A NUMBER of Anzac Day ceremonies will be held around the City of Casey next week to give local residents the chance to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Thousands are expected to attended services across Casey on Thursday 25 April to honour fallen and departed comrades. A memorial service will also be held at the Endeavour Hills War Memorial on Tuesday 23 April.
Anzac Day commemorates the landing at Gallipoli in 1915 of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
Don’t miss next week’s Cranbourne News for our Anzac special edition.
Events to be held in the City of Casey to mark Anzac Day include:
Endeavour Hills: Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL is holding an Anzac Day service at Endeavour Hills cenotaph at 1pm on Tuesday 23 April.
Cranbourne: Dawn service on Anzac Day at 6am at the Cranbourne RSL, 1475 South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne.
Cranbourne: Anzac Day march and service from 10.30am. Marchers are to gather at the rear of Ritchie’s Supermarket at 10.30am to then march down High Street and finish at the Cranbourne Cenotaph. A service will follow at 11am.
Pearcedale: Dawn service at 6am at the cenotaph site at the Pearcedale Public Hall Cenotaph site, Queens Road, Pearcedale. The event will be followed by a free breakfast.
Narre Warren: Dawn service at 6am at the City of Casey Civic Centre, Magid Drive, Narre Warren.
Berwick: March from Berwick RSL to cenotaph on High Street, Berwick, at 10.45 for 11am service.