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\u201cIf anyone\u2019s in a position to donate to the Legacy Torch Relay, it will benefit Legacy over the years. Legacy is certainly relevant, and I\u2019m chuffed and grateful to be involved with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the organisation\u2019s centenary year, director Sarnia Birch said Legacy Australia has 40,000 enrolled beneficiaries including 1200 young people, and 1000 with long-term special needs, supported by 3400 volunteers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, Legacy commemorates 100 years of service to the families of Australian Defence Force members, who have given their lives or health in service to Australia,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe centrepiece of this commemoration is the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay, presented by Defence Health, which is a six-month campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cLegatees have carried the torch of service and sacrifice, handed down from Legatee to Legatee since The Great War, and this year\u2019s torch relay is about remembering, as well as fundraising.\u201d<\/p>\n
Starting in Pozi\u00e8res France on 23 April with an official opening ceremony, the torch route has included Villers-Bretonneux in northern France, Menin Gate memorial to the missing in the Belgian city of Ypres, and London, before heading to Australia.<\/p>\n
The torch is visiting all 45 Legacy clubs across the country before crossing the finish line in Melbourne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE flame was lit for the local leg of the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay on Tuesday morning. Thirty-two local torch bearers took part in the relay, including Legacy beneficiaries, Legatees, defence personnel, and community members, along more than thirteen kilometres between Ranger Barracks in Alfredton and a cauldron lighting at Queen Victoria Square. Ballarat Legatee […]<\/p>\n