How Aussies celebrated Australia Day

Aussies at home and around the globe draped themselves in flags, revelling in the green and gold and Vegemite on Australia Day 2015, and of course they shared it on Twitter:

Also see: Tony Abbott labels social media #electronicgraffiti on Australia Day

 

Thousands of people became Australian citizens

This #AustraliaDay nearly 16,000 people will become Australian citizens. Welcome. pic.twitter.com/uzHZeN96OZ

— Australia Day (@OzDay) January 26, 2015

Our cricketers got in on the action

Happy #AustraliaDay! Here’s what this special day means to our national cricketers, and @Darren_Lehmann. https://t.co/6IoVymiz0D — cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) January 25, 2015

Little Aussies made sandcastles in Brighton

@OzDay #AustraliaDay #Brighton Sandcastle Competition pic.twitter.com/7U31tyecaW

— Gill Armstrong (@arch_lintel) January 26, 2015

And fans got festive at the Australian Open

Fans celebrate #AustraliaDay at #AusOpen [GI] pic.twitter.com/Vz3CWRlaBc — AmMaD (@AmmadZahid) January 26, 2015

 

Aussies were making fairy bread all around the world

Fairy bread. #AustraliaDay in Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/ARuN8tPhDF

— TIS Grade 4 (@TISGrade4) January 26, 2015

An ice cream shop in Townsville was dishing out this sweet treat

Anyone want some vegemite gelato to celebrate #AustraliaDay in #townsville? #ozdayabc pic.twitter.com/aNJFaFr7uv — Allyson Horn (@allysonhorn) January 26, 2015

But no Vegemite for this guy

HAPPY #AustraliaDay!! This is as #Straya as I get. #GoSocceroos @Socceroos #pies and #lamington, no #Vegemite pic.twitter.com/fNtiLCbtSs

— Dirga Ongkowidagdo (@diekarasu) January 25, 2015

Australia-shaped pizzas? Why not?

Mmm…. Vegemite, yum! RT @5SOS_Updates: Breakfast time #AustraliaDay pic.twitter.com/y2Ro0xpI2G — J. Alex Tarquinio (@alextarquinio) January 26, 2015

 

These guys took their outfits to the next level

#AustraliaDay #AustraliaDay #ozday pic.twitter.com/4Edb4PWMWM — Margot ✏️ (@Gogotte_) January 26, 2015

This little guy got involved too

Loved seeing the fighter jets fly over the Harbour. This little chap was the next best thing….. #AustraliaDay pic.twitter.com/3O6rGcMYgO — Jonny Holbrow (@JonathanHolbrow) January 26, 2015

 

A couple of these did the rounds

From citizenship ceremonies to a swim in Sydney Harbour, how we’re celebrating #AustraliaDay pic.twitter.com/pfG62TpEgL

— SBS News (@SBSNews) January 26, 2015

And of course barbeques were winning all round

Happy Australia Day! #AustraliaDay #ProudToBeAnAussie pic.twitter.com/5K2wdrNGQO — Dave Scott (@davedude91) January 25, 2015