Hopefully the weather forecast isn't right, and Australia Day will be the perfect day to put some snags on the barbie and cool off at the beach. Here is our summary of what is on.

Kiama Downs, Werri Beach and Kiama Surf Life Saving Clubs will be having a breakfast barbeque by the beach from 7 am.

Kiama Downs Surf Club is set to have some fun on the sand with many games including a treasure hunt, sand modelling and thong throwing planned.

For those that want to kick back and relax, Werri Beach Surf Club and the Kevin Walsh Oval in Jamberoo (from 8.30 am) will have live music along with other activities.

Kiama Leisure Centre (from 12 pm) and Jamberoo Pool (from 10.30 am) have exciting pool parties planned to include a kids DJ, a petting zoo, cupcakes and inflatable pool toys.

To acknowledge First Australians, an Aboriginal ‘Yarning Circle’ is being held at the Joyce Wheatley Centre (from 11 am), so people can hear tales from local elders.

Last year's Australia Day Citizens, Helen McDermott, Lara Farrell and Maria Baden

And of course, Kiama Council will be holding their annual Australia Day Awards and Citizenship Ceremony from 9am at Gerringong Town Hall.

Winners of the awards – Citizen, Young Citizen, Senior Citizen and Community Group of the Year – will be named and citizenship certificates will be awarded to our newest Australians.

Continuing a new tradition, helicopters are also set to fly along the coast towing the Australian and Aboriginal flags at 10am and 3pm.

Unfortunately, the HARS Aviation Museum flyover isn't heading south this year, but you might like to head further north in the evening to see them. Up to six aircraft will take off from Shellharbour Airport at 5.45 pm and fly to Warilla, then north along the coast at 500ft to off Stanwell Tops, returning at a height of 1,000ft via Flagstaff Point at Wollongong Harbour then back to the airport. The last landing at the airport is scheduled for 6.45 pm.

Subject to weather conditions, the flyover is expected to include:

• AP-3C Lockheed Orion, the former RAAF maritime patrol and submarine hunter
• Caribou, a short field RAAF transport and Vietnam veteran aircraft
• Cessna C-310B, one of two bought by CSIRO in 1957 for cloud seeding (rain making)
• UH-1B Huey Iroquois helicopter 898, now part of the HARS Navy Heritage Flight
• Bell 206B-1, a former Army Kiowa helicopter
• Victa Airtourer, built in 1965 and now fully restored.