As controversy continues about the date of 26 January for Australia Day celebrations, National Wattle Day (1 September) is quietly growing in popularity across Australia. We know that public enthusiasm for particular national days changes as each new generation re-examines the purpose and meaning of these celebrations. For example, we no longer celebrate Empire Day […]
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The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC invites Australians to join her in the celebration of National Wattle Day in a recorded message: 20240819 GG message – Wattle Day Governor-General’s Wattle Day Message 1 September. 2024 It’s the 1st of September, the first day of spring. So […]
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The Wattle Day Association is proud to announce that the Golden Wattle Award 2024 winner is Ms Mikla Lewis OAM in recognition of her outstanding and inspirational work over more than forty years that has instilled her love of nature into a commitment to environmental conservation that has benefitted so many. During those years Mikla […]
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a cake with a wattle-theme for morning or afternoon tea with friends and family cupcakes with green and/or yellow icing your lunch and dinner tables with yellow napkins and vases of fresh or artificial wattle your dog’s collar with yellow and green ribbons or fresh wattle when you go for a walk
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Just a week away is National Wattle Day on the 1 September. So many ways to celebrate! Here’s 100 ways to enjoy this increasingly popular national day, proclaimed by the Governor-General in 1992. 100 Ways to Celebrate National Wattle Day
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A Letter to The Editor of your local newspaper about what is happening for National Wattle Day in your community A story or poem on what you think National Wattle Day is or what the day means to you A wattle-themed quiz An article about National Wattle Day for your local community newspaper A poem […]
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There are many ways to ‘wattle up’ for National Wattle Day. Wear a sprig of wattle in your jumper or button hole a yellow or green shirt, jacket or coat wear a wattle badge or brooch that you have made or bought a sprig of wattle or wattle badge in your hat wattle in your […]
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Decorate your shop windows, cover meters and shelves with fresh wattle. Take care though, just to prune the wattles you collect from to sample fresh wattle. Woolbarn Manuka Canberra National Museum Shop Canberra Parliament House, Canberra shop window Rhapsody Design and Co Dirty Jane’s Canberra Here are 100 more ways to celebrate this happy […]
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National Wattle Day on 1 September What is it all about? There is no one way and so many ways to celebrate National Wattle Day (1 September). We are going to share ideas with you over the next month or you can see them all at once here Plant a wattle Wattles are fast-growing useful […]
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Take part in one of Australia’s four springtime wattle festivals: Wattle Week Festival at Dalwallinu WA), Hurstbridge Wattle Festival (Melbourne Vic.), the Mt Morgan (Qld) Wattle Day Festival and Cootamundra Wattle Time (NSW). Enjoy a wattle-themed market on Sunday 1 September at the Old Bus Depot Markets, Kingston Canberra, or the weekend wattle stall, ‘Wattle […]