Take a holiday,

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/destinations/2013/08/top-10-outback-station-stays/

While some country kids enjoy the beach,

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-20/outback-kids-swap-drought-for-seaside-holiday-fun-in-qld/7100738

What does Australia Day mean to you?

Barbecue, informal game of cricket, beer, sunburn and being glad you were born an Aussie and not a bloody Seppo/(insert own racial prejudice here). Oh, and this year eating lamb to spite sanctimonious vegans.

Lamb .... mmmmmmm

Or maybe bacon ........mmmmmmmm

Or pork chops ........ mmmmmmmm

Chicken ..... he/she who is tired of chicken is tired of life ....... mmmmmmm

Or beef patties, with onion, garlic, tomato, oregano ..... mmmmmmm

Or just on their own .... mmmmmmm

Meat is just so delicious ! Rabbit, camel, duck, horse, it all makes life worth living.

Good god, I'm actually drooling !

Joe

Being Australian - what does it mean?
We've come from a range of different origins
so it can't be reduced to a simple formula
as Greg Melleuish, Prof. of History and
Politics, points out.

It's about mateship and relationships, for some.
However, like everyone else on the planet
Australians are a mixture of good, bad, noble,
and shameful, exemplenary and slippery.
And each of us spend our National Day in a variety
of ways. Mine will be spent with family and friends.
And yes, eating lamb as well. I just may throw in some
lamingtons, scones, and a pavlova as well.

One of the best parts of Australia Day is welcoming migrants becoming citizens. These are the ones who have come here legally and who want to contribute to our nation. Its great to be able to share this great land with Africans, Asians, Kiwis and whoever else takes the oath. Many of them tell us how wonderful they have found this nation and can't understand why the Government is allowing it to be destroyed by people who hate us.

Jacqueline Maley writes in the Sydney Morning Herald:

"...On Australia Day we should celebrate our good
fortune - that we get to live in Australia rather
than Somalia, Iran, or Syria, whether we were born here
or immigrated."

"The fact that we are Australian is dumb luck, just as it
is to be beautiful or athletic. The only exceptions are
immigrants who worked hard to get here.
Australian-ness is not an accomplishment in of itself,
but what we do with it can be."