{"id":119460,"date":"2026-04-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=119460"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:19:50","slug":"young-cadet-leads-tribute-to-bellarine-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/young-cadet-leads-tribute-to-bellarine-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Young cadet leads tribute to Bellarine veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YEAR 12 student and Bellarine local Taylan Black is bringing a quiet corner of Drysdale cemetery into focus this Anzac Day.<\/p>\n<p>The Bellarine Secondary College captain and Cadet Sergeant with the 32 Australian Army Cadet Unit has placed more than 100 Australian flags at veterans&#8217; graves.<\/p>\n<p>He said the idea came after he and members of the Drysdale RSL noticed attendance at Anzac services was declining.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s smaller every year,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some people are losing interest, and we wanted to bring forward another way of showing respect for the veterans that served our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119638\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-119638\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.28.35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.28.35.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.28.35-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.28.35-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.28.35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.28.35-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.28.35-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylan Black with Bellarine Secondary College peers who helped place flags at veterans\u2019 graves in Drysdale cemetery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The project involved walking through the cemetery to locate veteran graves, and researching each individual to find information such as their rank, service number and last known posting.<\/p>\n<p>Taylan hopes his leadership will inspire more young locals to take part in remembrance initiatives and events.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s meaningful to me because it provides an opportunity for young people to actively participate, honour those who serve, and connect us to the history of our local community,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The flags were installed on Wednesday ahead of Anzac Day and are mounted on 2m flagpoles made by Taylan and his father.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119640\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119640 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.45.01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.45.01.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.45.01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.45.01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.45.01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.45.01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.45.01-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rows of Australian flags mark the resting places of local veterans at Drysdale cemetery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Taylan hopes the project can become an annual initiative, with the materials reused in future years.<\/p>\n<p>He also acknowledged the support of the community and his family in bringing the project to life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been amazing to see the community band around it,&#8221; Taylan said. &#8220;It&#8217;s really nice to see the community really has committed to acknowledging the history of our community, and those who have served.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119642\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-119642\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.36.18-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.36.18-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.36.18-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.36.18-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.36.18-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.36.18-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/2026-04-2211.36.18-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A local volunteer pauses to pay his respects while placing a flag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The flags will remain in place until Anzac Day before being removed in the following week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YEAR 12 student and Bellarine local Taylan Black is bringing a quiet corner of Drysdale cemetery into focus this Anzac Day. 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