The flag

Flag

A flag is a piece of fabric with a distinctive design that is usually rectangular and used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.The first flags were used to assist...

 of Christmas Island

Christmas Island

The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos Islands....

was unofficially adopted in 1986 after being chosen the winner in a competition for a flag for the territory. It was designed by Tony Couch of Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The flag was made official on Australia Day

Australia Day

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...

, 2002 when the administrator of the territory, Bill Taylor, presented the flag to the Christmas Island Shire.

External links

• Article from The Islander, issue no. 245, 1 February 2002
• Christmas Island at Ausflag
  Ausflag
  Ausflag is a not for profit organisation that was established to promote the debate on the flag of Australia.Ausflag was formed in 1981 by Harold Scruby who has since worked to foster debate on the design of the flag...