Australian National Flag Day is celebrated each year on 3 September to commemorate the Australian flag and its history.
Australia's first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, revealed the new flag for the Commonwealth of Australia 119 years ago after a public competition to design the flag.
Out of the more than 32,800 entries, 5 near-identical entries were awarded equal first place. These were entries from an artist, an architect, an apprentice, a first officer and a 14-year-old school boy from Melbourne.
The flag for the Commonwealth of Australia has 3 symbols:
- The Union Jack, representing the history of British Settlement.
- The Commonwealth Star, with 7 points to represent the unity of Australia's states and territories.
- The Southern Cross, which is a reminder of our geography.
The flag of Victoria and the Australian Aboriginal Flag are also proudly flown alongside the Australian flag.
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