Government Award comprises of six categories:

Citizen of the Year

Young Citizen of the Year

Community Event of the Year

Achievement Awards

Cultural Awards

Sport Awards

• Perth Lottery West Skyworks Display - a site in Perth where largest display of Fireworks can be seen on 26 th January and is a famed to be a major Tourist Puller.
• Hyde Park Barracks Museum entertains you with special Shows on 26 th January.
• Airport Aerial Displays are spectacular and takes place in major states of Australia
• Australia Day Lunch
• One Day Cricket match
• The Australia Day Achievement Medallion Presentations- Is presented to exemplary citizens in both government and non-government organizations, the Prime Minister addresses the Nation during this presentations
• The Sydney leg of the Big Day Out music festival - is one of the major crowd pullers in this Australia day Celebrations.

Australia Day Celebrations is also called the Invasion Day by the Aborigines of Australia as they feel that their land is usurped and their cultures erased. Again, 26 th January is also called Survival Day as the aborigines thank their Destiny for their coexistence with along the colonizers.

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