Harmony Day: Are We a Divided Country, Join the Conversation
March 21 Harmony Day in Australia is about celebrating multiculturalism and coincides with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Wattle Day
Primavera, Flora & Wattle – Celebrate the Beauty of Flowers
Spring arriving in Australia is celebrated on 1st September, by wearing sprigs of Acacia pycnantha or Wattle, the ravishing plant from the Mimosaceae family
The Queen’s Wattle Spray Brooch – Now in Sydney
The Queen of England’s Wattle Spray Brooch is now on show at the Powerhouse Museum as part of the stunning exhibition A Fine Possession: Jewellery and Identity
Wattle Day 1st Day of Spring – Celebrate Australian Culture
In Australia on the 1st Day of Spring it is national Wattle Day, celebrating the blessings our multi cultural society shares in this great vast southern land
National Wattle Day – Why Do We Celebrate?
Wattles have long had special meanings for Australians and in 1988 the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) was officially gazetted as Australia’s national floral emblem. In 1992, the first day of September each year was officially declared ‘National Wattle Day’ throughout Australia by the Commonwealth of Australia. Wattle is our national…
Australian Wattle – Symbolic of the Australian Spirit
Australian Wattle is symbolic of the Australian spirit. I was reminded of it as I traversed the Hume Highway from Melbourne to Sydney in September of 2010, of the loveliness of the Australian wattle tree. Driving through previously devastated bush fire areas of Victoria, great swathes of bushland were busy…