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Request a Congratulatory Message

Anniversaries and milestone birthdays are a very special time in our lives and should be celebrated. The State and Federal Governments in Australia have an arrangement to properly recognise these certain events by way of messages from elected leaders and officials.

My office can assist with an anniversary and birthday messages.

What are anniversary messages?

Australians celebrating a special birthday or wedding anniversary can receive personal congratulations from the Prime Minister, Governor-General or The Queen.

The Prime Minister's messages are printed on a four panel gold card with a personalised certificate insert. The card has the first two verses of the Australian National Anthem printed on the inside back panel, the Commonwealth Coat of Arms on the back and the Prime Minister's monogram on the front cover. When folded, the message fits inside a C5 envelope.

Who qualifies?

The Prime Minister will send a message of congratulations to people turning 90 years of age or more. The Queen and Governor-General will send a message on a 100th birthday. On request, the Prime Minister and the Governor-General will write again every year and The Queen will write again every five years.

The Prime Minister and Governor-General send messages to couples celebrating 50 years of marriage and subsequent wedding anniversaries. The Queen sends messages to couples celebrating 60 years of marriage and will write every five years after that on request.

This table below outlines eligibility requirements for Anniversary Messages.

50th Wedding Anniversary
50th plus Wedding Anniversary
90th Birthday
90th plus Birthday
Prime Minister
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Governor-General
Yes
Yes
No
100th and every year thereafter
The Queen
No
60th and every fifth thereafter
No
100th and every fifth year thereafter
50th Wedding Anniversary
Prime Minister
Yes
Governor-General
Yes
The Queen
No
50th plus Wedding Anniversary
Prime Minister
Yes
Governor-General
Yes
The Queen
60th and every fifth thereafter
90th Birthday
Prime Minister
Yes
Governor-General
No
The Queen
No
90th plus Birthday
Prime Minister
Yes
Governor-General
100th and every year thereafter
The Queen
100th and every fifth year thereafter

Note: Messages from The Queen can be arranged for couples or individuals who did not receive a message on their 60th wedding anniversary or on their 100th birthday, as the case may be.

How to arrange the message?

You can arrange an anniversary message through my electorate office.

If you are applying for a message on behalf of a relative or friend who lives in another electorate, their local federal member will be notified so they can send a message too.

You will need to provide supporting documentation like birth certificates or marriage certificates. If these are not available you can provide a statutory declaration. Statutory declaration forms are available at my office.

Where appropriate, your request to the Prime Minister will be passed on to the Governor-General and The Queen so you only have to make one application.

When to arrange the message?

You can make arrangements for anniversary messages up to two months before the celebration.

You can request a belated message up to one month after the birthday or wedding anniversary has passed.

For eligible occasions, requests received within six months after the occasion will be passed to Government House in Canberra for their consideration for a belated message from The Queen.

Where will the message be delivered?

Anniversary messages can be delivered directly to the recipient or to a care-of address for surprises.

Request the Hon David Pisoni MP speak at your community event

If you would like to invite David to attend your Unley electorate community event and/or to present as guest speaker, telephone the Unley electorate office on 8373 4846 or email [email protected] with details of your request.

Enrolling to Vote

It is compulsory by law for all eligible Australian citizens to enrol and vote in federal elections, by-elections and referendums. You are eligible to enrol if you:

  • are an Australian citizen, or eligible British subject,
  • aged 18 years and over, and
  • have lived at your address for at least one month.
  • You can enrol if you are 16 or 17, so that when you turn 18 you'll be able to vote.

Enrol online at the Australian Electoral Commission website.

You will need to provide evidence of your identity. You can use your driver's licence, Australian passport number or have someone who is already enrolled confirm your identity.