January 26 is Australia Day - an occasion close to my heart! Throw a prawn on the barbie, crack open a tinnie, wear your Stubbies and Bonds singlet with pride and check out the following celebrations:

• Boomarang brings Barefoot Bowls back on Saturday January 23. Be there at 3pm to register for bowling action and you’ll soon be throwing back a free Crownie. Fill up at the sausage sizzle and get your groove on with DJ-spun tunes from Down Under. Call 6738 1077 or email enquiries@boomarang.com.sg to reserve a table.
• ANZA invites you to make your way to Hogs Breath Cafe in Chijmes on Sunday January 24 from noon onwards for a relaxed arvo at the pub. A supervised kids room and free sausage sizzle will keep the anklebiters occupied, while you kick back with a cold one and enjoy a BBQ, happy hour drink offers and rocking sounds from a live band from 2pm. There’s also a prize for the Best Dressed Aussie! So get your thongs and your corked hat sorted. There’s no need to register, just turn up with your friends and family - food and drinks are on you!
• If you’re one of the lucky ones to have scored a ticket at the sold-out AustCham ANZ Australia Day Ball on Saturday January 30, get ready to ditch your boardshorts and bikini for a tux and ballgown. In between drinks - and there’s always lots of them - you’ll be bidding for prizes and boogieing to Aussie band BigCityBeat. See you there!