HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY TO ALL AUSSIES

Where ever you are in the world, if your an aussie then 26th January is the day we celebrate the beginning of our wonderful country.This year our australian of the year is Simon Mckeon. Hope you are having a great australia day where ever you are.

Australian of the Year 2011

Simon McKeon

Social Entrepreneur

Simon McKeon is a prominent investment banker and world record breaking yachtsman, but it’s his efforts to support multiple Australian and international charities which has earned him great admiration. While enjoying a successful corporate career, Simon decided that he didn’t want to put off the idea of serious engagement with the community sector until his most productive years were behind him. So he joined the board of World Vision Australia in 1994 and subsequently transitioned into a part time role with Macquarie Group as Executive Chairman of its Melbourne office. Simon is Chairman of CSIRO as well as Business for Millennium Development, which encourages business to engage with the developing world. He recently retired as Founding Chairman of MS Research Australia and the Founding President of the Federal Government’s Takeover Panel. His association with World Vision International continues and he is also involved with the Global Poverty Project and Red Dust Role Models, which works with remote Indigenous communities. Together with crewman Tim Daddo, Simon has held the World Speed Sailing Record for most of the last two decades. As a leading social entrepreneur, Simon demonstrates how business and philanthropy go hand in hand, giving tremendously of his time and energy to many organisations.

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Comment by Tammy Seaman on January 27, 2011 at 3:39am: Happy Aussie Day - to all you wonderful creative people! So happy we can all connect here on LMM!

Comment by Sandra Henderson on January 26, 2011 at 8:57pm: Hope you all had a great Australia Day doing lots of fun Aussie things and eating great Aussie tucker! Did anyone have any pav??? yummmmm! Thanks to Mo G for posting this.

Comment by JoyfulArtist on January 26, 2011 at 5:48pm: Whoo Hoo Happy Australia Day all my Australia friends!

Comment by Kay Graham on January 26, 2011 at 1:49pm: Australia Day, how cool is that!!! Hope all you Aussies had a Wonderful Day in the land of OZ!!!!!!

Comment by Grant Dowling on January 26, 2011 at 12:49pm: Australia Day... celebrating with a family barbecue with sausages and lamb followed by lamingtons and cream... and an afternoon sleep... maybe watch a bit of the cricket on TV... and almost certainly work on some art. Crikey!

Comment by Mo Godbeer on January 26, 2011 at 12:42pm: Oh forgot to say also wining an award for young aussie of the year was Jessica Watson who at 16 sailed solo around the world.

Young Australian of the Year 2011

Jessica Watson

Sailor

From the age of 12 Jessica Watson dreamt of sailing solo, unassisted, non-stop around the world, and at the age of 16 she made it happen. She overcame a lack of funding and respect, along with her own fears, to circumnavigate the world. Defying criticism from those who said her task was destined to fail, she sailed through dangerous conditions and some of the world’s most challenging seaways, such as Cape Horn and the Southern Ocean. The teen adventurer survived multiple knockdowns in her yacht, Pink Lady, and endured 12-metre seas, 75-knot winds, storms and loneliness throughout the seven month journey. She kept in contact with followers through her blog and after 210 days out at sea, returned to a hero’s welcome as she sailed into Sydney Harbour. Since her voyage she has displayed maturity and dignity, becoming a role model for young people all over the world. Her voyage has inspired thousands of people of all ages to take up sailing, and has shown that if you put your mind to it you can achieve what may at first seem impossible. Her courage and determination to defeat all odds is truly exceptional.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIc02QBihJQ&feature=share&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41

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And this is the completed screen ready for printing. I simply use an old credit card to spread the ink over the screen making sure i do one complete full stroke across the screen (holding the credit card at a 45 degree angle). I immediately wash the screen out under fast flowing water and pat dry. I use fabric screen printing ink which washes out in water (which makes the process easy).