Birthday Messages

• Prime Minister: 90th birthday and every year thereafter

• Governor-General: 100th birthday and every year thereafter

• The King: 100th and 105th birthday then every year thereafter.

Wedding Anniversary Messages

• Prime Minister: 50th wedding anniversary and every year thereafter

• Governor-General: 50th wedding anniversary and every year thereafter

• The King: 60th, 65th and 70th wedding anniversary then every year thereafter.

Messages should be submitted between 2-3 months prior to the date of the wedding anniversary/birthday.

Belated messages: You can request a message up to six months after the birthday or wedding anniversary.

Australian citizens or permanent residents. Family members or friends on behalf of the celebrant.

To arrange a message, you’ll need to provide:

For Wedding Anniversaries:

• Full names of both individuals,

• Current residential address (and postal address if different),

• Date of marriage.

For Birthdays:

• Full name of recipent,

• Current residential address (and postal address if different),

• Date of Birth.

Supporting documentation must be provided when submitting a message request. This is to verify the wedding anniversary or birthday details. The supporting documentation can include the following:

• copy of a marriage certificate (for wedding anniversaries)

• copy of a birth certificate (for birthdays)

• copy of a passport including an expired passport (for birthdays)

• statutory declaration (JP Services) from any person with the relevant knowledge, declaring:

  • wedding anniversaries – the full names and full date of marriage of the couple, or

  • birthdays – the full name and full date of birth of the individual.

Visit the Prime Minister & Cabinet website to apply for congratulatory messages: Anniversary messages | PM&C

Alternatively, our office is happy to assist with arranging these special messages.