Flagging down schools
24 August 2009
Schools across the state are encouraged to hold a special flag raising ceremony on September 3 to mark Australian National Flag Day.
The Australian Flag was first flown at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne on September 3, 1901, in the presence of the first Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Edmund Barton and Lady Hopetoun, wife of our first Governor-General.
The Australian National Flag Association's website 
has a wealth of facts and resources to help students mark the occasion and gain an appreciation of the history and significance of our flag.
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