Australia Day?

[Mattt]

Just realised there's a public holiday coming up on Monday 28th Jan.

What's the usual score with it - are shops etc all shut up and everyone goes to the beach/BBQs?

[motomk]

Mattt said:

Just realised there's a public holiday coming up on Monday 28th Jan.

What's the usual score with it - are shops etc all shut up and everyone goes to the beach/BBQs?

Approved! There are fireworks displays around the country and various other activities around the place. Even the country towns have fireworks displays too.

[Pommygranite]

Yep, proper shut down everywhere.

It's very patriotic here and especially for Australia Day - I like it as its good to be proud of where you live. Don't plan on doing anything commercial as they'll all be shut but bars/pubs might be open.

[Bob the Planner]

Usually you go to the local celebration of all thinks Australian. Last year we visited HMAS Newcastle in the port before watching Fort Scratchly fire the big guns at midday. Loads of stalls along the foreshore and mucho beers. Bonza day.

[Google [bot]]

Monday is not Australia Day, Saturday is. I expect Monday will just be like any other public holiday. Saturday will be the celebrations.

ETA for Sydney folk:

http://www.australiaday.com.au/whatson/whatson.asp...

The CARnivale is excellent.

Edited by Google [bot] on Thursday 10th January 01:04

[james280779]

Everything shut except the bars!! get stuck in is the best advice I can give- its a hoot!

[mattysmb]

This sounds good! So will shops just close that day or for the weekend? Need get the supplies in

[MudwiG]

mattysmb said:

This sounds good! So will shops just close that day or for the weekend? Need get the supplies in

Just the day,take a look at getting to Bronte beach on the grass bit, usually lots going on

[Mattt]

CARnivale sounds good, anyone fancy meeting up for a beer/look around?

[robm3]

Patonga Beach for us... Will have Jetskis, boats, skis, wakeboards, bbq, music etc..... fun fun fun....

[Google [bot]]

Mattt said:

CARnivale sounds good, anyone fancy meeting up for a beer/look around?

I don't plan on going but might end up doing so, in which case I'll post here. Colonial, The Passenger & I had an excellent day at this a couple of years back before they moved to the bush.

[PomBstard]

Google [bot] said:

Mattt said:

CARnivale sounds good, anyone fancy meeting up for a beer/look around?

I don't plan on going but might end up doing so, in which case I'll post here. Colonial, The Passenger & I had an excellent day at this a couple of years back before they moved to the bush.

Did anyone go, was it any good? Did have an inkling of a plan to go, as we took the kids to the pirate exhibition at the Maritime Museum - thought I might get time to nip over to Hyde Park.

However, the museum had a one-day-only offer of $5 entry per person to everything, so I ended up taking the kids on the lighthouse and onto HMAS Vampire as well. Oh, and playing on the kids water park. And it was hot, and they were tired, and so was I after being there for about 4 hours! Wanted to go onto HMAS Onslow (the sub) but it was closed for the day.

Cracking day, followed it up with a birthday barbecue in the rain on Sunday...

[Mattt]

Didn't make it in the end, was feeling a bit hungover on Saturday morning.

Weather has been miserable since