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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FLAG DAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2006
Australia can be proud of its rich heritage achieved through peaceful and democratic processes. This year on 3 September, marks the 105 anniversary of the first time the Australian National Flag was raised and serves as a reminder of the history symbolized by our Australian flag.
Our national flag was created after a national competition held in 1901 which attracted over 32,000 entries. One of the five winning designers, with exactly the same design, was Ivor Evans, a fourteen year old schoolboy. Ivor believed that the Southern Cross constellation was representative of Australia’s bright future as a leading nation.
The Australian Government is continuing its investment in teaching our children about values, civics and citizenship. We support our students knowing the Australian values that help make our community one of the most free and democratic societies in the world. These values are: care and compassion, doing your best, a fair go, freedom, honesty and trustworthiness, integrity, respect, responsibility and understanding, and tolerance and inclusion.
It is a condition of the record $33 billion Australian Govemment funding for state and territory education authorities and non-government schools that all schools have a functioning flagpole which flies the Australian flag, and display the Values for Australian Schooling poster
To help schools fly the flag, the Government will provide up to $1,500 for schools to assist with the installation or repair of a flagpole. Over 2,900 schools across Australia have applied for this funding.
On National Flag Day, I encourage young Australians to reflect on the rich history of our flag.
The Hon Julie Bishop, MP
Australian Government Minister of Education, Science and Training |
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