AUSTRALIA Day events will be held across the shire on 26 January. See the list below for the closest celebration point:
Pakenham:
Cardinia Cultural Centre, Lakeside Drive, 11am-2pm
Mayor’s Australia Day address
Citizenship ceremony
Presentation of Cardinia Shire Australia Day Awards
Free community barbecue
Activities including face-painting, animal farm, children’s amusements and entertainment, roving clown, SES demonstration and native plant giveaway
Australia Day ambassador – Jane Edmanson.
Lang Lang:
Lang Lang Memorial Hall, 135 McDonalds Track, 8.15-10.30am
Banjo Patterson theme
Flag raising ceremony
Entertainment by local artists
Sausage sizzle
Children’s activities
Australia Day ambassador – Elizabeth Chong.
Kooweerup:
Kooweerup Community Centre, 215-35 Rossiter Road, from 8am
Free breakfast
Kooweerup Australia Day Awards
Australia Day ambassador – Hugh Wirth.
Cockatoo.
Alma Treloar Reserve, 73-75 Pakenham Road, from 8.30am
Free community breakfast
Local Australia Day Awards.
Bunyip:
Bunyip Hall, 38 Main Street, 8.30-10.30am
Free morning tea
Australia Day ambassador- Peter Sullivan.
