Burnie City Counciil Australia Day Awards Ceremony
This community event includes the awards for Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year, along with a citizenship ceremony and musical entertainment.
This is a free event open to the community.
On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian. It's the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation. It's the day for us to re-commit to making Australia an even better place for the future.
Australia Day, 26 January, is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 convict ships from Great Britain, and the raising of the Union Jack at Sydney Cove by its commander Captain Arthur Phillip, in 1788 (you can read a comprehensive history of the evolution of Australia Day