Anzac Day in the Hindmarsh Shire will be commemorated on Thursday by dawn services at Dimboola, Jeparit and Nhill and morning services in all four towns in the Shire.
Guest speakers will feature at each of the morning services, with Peter Burge, formerly a Naval engineer on the transport ship HMAS Jeparit during the Vietnam War, to address the Jeparit service at 11 am.
A dinner will be held the Hindmarsh Hotel in Jeparit on Thursday evening where fifteen former crew members from the HMAS Jeparit will commemorate 50 since serving on the ship, along with the centenary of the R.S.L. in the town.
The Dimboola Memorial Secondary College will hold their annual Anzac service the following day, commencing at 2.30 pm. The focus of this service will align with the national campaign, and that is, recognising the contribution of nurses and medics to military conflicts over the last 100 years.
The following are the details of the local Anzac Day commemorations.
Dimboola - Thursday 25 April
6:00 am - Dawn service at Dimboola Memorial Secondary College - Guest speaker, Charles Rees.
8:30 am - March to Cenotaph.
8:45 am - Laying of wreaths at Dimboola Memorial Secondary College.
9:00 am - Service in the Dimboola Memorial Secondary College Auditorium - Guest speaker, John Robinson, Chairman of the Australian Bravery Foundation and Horsham Rural City Councillor
Jeparit - Thursday 25 April
6:00 am - Dawn service in Broadway, Jeparit.
11:00 am - Service at the Jeparit Memorial Hall - Guest speaker, Peter Burge ex Naval engineer on the HMAS Jeparit.
After the service, there will be a march to the War Memorials in Broadway for a wreath laying ceremony, and this will be followed by a barbeque at the Jeparit R.S.L. clubrooms.
In the evening a dinner will be hosted celebration of 50 years since service by the HMAS Jeparit during the Vietnam War, and 100 years of the R.S.L. in Jeparit.
Rainbow - Thursday 25 April
9:45 am - A march will commence from the Cenotaph with a service to follow at the MECCA, in Federal Street, Rainbow. Guest speaker, Emma Kealy MP, Member for Lowan.
Morning tea will be available in the Rainbow R.S.L. supper room after the service.
Nhill - Thursday 25 April
6:30 am - Dawn service at the War Memorial statue in Goldsworthy Park; followed by a barbecue breakfast, hosted by Rotary, gold coin donation;
10:00 am - Wreath laying at the cenotaph followed by gathering for a march to Nhill Memorial Community Centre;
11:00 am - Service at Nhill Memorial Community Centre - Guest speaker Dr Peter Haslau
Morning tea will follow in the Soldier’s Lounge.
Dimboola Memorial Secondary College - Friday 26 April
2.30 pm - Service recognising the contribution of nurses and medics to military conflicts over the last 100 years.
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