Australia’s Paralympians will get the chance to say ‘Thank You’ to the Australian public for their overwhelming support when Welcome Home Celebrations are held in six capital cities in coming weeks.
Following the arrival of the Australian Team back from Beijing on September 20, Welcome Home Celebrations will take place in Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne respectively.
The 2008 Australian team was the largest sent to Paralympic Games overseas and returned home with 79 medals, 23 of them gold, to claim fifth overall on the medal tally.
Welcome Home Ceremonies will be held in:
PERTH
Venue: Forrest Place
Date: Monday, 22 September 2008
Time: 12pm
(Joint Celebration with the Olympic Team)
CANBERRA
Venue: Civic Square
Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Time: 12:30pm
(Joint Celebration with the Olympic Team)
ADELAIDE
Venue: Adelaide Town Hall
Date: Thursday, 25 September 2008
Time: 10:45am
BRISBANE
Venue: Queen St Mall
Date: Monday, 29 September 2008
Time: 12:15pm
SYDNEY
Venue: Sydney Town Hall
Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Time: 12pm
MELBOURNE
Venue: TBA
Date: TBA
Time: TBA