{"id":103127,"date":"2025-05-01T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=103127"},"modified":"2025-04-30T21:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:52:38","slug":"bellarine-pauses-to-reflect-on-anzac-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/bellarine-pauses-to-reflect-on-anzac-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellarine pauses to reflect on Anzac Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNITIES across the Bellarine paused on Friday last week for Anzac Day services.<\/p>\n<p>Wet and stormy conditions didn&#8217;t dampen the service in Portarlington as the community turned out to reflect on 110 years since the Gallipoli campaign and honour those who served.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103128\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103128 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_13ChaplinMArk_07235-683x1024.jpg?_t=1746013748\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_13ChaplinMArk_07235-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_13ChaplinMArk_07235-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_13ChaplinMArk_07235-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_13ChaplinMArk_07235-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_13ChaplinMArk_07235.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caplin Mark Dunn (centre) with the Borg family. Photo: MICHAEL CHAMBERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Portarlington and St Leonards RSL Sub-branch president Travis Smith said the services went really well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had wet weather in the morning which sort of broke when we did the dawn service at 6.30, we had that break and it went really smooth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had the cracks of lightning go across when we were doing the Ode and the thunder added a little bit of a touch to the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The standout moment was during the Dawn Service when I was looking across the crowd and across the bay there&#8217;s this long line of lightning running across the sky, followed by thunder shortly afterwards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103133\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103133 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_6_22802-1024x683.jpg?_t=1746013748\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_6_22802-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_6_22802-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_6_22802-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_6_22802-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_6_22802.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The atmosphere of the dawn service was elevated by rolling lightning and thunder. Photo: MICHAEL CHAMBERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The sub-branch also held a 9am service in St Leonards, which was also well attended before returning to Portarlington for the march at 11am which concluded with a second service at the Cenotaph.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They marched around town, and they went really well, and we did the service, really good crowd, good people and a very respectful crowd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103130\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103130 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_10CouncillorR_07247-683x1024.jpg?_t=1746013748\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_10CouncillorR_07247-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_10CouncillorR_07247-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_10CouncillorR_07247-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_10CouncillorR_07247-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/edited_10CouncillorR_07247.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Councillor Rowan Story. Photo: MICHAEL CHAMBERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year marked Mr Smith&#8217;s first Anzac day as president of the Sub-branch, where standing at the podium he was able to witness the march.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was really proud of all those people who marched past,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a very fitting moment there, as first year as president, watching the march go past you rather than being in it was a totally different feel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anzac Day services also took place in Leopold, Queenscliff, Point Lonsdale, Drysdale, Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103135\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103135 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/IMG_6775_68369-1024x683.jpg?_t=1746013748\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/IMG_6775_68369-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/IMG_6775_68369-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/IMG_6775_68369-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/IMG_6775_68369-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/IMG_6775_68369.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leopold War Memorial Committee president Keith Pettigrew (right) welcomes attendees to the Anzac Day service in Leopold. 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