Celebrating Australia Day

G'day maties,

Strewth it's a hot day....the sweat is pouring from our brows as the flies buzz around our faces. We give the great Aussie salute as we shoo away the flies. It's just a typical summers day but what makes this weekend special is it's also the Australia Day weekend.

Australians from Tassie to the top end celebrate this day....our National Day.

From the earliest white settlement at the end of the 18th century, Australians have striven to celebrate a national day, and in so doing, define what it means to be Australian. January 26 has traditionally marked the landing of Captain Arthur Phillip at Port Jackson in present-day Sydney.

Australia Day has become a community day. There are still formal ceremonies throughout the country - flag raising, citizenship ceremonies and the presentation of important community awards such as Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year, but 26 January has become much more for the average Australian.

How do the Leuradales celebrate I hear you ask......we wear our Akubra hats, that's how!

Happy Australia Day everyone.

Noah the little Aussie battler!