National colours of Australia Australian Railways and Tasmanian Government Railways. Australian National was privatised in 1997. National colours of Australia The national colours of Australia are green and gold. They were established by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen, on 19 April 1984 in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette; on advice from Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The gold colour represents the golden wattle ("Acacia pycnantha"), which is Australia's national flower. The uniforms of Australia's national sports teams are usually green and gold. The golden wattle flower, and the colours green and gold, are also featured on the Coat of arms of Australia. The
National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies award. Floral exhibits are also staged at many of the RHS London Flower Shows. With the 50th anniversary of NAFAS in 2009 the opportunity was taken to launch a new rose ‘Golden Fanfare’ at Chelsea by the television presenters Christopher Biggins and Rachel De Thame. The rose is shown on the poster for a flower festival staged at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the golden anniversary of NAFAS. Members of flower clubs are affiliated to their Area Association and form the affiliated membership of the charity. There are 21 Area Associations providing geographical representation throughout the United Kingdom to which the