Anniversary messages are personal messages of congratulations from:

• The Prime Minister
• The Governor-General
• His Majesty The King

Messages are available to Australian citizens and permanent residents celebrating a significant birthday or wedding anniversary.

PLEASE NOTE: This form is for people living in the Maribyrnong electorate. If you are in another electorate, please contact you local member.

Messages can be requested for the following occasions:

Message from the Prime Minister                                

• 50th wedding anniversary or any year thereafter
• 90th birthday or any year thereafter

Message from the Governor-General

• 50th wedding anniversary or any year thereafter
• 100th birthday or any year thereafter

Message from The King

• 60th, 65th and 70th wedding anniversary then every year thereafter
• 100th and 105th birthday then every year thereafter

Messages from The King for previous (or past) anniversaries are not provided. Please submit a request for the next significant occasion. For example:

• If a message was not requested for a couple’s 60th or 61st wedding anniversaries, then you can submit a request for their 65th wedding anniversary.
• If a message was not requested for an individual's 100th or 101st birthday, then you can submit a request for their 105th birthday.

Supporting documentation

Supporting documentation must be provided when submitting a message request (Please use the attachment function at the bottom of the form). This is to verify the wedding anniversary or birthday details. The supporting documentation can include the following:

• marriage certificate (for wedding anniversaries)
• birth certificate (for birthdays)
• passport including an expired passport (for birthdays)
• driver’s licence including an expired driver’s licence (for birthdays)
• proof of age card or similar documentation (for birthdays)
• statutory declaration 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.

Statutory declaration forms are available at any post office, or online from the Attorney-General's Department.