Source : Perth Now news
Australians and New Zealanders will rise early on Friday morning to reflect and remember those who died and the sacrifices made by veterans and serving Defence Force members.
Anzac Day is a national day of commemoration in Australia and New Zealand, and this year marks 110 years since the landing at Gallipoli in World War I.
Services will be held across the country from dawn to sunset. Here’s where to find them:
SYDNEY
Thousands of people are expected to gather at the Cenotaph in Martin Place from 4.20am for NSW’s official Dawn Service.
Three public viewing areas will remain open until capacity is reached, located outside Challis House, on George Street and between Pitt Street and Castlereagh Street.
At 9am, more than 10,000 current serving members and veterans of the ADF will march past the Anzac Memorial to pay their respects to the fallen.
The public can show their support by lining Elizabeth Street, before the march makes its way to Liverpool Street to conclude about 12.30pm.
MELBOURNE
Victorians are invited to gather at the Shrine of Remembrance in Kings Domain from 5.30am to pause and reflect on the service and sacrifice of those who suffer the consequences of war.
The shrine will be open for viewing to the public from 6.30am, and at 9am about 10,000 participants will take the streets and march.
It will start at Swanstown Street near Federation Square, head down St Kilda road and finish at the shrine around midday.
CANBERRA
Anzac Day services in the nation’s capital take place at the Australian War Memorial from 4.30am, with Australian Defence Force representatives reading letters and diary entries from Australians who witnessed the horrors of war.
This will be followed by an Anzac Day Dawn Service at 5.30am, and at 7.30am, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans and Services Association Commemorative Ceremony.
At 9.30am, the RSL ACT Branch Veterans March will make its way through the Parade Ground at 9am before a final service is held at 4.30pm with the Last Post.
ADELAIDE
The National War Memorial in SA will host a Dawn Service at 6am on the corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue.
It will be followed by the Light Horse Memorial at 8am, before veterans and current serving members will then march from the North Terrace and Gawler Place intersection, making their way to the Cross of Sacrifice at 9.30am.
BRISBANE
The Anzac Day Dawn Service will be at the Shrine of Remembrance at Anzac Square, starting at 4.28am.
Brisbane’s Anzac Day march will begin at 9.45am at the CBD. Those interested in viewing can find a spot on Adelaide Street, between George and Creek Streets.
PERTH
Kings Park and Botanic Garden’s State Ware Memorial will be the gathering place for Perth City’s Dawn Service, starting at 5.45am.
It will be closely followed by a Gunfire Breakfast at the Government House Gardens at 7am, hosted by RSL WA with complimentary tea and coffee.
Starting at 9am at the St Georges Terrace, the march will head down Adelaide Terrace before congregating at Langley Park.
DARWIN
Those wishing to join the Dawn Service are asked to assemble at the Cenotaph in Bicentennial Park from 5.30am onwards.
The Service will then begin at 6am, and at 9am the march will move off from the Esplanade, along Knuckey Street and conclude at Bennett Street.
HOBART
Tasmanians can join the Dawn Service, starting at 6am, at the Cenotaph in Queens Domain.
Attendees are asked to arrive an hour prior due to large crowds.
Elizabeth Street will be shut from 11am for the annual march.
HOW TO WATCH FROM HOME
Those who prefer to join the commemorations from the comfort of their home can tune in to Sydney’s Dawn Service on ABC TV and ABC iview. It will also be broadcast through ABC Radio.
