We were delighted once again to be able to stage our (usually annual) Anzac Day March and Service at the Cenotaph in Upper Coomera. The turn out from the community was fantastic and it was particularly awesome that so many of our younger members of the community were in attendance either with their family or their school or community groups to pay their respects.

 

The event consisted of a march led by current and past service personnel and with over 20 school, community, church and scout/guide groups wearing their individual uniforms and carrying their own banners. The march participants were accompanied by the Surfers Paradise Brass Band and drumline groups - Gold Coast Drumline and Saint Stephen's College Drumline, as well as the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (QMI). The march concluded at the Cenotaph where a formal remembrance service followed, closing with the Last Post and a minutes silence, both of which were impeccably observed.

 

This year's service was attended by over 2,000 community members. Next year, we are hoping to reinstate the community BBQ after the event, as well as the ANZAC display prior to the march in the School of Arts in Gawler Place. 

 

This Anzac Day event would not have been possible without the support of our local members - Mark Boothman MP, Cllr Donna Gates and Cllr William Owen-Jones and the help of the Coomera Valley Rural Fire Brigade and Queensland Police Service.