Family fun, activities and ceremonies will take place at Port Macquarie's Town Green, at Laurieton adjacent to McLelland Street Reserve, and Wauchope at the showground.

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Australia Day Sub-Committee has called on some of our hard working community groups to help with providing entertainment and activities to ensure Australia Day engenders feelings of pride in our nation.

Here's the program of events:

► 8am-4pm Handicrafts, market and food stalls

► 9am-4pm Jumping castles, face painting and fun things for all the family

► 9am-4pm Display of Marine Rescue vessels at Lady Nelson Wharf

► 9am-4pm Display of vintage fire engines and other vehicles.

► 10am-12pm Children's games including egg and spoon races, sack races, egg throwing competition, wheelbarrow races with prizes

► 10am-11am Sing Australia Choir

► 10.30am -2.30pm Various aquatics activities on the Hastings River with Sailability NSW Port Macquarie branch

► 11am-12pm Hastings Municipal Town Band

► 12pm-12.20pm Whip cracking demonstration

► 12.30pm-1.15pm Bago Magic Performance Group

► 1.30pm-2.30pm Black Magic Swing Band

► 2.45pm - Official dignitaries parade along foreshore from Historic Court House to Town Green led by the Hastings District Highland Pipe Band

► 3pm-5pm Australia Day Ceremony (wet weather contingency in Glasshouse Theatre)*

► Welcome by emcee Ms Lynn Lelean * Welcome to Country by Uncle Bill O'Brien, Birpai Elder * Flag Raising by Navy, Army and Air Force Cadets * Australia Day address by David Gillespie, Federal Member for Lyne* Australia Day address by Leslie Williams, State Member for Port Macquarie* Australia Day address by mayor Peter Besseling

* Australia Day address by Australia Day Ambassador Henri Szeps OAM* Introduction of Australia Day award recipients and Citizenship Ceremony * Presentation of gifts to new citizens by Tacking Point Lions Club members  * Singing of Advance Australia Fair 

► 5pm-7pm Port Macquarie's Got Talent

► Sunset to 10pm Moonlight Movies - Backyard Ashes

► From 8am  Entertainment by local artists throughout the day * Static displays - Celebrating the Railway Centenary, Centenary Remembrance of Gallipoli * Aussie breakfast available * Variety of children's games and competitions - jumping castle, face painting and giant slide * Handicraft, market and food stalls, guessing competitions, book fair * Music and dancing. 

► From 10.30am Australia Day Ceremony* Welcome to Country * Raising of the Flags by Wauchope Scouts* Australia Day address by David Gillespie, Federal Member for Lyne* Australia Day address by mayor Peter Besseling * Australia Day address by Australia Day Ambassador Henri Szeps OAM * Wauchope High School Captains * Prayer for the Nation - Combined Churches representatives* Singing of Australian National Anthem * Cutting of the Australia Day cake

►From 12pm  Lunch available* Children's activities competition winners announced * Entertainment, food stalls, markets and activities continue

► 2pm Event concludes

► From 7am * Aussie breakfast - bacon and egg rolls, sizzling sausages, bacon, tomato, onion, gravy, tea and coffee * Australia salute by Hastings District Highland Pipe Band and Camden Haven Community Band

► From 7.30am * Jumping Castle and face painting for the kids*

► Australia Day Ceremony begins - dignitaries piped across bridge to stage area by Hastings District Highland Pipe Band * Introduction by emcee Karen Pini * Welcome to Country by Birpai elder Uncle Bill O'Brien* Raising of the flags by Camden Haven Girl Guides* Australia Day address by David Gillespie Federal Member for Lyne* Australia Day address by Leslie Williams State Member for Port Macquarie* Australia Day address by mayor Peter Besseling * Australia Day address by Australia Day Ambassador Henri Szeps OAM * Camden Haven High School Captains * Introduction of Australia Day award recipients * Singing of Australian National Anthem * Announcement of other Australia Day activities across the region

► 9am Event concludes