Everyone is invited to join a free community event in Victory Park and a virtual dawn smoking ceremony
to acknowledge Australia Day - Survival Day in Mount Alexander Shire on Tuesday 26 January.
Dawn ceremony
An online dawn ceremony will be held to mark Survival Day with the First Nations community from 6.00am. The ceremony will be led by Dja Dja Wurrung Elder Uncle Rick Nelson from the peak of Leanganook (Mount Alexander) from 6.00am.This will be livestreamed on Council's YouTube channel.
Community event
Meet the Mount Alexander Shire Australia Day Award winners and welcome our newest Australian citizens at a family-friendly event from 10.00am to 12.00noon at Victory Park in Castlemaine.
There will be a Welcome to Country, music from the Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band, First Nations information stall, and a free BBQ lunch by the Rotary Club of Castlemaine. Registration is required to ensure a COVIDSafe event. Book your free tickets at bit.ly/MtAlexBoxOffice or in person at the Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre in Mostyn Street in Castlemaine.
The community event will also be livestream via Council's YouTube channel.