WANNEROO residents wanting to pay their respects this Anzac Day can do so without leaving their homes as part of a nation-wide initiative endorsed by the RSLWA.
During the Anzac driveway dawn service people are encouraged to ‘Light up the Dawn’ by candlelight from their driveways, balconies or verandahs.
The special service comes after cancellation of Anzac Day events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These include Wanneroo, Yanchep and Quinns Rocks RSL services as well as the Kings Park Dawn Service, the march through the Perth CBD and the memorial service at Perth Concert Hall.
This Anzac Day on ABC Radio Perth there will be a live broadcast of the National Memorial Service from the Australian War Memorial on ABCTV, iview, Radio and online starting at 5.30am.
This includes from just before 6am, the Last Post and a minute of silence.
At 11.30am there will be a two-minute reflection which includes the Ode, the Last Post followed by a minute silence across ABCTV, iview, Radio and online.
On ABCTV and Radio at 6.55pm the Governor-General David Hurley will give an Anzac Day message.
Stay up-to-date and join the conversation online by using #AnzacDay2020.
Tag your dawn service commemorations on social media #DrivewayDawnService.
If you are planning to ‘Light up the Dawn’ by holding a mini service in your driveway, at your front gates or your veranda you can help coordinate your outdoor service by listening to the TV if you are standing on a patio or veranda, setting a TV up in the garage if that’s close to your driveway or streaming on a device such as an iPad or phone and carrying it with you.
Meanwhile, the Australian War Memorial and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs have launched a series of content and digital initiatives that will allow people around the country to commemorate and honour those who have served and continue to serve in Australia’s armed forces.
More than 40 pieces of emotive content and digital activations have been developed for the memorial’s website and social media channels in the lead up to and on Anzac Day, giving Australians an opportunity to honour Australian servicemen and servicewomen from the safety of their homes.
The material, hosted on the memorial’s website, includes:
- An overview of Anzac Day through the years, showcasing the evolution and significance of the veterans’ march from the First World War to today.
- A commemoration of the Indigenous servicemen and women and their contributions to service to Australia, past and present.
- Personal messages from modern day servicemen and servicewomen from where they are currently deployed.
- Readings of ‘For the Fallen’, a poem by Robert Laurence Binyon, AFL and AFLW captains and players. Members of the public will be encouraged to share their own renditions on social media using: #forthefallen.
- A series of films with celebrity chef Matt Moran and Sydney cake queen Katherine Sabbath, which will include recipes for a ‘Gunfire Breakfast’ and Anzac biscuits.
- A range of personal interviews from veterans, and historical packages looking back from the First World War up to modern day peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.
- An interactive portal that will allow people to place a virtual poppy and personal message on the wall in honour of the fallen, which in turn can be shared on social media https://lestweforget.gov.au
- A live feed from memorials and cenotaphs at dawn in capital cities around Australia.
