{"id":101528,"date":"2023-04-28T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=101528"},"modified":"2023-04-27T16:15:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T06:15:57","slug":"community-pauses-to-remember-on-anzac-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/community-pauses-to-remember-on-anzac-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Community pauses to remember on Anzac Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast community stepped out into the dark on Anzac Day to pay their respects to Australians past and present who have served.<\/p>\n<p>The Torquay RSL&#8217;s dawn service was held in its usual spot at the Point Danger memorial, with the crowd in the low thousands smaller than previous years but no less respectful in their silence and laying of wreaths.<\/p>\n<p>Corangamite federal member Libby Coker read a message on behalf of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Torquay RSL president Bob Brackin delivered the Anzac requiem.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101556\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101556 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/IMG_7019_10238-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1682575684\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veterans listen to the Torquay service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101557\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101557 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/IMG_7360_71481-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1682575712\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd in the low thousands attended the Torquay event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pupils from Surf Coast Secondary College and Bellbrae Primary School also took part.<\/p>\n<p>Veterans and their families met at the John Spittle Memorial Garden behind the Torquay RSL sub-branch for a second, smaller service, which featured Lieutenant Jason Tomlin from the Royal Australian Navy as the guest speaker.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101561\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101561 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/IMG_7163_06497-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1682575804\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torquay RSL president Bob Brackin pauses after laying a wreath at the Torquay Anzac Day service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101560\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101560 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/ghghff-600x380.jpg?_t=1682575755\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daryll Topp salutes during &#8220;The Last Post&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This service also featured readings fron students at Christian College Geelong Junior School, Nazareth Catholic Primary School, Mount Duneed Regional Primary School, and Torquay College.<\/p>\n<p>In Angelsea, the Anglesea RSL sub-branch&#8217;s march and ceremony was attended by several hundred people in excellent weather.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101564\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101564 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/cghgfh-600x380.jpg?_t=1682575902\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Anglesea march makes its way along McMillan Street. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101567\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101567 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/IMG_7564_97120-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1682575938\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helen Bircher from the Torquay Laurel Group was one of many who laid wreaths on Anzac Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sporting organisations were represented in the march along McMillan Street and in the laying of wreaths, as well as pupils from schools in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet.<\/p>\n<p>One participant was Doreen McGowan, a resident at Cordelia Grove Aged Care, who recently turned 100.<\/p>\n<p>Ms McGowan, who served in the Royal Australian Air Force for three years in Western Australia, also took part in the special ceremony held at Cordelia Grove on Monday this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101565\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101565 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/DSCN35933_50988-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1682575919\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Ronaldson speaks at the Anglesea RSL service. 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