Australia Day – Survival Day
Next date: Monday, 26 January 2026 | 10:00 AM
to 02:30 PM
Come together for a free event to celebrate and acknowledge Australia Day – Survival Day.
It will include a Welcome to Country by Dja Dja Wurrung Elder Uncle Rick Nelson, a citizenship ceremony and the presentation of local Australia Day Awards.
The event will also include a Survival Day concert, programmed and hosted by Uncle Rick Nelson, who will also MC.
When: Monday 26 January, 10.00am to 2.30pm (Survival Day concert from 12.00pm)
Where: Victory Park, Castlemaine
Cost: Free
What to bring: Picnic blankets, sunscreen, water
The Survival Day concert line-up includes performances by Amos Roach accompanied by Uncle Bart Willoughby and Shiralee Hood, Culture Evolves and Crooked TP.
Free catering will be provided by Konjo Mama, Icecream Republic and Castlemaine Rotary.
There will be an Auslan interpreter at this event.
To watch the 2025 Survival Day concert performances, visit
www.youtube.com/MountAlexanderShireCouncil.
Photo by Diana Domonkos.
When
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Monday, 26 January 2026 | 10:00 AM
- 02:30 PM
Location
Victory Park, Castlemaine, View Map
-37.0662459,144.2171632
Victory Park ,
Castlemaine
Victory Park ,
Castlemaine
Australia Day – Survival Day