Kyogle’s Australia Day festivities will be held the Kyogle Memorial Hall and will get underway at 9am with the Kyogle Lions Club serving up a free traditional Aussie morning tea of billy tea and damper.

The official ceremony will start at 10am and will include the presentation of the Australia Day Awards, musical entertainment, a Citizenship Ceremony and a community sing-a-long.

Australia Day Ambassador and ultra marathon runner Mr Craig Goozee will deliver the Australia Day address. Mr Goozee has been on a marathon mission to raise awareness of children’s cancer and fundraise for caner research since his eldest daughter was diagnosed with cancer in 1997.

Since then he has completed a 16 day gruelling ocean paddle from Sydney to Broadbeach, a 5,000 km run, cycle and paddle marathon across the continent of Australia and a 91-day ultra marathon around Australia.

In the process, Mr Goozee has also raised millions of dollars for childhood cancer research.

A free lunch, prepared by Kyogle Quota Club, will be served at the conclusion of the ceremony.

Council’s inflatable activity centre will be at the Kyogle pool on Australia Day, and there will be free entry to the pool on the day.