Australia Day on Buderim - TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010
at Buderim Mountain State School Oval

This award winning event is run by our BWMCA.

Buderim Australia Day Celebrations

This is a day when the Buderim Aussie Spirit really shines! Much of the activity centres around the Buderim School Oval, with a Bush Breakfast cooked onsite for all comers. Various activities are seen through the day, these vary from year to year.

People travel from near and far to join in the Australia Day celebrations on Buderim and it is easy to see why. Buderim has a unique community spirit which is the envy of every other town in our great nation. If you want to put a finger on our community spirit, you must point to our unique Buderim War Memorial Community Association (BWMCA) . This group of volunteers is a living memorial to Australian Service men and women and keeps the traditional values of community alive and well!

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Here is the programme of events for 2010 -

7-9am
LION’S BUSH BREAKFAST
Buderim Lions Club cooks up a hearty big breakfast.

7.30am
DOG OBEDIENCE AND AGILITY DEMONSTRATION
Sunshine Coast Dog Obedience Club show schooling and fun with man’s best friend.

8am
FLAG RAISING AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
BM State School Captains carry out ceremonial raising of the Australian Flag.
Sunshine Statesmen Barbershop Chorus lead National Anthem.

8am
ECUMENICAL SERVICE at St Mark’s Anglican Church

8.15am
STREET CONCERT
Sunshine Statesmen Barbershop Chorus at Old Post Office.

9.00am
ROTARY FLOAT PARADE
Rotary Club of Buderim’s famous Australia Day Parade along Burnett & Main Streets.

9.45am
FLOATS AND OTHER GROUPS ASSEMBLE ON OVAL

10am
SUNCORP FANCY DRESS JUDGING

10.15am
ROTARY FLOAT PRIZES AWARDED—floats leave oval

10.25am
SUNCORP CHILDREN’S FANCY DRESS GRAND PARADE

10.30am
SUNCORP FANCY DRESS PRIZES AWARDED

10.40am
FAMILY GAMES AND FUN BY FUSION
Fusion Australia lead good old fashioned family games and fun on the centre oval.

12 noon
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
Buderim Concert Band presents an hour of Australiana and other favourites.

12.30pm
CRICKET CLUB BARBEQUE
CRICKETERS’ ARMS BAR OPENS

2pm
THE AUSTRALIA DAY CRICKET MATCH
This is fast becoming a traditional part of Australia Day. The Buderim Cricket Club takes
on all comers. Over the years they have met and defeated such luminaries as the
Premier’s Eleven and the Mayor’s Eleven. This year they face a formidable opposition
team of Pollies and Pals and they’re ready for anything those sneaky Pollies may have
planned. At stake, the magnificent Australia Day Cricket Trophy.
COMMENTARY BY CAM YOUNG—ABC Coast FM personality.

FOOD and DRINK on the Oval

7-9am
LIONS BUSH BREAKFAST

10am-12noon
ROTARY SAUSAGE SIZZLE

12noon onwards
BUDERIM CRICKET CLUB BARBEQUE

12.30pm-5pm
BUDERIM CRICKET CLUB BAR

7am-1pm
BUDERIM GUIDES SOFT DRINKS and NIBBLES
BUDERIM SCOUTS BILLY TEA and DAMPER
BUDERIM Q’LAND CWA DEVONSHIRE TEAS

7am-1pm MARQUEES
HOT FM and 24 COMMUNITY GROUPS on display
Alcooringa/Fusion
Bloomhill Cancer Help Centre
Buderim Bowls Club
Buderim Concert Band
Buderim Cricket Club
Buderim Girl Guides
Buderim Historical Society
Buderim Library Association
Buderim Local Ambulance
Buderim Neighbourhood Watch 11
Buderim SAFE
Buderim Scout Group
Foote Sanctuary
Lions Club of Buderim
4 Paws Animal Rescue
Probus Buderim Mountain
Rotary Club of Buderim,
Sunshine Coast Dog Obedience
Suncoast Chess Club
Suncoast Gem Club
Sunshine Coast Legacy
Sunshine FM 104.9
Travel Smart-Sunshine Coast
U3A Sunshine Coast

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Check our Buderim Australia image gallery for 2008!

Start the day early with a traditional Bush Breakfast set to the music of an Aussie Bush Band.

Enjoy fair dinkum tucker, served by true blue locals.

It's great to be in Buderim on Australia Day mate!

Witness the ceremonial Flag Raising beside the ANZAC Gates near the Tennis Courts.

The ceremony is conducted by the Buderim Mountain State School Captains.

An Ecumenical service is held at St. Mark's Anglican Church on King Street .

A major highlight is the Grand Parade

The Grand Australia Day Parade is one activity everybody gets into!
Whether you are part of the floats or one of the hundreds of people lining the main road from Lions Park to the Oval, you must participate.
It's the Australian thing to do!

Join the crowds lining the street and show your national pride. Take up a posi along Burnett Street between Townsend and Middy's.

Watch the marching bands and clubs, groups and businesses from around the Mountain.

Myriad floats provide a line of colour, everyone is out to make a statement about how great it is to be an Australian!

Here's the www.buderim.com float with Buddee riding in the back!

The parade can be followed to the school oval on Main Street.

All the kids from tots to twelve can enjoy the "Enchanted Forest" in the pine forest which overlooks the oval.

Buddee makes the most of the day by walking around and saying g'day to folks from the Buderim Community.

The Buderim Scouts are very active in the Australia Day Celebrations.

Too lazy to walk?

That's OK mate, just catch the Sunshine Express as it chuffs around the Oval

Catch the Aussie Cricket Match on the Oval - a true Aussie tradition for a summer arvo!

A limited overs match will take place between the Buderim Cricket Club and the Qld Premier's Eleven!

Did you get a hug from Cuddly Buddee?

During the lunch break you can enjoy a delicious lunch, cold refreshment, tea/coffee from various outlets manned by local community groups.

The tradition is to attend the Parade, hang about for the judging of the floats, then enjoy the myriad activities of the day. These include the Mayor's 11 Cricket Match, complete with onsite refreshments area.

The patriotic theme continues with the BWMCA involvement in the Maroochy Citizenship and Australia Day Awards Ceremony. Recognised locals who receive an award will take part in the Parade while the Citizenship Ceremony will be held in the afternoon at 3pm.

At the end of a big day, why not relax and enjoy Happy Hour
with local wines and ales - all to upbeat music!

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Australia Day on Buderim - TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010 at Buderim Mountain State School Oval