Senator Colbeck

Australia Day events for North West Tasmania

Meander Valley Municipality

  • Rotary Club of Westbury Breakfast - from 7:30am - Westbury RSL Club
  • Community Breakfast at Chudleigh - 8am-10.30am - Chudleigh Hall
  • Australia Day and Volunteer Awards Ceremony - from 4pm at the Country Club, Prospect Vale

Latrobe Municipality

  • Port Sorell Community Breakfast - 9am - Meredith Street
  • Port Sorell Lions Australia Day Waterslide and community activities - 9.30am-11.30am- at Port Sorell Lions Club Caravan Park.
  • Henley-on-Mersey - 9am-4pm at Bells Parade, Latrobe
  • Australia Day awards - 12.30pm at Henley-on-Mersey. Special Australia Day address by Denise Drysdale.
  • Latrobe Art Exhibition - 9am-4pm at Axemans Hall of Fame - Free entry
  • Axemans Hall of FameLegends induction - 9.15am-10.45am

Devonport Municipality

  • Devonport Pool Pool Party - 10am - 4pm Entry Fee to pool applicable, free waterslide and giveaways.
  • Mersey Bluff Australia Day Awards - 4pm - 8pm- including live music, dance and family entertainment

Central Coast Coast Municipality

  • Australia Day Picnic at Anzac Park, Ulverstone - 4pm - 8pm - family picnic incorporating the official ceremony at 4.30pm followed by family activities and live entertainment.
  • BBQ and Family Activities at South Riana Hall- 11am-1pm - Free entry, but cost for BBQ. Activities including gumboot throwing contest, three-legged race, tug of war, cricket.

Kentish Municipality

  • Community Celebrations and Awards - 8am-11amat King George V Park

Waratah-Wynyard Municipality

  • Community Breakfast at Wynyard - 7amat Gutteridge Gardens -Free entry, cost for breakfast.
    Australia Day Awards to follow at 9am

Burnie Municipality

  • Community Awards - 10.30am-12.30pmat the Burnie Arts & Function Centre

Circular Head Municipality

  • Australia Day Awards - 3pm - West Esplanade Foreshore Park, followed by
    Twilight on the Duck activities - low cost family entertainment, competitions, music, food and fireworks.

West Coast Municipality

  • Lake Burbury Picnic - 10.30am-3.30pm at the Lake Burbury Picnic Grounds - three-legged races, toss the gumboot, running races and hammer the nail and a sausage sizzle. Free fruit bags and drinks for children and free goodie bags for adults.
  • Tullah Lakeside Lodge Family Day - From 11.30am on the lawns overlooking Lake Rosebery - And Australia-themed day including entertainmen, an Aussie BBQ and family fun like egg and spoon races, three-legged races, a lolly scramble and tug-of-war.
  • Strahan Picnic - 10.30am-4pm at West Strahan Beach - Australia Day Awards and family fun with bike races, a treasure hunt, steeping the chain, nail hammering, gumboot throwing, face painting and a jumping castle, Men's and Women's gifts and tug-of-war.