Remembrance Day 2014: Local Services

Federal Member for Mitchell, Alex Hawke MP, encourages the community to pause for one minute’s silence at 11am, to wear a red poppy or to attend their local Remembrance Day service and pay tribute to the men and women who have served, and those who continue to serve our nation in times of war, conflict and on peacekeeping operations.

“Most Australians have a personal story about a family member or friend, who has served in the Australian Defence Force.  Whether it be a mother who bid farewell to her son bound for Afghanistan, or the children who hear tales of their great grandfather’s service during the First or Second World War, all of us have been touched by those who have served their nation at their nation’s request.

“This Remembrance Day, Tuesday 11 November, we remember all of them, Australians who gave so much for their country,” Alex Hawke said.

This Remembrance Day is the first of the Anzac Centenary period (2014-18), a time where we will mark the Centenary of the Great War.

An Anzac Centenary Program has been developed, and aims to encourage all Australians to reflect upon, and learn more about Australia’s wartime history, the costs and the impact of war on those who participated, on our communities and on the entire nation.

Further information about the Anzac Centenary Program, including planned international and domestic events, can be found at: http://www.anzaccentenary.gov.au/

Each year, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs produces a Remembrance Day commemorative poster that you can freely download and display.  This year the poster focuses on the departure of the first convoy from Albany, carrying Australian and New Zealand soldiers to the war in 1914.

“I encourage the Hills community to join together this Remembrance Day, pause for a moment’s silence at 11am and wear a red poppy to support the RSL’s Poppy Day Appeal.

It is here in local communities that the legacy is carried on, ensuring we never forget those who have served, particularly the more than 102,000 Australians who have lost their lives wearing our country’s uniform” concluded Alex Hawke MP.

For more information on Remembrance Day, to access the service resources, or to download the commemorative poster, visit www.dva.gov.au/remembranceday.htm

Local commemoration services in the Hills:

Sunday, 9 November 2014

10:30am        Remember the Fallen - Balcombe Heights Estate Committee

                        Soldier Memorial Balcombe Heights Estate

                        92 Seven Hills Road, Baulkham Hills

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

10:45am        Remembrance Day Ceremony - Castle Hill RSL Sub-Branch

                        Main entrance, Castle Hill RSL Club, 77 Castle Street, Castle Hill

10:30am        Remembrance Day Ceremony – Castle Towers

                        Upper Level, Information desk, opp House of Fraser, Castle Towers