The City of South Perth hosts a family friendly
Australia Day celebration at Sir James Mitchell Park on the beautiful and iconic South Perth foreshore on 26 January each year.
The day commences with a special Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, which includes the welcoming of the City’s newest Australian citizens, raising of the Australian flag, presentation of the Australia Day WA Community Citizen of the Year Awards and the Ted Maslen Memorial University Exhibition Award.
The local Rotary Clubs then fire up the BBQ and host a great Aussie Breakfast to get you fueled up for the day ahead.
The Celebration Zone, a smoke and alcohol-free area packed with free activities, rides and entertainment for all ages kicks off at 3pm.
The Celebration Zone attracts families, youth and seniors from a wide range of demographics and offers plenty of rides, activities and cultural group performances. In the evening, all eyes turn to the beautiful Swan River as the City of Perth Skyworks light up the night sky. Visitors to the Australia Day Celebration Zone are strongly encouraged to use public transport.
The Kwinana Freeway exit ramps (Northbound and Southbound) and the roads bounded by Labouchere Road, Angelo Street, Douglas Avenue, Canning Highway and Ellam Street will be closed from 12pm to 10.30pm.
The Australia Day celebrations begin early with the City's Morning Ceremony; the day commences with the Flag Raising Ceremony where the flag is blessed and raised by the Australian Defence Forces.
The official ceremony then commences after 8am where guests are greeted with a Welcome to Country before being inducted as new Australian citizens. Members of the public are invited to join in and reaffirm their citizenship pledge together with the City's newest Australians.
The proceedings also include the presentation of the Australia Day WA Community Citizen of the Year Awards, which acknowledges those individuals and organisations that have made a notable contribution throughout the year, and/or to those who have given outstanding service over a number of years. The Ted Maslen Award is also presented to the student resident who achieves the highest performance marks of all year 12 students within the City of South Perth.
8-9.30am, Friday 26 January Big Marquee, Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth (opposite Forrest St) Free entry
After the formalities of the Morning Ceremony, stick around to enjoy the Great Aussie Breakfast hosted by the Rotary Club of Como. For the small cost of $5, enjoy a barbecue breakfast with your choice of fruit, plus a tea, coffee or juice; all proceeds go back into supporting local community initiatives.
9.30-10.30am, Friday 26 January Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth (opposite Forrest St) $5
Presented by the City of South Perth and Supported by Lotterywest, the Australia Day Celebration Zone is the place to be with an extensive program of events for the whole family.
Spanning along the South Perth foreshore, the event features multiple areas with free activities suitable for toddlers to adults, a range of food vendors and ample shade and picnic areas for families to enjoy. The event provides everyone with the opportunity to come together and enjoy Australia Day in a safe, alcohol and smoke free environment.
3-7.30pm, Friday 26 January Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth (opposite Forrest St) Free
Free event transport
To facilitate access to the City of South Perth Celebration Zone, the City will be providing a free shuttle service between George Burnett Leisure Centre (GBLC), Manning Rd, cnr Elderfield Rd, Karawara; the City of South Perth Civic Centre, cnr Sandgate St and South Tce, South Perth and the event zone.
The shuttle buses will run approximately every 10 minutes back and forth between 2-9.30pm, but not during the fireworks (7.30-8.30pm).
Both GBLC and the Civic Centre are easily accessible from the Kwinana Freeway and have ample parking facilities.
Road closures
The City requests attendees to respect the road closures that will be in place from 12pm to 10.30pm on 26 January 2018 in and around the event area in South Perth. No street or verge parking is permitted during this time. Double penalties apply to all infringements issued on Australia Day 2018. Illegally parked vehicles within the Parking Restricted Area will be towed and impounded.
Parking
Special permits must be presented to the traffic controllers upon entry into the access restricted area. Please place your permit on your dashboard when approaching road closures and while parked, your vehicle registration number facing out.
Penalties and infringements Double penalties apply to all City of South Perth infringements issued on Australia Day 2018. Illegally parked vehicles within the Parking Restricted Area will be towed and impounded.
Drones
Drones are not permitted to be flown.
