Wedding Anniversary and Birthday congratulatory messages

South Australian residents can request a personal message of congratulations from the Premier of South Australia in recognition of a significant birthday or wedding anniversary. Congratulatory messages can be delivered directly to the recipient or to a care-of address.

The department will also advise the offices of His Majesty the King, the Governor-General, the Governor of South Australia, the Prime Minister, Federal and State Leaders of the Opposition, and Federal and State Members of Parliament for 90th, 95th, 100th, 105th, 110th birthdays and 50th, 60th, 65th, 70th and 75th wedding anniversaries.

Apply for a congratulatory birthday message

Apply for a congratulatory anniversary message

Eligibility

The Department of the Premier and Cabinet can only process applications for recipients who are residents of South Australia.

For recipients who are not residents of South Australia, please contact the relevant state or territory Department of the Premier and Cabinet (or equivalent) for more information about submitting an application form.

Milestones eligible for congratulatory messages

Official office	Birthdays	50th wedding anniversaries	60th+ wedding anniversaries
Premier of South Australia	90^th and every fifth year thereafter	Yes	60^th and every fifth year thereafter
His Majesty The King	100^th and 105^th and subsequent birthdays	No	60^th, 65^th and 70^th and subsequent anniversaries
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia	100^th and 105^th and subsequent birthdays	Yes	60^th, 65^th and 70^th and subsequent anniversaries
Governor of South Australia	100^th and every fifth year thereafter	Yes	60^th and every fifth year thereafter
Prime Minister of Australia	90^th and every year thereafter	Yes and every year thereafter	Yes and every year thereafter
Federal Leader of the Opposition	90^th and every fifth year thereafter	Yes	60^th and every fifth year thereafter
State Leader of the Opposition	90^th and every fifth year thereafter	Yes	60^th and every fifth year thereafter
Federal and State Members of Parliament of the recipient’s electorate	90^th and every fifth year thereafter, some offices may vary	Yes	60^th and every fifth year thereafter, some offices may vary

Please note:

If you require a birthday or wedding anniversary message for a milestone that the Premier of South Australia does not process, please contact the relevant official office.
Messages are not sent from His Majesty The King to persons who are not citizens of a Commonwealth country.
Each birthday and wedding anniversary milestone requires a separate application. Example: if an application is lodged for a 50th anniversary a new application will need to be lodged for a 60th anniversary and anniversaries thereafter.

Documentation

To complete the online application you must provide one (1) form of evidence of the date of marriage or birth. Suitable documentation can include:

Marriage certificate
Birth certificate
Driver’s licence or passport, even if expired, as long as the date of birth is clearly visible.

If the above are not available you can provide a statutory declaration stating the date and year of marriage or birth. Statutory Declaration forms are available at any post office or online.

A digital photograph of documentation is acceptable, providing the information is clearly readable.

If you are having difficulties securing electronic documentation, you may be able to ask the following for assistance:

state or federal electoral offices
libraries
local councils.

Application timing

It is recommended that requests are made 2 to 6 months prior to the event to allow enough time for processing.

Applications received with less than two months’ notice will still be processed, however they may not arrive by the date of the anniversary or birthday.

You can request a belated message up to one (1) month after the birthday or wedding anniversary has passed. Applications later than four (4) weeks cannot be submitted.

Processing times may vary with each official office.