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Videos: Flag Day Message from John Eales

Celebrate our Flag!

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAG DAY –  3 SEPTEMBER, 2024

  All Australians are encouraged to make a special effort to fly or
display the Australian flag for its 123rd 'birthday''*.

  Many places around Australia hold a special flag raising to mark ‘Flag Day’: everyone is welcome at events in Queensland including:

*SATURDAY AUGUST 31 - OPEN DAY AND PARADE AT CABOOLUTURE HISTORICAL VILLAGE, 280 Beerburrum Rd, Caboolture 4510

  A full programme of events to celebrate our flag’s 123rd
‘birthday’ will start at 9am; led by the 11th Light Horse Caboolture
Troop and Military Museum.

   Highlights include pipes and drums band, highland dancers, military
cadets, cavalcade of transport with vintage military vehicles and
classic cars, flag raising ceremony and grand parade.
  See www.historicalvillage.com.au 


*TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 - AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAG DAY_

  *8.45 for 9am King George Square Flag Raising Ceremony hosted by the Lord Mayor and Brisbane City Council - all welcome.  See
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/whats-on-and-events/event/australian-national-flag-day-176512238

  *9am Daisy Hill State School - special flag raising assembly


*FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6

  *9am Ipswich Central State School - special flag raising assembly

     

 
HOW TO FLY THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG

For information about flag protocol and etiquette,
 look under the "How To Fly the Flag" tab on this site.
Suppliers of Australian-made flags are listed at  
http://www.flagsaustralia.com.au/Retailers.html.

The Australian National Flag
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 Click each section of the flag to view further details.

Flag History Timeline

Click a specific section on the timeline below to view further flag details for that era.

 1901-1919  1920-1939 1940-1959
1960-1979
1980-1999
2000-2019
 

FLY OUR FLAG WITH PRIDE!

Few Australians know the unique and proud story of our flag –the only national flag to fly over an entire continent, but also the first to be chosen in an open public competition. Following federation in 1901, the new Commonwealth government arranged a competition to choose a flag for the new nation, and entries were submitted from nearly 1% of the population at that time. Five people tied for the honour of designing the Australian flag - Annie Dorrington, Ivor Evans, Leslie Hawkins, Egbert Nuttall, and William Stevens.  The winning design was unveiled on 3 September, which has been officially proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day. 

 

We’re all proud of our country and we can fly our flag to show it!

 

Historical Australian Flags

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