On Australia Day, we come together as a nation to celebrate our diverse society and landscape, our remarkable achievements and our bright future.
It is also a chance to reflect on our nation's history and to consider how we can make Australia an even better place in future.
The City of Ryde will be presenting the 2020 Ryde Citizen of the Year Awards at a special Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony to be held at the North Ryde School of Arts on Sunday 26 January 2020. There will also be a special presentation ceremony to honour our local firefighters and emergency services volunteers.
The ceremony will begin at 11am sharp and all members of the public are invited to attend.
2020 Australia Day Concert at North Ryde Common
Join us at North Ryde Common as we come together to celebrate our diverse society and landscape, our remarkable achievements and our bright future.
Food trucks will line the park which will feature plenty of fun for the kids, including amusement rides, face painting, kids craft activities, Aussie sports fun and of course the famous thong throwing competition.
The Aussie Rock concert will begin at 5pm with a great line up of entertainment for all the family to enjoy, including:
- Thirsty Merc, one of Australia's finest live acts, will headline the concert from 8pm. With four critically acclaimed albums, over 250,000 album sales and five ARIA Award nominations, Thirsty Merc have become a part of the fabric of Australia’s musical landscape.
- The 2020 Battle of the Bands Finals: Bands will battle from 5pm for the 2020 title, with judging from The Preatures' Isabella Manfredi, Thirsty Merc’s Rai Thistlethwayte and Studios 301’s Stefan Du Randt.
- Audio Vixen: Sibling musicians from Sydney, top 9 finalists from X-Factor Australia 2011.
Program Schedule
| Time |
Event |
| 5.00pm |
Battle of the Bands
- Phat Reef
- To the Last Second
- Under Weather
|
| 6.00pm |
Thong throwing competition |
| 6.20pm |
Official welcome |
| 6.30pm |
Audio Vixen |
| 7.30pm |
Thong throwing competition |
| 8.00pm |
Thirsty Merc |
| 9.00pm |
Event concludes |
City of Ryde will not be going ahead with its fireworks display at the concert.
As part of its fundraising efforts, Council will be raising money for the Salvation Army Bushfire Disaster Appeal on the day. Eventgoers will be invited to contribute to our Wall of Hope, where they can purchase Eftpos gift cards, which will be donated to people affected by bushfires and help them to buy supplies and support local businesses in the process. There will also be collection buckets on the day.
Also, please bring your own picnic rugs, low lying chairs and reusable water bottles to use at our refillable water station. Some parking will be available on site. The car park can fill up quite quickly so please get in early.