
January 26, 2025. Berrima village, NSW.
Belmore Park, Sydney. Gadigal land. January 26 2024.
On this day the annual May Day march in Wollongong was held in Port Kembla, where it was combined with a rally protesting the AUKUS agreement.
The Wollongong community has a long history of celebrating May Day, also known as International Labour Day, which it has commemorated since 1912. For those interested in learning more, the University of Wollongong Archive has a fantastic online article with additional historical information.
The two-day Robertson Potato Festival took place in Robertson, NSW,, a region celebrated for its exceptional potato farms. This event gave the local community a chance to honor the humble potato, a vegetable of great social and economic importance.
Also, on this day in the UK a Coronation took place.