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  • National Wattle Day
    • Today – why do we celebrate?
    • Activities for all
    • History of Wattle Day
      • 1984, 1988 & 1992 – three significant proclamations by Australia’s Governors-General
      • Before and after Federation in 1901
      • Historic photos of Wattle Day celebrations in Australia
    • Wattle Day Association badges
      • WDA badge designs 2010 – 2014
    • Citizenship Ceremonies
      • Who organizes Citizenship Ceremonies
      • Choirs and wattle songs (lyrics, music & recordings)
      • Welcome speech for new citizens
      • Decoration with fresh wattle flowers
    • Community causes
      • Rural Fire Brigades and the WDA
      • The Community Bank and the WDA
  • Australia’s floral emblem
  • School resources
    • Wattle Poetry
      • ‘Australia’s Emblem’ by Margaret Shaw
      • ‘Spirit of Wattle’ by Mike Gilmour
      • ‘Wattle Trees’ by Denis Kevans
      • ‘The Wattle Celebrates’ by An Australian
      • ‘Cootamundra Wattle’ by Francis Duggan
      • ‘Wattle Day’ by Francis Duggan
      • ‘The Wattle’ by Henry Lawson
      • ‘Wattle Blooms After Rain’ by Joy Warnes WA
      • ‘Wattle Dreams’ by Joy Warnes WA
      • ‘The Wattle Way’ by George Kubitzky 2016
      • ‘Our Golden Tree’ by Mark Oliver Smith 2020
    • Acrostic Poetry
    • Wattle Songs – lyrics & music
    • Posters & brochure for printing
    • Wattle by numbers & colours
    • Activities for all
    • Colouring in wattle
  • About wattles
    • What do you know – a Wattle Q & A
    • Nummerak – Ngunnawal for wattle
    • Wattles for the garden and back yard
    • Taller wattles for parks and properties
    • Links to other wattle websites & articles
  • About us
    • WDA activities
    • Meet the Wattle Day Association Committee
    • Wattle Day Association Inc. Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025
    • In the media – Articles by the Wattle Day Association Inc.
    • History – How the Wattle Day Association began in 1998
    • Submission to the Australia 2020 Summit (19-20 April 2008)
  • Join us
    • Wattle Day Association membership form
    • Donations
  • Contact
    • Contact Form

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Resources for Schools

  • Wattle by numbers & colours
  • Posters & brochure for printing
  • Colouring in
  • Golden Wattle games
  • Activities for all
  • Acrostic Poetry
  • Wattle songs – lyrics and music

News

  • Australia lights up for National Wattle Day
  • Florence Fahy awarded Life membership of the Wattle Day Association
  • Blackened Billy Poetry Award celebrated with a little Golden Wattle
  • Australia Day – not the only national day for celebration
  • 30th Anniversary of National Wattle Day

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