CELEBRATING THREE DECADES, NSW AUSTRALIA DAY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM STRONGER THAN EVER Monday, 18 January 2021   CELEBRATING THREE DECADES, NSW AUSTRALIA DAY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM STRONGER THAN EVER Celebrating more than 30 great years, the NSW Australia Day Ambassador program has grown from strength to strength with more than 100 remarkable Australians volunteering to participate in Australia Day 2021 activities around the state. Despite the pandemic, many of the Australia Day Ambassadors will continue to celebrate Australia Day in local communities across the state in COVID-Safe ways. Others will, for the first time, connect with their host communities virtually for Australia Day events, showing their commitment to the program. The program started with just nine Ambassadors in 1990, following the hugely successful 1988 bicentenary celebrations. The original Ambassadors included Australian heart-transplant recipient Fiona Coote; pioneering Australian aviator, the late Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE; rock ‘n roll singer Col Joye AM; ...

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