Australia Day

[Noel Tudball]

We have in mind a celebration of Australia Day for ALL Australians - old and new - near the Seaford Community Centre (Hall).

An event like this will only be successful if you, your organization or company elect to organize and/or sponsor an activity for the day.
Please contact us if you'd like to participate.

We've already confirmed several activities, but need more to make organizing an event worthwhile.
Get involved - come and join us.

[Melinda Shelley]

Australia Day Afternoon Family Day

Some very quick ideas.

Include all "Seaford" community groups - rotary, lions, football clubs, scouts, guides, CFA, police, churches, ABA etc
maybe even schools could have a "Prep" tent as it is just before the start of the new school year.
they could set up "tents" to promote what they do
Aged Care facilities bring their residents - maybe the Scouts/Guides help them. Set up afternoon tea tents for them.
Kids entertainment - face-painting, balloons, animal farm
local Music groups

Sell sites for food and drink vendors that would raise enough money to pay for the day and have prizes for community groups.
All the groups could go in the draw for $'s raised from the day for example third prize $200, 2nd $500 and 1st $1000
or get prizes sponsored by local businesses - like banks, real estate companies, bunnings, Masters, harvey norman, Dick Smith

Get local businesses to sponsor the event. eg Woolworth's/Coles to donate lamingtons that could be sold to raise money for prizes.
Does the Australia Day Council have money available for community events on Australia Day?

What's in it for Seaford - another great reason to live in Seaford with all community groups getting publicity of the upcoming event and media coverage of the event on the day.

Being an annual event it would put Seaford in the media for effectively 3 months of the year.

You could even call for nominations of "local" australians of the year and winners could be guests at the official Australia Day Breakfast for FCC. it would mean a lot for our "local heros" to go such an important event.

[Melinda Shelley]

More information from Google Docs
SCC Sub-Committee - Melinda, Noel

- Charge food vendors and organise sponsorship so all activities for children are free
- Expression of Interest (EOI) to attend a meeting to join in the planning of the event.
- Invite all suspected interested parties
- What would they like to do / manage?
- A large "drawcard company"" would be ideal
- local community groups
- multicultural groups and parties
- aboriginal groups
- Life Saving Club
- Citizenship Ceremony? - check with (the relevant/responsible) Australia Day organization - can they provide a help package?
- RSL (stall?)
- schools & kindergartens
- 3 local Councillors + Mayor
- Peninsula Health - health checks?
- Frankston Toy Library
- Australian bush ballad singer
- Seaford Junior Library
- St Kilda Football Club
- Musical performances every 1/2 hour
- Jazz band Mojo Big Band Sunset Festival (starts Feb in Mordialloc)
- Jazz dance lessons
- contact Inga Peulich Multicultural groups
- contact lucette re Frankston Multicultural Event
- Martial Arts performance and free lessons
- Scouts and Guides assist with elderly
- aged care facilities
- Melinda to add the items from her "Australia Day Afternoon Family Day.doc", eg.
- Rotary (including small Farmer's Market?)
- get a copy of sites they use for Farmer's Market
- Lions

- Frankston Indigenous nursery - free native plant give away
- Petting Zoo
- Jumping castle
- Fairy floss
- Face painting
- What's on Truck
- Badge Maker
- Monash University Children's Activities

- Food vendors such as Mr Whippy - how to get for free?
- Is there a Seaford Historical Society or anyone who can provide nostalgic clothing, etc?
- Find a sponsor for a large canvas for hand print painting activity

What other groups run activities to celebrate Aust Day?
- Get ideas from
- How do they get groups to participate?
- eg. Mornington Aust Day Parade



- Revival of Henley on Kananook? - liaise with Kananook Creek Association? - who organized in the past?

- Include recognition of local volunteers?
- seek a sponsor to manage this element in its entirety