Follow this month’s celebrations as PicApp photographers bring to us images as Sydney remembers the event 10 years ago.

Sydney 2000 10th Anniversary Celebrations
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 15: Nikki Webster performs during official proceedings at the Overflow Park as part of celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Olympics at Sydney Olympic Park on September 15, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. The celebrations included appearances from Olympians & Paralympians, opening ceremony recreation and the re-lighting of the Olympic Cauldron. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images for AOC)

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Wyatt Roy, the 20 year old, who became Australia’s youngest member of Federal Parliament, is shown with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott during the final week of campaigning for the recent August 21 national election.

Here is a song about the kangaroo titled “Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport” sung by Rolf Harris.

Yes, by the Rolf Harris CBE, AM, Australian/British musician, singer, composer, painter, and television host and personality.

About the Kangaroo

Information extracted from Wikipedia:

A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning ‘large foot’). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the Red Kangaroo, the Antilopine Kangaroo, and the Eastern and Western Grey Kangaroo of the Macropus genus. The family also includes many smaller species which include the wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the Quokka, some 63 living species in all. Kangaroos are endemic to the continent of Australia, while the smaller macropods are found in Australia and New Guinea.

In general, larger kangaroos have adapted much better to changes wrought to the Australian landscape by humans and though many of their smaller cousins are endangered, they are plentiful. They are not farmed to any extent, but wild kangaroos are shot for meat, sport, and to protect grazing land for sheep and cattle. Although there is some controversy, harvesting kangaroos for meat has many environmental and health benefits over sheep or cows grazed for meat.

The kangaroo is a national symbol of Australia: its emblem is used on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its currency, as well as by some of Australia’s best known organisations, including Qantas. The kangaroo is important to both Australian culture and the national image and consequently there are numerous popular culture references.

Very informative video.

Photo taken 26 January 2010, The Rocks, Sydney. The NRMA Motorfest at College / Bent / Macquarie Streets, Hyde Park, Circular Quay, The Rocks, and the Ferryton.

Australia Day is a great opportunity to sample some of Sydney’s most popular cultural institutions and public buildings. Highlights included the NRMA Motorfest at College / Bent / Macquarie Sts, the “biggest backyard” bbq at Hyde Park, whole day entertainment at The Rocks, the Ferryton and Tall Ship Marathon at the Sydney Harbour, etc. Snapshots

A thick blanket of dust settled over Metro Sydney this morning. Sydney residents woke to a red haze unlike anything seen before.

As of this writing, large amounts of dust continue to be dumped by strong winds.

The conditions could trigger asthma attacks and other respiratory conditions. People have been warned to avoid outdoor exercise today.