Var är Signal the Frog? Australien!
Vi träffas på koordinaterna, mitt emot Australiens ambassad på Klarabergsgatan, lördag den 27 januari 2018, 10:00 - 10:30.
Möt andra geocachare, uppmärksamma Australia Day/Survival Day 2018 och få en
geocachingsouvenir.
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We meet at the coordinates, on the other side of the street from the Embassy of Australia on Klarabergsgatan, Saturday 27 January 2018, 10:00 am - 10:30 am.
Meet other geocachers, commemorate Australia Day/Survival Day 2018 and earn a
geocaching souvenir.
What about Australia Day? And why Survival Day?
Well, the date was chosen as the Australian National Day because Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of a fleet of eleven ships with convicts from Great Britain arrived to what would become Sydney on 26 January 1788. The British flag was raised to signal the beginning of the colony.
Australia Day 2018 marks the 230 years since the arrival of the First Fleet. Aboriginal peoples have been living for more than 60 000 years on the continent we now know as Australia.
The official website for Australia Day also presents that wider and important perspective on the day:
January 26 has multiple meanings: it is Australia Day for some, and it is also, for some, Survival Day.
Some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have mixed feelings about celebrating this day - some consider it a day of mourning, and others use the day to mark the survival of their ongoing traditions and cultures.
It's important that these views are respected and that collectively we have constructive conversations about this history and seek ways to move forward together as a nation.
Our national day provides an opportunity to acknowledge and learn about our nation's past. It's a time to reflect on and learn about our national journey including the ongoing history, traditions and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.