Happy Australia Day

Australia Day Celebrations

Australia Day for 2013 isn't too far away.

Celebrate what’s great about Australia Day at Bicentennial Park. There’s free entertainment for the whole family!

• Food stalls from 12pm
• Free entertainment and rides from 2pm
• Australia Day Ambassador Michael Auprince - Paralympian swimming gold medallist
• Live entertainment featuring the Freeman Dancers, Tuckitinya Bush Band, Bollywood Sensations, Rhythms of Polynesia, Chosani Afrique and Stringybark Band
• Kids entertainment with the Whiz Kids and Leo Bonne Circus Show
• Sheep shearing shows, sheep dog trials, whip cracking performances, animal farm and free pony rides
• Roving performers, a community bazaar, face painting and workshops
• Giant '25' human formation to celebrate Bicentennial Park's 25th anniversary Plus a sparkling FIREWORKS finale at 8.50pm

When: Saturday, 26 January 2013 Timing: 12pm-9pm Where: Bicenntenial Park Parking: Limited free parking in Bicentennial Park. P3 car park $4 per hour ($20 per day). FREE shuttle bus from 11am on the hour departing from Auburn station continuing to Lidcombe and Olympic Park stations, plus P3 car park.

Catch all the free Australia Day celebrations at Garrison

Australia Day at Garrison Point Once again, the start of a new year also brings along with it all the great national public holidays you'd expect. Garrison Point in Sydney's inner western suburbs is once again the home to Bankstown Council hosting their Australia Day celebrations. They have been doing so for the last 25 years, so you'd expect they know a thing or two about celebrating Australia Day.

The Sydney Morning Herald Cole Classic

Dive in now to save $10 = 1 week to go!
When: Sunday 3 February, MANLY

There’s still time to celebrate the 30th year of Australia’s largest ocean swim and enter The Sydney Morning Herald Cole Classic.
Take part in the 1km, 2km or 9km swims and join thousands of participants on Sunday, February 3, as they gather at Manly to compete in this iconic event.
Swim for a cause and help raise much needed funds for more than 600 charities, including the Manly Life Saving Club.
Hurry, entries closing 12pm, Wednesday, January 30. Register by Friday, January 25 to receive $10 off the entry price.
For more information click here: The Sydney Morning Herald Cole Classic
Dive in now to save $10 = 1 week to go!
When: Sunday 3 February, MANLY
There’s still time to celebrate the 30th year of Australia’s largest ocean swim and enter The Sydney Morning Herald Cole Classic.
Take part in the 1km, 2km or 9km swims and join thousands of participants on Sunday, February 3, as they gather at Manly to compete in this iconic event.
Swim for a cause and help raise much needed funds for more than 600 charities, including the Manly Life Saving Club.
Hurry, entries closing 12pm, Wednesday, January 30. Register by Friday, January 25 to receive $10 off the entry price.

For more information click here: 

Wear Your seatbelt

Without a single word, this says it all

This is the new "wear your seatbelt" ad the UK is doing - started by some fella not hired to do it, but because the cause is important to him, he came up with this idea, and now it's being hailed across the world as a "beautiful" commercial.

...And now the video has become so popular with the general public that people are forwarding it to friends/family on their own so quickly that it has spread all over the world in a very short time.

Check out this remarkable ad