As Australians we love celebrating Australia Day! However the question lurks ‐ how true to Australia and South Australia are we in our celebrations?
Fancy a breakfast by the beach? Watching new Australians receive their citizenship? Ride a giant thong across the waves or settle into your deck chairs in the middle of Glenelg Oval for the Hottest 100 countdown? It’s all here @ the Bay!
Being a quarter of one of the most successful pop groups of the last decade would be enough for any person, right? 70 million records sold, 6 Grammys and a heap of chart records to their name (including the most successful single of the digital era, ‘I Gotta Feeling’), the Black Eyed Peas have become synonymous with catchy hooks and super-polished production values, both in their songs and their futuristic music videos. And Jaime Luis Gómez, better known as Taboo, is still hungry for more.
To help you plan your Australia Day this year, we've put together a list of some of the biggest events and parties in and around Adelaide and regional South Australia.
Australia's most iconic summer event is back January 26th, which will see participants around the country once again attempt to break a world record of the longest line of giant inflatable havaianas joined in the water.
'Australia Day in the City celebrations' are calling for individuals, families and groups to take part in the Adelaide street parade, which begins at 6pm on Thursday 26 January from Hindmarsh Square before making its way to Elder Park for the twilight Australia Day Concert.
Ricki-Lee and Stan Walker will headline this year’s free Australia Day in the City Concert in Elder Park on Thursday 26th January.
Organisers of Australia Day in the City 2012 are looking for individuals, community groups and organisations to register their interest for the street parade to be held on Thursday, 26 January 2012.
Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood will announce and present the City of Adelaide 2011 Australia Day Awards at the Adelaide Town Hall on Wednesday morning.
Premier Mike Rann says he’s delighted that South Australian businesswoman, farmer, exporter and champion of good food, Maggie Beer, has been declared Senior Australian of the Year in this year’s Australia Day celebrations.
In the true spirit of Australia Day, new Australian citizens were welcomed and Adelaide City’s outstanding achievers were celebrated at Adelaide Town Hall yesterday.