Australia Day is a time to remember what it means to be Australian and to celebrate the wonderful country in which we live . It was not until 1935 that all states and territories within Australia marked January 26th as “Australia Day” and even then it wasn’t until 1994 that Australia Day was made a public holiday and celebrated regularly. Today on Australia Day we come together to reflect on the past, look to the future and commemorate the country’s rich cultural diversity.
This year, Ipswich will commemorate Australia Day with a Family Fun Day being held at the Bundamba, Goodna, Rosewood and Leichhardt Aquatic Centres from 10:00am until 4:00pm, with free entry to all pools and prizes to be won for the first 500 entries. Come and join the fun festivities with your fellow Australians!
Australia Day celebration at ANZAC Park, Rosewood 1990 – Image courtesy of Picture Ipswich
Information taken from The Queensland Times “Take time to remember what it means to be an Australian” and australiaday.org.au.