Celebrate Australia Day in WA

West Australians are getting ready to celebrate one of the State's favourite holidays, and with January 26 falling on a Thursday this year, it's a good chance for many to take an extra day off on Friday to enjoy a four-day weekend and a mini-break in the State.

The Australia Day public holiday presents the perfect time to experience Australian culture as well as take advantage of the many free activities happening around WA.

Around the city, popular celebration locations include vantage points around Perth City and the Swan River for spectacular views of the evening City of Perth Australia Day Skyworks, Western Australia's biggest annual community event, and Cottesloe Beach, where the Haviaianas Australia Day Thong Challenge will take place to raise money for Australian junior lifesaving group Nippers.

Across the State, fireworks will also add a wow-factor to celebrations in Bunbury and Fremantle; Williams, Busselton, and Kalgoorlie will host Australia day breakfast celebrations; the Wind on Water Festival takes place in Geraldton; Rockingham will hold the Fly the Flag Festival, and ceremonies and festivities will take place in Mandurah, Corrigin and towns across WA.

For those lucky enough to also have the Friday off and a four day weekend, it's the perfect chance to getaway for a few days. Whether it's wineries, caves, the coast, camping, fishing, exploring historic towns, taking a WA great drive or soaking up the nostalgia of the outback, the long weekend presents a great time to explore and unwind.

Celebrate Australia Day in WA

Australia Day in Perth Goes off with a Bang (Video of the Fireworks)

See video for Australia day 2010 Fireworks display as taken from Metro Hotel Perth.

Perth Skyshow set to go off

SEVEN barges and five buildings are being wired up to go off with a bang this Australia Day. Maria Noakes takes a look behind the scene.

Today Howards & Sons Pyrotechnics crews were busy setting up for the fireworks and laser spectacular that will light up the sky on Monday night.

The 30 minute extravaganza will be fired from 7 barges on the Swan River and 5 Perth City Buildings and will see over 20,000 pyrotechnic effects dancing in perfect synchronisation with a music soundtrack.

This pyrotechnic and laser show will require a team of eighteen experienced crew working for fourteen days to install, conduct and dismantle the display. Take a look at Australia Day 2009

A creative team of designers and programmers worked on the Skyworks display for 9 months.

Assisting the entire team to produce such as magnificent spectacle is state-of-the-art technology; seventeen computer controllers will be used to fire over 7,180 digitally synchronised cues to ensure every pyrotechnic effect bursts on the beats of the music.

Source: http://www.perthnow.com.au/news
Image Source: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/374447800_bda038909e.jpg

Australia Day Cracker Night

26 January (Tuesday) 2010 - Australia Day Cracker Night - An annual event with face painting, a performance from the WA circus school, buskers and a sausage sizzle. Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour.

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