MESSAGE FROM HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENARY OF FEDERATION 2001

1 January 2001

Her Majesty The Queen has sent me the following message to all Australians.

It is a great pleasure for me to wish all Australians a very happy and successful Centenary of Federation during 2001.

It will be an opportunity to celebrate Federation itself, 100 years ago, and all the achievements of the nation since then, not least, the recent great success of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Having visited Australia during 2000, I have every confidence that Australia's second century as a nation will be every bit as successful as the first.

Prince Philip and I are greatly looking forward to our visit in October to Australia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Brisbane and our visits to Queensland and South Australia at that time.