27/01/2026
Australia Day
The snags were sizzling and the flags were flying when Noyea Riverside residents celebrated Australia Day 2026. The theme of the day shone through on the fashions of the guests, and the table decorations. Coming in from the heat it was refreshing to be greeted by our waiters Chris, Annette & Graham who were in charge of the drink trolley and repeatedly topped up our glasses with sparkling wine or orange juice to “wet our whistles”. Jeff was our DJ and lots of Aussie classics boomed out, the catering crew prepared a true-blue breakfast of snags, bacon & eggs, with plenty for seconds. Jean was invited to cut the Australia Day cake, plus the traditional Lamingtons were on the menu as well. Phillip said a few words around being an Aussie, lucky and raffle prizes were drawn, Chris and Karen looked resplendent in their “True Blue” outfits to be chosen as our best dressed Aussies. Margaret and her team looked after the bar while Kerry handled the ticket sales. Carol and her ladies did a marvelous job preparing and serving the tucker with a few extra hands to help. Lloyd and his crew sweated over the BBQ’s while Di welcomed our very newest arrivals, Keith and Sandra into the Noyea family.
A huge thank you to all our volunteers, some regular faces and some of our new residents joining the volunteer rank, together they all contributed to ensure it was a great day for us all.
