What?
A range of activities to celebrate Australia Day. This year’s theme is ‘the outback’.
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Where?
Maitland Park
When?
Friday, January 26 from 7.30am to 3pm
What is happening on the day?
Free barbecue breakfast hosted by the Lions Club of East Maitland from 7.30am
Australia Day ceremony including ambassador speech, presentation of citizen of the year and young citizen of the year awards and citizenship ceremony from 10am
A range of outback theme activities, including kids’ echidna races, damper making, swag rolling and more
Mask making, thong throwing, face painting and a Classic Car Display by the Maitland Classic Motor Association
Free entry to Maitland Pool from 10am to 3pm
Live music on stage courtesy of the Outback Radio Trio
Who is the ambassador?
Speech pathologist Mary-Ruth Mendel will be the 2018 Australia Day Ambassador for Maitland.
Ms Mendel is the co-founder of Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) which is dedicated to raising language, literacy and numeracy standards in Australia.
The ALNF raises funds to develop, implement and sustain innovative projects for individuals, families and communities.
Ms Mendel was a finalist in the Australian of the Year Awards in 2008 when she won the Local Hero Award for NSW.