On Monday 26 January 2026, Wyndham came together at Dunnings Road Reserve in Point Cook to celebrate Australia Day with a free, family-friendly community event hosted by Wyndham City. Around 2,000 residents attended throughout the day, enjoying a celebration that highlighted community connection, diversity and local pride.
Despite warm summer conditions, the reserve was alive with activity. Local sporting clubs, including Wyndham Lacrosse Club, Wyndham Basketball Association, Point Cook Football Club and Point Cook Cricket Club, engaged the community with interactive activities and demonstrations, showcasing the important role grassroots sport plays in building wellbeing and inclusion.
The stage program featured a lively mix of performances, including Groovy Face Entertainment, Woody’s World, Afro Fusion, Reckless – Australian Crawl Tribute Band, and the Big City Beat Band, alongside roving performers Dr Hubble’s Bubbles and Born In a Taxi, with creative activities by The Furals adding to the family-friendly atmosphere.
A key highlight was the presentation of the 2026 Wyndham Citizen of the Year Awards, recognising outstanding community contributions.
This event continues Wyndham City’s practice of rotating Australia Day celebrations across the municipality, ensuring communities across Wyndham have the opportunity to come together and celebrate.
Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
Wyndham City Council recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first Peoples of Australia. We acknowledge the Bunurong and Wadawurrung Peoples as Traditional Owners of the lands on which Wyndham City operates. The Wadawurrung and Bunurong Peoples have and always will belong to the Werribee Yalook (river), creeks, stars, hills and red clay of this Country. We pay respect to their Ancestors and Elders who always have, and always will, care for Country and community today and for future generations.
2026 Australia Day in Wyndham
SURVEY COMPETITION TERMS & CONDITIONS
By entering the Australia Day in Wyndham Survey Competition, I agree to the Terms and Conditions which I confirm that I have read and understood.
AUSTRALIA DAY IN WYNDHAM SURVEY COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This competition is run by Wyndham City Council in the state of Victoria, Australia only.
2. By entering this competition you agree to accept these terms and of entry. If your entry does not comply with these terms and conditions, it is not valid and will not be accepted.
3. To be eligible to enter the competition, you must be a Victorian resident aged over 18 years of age and have attended Council’s Australia Day in Wyndham Event at Wyndham Park on 26 January 2026. Council staff, Councillors and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.
4. To enter the competition, you must opt in to the competition draw when submitting your responses to Council’s Australia Day in Wyndham Survey between 11.00am on 26 January 2026 and 5pm on 1 February 2026. Entries received outside of this period will not be accepted.
5. Only one entry per person will be accepted.
6. The competition will be drawn at 11am on 3 February 2026 by Council officers. The first person drawn at random from all valid entries will be declared the competition winner and will win a gift vouchers to the value of $250. The winner will be contacted by phone and email by 5pm on 3 February 2026.
7. If the winner cannot be contacted by 11am on 5 February 2026, Council may opt to conduct a further draw to determine a new competition winner.
8. If the prize has not been claimed by 9am on 13 February 2026, the winner will be deemed to have surrendered the prize and Council may opt to conduct a further draw to award the unclaimed prize.
9. The prize is not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash.
10. Council may, at its absolute discretion, require the winner to provide evidence of their identity on collection of the prize.
11. Council accepts no responsibility for late, lost, incomplete, corrupt or invalid entries.
12. If for any reason this competition cannot be run as planned, Council reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition.
13. Council reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time and without notice to you. 15. Council’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.