Tag: ANZAC Day
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ANZAC DAY SERVICES ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
The Far North Coast will also show their respects tomorrow. A Dawn Service will be held in Lismore’s CBD, starting at the old post office at 5am, followed by a breakfast at Lismore City Bowls Club. There will also be a march at 9am, meeting at Ballina’s Brown’s Creek Carpark, with it commencing at 10:30…
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PLANS REVEALED FOR LISMORE AND BALLINA ANZAC DAY SERVICES
The fate of ANZAC Day services in Lismore were hanging in the balance after the region’s recent floods. Despite the devastation and destruction to the memorial, two weeks out, it was decided it will go ahead and at full strength.
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POPULAR ANZAC DAY DISPLAY RECREATED AT CLUB TAREE
A popular Anzac Day display is being re-created for a second year at Club Taree. Staff and volunteers placing 1000 poppies and more than 1400 flags on the lawn today. The flags marking the ex-service men and women who served during the world wars. “Last year we started the initiative and it was so well…
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YOUR GUIDE TO ANZAC DAY ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
With just three days to go, Anzac Day preparations are in full swing across the Far North Coast. We have your local guide to where you can pay your respects at dawn this April 25.
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BUSINESS OWNERS TEAM UP TO COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY
New traditions have been created on the far north coast, as locals commemorated ANZAC Day in isolation. The Last Post could be heard across the valley, thanks to a tribute from two business owners.
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AVOCA BEACH NEIGHBOURHOOD GIVES VETERAN ONE MAN PARADE
It wasn’t the ANZAC Day we’d hope for our diggers, but Central Coast residents paid their respects, however they could. In Avoca Beach, neighbours turned out for one veteran to march out, despite missing his naval squadron.
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FAR NORTH COAST RESIDENTS PAUSE TO REMEMBER ANZAC HEROES
Far North Coast residents have marked ANZAC Day with tributes from their driveway at dawn. Local veterans left overwhelmed by community support despite current restrictions.
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THE HUNTER STOPS TO COMMEMORATE THE ANZACS
Calls from our country’s leaders were heard loud and clear in the Hunter, where residents commemorated ANZAC Day with small but meaningful gestures. Thousands stood on their driveways at dawn, bringing entire neighbourhoods together.
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COASTIES READY THEIR ANZAC DAY TRIBUTES
Central Coast residents have put the finishing touches on their ANZAC Day tributes. Thousands across the region will stand at their end of their driveways at the break of dawn on Saturday, lighting a candle in memory of our fallen diggers. On social media, pledges to mark the day – however they could in the…
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CENTRAL COAST ANZAC DAY SERVICES TO ADAPT
Coronavirus has shaken Australia to its core – and ANZAC Day has not been immune. This week the RSL confirmed just how it wants Central Coast residents to show their respects, in the social distancing era.