Abbreviation | NADC |
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Predecessor | National Australia Day Committee |
Formation | 25 October 1990 | (incorporated)
Type | Social enterprise |
Headquarters | Old Parliament House, Canberra |
Location | |
Region | Australia |
Services |
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Owner | Australian Government[1] |
Chair | John Foreman (musician)[3] |
CEO | Mark Fraser AO CVO[3] |
Parent organisation | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet[1] |
Affiliations | Australia Day National Network |
Budget (2020) | A$16.84 million[1] |
Revenue (2020) | A$2.18 million[1] |
Expenses | A$16.71 million[1] |
Staff | 12[1] (in 2020) |
Website | australiaday |
The National Australia Day Council (NADC) is a non-profit social enterprise owned by the Australian Government and is the national coordinating body for the Australian of the Year awards and Australia Day. It was established in 1979 and incorporated as a government-owned business in 1990.
Australian Natives' Association was one of the chief promoters of Australia Day as a national holiday, and in 1946 formed an Australia Day Celebrations Committee in Melbourne to formalise its efforts. Similar bodies emerged in other states, and a Federal Australia Day Council (FADC) was formed to coordinate their efforts. In 1979, with the FADC's agreement, the organisation was replaced by a government-sponsored National Australia Day Committee.[4] The committee was initially headed by former Olympian Herb Elliott.[5] In 1985, it was renamed the National Australia Day Council, with former tennis player John Newcombe as president.[6] The organisation became an incorporated public company in 1990.[4]