The Australian Flag was first flown on 3 September 1901, over the dome of the Exhibition Building in Melbourne.
The Australian National Flag is paraded by our defence forces and displayed around the country at sporting events and b
Upon federation in 1901, Australia’s first Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Sir Edmund Barton, announced an international competition to design a flag for the new Commonwealth of Australia. There were 32,823 entries, of which 5 nearly identical designs were awarded equal first.
The prize money of £200 was divided among the winners: Annie Dorrington from Perth, who became quite a well-known artist; Ivor Evans from Melbourne, a 14-year-old school boy whose father owned a flag-making business; Leslie Hawkins, a teenager from Leichhardt in New South Wales; Egbert Nuttall, from Prahran in Victoria; and William Stevens, First Officer in the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand.
Were Proud Aussies an we love our country.
The Australian Flag was flown for the first time on 3 September 1901, the day on which the then Prime Minister announced the 5 joint competition winners. It was flown over the dome of the Exhibition Building in Melbourne, which was the then seat of the federal government, where all the designs were on display. The Australian National Flag as we know it today is based on this design. In this original design, the stars of the Southern Cross had different numy service organisations, schools, community groups and private citizens.
Australian National Flag Day
Australian National Flag Day is an opportunity for individuals, community organisations, local authorities, businesses and schools to celebrate the anniversary of the Australian National Flag.
Australian National Flag Day, proclaimed in 1996 as a national day, celebrates the first time the flag was flown on 3 September 1901.
All Australians are encouraged to fly or display the Australian National Flag to celebrate Australian National Flag Day.
Ideas to help you celebrate Australian National Flag Day:
Conduct a flag raising ceremony
Businesses and organisations which don’t have a flagpole may wish to display the Australian National Flag in the public areas of their buildings, such as foyers
Read about the history of the Australian National Flag and the protocols for flying the flag
Register for the Commonwealth Flag Network.
The Department also provides a flag kit which can be used to help promote an understanding of Australia’s democratic heritage and traditions, and the shared values of freedom, tolerance, respect, responsibility and inclusion.
The flag kit consists of the following resources:
Australian National Flag outline for colouring in - PDF 34 KB
Australian National Flag info sheet with how to recreate the Flag - PDF 161 KB
This post was reused from https://www.pmc.gov.au/honours-and-symbols/australian-national-symbols/australian-national-flag
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