There are plenty of services and special events being held around our region to remember and pay respects to all of those who have served our countries in times of conflict.
Wednesday 24th April
Birregurra
12:00pm Service, Birregurra War Memorial
Forrest
9:15am Service & wreath laying at War Memorial
Linton
10:30am Service & wreath laying at Shire Offices
Thursday 25th April
Anglesea
9:30am March commences corner Noble St & Great Ocean Road
10:00am Service & wreath laying at RSL, 30 Murray St
Apollo Bay
6:00am Dawn service, corner Great Ocean Road & Nelson St
10:45am March commences corner Great Ocean Rd & Moore St
11:00am Service & wreath laying, corner Great Ocean Road & Nelson St
Bannockburn
6:00am Memorial service & laying of floral tributes, monument Main St
7:00am Free breakfast, Presbyterian Church Hall
12:15pm Pre-match memorial service at Bannockburn Oval, Bannockburn v Inverleigh
Barwon Heads
8:45am March, commences corner Hitchcock Ave and Bridge Road
9:00am Service & wreath laying, Barwon Heads Community Hall
Beeac
6:00am Dawn service, Beeac Cenotaph
6:45am Gunfire breakfast, Beeac Masonic Centre
Beech Forest
11:00am Service, Beech Forest Hall, Main St
Colac
6:00am Dawn service, Memorial Square
6:30am ANZAC Day breakfast, RSL clubrooms 21 Murray St
10:30am March, commences corner Gellibrand St & Murray St to St Mary’s Church
11:00am Service St Mary’s Church followed by wreath laying at Memorial Square
Drysdale
10:00am Drysdale RSL Sub Branch March and Wreath Laying Ceremony. The ANZAC Day service takes place at the Drysdale Primary School Assembly Hall at 10.00am. Following the service at 10.45am, a march leaves from outside the CFA hall on Princess Street to proceed down High Street, turning left into the Springdale Car Park at the Cenotaph. A commemorative and wreath laying ceremony follows.
Geelong
4:15am Pre-dawn service & wreath laying at Hall of Remembrance, Johnstone Park followed by Breakfast at Geelong RSL Sub-Branch, 50 Barwon Heads Rd Belmont
5:30am Dawn service Eastern Beach
6:30am Boer War Memorial Kilgour Street (off Latrobe Terrace) – service, followed by morning tea.
9:00am ANZAC Day mass, St Mary of the Angels Basilica
9:30am Wreath laying at the Cenotaph Geelong RSL Sub-Branch Belmont
10:30am Form up at corner Malop St & Yarra St outside of Officeworks for 11:00am march.
For those attending or wishing to watch the march, along Malop street, left into Gheringhap street and right into Johnstone Park
11:30am Commemorative service, Johnstone Park
Inverleigh
9:15am March, RSL to monument for memorial service & laying of floral tributes followed by ANZAC address & morning tea at Inverleigh Public Hall
Lara
6:00am Lara RSL Sub Branch will be hosting the Dawn Service in Lara at the front of the RSL building. At the conclusion of the ceremony (at approx. 6.40 am) a breakfast of bacon/ egg/ sausage/ bread with tea and coffee (and a small tot of rum – for those of appropriate age) will be available for a small donation of $2. Breakfast will be served at the rear of the RSL building and seating will be available. The Lions Club of Lara and the Lara Rotary Club will be kindly assisting the RSL with the cooking and serving of the ‘Gunfire Breakfast’.
Lorne
6:30am Dawn service, ANZAC Memorial Park
11:00am Service, at Lorne Senior Citizens’ Centre, march to ANZAC Memorial Park for wreath laying ceremony followed by light refreshments at RSL Sub-Branch club room, Lorne Hotel
Meredith
9:45am Assemble at Memorial Hall for 10:00am service and march
10:45am Morning tea
Newtown
9:30am Service and wreath laying at the Naval Association (NAA) Geelong Sub Section 90-92 Skene St Newtown
12:00pm All welcome back to the NAA Geelong in Skene St Newtown for light refreshments
Norlane
9:30am The Norlane RSL March and Wreath Laying Ceremony. The march starts at the corner of Melbourne Road, (within the service lane) and Sparks Road, Norlane, followed by Wreath Laying at Norlane RSL, Rose Avenue.
Ocean Grove
6:00am Dawn service, Cenotaph Ocean Grove Park
9:45am Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads RSL Sub Branch March and Wreath Laying Ceremony. The march starts in The Terrace to proceed west to Presidents Avenue, turns right into Presidents Avenue and right into The Avenue to conclude around the Cenotaph in the Ocean Grove Park. A commemorative and wreath laying ceremony follows the march.
Point Lonsdale
8:30am Assemble at Point Lonsdale shops
8:45am Form up & march to Cenotaph corner Kirk Rd & Glaneuse Rd
9:00am Commemorative service at Cenotaph
Portarlington and St Leonards
6:00am Portarlington and St Leonards RSL Sub Branch Dawn Service at the Portarlington Cenotaph at WG Little Reserve / Cannon Park.
11:00am Portarlington and St Leonards RSL Sub Branch March and Wreath Laying Ceremony. The march starts outside the Portarlington and Drysdale RSL Sub Branch on the corner of Fenwick Street and Harding Street to Newcombe Street and conclude at the Cenotaph on W G Little Reserve / Cannon Park. A commemorative and wreath laying ceremony follows.
The following roads will be closed from approximately 10.00am to 11.30am:
Harding Street between Fenwick Street and Newcombe Street from 10.00am to 11.15am.
Newcombe Street between Brown Street and Harding Street from 11.00am to 11.30am.
Queenscliff
5:45am Dawn service, Ocean View Car Park, Hesse St
10:15am Commemoration march, assemble at Queenscliff Post Office
10:40am March to Fort Queenscliff
11:00am Service on the Green inside Fort Queenscliff
Rokewood
6:00am Dawn service, Corindhap
10:30am March, RSL Hall for wreath laying ceremony, Main St
Shelford
7:45am Memorial service & laying of floral tributes, monument Main Rd
Smythesdale
10:00am ANZAC Day service at the War Memorial, Garden St, followed by morning
tea at the Woady Yaloak Recreation Facility
Teesdale
7:00am Memorial service & laying of floral tributes, Monument Main Rd
Torquay
05:45am March, commences corner The Esplanade Torquay and Price Street
06:00am Dawn Service commences
07:05am Gunfire breakfast at Point Danger
Winchelsea
10:00am Service, parade & wreath laying at Eastern Reserve followed by refreshments