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City of Wollongong
Australia Day Overview

Australia Day Dinner
 Australia Day Awards
 Why Wollongong /
Why Australia
speakers
 An opportunity to
host sponsors
 Showcase performers

Why Australia Why Wollongong
 Our Special highlight - “Why Australia Why
Wollongong” captures brief stories of
residents’ journeys to Australia and then
their stay here in Wollongong

 It has become an important part of our
Australia Day dinner as it captures the
essence of what Australia Day is all about
in a multicultural city

Population Base
 Bureau of Statistics Census 2006 show a total of
72.1% people living in Wollongong were born in
Australia and 21.6% were born overseas.
 Dominant non-English speaking countries were
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Italy
and China.
 Other dominant countries were New Zealand,
Germany, Croatia, Portugal and Netherlands.

How do we get our Speakers
 Local newspaper articles & local contacts
 University of Wollongong
 Multicultural Ethnics Council
 SCARF (Strategic Community Assistance to
Refugee Families)
 Living Library
 Council’s Community Services Division

Where have our Speakers
come from
 Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Libya, Chile, Ghana, Kenya
 Turkey, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Lebanon
 England, United States of America
 China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Iraq, Bosnia
 French Canadian, Italy, Poland,
Netherlands, Belgium, Malta

 Tshibanda Gracia
Ngoy

 Why Australia Why
Wollongong
presentation in 2009

 Young Citizen of the
Year 2010

THE END RESULT
 Our guests leave on an emotional roller
coaster from the highs and lows as
presented by our speakers
 It emphasizes the diversity of our city
and how important Australia and more
importantly Wollongong, is to them
 Reinforces to us all what we take so
easily for granted – our freedom and
our beautiful country and city

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Why Wollongong? Lee Cramer

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