This Thursday is Anzac Day.
A day when Australians will come together to commemorate the sacrifices made in service to our great country.
Our national spirit of remembrance has found a home on Anzac Day which marks that brave and fateful moment in 1915 when 16,000 Australian and New Zealand troops landed half a world away, on the shores of Gallipoli.
That spirit was replicated on the Western Front and subsequent conflicts such as World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, Afghanistan, and our global peacekeeping missions.
This year marks the 80th Anniversary of what many consider was the turning point of World War II, D-Day. It was the moment that the grip of a brutal and hateful ideology, visibly started to unravel.
Hundreds of Australians were on the ground as waves of Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy to commence the liberation of Western Europe, while thousands more Australians were in skies above providing vital air cover.
This year also marks significant anniversaries for our peacekeeping and humanitarian work in Rwanda and East Timor; and we celebrate the advancement of women through our defence force and the role they have played in securing our nation, our region and our values.
This Anzac Day we remember and give thanks for the service of all those who have valiantly fought for our freedoms; and give thanks for all those proudly serving our country today.
To learn more about the Anzacs, please visit anzacportal.dva.gov.au
Please consider attending a local service listed below.
Beenleigh RSL
- Dawn Service
Time: 5:30am - Commemorative Service
Time: 10:00am
Location: Beenleigh War Memorial – Corner of James and Crete Street, Beenleigh.
Greenbank RSL
- Dawn Service
Time: 5:30am
- Commemorative Service
Time: 10:30am
Location: Greenbank RSL – 54 Anzac Avenue, Hillcrest.
Eagleby
- Commemorative Service
Time: 8:00am
Location: Eagleby Community Centre Memorial Garden – Cowper Avenue, Eagleby.
I recommend checking event times prior to the day.
To all those who have served our nation: their sacrifice is why Australia has the freedoms we all enjoy today; and why we have our sovereignty.
Lest We Forget.
