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Tag Archives: Anzacs
ANZAC Day 2021 – Reflect and Remember This Autumn
With ANZAC Day coming up, why not plan a walk along the Kokoda Memorial Track in the Dandenong Ranges National Park? The Kokoda Memorial Track, also known as the 1000 steps, has re-opened as a one-way loop with walkers returning … Continue reading
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ANZAC Day Services 2018
Ferntree Gully community groups and residents will once again gather on 25th April for a service to mark 103 years since the Anzac Cove Landings. Dawn Service Where: Quarry Park, Quarry Road, Ferntree Gully. When: Walks begin 5.30am. Service starts … Continue reading
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Remembrance Day 2015 commemorations
On Sunday 8 November, the Knox Remembrance Day Committee, chaired by Hurtle Lupton OAM JP, will conduct a ceremony at the Knox War Memorial in Dorset Road, Ferntree Gully. The Service will commence at 10.55am and residents and friends are … Continue reading
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ANZAC: Walk and Watch the Dawn
April 25th 2015 marks the centenary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli Cove. Memorial Services are being held across Australia and in Gallipoli itself. Local groups are encouraged to mark the event and in 2013 a group in Ferntree Gully … Continue reading
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Remembering the Anzacs: a new memorial
2nd November 2014 Sometimes the elements seem to join in our rituals enhancing the human emotions. Yesterday a moving ceremony at the Knox War Memorial in the Boronia Arboretum was followed by a storm of howling wind, drenching rain and … Continue reading
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