Plans are well underway for Australia Day celebrations to take place in Central Park in Wingham on Tuesday, January 26.
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Manning Valley Historical Society (MVHS) traditionally hosts the Wingham celebrations every year with the Wingham Rotary Club holding the Wingham Australia Day Awards.
This year, however, MVHS says Rotary have decided not to hold the Australia Day awards.
Rotary will still man the usual barbecue for a breakfast sausage sizzle, and provide COVID marshalls for the event.
The sausage sizzle begins at 7.30am with the official celebrations starting at 8am.
Uncle John Taylor will perform Welcome to Country in both Gathang language and English. Manning Valley Historical Society president Terry Tournoff will welcome the community to the celebrations.
Reverend Brian Ford of the Wingham Anglican Church will give a Prayer for the Nation, and Wingham High School leaders Sarah Busuttil and Charlie Taylor will give their Australia Day addresses.
There will be an a musical interlude arranged by George Hoad.
An alternative wet weather venue is yet to be confirmed, as the Wingham Memorial Town Hall is not available due to MidCoast Council not hiring out venues due to COVID-19. An alternative venue will be confirmed at a later date.
A COVID plan will be in place, and organisers ask that you bring your own chair or rug to sit on, and remember to sical distance.
The Wingham Museum will be open early to allow visitors entry.