The Afghanistan Avenue of Honour at Yungaburra Qld is a living memorial dedicated to the memory of all who served in the fight against terror in Afghanistan and to those brave and selfless Australians who made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of freedom and liberty....
The RARA ACT will be holding a Memorial Service for Marty Bink in Canberra on 5 Nov 19. He was a member of Anti Tk/Trackers when he was KIA on 05 Nov 69. He was the Battalion’s last Battle Casualty whilst doing ‘protection’ for the Engineer Land Clearing Team down on...
ABORIGINAL and Torres Strait Islander people have made a valuable contribution to Australia’s defence since the Boer War, and this NAIDOC Week we celebrate their history, culture and achievements. Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel Darren Chester said as part...
Boer War Commemoration Service, Sunday 26th May 2019 at 10:00am at The Boer War Memorial ‘The Scout’ ANZAC Square, Adelaide Street. This is the 120th Year, since war was declared 11th October, 1899. Gordon Bold Chairman BWAQ Email: [email protected] Web:...
It has been a long time since Anzac Day punctuated a federal election campaign, and there could hardly be a greater contrast than that between the point-scoring, box-ticking, and vote-buying that characterises an election campaign and the patriotic unity...
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has sought to reintroduce the Anzac legend to a new generation in his last Anzac Day address as the Queen’s representative in Australia. Sir Peter, who will retire from public life in June, used his commemorative address at the...
It’s now considered too dangerous for bodies of uniformed personnel to march at dawn service. Australians gather each Anzac Day dawn to commemorate those who fell, not to express concern about those who might now merely stumble. READ MORE
A photographic exhibition titled ‘Thank you for your service’ showcasing the diversity of current Australian Defence Force (ADF) members, veterans, and their families, will go on display today at Sydney’s Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, in the lead-up to Anzac Day...
IT RAINED at Villers Bretonneux on November 11 as if the leaden skies were weeping, remembering unimaginable horrors 100 years before. The long rows of headstones at Australia’s World War I National Memorial are a stark reminder of those horrors and the huge price...
The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) will celebrate its 70th anniversary with events in Canberra on 23 November 2018, including a parade open to the public to be conducted at the Australian War Memorial. All serving and ex-serving members of the RAR, their family and...
