Plan to start your Australia Day afresh and inspired with Woggan-ma-gule in the Royal Botanic Gardens at 8.00am. For other things to see and do this Australia Day, visit the Australia Day website. You can also download the Australia Day 2009 Official Program.

Advance Australia Dare

As ambassadors for our country, we would like to invite you to showcase your talent at a recently launched a campaign called Advance Australia Dare . 

All Australians are being asked to give the anthem a fair go and sing it in a way that is meaningful to them.

Advance Australia Dare aims to engage people to think about their Australian identity and culture, and just have fun with showing some creative flair when singing the anthem.

So if you fancy yourself a great jazz, rap, country ’n’ western signer – we want your rendition of the anthem! We dare your colleagues, family and friends to take part in this campaign and show your national spirit.

The most popular entries will be played via digital screens on Australia Day in front of hundreds of thousands of patriotic Aussies.

Visit the Advance Australia Dare website for further information, to see the entries or submit your own.

Your 2 cents

Share your 2 cents on the Australian identity and culture pieces written by some of our country's leading opinion shapers. Do you agree with their thoughts or do you think you can better define our shared identity and culture?

What's new this Australia Day?

There are many new things to do this Australia Day. If you're in the CBD, check out Sydney's Biggest Backyard which will have lots to do for everyone! There's the Great Aussie BBQ,  entertainment on the main stage for the kids in the morning and the grown-ups in the afternoon with a comedy debate and "dancing under the stars" for everyone to get up and have a groove.

There's the BIG Telly where you'll be able try out your skills as part of the Great Aussie Guitar Hero Tournament powered by Xbox. You might even win one.

10 hours, 9 stages and 70 voices are something to be enjoyed at Rocksong in The Rocks.  

If you're on Sydney Harbour, dress your vessel and give the judges a chance to see your creativity in one of two locations this year - Farm Cove and Athol Bay.

There's also much to see and do if you happen to be staying in your local area. Triple j will be at Parramatta this year while Penrith will host Ross Wilson and Paulini. Blacktown will have their traditional 4 man parachute jump. And Wollongong will have plenty to see and do at Wollongong Harbour.

Visit the Australia Day website and create your own guide, or download the Official Program.

2009 Australia Day Address

The 2009 Australia Day Address will be delivered by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO. To read a copy of Her Excellency's Address, please visit  the Australia Day website from 8.00pm on Tuesday 20 January. Share your thoughts on the Address by visiting the Your Say section of the site.

Sky will be broadcasting the Australia Day Address. Further details will be available on the website.

New stuff on the web

The Australia Day website has all the information to help you plan your day, now it also has great new things for everyone. 

There's new pictures for the kids to colour-in in the Having Fun section.

There's new e-cards to send to family and friends where ever they may be. 

There's new competitions that you can enter to win some awesome prizes.

And there's desktop wallpapers and posters you can download.

There's no excuse this Australia Day, so celebrate what's great on Monday 26 January.