Australia Day on the waterfront

Australia Day activities will be held along the Woy Woy waterfront this year, with events at Lions Park and in the reserve near Memorial Park, as well as at Anderson Park.

The activities will begin at 12.30pm on Wednesday, January 26, at the Lions Park, off Burge Rd, Woy Woy, with a smoking ceremony followed by the Aussie parade.

The parade will make its way along Brickwharf Rd, to the stage next to Anderson Park in The Boulevarde.

Prizes for best dressed in the parade will be awarded before local act One Minute of Living will start the stage entertainment at 2pm.

Other main stage events will include the Drumbala kids, Dancinality, Duelling Pianos, Battle of the Bands winner Sons of Alamo, YIPA, Fijian dancers and the Five Lands Extravaganza.

There will also be an acoustic stage in the family entertainment area south of the Memorial Park which will commence at 3pm.

There will be children's rides, face painting, a colouring competition, games and lantern decorating in the CWA hall area.

Belly dancers from Sahara Stars will be among the street performers throughout the day and a pie eating competition will take place next to the Vietnam Veterans display.

At 7:30pm, the "flame of community spirit" will be lit on the stage and at 8:40pm the annual street lantern parade will leave from the CWA hall and move towards the family entertainment area where it will finish.

A drumming circle will then take place before the fireworks spectacular at 9.15pm.

The best places to view the parade will be along Brickwharf Rd, between Pelican Park and the eastern end of Memorial Park.

The fireworks will be centred around the same area but can be viewed from the main stage area, along Brickwharf Rd or from Lions Park.

Parking will be available in the Oval Avenue car park and the commuter carpark off Railway St.

The Boulevarde and Brickwharf Rd will be closed from 6am.

Media Release, 6 Jan 2011 Mark Ellis, Australia Day committee