ANZAC Day in the Macleay Valley 2024
ANZAC Day falls on the 25th of April each year, 2024 marks 109 years since Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed the strong proud name of the ANZACS.
Commemorative services will be held all around the Macleay Valley again this year to remember those that fought and those that we sadly lost.
Gone but never forgotten.
From Bellbrook to Kempsey, to the coastal towns you will be able to find a service to remember those who fought for us.
Please find a list supplied by the Kempsey Macleay RSL Sub-Branch for the following services this year.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT KEMPSEY
5.20am: Ex-service personal will assemble at the Memorial Hall and march to the East Kempsey Memorial
5.30am: The Dawn Service will commence at East Kempsey, then return to the Memorial Hall for breakfast supplied by Kempsey Macleay RSL Club for Veterans, Service personnel and RSL Members
10.15am: Marchers to assemble at Sydney Street, next to the service station
10.30am: All marchers will proceed to the East Kempsey Memorial along Belgrave Street across the bridge to Rudder Street
11am: The East Kempsey Service will commence and after the service return to the Kempsey Macleay RSL Club
12.30: Lunch will be served in the function rooms at the Kempsey Macleay RSL Club. The lunch is free for veterans, service personnel, ex-service personal, those in uniform and those wearing medals or RSL Badges
RSL KEMPSEY MACLEAY SUB-BRANCH CONTACT 6563 1010
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT FREDERICKTON
9am: The Frederickton Service will commence at the Memorial. The March leaves at 0850hr from the Cemetery on Great North Road and proceeds on Great Northern Road to the Memorial. After the service the marchers march along Macleay Valley Way to the Frederickton Hotel
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT CRESCENT HEAD
9am: Marchers are to assemble at the Service Station and to march to the Memorial where the Crescent Head Service will commence
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT BELLBROOK
10.45am: The Bellbrook marches march from East Street along Main Street to the Memorial
11am:The Service Starts
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT HAT HEAD
5.30am: The Dawn Service will commence at the Hat Head Bowling Club
10am: The Hat Head Bowling Club Service will commence
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT WILLAWARRIN
5.30am: The Dawn Service will commence at the Willawarrin Memorial
9am: The Willawarrin Service will commence
ANZAC DAY SERVICES AT GLADSTONE
10.45am: Marchers line up at Kinchela Street and Memorial Ave and march to the Memorial along Kinchela Street
11am: The Gladstone Service will commence at the Memorial
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them.
LEST WE FORGET