{"id":331241,"date":"2023-04-24T16:49:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T06:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=331241"},"modified":"2023-04-26T21:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T11:42:41","slug":"your-guide-to-anzac-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/24\/your-guide-to-anzac-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide To Anzac Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_297786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297786\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425anzac1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-297786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425anzac1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425anzac1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425anzac1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425anzac1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425anzac1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425anzac1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425anzac1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anzac Day commemoration services will be held right across the local region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>April 24, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Almost every town and village in the South Burnett will be pausing at some stage on Tuesday morning to commemorate Anzac Day.<\/p>\n<p>Many towns will have Dawn Services, while there will also be many marches and wreath-laying ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional Anzac Day Races will also be held in Wondai on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Rumour has it there will also by some (legal for today) two-up played afterwards at several spots around the region, so check with your local RSL Sub-Branch for arrangements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/24\/where-to-see-raaf-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where To See RAAF Aircraft<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>What&#8217;s Happening On Anzac Day<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Blackbutt-Benarkin<\/b>\u00a0will be marking Anzac Day with a Dawn Service at the War Memorial in Coulson Street at4:27am, which will be followed by a Gunfire Breakfast at Blackbutt RSL at 6:00am. At\u00a010:40am, there will be a march from Muir Street to the War Memorial, which will be followed by a Commemoration Service at\u00a011:00am, and then a free sausage sizzle in Les Muller Park, courtesy of Blackbutt RSL and the Blackbutt-Benarkin Lions Club. At 1:00pm, the Radnor Hotel will open for lunch and this will be followed by two-up games on the hotel&#8217;s rear deck from\u00a02:00pm\u00a0to raise funds for Legacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Bell<\/b> will be holding an Anzac Day Commemoration Service at the Bell War Memorial at the corner of the Bunya Highway and Dennis Street at 6:00am, followed by a breakfast at the RSL in Ensor Street.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Boondooma and Durong<\/b>\u00a0will hold a commemoration and wreath-laying service at\u00a09:00am\u00a0at Boondooma Homestead at 8262 Durong-Mundubbera Road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Bunya Mountains<\/b> will hold a commemoration and wreath-laying service at the Lone Pine, located across the road from the National Parks Office in Bunya Avenue, Dandabah at<strong>\u00a08:00am.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cherbourg<\/b>\u00a0will hold a Commemorative Service at the Cenotaph in Barambah Avenue at\u00a08:00am. The service will be followed by a morning tea at The Ration Shed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cooyar<\/b> will mark Anzac Day with a march from Cooyar Memorial Hall on the New England Highway at 10:00am to the Cooyar War Memorial for a Commemorative Service at<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>10:45am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Goomeri<\/b> will hold its traditional Dawn Service at 5:15am at the War Memorial Clock on the Burnett Highway. This will be followed by a Gunfire Breakfast at the Grand Hotel, and then a pilgrimage to the war graves at Goomeri Cemetery in Goomeri West Road at 7:30am\u00a0(participants should meet at the cemetery&#8217;s gates). At\u00a09:45am, a march will be held from Market Square to the cenotaph for wreath-laying at 10:05am, followed by a march to the Hall Of Memory in Boonara Street for a morning service, followed by a morning tea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hivesville<\/b>\u00a0will hold a Dawn Service at Anzac Park in Main Street at\u00a05:30am\u00a0opposite the Hivesville Hotel, followed by a community breakfast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kilkivan<\/b>\u00a0will mark Anzac Day with a Dawn Service at Anzac Park in Bligh Street at\u00a05:30am. This will be followed by a gunfire breakfast at the nearby Kilkivan Hotel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kingaroy<\/b> will hold a Dawn Service at the rotunda in Memorial Park at 4:28am, followed by pilgrimage to the War Service Graves at Taabinga Cemetery at 8:00am. At 10:30am, marchers taking part in the annual march should assemble at Kingaroy RSL for a march to Memorial Park, where there will be a Commemorative Service at 11:00am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kumbia<\/b> will mark Anzac Day with a 6:00am Dawn Service at the monument outside Kumbia Hall, followed by a gold coin donation Gunfire Breakfast inside the hall. At 8:30am, marchers in the annual Anzac Day parade will assemble at the Kearney&#8217;s Road flower beds for a\u00a09:00am\u00a0step-off along Bell Street to the hall, which will be followed by a Commemorative Service and then a bring-a-plate community morning tea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Linville<\/b> will host a Dawn Service for Linville and Moore residents at the cenotaph in George Street at\u00a05:00am, followed by a Commemoration Service at the cenotaph at\u00a08:00am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Maidenwell<\/b>\u00a0will mark Anzac Day with a QCWA morning tea at Maidenwell Hall at\u00a09:30am, followed by a wreath laying at the Maidenwell War Memorial at\u00a010:30am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Murgon<\/b> will hold a rum and milk fellowship in the Diggers Room of Murgon RSL at\u00a04:45am, followed by a Dawn Service at the Murgon War Memorial at 5:30am, and then a Gunfire Breakfast back at the Diggers Room to wrap things up. Later in the morning, marchers in the annual Anzac Day parade should assemble in the RSL&#8217;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<strong>,<\/strong> and then refreshments in the Diggers Room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nanango<\/b> will hold a fellowship for RSL Sub-branch members and their families, visiting veterans and ex-Defence personnel at Tara&#8217;s Hall at 5:00am, then a march from the RSL to the Memorial at 5:20am, where a Dawn Service will be held at 5:30am. This will be followed by a Gunfire Breakfast back at Tara&#8217;s Hall, and then a pilgrimage to the Veterans&#8217; Graves at Nanango Cemetery at\u00a07:00am. After this, participants in the annual Anzac Day march should assemble in Howlett Lane at 8:15am for an 8:45am start, followed by a Commemoration Service at the War Memorial at the corner of Drayton and Henry Streets at 9:00am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Proston<\/b>\u00a0will hold a Dawn Service at the Proston RSL Rooms in Collingwood Street at\u00a05:30am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Widgee<\/b>\u00a0will hold a Dawn Service at\u00a06:00am\u00a0at the Widgee Cenotaph in Webb Park, followed by a gold coin donation community breakfast at the Memorial Hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wondai<\/b>\u00a0will hold a Dawn Service at\u00a05:00am, which will be accompanied by a march from the Post Office along Mackenzie Street to the War Memorial outside Wondai Town Hall. At\u00a08:00am\u00a0there will be a pilgrimage to the War Service Graves at the Wondai Cemetery, and this will be followed at\u00a010:00am by a second march from Wondai Post Office along Mackenzie Street to the War Memorial for a Commemoration Service and wreath-laying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wooroolin<\/b> will hold its traditional Anzac Day March along the Bunya Highway at 11:15am, followed by a Commemoration Service at the Wooroolin Memorial Hall at 11:30am.\u00a0 At noon, members of the Wooroolin community will gather outside the hall to bury a new town time capsule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Woolooga<\/b>\u00a0will be holding a Commemoration Service at Woolooga Hall at\u00a010:00am. The service will be preceded by a march at 9:30am and will be followed by a light community lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Yarraman<\/b> will hold a Dawn Service at the Cenotaph in Memorial Park at 6:00am, followed by a gold coin donation breakfast at the Yarraman Memorial Hall in Browne Street, and then a pilgrimage to the War Service Graves at 7:30am. At 10:30am, marchers will assemble in John Street before stepping off at 10:45am to attend the main Commemoration Service at the Cenotaph at 11:00am. This will be followed by a gold coin donation lunch at Yarraman&#8217;s Memorial Hall from noon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114007\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150711-wondai10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-114007\" title=\"20150711 Wondai Races\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150711-wondai10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150711-wondai10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150711-wondai10-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The traditional Anzac Day race meeting will be held again on the sand track at Wondai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><b>Wondai Race Meeting<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its 50th Anzac Day Race Meeting at the race track in Baynes Street, Wondai, on Anzac Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Race 1 is scheduled to jump at 1:30pm.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/24\/full-fields-for-wondai-races-29\/\">Anzac Day Form Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost every town and village in the South Burnett will be pausing at some stage on Tuesday morning to commemorate Anzac Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":297786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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