April 23, 2025
Anzac Day will be extra special for students from several South Burnett schools who have been working hard in the lead up to the 110th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli, thanks to a postcard project promoted by RSL Queensland.
Murgon RSL Sub-Branch has been involved with the “Postcards Of Honour” project since it began three years ago.
Sub-Branch president Grahame Blackwell OAM said the group had been working with students from Murgon State High School, Murgon State School, St Joseph’s Catholic School and four other cluster schools.
Cards from RSL Queensland were distributed to the students.
“They research somebody so they can understand what Anzac Day is all about rather than just attending a commemoration because the school tells them to,” Mr Blackwell said.
“They select someone. It could be a member of their family or someone whose name is on the Memorial, and they research them, write a short story about them and draw pictures on the cards. After they are finished, we go along and talk to them about it.”
RSL Queensland estimates that 24,000 students from 228 schools across Queensland will be taking part in the “Postcards Of Honour” project this year, expressing their gratitude, knowledge or personal connection to the defence force and veterans’ community.
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Anzac Day Around The Region
NB. Also keep an eye out for an RAAF Spartan aircraft which will be doing a flyover … it should pass over Bell at 8:57am, Kumbia at 9:02am and Kingaroy at 9:06am.
• Bell – Dawn Service at 6:00am in Anzac Memorial Park, Dennis Street, followed by a community breakfast hosted by the Bell RSL Sub-Branch in Ensor Street.
• Blackbutt – Dawn Service at 4:27am at the Memorial at the corner of Hart and Coulsen Sts; followed by a March from Muir Street to the Memorial at 10:45am and then a Commemoration at 11:00am.
• Boondooma – A wreath-laying service will be held at the historic Boondooma Homestead, 8262 Mundubbera-Durong Road, from 9:00am.
• Bunya Mountains – Commemoration Service from 8:00am, opposite the National Park Office in Bunya Avenue, Dandabah. NB. This section of Bunya Avenue will be closed from 7:00am to 10:00am and through traffic will be diverted behind the closed-off area through the National Parks access road and car park.
• Cherbourg – Fall in for the parade at 7:40am in Barambah Avenue; the parade will be followed by a Commemoration Service from 8:00am at the Memorial in Memorial Park.
• Cooyar – A Commemoration Service will be held from 9:45am at the Memorial at Anzac Place in Munro Street (New England Highway) from 9:45am.
• Hivesville – Dawn Service at 5:30am at the memorial in Memorial Park (opposite the hotel), followed by breakfast.
• Kaimkillenbun – Commemoration Service from 8:30am at Cumkillenbar Park, Isabelle Street, followed by a free community morning tea.
• Kilkivan – A Dawn Service will be held from 5:30am in RSL Park, followed by a march down Bligh Street from 10:30am from RSL Park to Lions Park where a Commemoration Service will be held at 11:00am, followed by a lunch hosted by the QCWA in Kilkivan Hall.
• Kingaroy – Dawn Service at the rotunda in Memorial Park at 4:28am. Members and guests are then invited to enjoy breakfast at the Kingaroy RSL Club in Markwell Street ($5 cost, donated to Legacy). There will be a pilgrimage to the War Graves at Taabinga Cemetery at 8:00am. At 10:30am, marchers should assemble at Kingaroy RSL for the Anzac Day Parade to Memorial Park which will step off at 11:00am sharp; this will be followed by a Commemoration Ceremony at the Rotunda at 11:15am and light refreshments afterwards at the Kingaroy RSL Club and two-up from 1:00pm.
• Kumbia – A Dawn Service will be held at the Monument outside Kumbia Hall at 6:00am, followed by a gunfire breakfast inside the hall at 6:30am (gold coin donation for Legacy). At 8:45am, marchers should assemble at the flower gardens (corner of Bell St and Brook Rd). The march will then proceed to the Monument where a wreath-laying ceremony will be held. After this, morning tea will be inside the hall (bring a plate to share).
• Maidenwell – Maidenwell QCWA will be holding a morning tea in the Maidenwell Hall Supper Room at 9:30am, followed by a Commemoration Service at the Monument in Pool Street at 10:30am.
• Murgon – Fellowship in the Diggers Room of Murgon RSL at 4:45am for RSL Sub-Branch members, followed by a March at 5:20am to the Murgon War Memorial where a Dawn Service will be held at 5:30am, and then a Gunfire Breakfast back at the Diggers Room. Marchers in the annual Anzac Day Parade should assemble in the RSL’s rear car park at 9:00am for a 9:45am step off. The parade will be followed by a Commemoration Service and wreath laying at the Memorial at 10:00am and then light refreshments back in the Diggers Room.
• Nanango – Fellowship for RSL Sub-Branch members and their families, visiting veterans and ex-defence personnel at Tara’s Hall at 5:00am, then proceed to the Memorial where a Dawn Service will be held at 5:30am. A gunfire breakfast will be held at Nanango RSL Club afterwards for a gold coin donation. At 6:45am, a bus will leave the club for a visit to War Graves at Nanango Cemetery, followed by a service there at 7:00am. Participants in the annual Anzac Day Parade should assemble in the lane behind Heritage Bank at 8:15am for an 8:45am step off down Drayton Street, followed by a Commemoration Service at the War Memorial at the corner of Drayton and Henry Streets at 9:00am. NB. The Nanango QCWA will have their clubrooms open in Fitzroy Street this morning, selling scones and Anzac biscuits.
• Proston – Dawn Service at 5:30am at the Proston RSL Rooms in Collingwood Street.
• Widgee – A Dawn Service will be held at the Cenotaph in Webb Park from 5:15am followed by breakfast at 7:00am.
• Woolooga – A Dawn Service will be held in the Community Hall in Thomas Street from 5:30am, with a morning service at the same venue at 10:00am.
• Wondai – A march will be held from the Post Office along Mackenzie Street at 5:00am followed by a Dawn Service at the Memorial in front of the Town Hall. This will be followed by a pilgrimage at 8:00am to the War Graves at Wondai Cemetery. A second march will be held from the Post Office along Mackenzie Street from 10:00am to the Memorial for a Commemoration Service and wreath laying. NB. The South Burnett Race Club’s annual Anzac Day Races are also on today at Wondai Racecourse!
• Wooroolin – A Commemoration Service will be held in Wooroolin Hall at 11:15am after a short march along the Bunya Highway.
• Yarraman – A Dawn Service will be held at 6:00am at the Cenotaph in Memorial Park followed by a gunfire breakfast for the community at the Yarraman Memorial Hall, Browne Street. At 7:30am, a pilgrimage will be held to the war graves at Yarraman Cemetery; followed by a street march to the Cenotaph at 10:45am (gather outside the police station at 10:30am) and the main Commemoration Service at 11:00am. A community lunch will be held at Memorial Hall at noon.
