Australia Day 2024
There will be something for the whole family to enjoy, including a free BBQ breakfast prepared using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, live music, pop-up stalls, and cricket and giant games.
On Friday, January 26, Gympie Regional Council is inviting all residents to come together to celebrate Australia Day.
Official Australia Day celebrations in Gympie include the Australia Day Awards and Citizenship Ceremony and the Great Australian Bites event at Memorial Park, River Road Gympie, from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm.
There will be something for the whole family to enjoy, including a free BBQ breakfast prepared using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, live music, pop-up stalls, and cricket and giant games.
There will also be an appearance by Gympie’s Australia Day Ambassador Carmel Crouch. Carmel has worked for more than 30 years developing programs and services that provide people with a disability equal opportunities for employment, housing, happiness, health and well-being. Carmel was a Queensland Senior Australian of the Year nominee in 2018 and 2021 and was awarded 2021 Senior Citizen of the Year in the Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards.
Entry to the event and all food is free.
This event is presented by Gympie Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland Government and National Australia Day Council.
For more information, visit www.gympie.qld.gov.au/australiaday
