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Event
Information:
Since
1988 participation in Australia Day
has increased and in 1994 all States
and Territories began to celebrate a
unified public holiday on the actual
day for the first time. Research
conducted in 2007 reported that
27.6% of Australians polled attended
an organised Australia Day event and
a further 25.6% celebrated with
family and friends making Australia
Day the largest annual public event
in the nation. This supported the
results of an earlier research
project where 66% of respondents
anticipated that they would actively
celebrate Australia Day 2005.
Outdoor concerts, community
barbecues, sports competitions,
festivals and fireworks are some of
the many events presented in
communities across Australia. These
official events are presented by the
National Australia Day Council, an
official council or committee in
each state and territory, and local
committees. Featuring the People’s
March and the Voyages Concert,
Melbourne’s events focus strongly on
the celebration of multi-culturalism.
Both
prior to the establishment of
Australia Day as the national day of
Australia, and in the years
subsequent to its creation, several
different dates have been proposed
for its celebration, and, at various
times, the possibility of moving
Australia Day to an alternative date
has been mooted.
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