OK. ENOUGH is enough. We've celebrated St Patrick's Day since the Irish first set foot on Australian soil and declared it a good place to escape the rain.
There's no denying our rich Irish heritage, but now we have our own home-grown saint it's time for St Mary's Day to take over.
Forget your green hair and beer, with St Mary MacKillop's Josephite brown we can leave the beer as it is and what better colour is there than an earthy hue to symbolise Australia?
So instead of March 17, October 17, when St Mary is officially canonised will be the day for all Australians to don corny hats, dance in the streets and dye their food and drink.
