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Progressing the World Expo '88 Vision
- A non-government not-for-profit entity celebrating Brisbane's World Expo '88 -
Expo Oz Embassy
A World-Wide Expo Oz
Gallery of Memorabilia and Memories
Expo Oz - the popular
platypus mascot of World Expo '88 - was
commissioned on the 30 April 1984 - by the
Premier of the State of Queensland - the
Honourable Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen MP -
and soon became a familiar figure in the
Expo's official newspapers, The
Courier-Mail, and The Sunday Mail, as well
as becoming a jet-setting representative for
World Expo '88 throughout the Australian
states, and to Asia, America, and Europe,
where his happy-go-lucky Australian
confidence shone through on every occasion -
and soon became a popular
fixture in all official advertisements for
the Expo - TV, Newspaper, and Magazines - as
well as on stickers, magnets, keyrings - and
over 500 other specialty Expo Oz memorabilia
made for Expo - from coffee mugs to
umbrellas, T-shirts to badges, ear-rings to
amulets - and more - that could be purchased
at any of the World Expo '88 Official
Souvenir Shops - both on-site and throughout
Brisbane City.
During Expo - he was a constant figure of Expo entertainment - the star of the Daily Day Parade - where he would lead the flotilla of floats and performers, as well as a central character in the daily international Expo Oz dance and music Show at the Expo's Piazza 'village-square' entertainment venue - with friendly mascots from Great Britain (a lion), the U.S.S.R. (a bear), the U.S.A. (an eagle), and the People's Republic of China (a panda) and others.
He also featured in each
evening's laser shows at the Amphitheatre
and River Stage - as a laser animation -
where - for the first time - he, with a
bevy of other Australian animals, was
brought to life with this new medium of
technology and entertainment. And of
course, one cannot forget the striking
figure he made whilst riding on a
gold-and-silver floating horse leading the
Expo's Opening Ceremony Parade from
Brisbane's City Hall to the Melbourne
Street Gate of the Exposition - where,
with Expo CEO & Chair Sir Llew
Edwards, and other Expo officials, he
officially opened the Expo's gates to the
many-thousand waiting Expo public.
He even featured
in a cartoon children's book written
especially for the Expo - 'The Story of
Expo Oz' - which we hope to produce here
in a digital edition. And, of course, no
one can forget the Expo Oz Chocolate
Factory at the Cadbury Pavilion at Expo 
- where one could view
each stage of the chocolate-making
process, and purchase and enjoy one - or a
dozen - or more Expo Oz miniature
chocolates.
This page serves as a central point of reference for ALL things Expo Oz - with the intent on cataloging and displaying a photograph of every made Expo Oz official item of memorabilia - starting with this grid-table, and hopefully, a digital reproduction of 'The Story of Expo Oz' - as a turn page-by-page digital book - in the near future.
and soon became a popular
fixture in all official advertisements for
the Expo - TV, Newspaper, and Magazines - as
well as on stickers, magnets, keyrings - and
over 500 other specialty Expo Oz memorabilia
made for Expo - from coffee mugs to
umbrellas, T-shirts to badges, ear-rings to
amulets - and more - that could be purchased
at any of the World Expo '88 Official
Souvenir Shops - both on-site and throughout
Brisbane City.During Expo - he was a constant figure of Expo entertainment - the star of the Daily Day Parade - where he would lead the flotilla of floats and performers, as well as a central character in the daily international Expo Oz dance and music Show at the Expo's Piazza 'village-square' entertainment venue - with friendly mascots from Great Britain (a lion), the U.S.S.R. (a bear), the U.S.A. (an eagle), and the People's Republic of China (a panda) and others.
He also featured in each
evening's laser shows at the Amphitheatre
and River Stage - as a laser animation -
where - for the first time - he, with a
bevy of other Australian animals, was
brought to life with this new medium of
technology and entertainment. And of
course, one cannot forget the striking
figure he made whilst riding on a
gold-and-silver floating horse leading the
Expo's Opening Ceremony Parade from
Brisbane's City Hall to the Melbourne
Street Gate of the Exposition - where,
with Expo CEO & Chair Sir Llew
Edwards, and other Expo officials, he
officially opened the Expo's gates to the
many-thousand waiting Expo public.He even featured
in a cartoon children's book written
especially for the Expo - 'The Story of
Expo Oz' - which we hope to produce here
in a digital edition. And, of course, no
one can forget the Expo Oz Chocolate
Factory at the Cadbury Pavilion at Expo - where one could view
each stage of the chocolate-making
process, and purchase and enjoy one - or a
dozen - or more Expo Oz miniature
chocolates.This page serves as a central point of reference for ALL things Expo Oz - with the intent on cataloging and displaying a photograph of every made Expo Oz official item of memorabilia - starting with this grid-table, and hopefully, a digital reproduction of 'The Story of Expo Oz' - as a turn page-by-page digital book - in the near future.
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Do you
have an Expo Oz item you would like to donate
to this collection?
Just send a colour photograph of your chosen item or items to:
e-mail expoozembassy@celebrate88.com
Awaiting your contribution in making this page the most comprehensive on-line Expo Oz archive in the World! Contact John McGregor, Founder, Celebrate 88 for further information
Photographs Copyright and Courtesy of
Expo Oz 'Wallpaper' - World Expo '88 Authority Official Souvenir Shop Paper Bag Design Cover
Expo Oz and Wand - the 'Japan-Australia Relationship' Magazine Cover - 1987 Edition (Japanese Language Edition)
Expo Oz in the Day Parade / Expo Oz at the Korea Pavilion - Brisbane City Council
The Expo Oz Show - The Dal Anderson Collection of Foundation Expo '88
Expo Oz leads the Opening Ceremony Parade - The Damian McGreevy Collection of Foundation Expo '88
'The Story of Expo Oz' Cover - Julie Proctor, Author
The Expo Oz Chocolate Factory at the Cadbury Pavilion, World Expo '88
- The Damian McGreevy Collection of Foundation Expo '88
Expo Oz Archives Photographs - unless otherwise attributed - Celebrate 88
Just send a colour photograph of your chosen item or items to:
e-mail expoozembassy@celebrate88.com
Awaiting your contribution in making this page the most comprehensive on-line Expo Oz archive in the World! Contact John McGregor, Founder, Celebrate 88 for further information
Photographs Copyright and Courtesy of
Expo Oz 'Wallpaper' - World Expo '88 Authority Official Souvenir Shop Paper Bag Design Cover
Expo Oz and Wand - the 'Japan-Australia Relationship' Magazine Cover - 1987 Edition (Japanese Language Edition)
Expo Oz in the Day Parade / Expo Oz at the Korea Pavilion - Brisbane City Council
The Expo Oz Show - The Dal Anderson Collection of Foundation Expo '88
Expo Oz leads the Opening Ceremony Parade - The Damian McGreevy Collection of Foundation Expo '88
'The Story of Expo Oz' Cover - Julie Proctor, Author
The Expo Oz Chocolate Factory at the Cadbury Pavilion, World Expo '88
- The Damian McGreevy Collection of Foundation Expo '88
Expo Oz Archives Photographs - unless otherwise attributed - Celebrate 88