Australia Day activities

A range of Australia Day activities will be held on the Peninsula with events at both Woy Woy and Wagstaffe.

Events will take place at Anderson Park in Woy Woy on Tuesday, January 25.

The celebration, which runs from 5pm until 11pm, will include a variety of entertainment provided throughout the evening.

This will include a bush dance, singers, dance groups and kids activities.

There will also be food stalls and children's rides for $2.

A fireworks display will be conducted at 9.30pm.

On Australia Day, Wednesday, January 26, Wagstaffe will host a colonial re-enactment at Wagstaffe Wharf.

There will also be a flag-raising ceremony followed by a breakfast barbecue by the bay.

The Wagstaffe festivities will run from 8am until 10.30am.

The Gosford City Australia Day Committee unanimously decided to seek the assistance of the Australian Red Cross in collecting gold coin donations at all of the region's Australia Day celebrations.

Volunteers from the Australian Red Cross will be located at the entry points or the main stages of each of the major celebrations.

They will be wearing Red Cross shirts or badges and carrying collection buckets and will be happy to accept gold coin donations.

Crowds in excess of 20,000 people are expected at these events.

For more information, contact council's event officer on 4325 8107.

Press release, January 13 Alison Nolan, Laura Clyne, Gosford Council