Wattle Day Welcome 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. 2010 was the centenary of the celebration of wattle day on 1 September 1910
in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC receives a basket of wattle from
Canberra Girls Grammar Junior School students, on behalf of
all of Australia's schoolchildren, to celebrate National Wattle Day 2011.
Photo: Courtesy of the Office of the Official Secretary to the
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Celebrate National Wattle DayThursday 1 September 2011 WEAR a sprig of wattle or Australia's colours of green and gold GREET each other with 'Happy Wattle Day' ORGANISE a picnic, lunch, morning/afternoon tea, BBQ or dinner for your family & friends National Wattle Day - why do we celebrate? - Wattle is our national floral emblem. It is a symbol that comes directly from our land;
- Wattle is Australian and represents us all. Unlike other national days, National Wattle Day excludes no one;
- Like our people, wattle has great diversity (with nearly 1.000 species) and resilience;
- Wattle welcomes in the spring and is among the first plants to regenerate after fire, reminding us of the importance of renewal as it paints our national colours across our land; and
- Wattle is a unifying symbol for all Australians. There is no other symbol that says so much about us and our land, Australia.
- Wattle is a symbol of Australia and Australians.
So join the celebration of National Wattle Day - Thurs. 1 September 2011. Terry Fewtrell
President
Wattle Day Association
©Wattle Day Association 2011 If you are interested in the Association's 2011 wattle day badge (above ),
you can either dowload the the image above and make your own badges,
or contact our President about the badges made by the Association. Friday 12 August 2011Click here to see Cadel Evans, winner of the 2011
Tour de France, sporting wattle on his bicycle
as he rides down Swanston Street, Melbourne | |
The Wattle Day Association handed over
3,100 Wattle Day badges to the
Volunteer Brigades Association to help
raise funds for rural fire-fighters. The sale of
these on 27 & 28 August raised $7,000.
Above: On behalf of the Volunteer Brigades Association,
Kate Betts receives a helmet-full of Wattle Day badges from Wattle Day Association President, Terry Fewtrell.
Photo: S.D. Searle
This is the second year of partnership
between the two organisations. The Wattle Day badge (below) was designed by members
of the Wattle Day Association and Graphic Ark Pty Ltd, who
then made the badges, together with VBA volunteers,
to support the ACT Rural Fire Service. 
©Wattle Day Association 2011
Photo: S. Searle
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