Tag: Anzac Centenary
Gallipoli Lone Pine propagated
A DESCENDANT of a Lone Pine from Gallipoli will be planted at the Kooweerup War Memorial at the end of the centenary Anzac Day...
Veterans at dawn services
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
Pakenham
FOR over 50 years, locals have gathered each Anzac Day at the Pakenham RSL for the dawn service. This year’s...
Unveiling blue stone steps
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THE Bunyip community is rallying together this year for the Anzac Centenary with several services and community gatherings organised for...
Centenary spoken with pride
By RUSSELL BENNETT
EMERALD is fast forging a reputation for thinking outside the square when it comes to commemorating the Anzac Centenary later this month.
Following...
Anzac repair
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A SACRED remembrance site left in ruins in the weeks leading up to the Anzac Centenary will be restored by council ahead...
She’s good with wood
Born and bred in Ireland, Cockatoo woodcarver and sculptor Ronnie Sexton didn’t always have a full understanding of the Anzac spirit and its significance...
Centenary walk through cemetery
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
ONE hundred men who lost their lives at war for the country will be remembered at a historical World War I walk...
King and Country
By RUSSELL BENNETT
WHEN Thomas Walker enlisted to fight for King and Country, he was a country boy with a head full of dreams. Within...