Anzac Day services in the Northwest

ANZAC Day is on Monday, and local RSL clubs are hosting marches and services to remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for Australia.
ANZAC Day services around the north-west:

WHAT: Anzac service
WHERE: Gaythorne Community War Memorial, Sid Loder Park
WHEN: 6.15am
CONTACT: 33554655

WHAT: Dawn service
WHERE: War graves section, Lutwyche cemetery, Kitchener Rd, Lutwyche
WHEN: 5.30am
CONTACT: 33512435

WHAT: Anzac march
WHEN: 7.45am
WHERE: Burnie Brae Park, Kingsmill Rd, Chermside
CONTACT: 33512435

WHAT: Anzac march and service
WHEN: from 8am
WHERE: Station St, Samford Village
CONTACT: 0403837319

Source: whereilive

Anzac Day services in the Northwest

ANZAC Day is on Monday, and local RSL clubs are hosting marches and services to remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for Australia.
ANZAC Day services around the north-west:

WHAT: Anzac service
WHERE: Gaythorne Community War Memorial, Sid Loder Park
WHEN: 6.15am
CONTACT: 33554655

WHAT: Dawn service
WHERE: War graves section, Lutwyche cemetery, Kitchener Rd, Lutwyche
WHEN: 5.30am
CONTACT: 33512435

WHAT: Anzac march
WHEN: 7.45am
WHERE: Burnie Brae Park, Kingsmill Rd, Chermside
CONTACT: 33512435

WHAT: Anzac march and service
WHEN: from 8am
WHERE: Station St, Samford Village
CONTACT: 0403837319

Source: whereilive

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