Australians celebrating a special birthday or wedding anniversary can receive personal congratulations from the Prime Minister, Governor-General or the King. In addition, they can receive a card or message from their local members of the Federal and State Governments.
You can make a big day special for friends or relatives celebrating important milestones in their lives.
The Prime Minister will send a message of congratulations to people turning 90 years of age or more.
The King and Governor-General will send a message on a 100th birthday. On request, the Prime Minister and the Governor-General will write again every year and the King will write again every five years.
The Prime Minister and Governor-General send messages to couples celebrating 50 years of marriage and subsequent wedding anniversaries.
The King sends messages to couples celebrating 60 years of marriage and will write every five years after that on request.
Fremantle electorate residents should contact the Electorate Office by calling (08) 9335 8555.
You will need to provide supporting documentation such as birth certificates or marriage certificates. If these are not available, you can provide a statutory declaration. Statutory declaration forms are available at any post office.
Where appropriate, your request to the Prime Minister will be passed on to the Governor-General and the King so you only have to make one application.
Please arrange for anniversary messages at least six weeks before the celebration.
You can request a belated message up to one month after the birthday or wedding anniversary has passed.
Messages can be delivered directly to the recipient or to a care-of address for surprises.
Our flags and symbols help tell the story of who we are as Australians.
Local schools, not-for-profit organisations, Australian exchange students, and families conducting funerals of war veterans can request flags for presentation or display.
The flags available include the Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags.
If you would like a flag please call the Electorate Office on (08) 9335 8555.
Other nationhood material available on request includes the Australian Constitution, portraits of The King, and copies of the Australian National anthem.
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