ANZAC Day services
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ABERDARE – 9.30am: Service at Veterans’ Park.
ABERDEEN – 6.00 am: Dawn Service at Memorial, Moray Street, followed by breakfast. 8.30am: March assembles in Bedford Street, near pre-school. 9.10 am: March & Service. 10.00 am: Official proceedings followed by brunch at RSL.
ABERMAIN – 8.30am: March from corner of Bathurst Street and Cessnock Road, to Service at Jeffries Park Cenotaph.
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BAR BEACH – 7:30am: ANZAC Service at the memorial overlooking Bar Beach on Memorial Drive.
BELMONT – 9.30am: March from George Street along Pacific Highway to Cullen Park. 10am: Service.
BERESFIELD – 5.30am: Form up at Beresfield Community War Memorial, corner of Anderson Drive and Allandale Street. March to War Memorial. 5.40am: Dawn Service. (Bad weather, service at the Beresfield Crematorium). Breakfast at Bowling Club after.
BOOLAROO-SPEERS POINT – 5.30am: Assemble in car park near the boat ramps. 5.45am: March to the Rotunda in Speers Point Park for Dawn Service.
BRANXTON – 5.20am: Dawn Service at rotunda (John Rose Avenue). 11.15am: March from the old Branxton Inn, to the rotunda for Service.
CARDIFF – 5.00am: March from corner of Main Road and Macquarie Rd to Cardiff RSL for Dawn Service.
CASSILIS – 10.45am: Assemble at corner of Branksome Street and Ancrum Street to march to War Memorial Park Gates. Refreshments after at Cassilis Bowling Club.
CATHERINE HILL BAY – 6am: Dawn service at the War Memorial.
CESSNOCK – 5.30am: Dawn service at War Memorial in Darwin Street. Breakfast to follow at Cessnock Leagues Club. 11.15am: March from Cessnock Ex-Services Club to War Memorial for Service.
CHARLESTOWN – 11am: Service at Charlestown Lions Park, corner of Dudley Road and Pacific Highway.
CLARENCE TOWN – Dawn Service 5.30 am. March leaves Bowling Sport and Rec Club to the cenotaph for the service and breakfast is then held back at the club.
DENMAN – 6am: Dawn Service at Memorial Park. 11am: Church service at St Bernard’s Catholic Church, followed by March to Memorial Park. Noon: Service at Memorial Park.
DOYALSON-WYEE – 5.00am: Dawn service at Doyalson-Wyee RSL. Breakfast at Club. 8.30am: March from Raw Challenge course, south along the Pacific Hwy into RSL grounds. 9.00am: Service outside Club.
DUDLEY – 6am: Dawn service at War Memorial, corner of Ocean Street and Redhead Road.
DUNGOG – Day Dawn Service – 5:30 am at the Dungog RSL, Lord Street Dungog. A War Graves Service will be held at 7:00 am at Dungog Cemetery and a short service at the memorial Gates of the Bowling Club will be held prior to forming up for march. March: Form up at 10:00 am outside Davey and Olsen. Step off at 10:30 am and march along Dowling Street into Brown Street to cenotaph at RSL club.
GRESFORD – Service at 10.30 am – assembling prior at Everett’s Garage on Durham Road to march down Park Street to cenotaph. Immediately following the service, the RSL ladies and Gresford Community group will offer tea, coffee and Anzac biscuits under the breezeway.
GRETA – 5.30am: Dawn service at the Cenotaph on the New England Highway. 9.30am: March from corner of Nelson Street to Cenotaph for Service.
HAMILTON - 5.00am: March forms near Gregson Park cannons. 5.20am: March along Steel St side of park before turning right near corner of Tudor Street. 5.30am: Dawn service at Gregson Park. 6.15am: Breakfast at Hamilton Public School.
KARUAH – 5.50am: March from Tony King's Garage along Pacific Highway for Service in Memorial Park. 7.00am - Service concludes, march continues along Bonser Lane into Bundabah Street to Karauah RSL Club, breakfast at Club. 9.00am: Service, Memorial Wall, RSL Club.
KEARSLEY – 5.15am: March from tennis courts to Community Hall for service. Breakfast to follow.
KURRI KURRI – 5am: Dawn service at Rotary Park Cenotaph. Breakfast to follow at Kurri Kurri Bowling Club. 9.45am: Main march begins from Mitre 10 to Cenotaph: 10am: Service.
LAMBTON-NEW LAMBTON – 7am: Service at New Lambton war memorial gates, corner Tauranga Road & Hobart Road. 8.45: Service at Lambton Park memorial gates, Morehead Street. 9.45am: Last Post service at Lambton Park War Memorial Swimming Centre, Durham Road. 10.15am: March, form up on Durham Road, along Karoola Road to the Lambton Bowling Club. 11am: Service at Club.
MAITLAND – 5.20am: Form up opposite WW1 Memorial in Elgin Street south car park. 5.30am: March to WW1 Cenotaph in Maitland Park. 5.35am: Dawn Service. 6.05am: Breakfast, Maitland Park Bowling Club. 10.15am: Form Up in Church Street opposite Fire Station. 10.30am: March to WW1 Cenotaph. 10.55am: Service.
MEDOWIE – 5:45am: March from the corner of Ferodale and Medowie Rds. 6:00am: Dawn Service in the Lions Memorial Park.
MEREWETHER – 6.30am: Service at WW1 memorial gates, corner of Robert and Mitchell streets. 7.30am: RSL Sub-Branch Members only breakfast at South Newcastle Leagues Club. Open to the public from 7.30am.
MERRIWA – 5.40am: Dawn Service at Cenotaph. 7.00am: Breakfast at Merriwa RSL. 10.30am: March from front of RSL Club to Cenotaph. 10.45 am: Service at Cenotaph
MILLFIELD – 5.15am: Meet at St Luke’s Anglican Church for March to Millfield Public School for Dawn Service.
MORISSET – 6.00am: Dawn service at Country Club followed by breakfast. 8.30am: Form up at the top railway station car park, vehicles in parade to form up at the bus terminal. 9.00am: March to Morisset Country Club. 9.35am: Service.
MORPETH – 10.45am: Assembly point at Campbell’s Store, corner Tank and Swan Streets. 11am: Parade to proceed down Swan Street to the War Memorial in front of Museum. 11.15am: Service.
MURRURUNDI – 6.00am: Dawn Service – Memorial Gate – Bowling Club. 10.45am: Assemble at Adelaide Street. 11.00am: March to Murrurundi Memorial Gates. 11.30am: Remembrance Service at Memorial Gates.
MUSWELLBROOK – 6.00am: Dawn Service at Cenotaph. 10.00am: March along Bridge Street followed by a commemorative observance at the Cenotaph.
NEATH – 10am: Service at Neath Hotel including the lighting of Harry Littlefair’s miner’s lamp.
NELSON BAY – 5.30am: Assemble for March. 5.40am: Dawn Service at Apex Park. 10.50am: Commemoration service at Apex Park. Anzac Day luncheon at Wests Nelson Bay Diggers at noon.
NEWCASTLE – 5.00am: Dawn Service, Nobbys Beach. 9.15am: March, Hunter Street to Civic Park. 10.00am: United Commemoration Service, Civic Park. Noon to 4pm: Fort Scratchley Firing of the Guns and Open Day. All day: Anzac Field of Remembrance, Newcastle Museum.
PATERSON – 5.30 am Dawn Service. Assemble at Stockers and Partridge Garage in Sloane Street prior and march to Paterson Cenotaph for the service. Veterans and attendees are then invited to the Paterson Tavern for a traditional mince on toast breakfast (gold coin donation).
PAXTON – 5.10am: Meet at the corner of McDonald and Anderson Avenue for march to Paxton Public School for Service. Breakfast after, Paxton Bowling Club.
PELICAN – 5.15am: March leaves corner of Kullala and Piriwal streets, Dawn Service in Pelican RSL Memorial Park after.
RATHMINES – 12.30pm: Service at the Flying Boat Memorial on the point overlooking Catalina Bay, adjacent to Rathmines Memorial Bowling Club. March from Noon.
RAYMOND TERRACE – Dawn Service at Anzac Park. 10.30am: Form up in Sturgeon Street, between Glenelg Street and William Street for Main Service at Anzac Park.
REDHEAD – Service at the War Memorial on Cowlishaw Street.
RYHOPE – 9.00am: Service at Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Ryhope.
SCONE – 6.00am: Dawn Service – War Memorial Swimming Pool. 10.30am: Assemble at Kelly Street. 10.45am: March 11.00am: Fly past of former military aircraft and service – War Memorial at Barwick House, Kelly Street.
SEAHAM – 8.55am: Form up in Weir Park on East Seaham Road, march to Memorial on Newline Road for Service.
SHORTLAND – 5.50am: Service in Memorial Garden, 3 Conmurra Circuit. Breakfast after.
SINGLETON – 5.00am: Dawn Service March from Singleton Diggers, York St car park to Burdekin Park, and return. Breakfast at Club. 10.30: March step off from up point intersection John and Hunter streets.
STOCKTON – 5.00am: March meets at Stockton RSL Club. 5.15am: Form up. 5.30am: March for Dawn Service at Cenotaph. 8.00am: March assembles at General Washington Hotel. 8.30am: March along Mitchell Street to the Cenotaph. 8.45am: Service, refreshments after at Stockton RSL.
STROUD – 6:00am: Dawn Service at Cenotaph on Memorial Ave. 8.15am: Assemble for march in Cowper Street. 8.30am: March and service. Breakfast served after each service.
SWANSEA – 6AM: Dawn service at the Cenotaph adjacent to the Swansea RSL. 11am: March through the main street of Swansea.
TERALBA – 8.00am: Service at the Teralba War Memorial in ANZAC Park. (No march this year.)
TORONTO – 6.00am: Dawn Service at War Memorial in Goffet Park. Breakfast after. 10.45am: Form up at Diggers Club for March to War Memorial. 11.10am: Step off. 11.30am: Service at the Goffet Park War Memorial.
VALENTINE – 9:30am: Assemble for March to flagpole. Anzac Service in Allambee Park. Morning tea afterwards.
WALLSEND – 5am: March starts at Wallsend Diggers, then into Nelson and Boscawen streets to Federal Park No. 1 Cenotaph for service. 6.15am: March back to Diggers.
WANGI WANGI – 5.30am: Dawn Service at War Memorial at RSL Club. 9:30am: Assemble for March. 10.00am: Step off at Puna Road for the War Memorial. Service to follow.
WESTON – 9am: March from Weston RSL Sub-branch hall around the block and back to the Cenotaph. 9.20am: Service. 9.50am: Flypast over Station Street.
WEST WALLSEND – 10am: March starts on corner of Withers Street and Carrington Street, along Carrington Street for Service at Memorial Park.
WOLLOMBI – 5.45am: Dawn service at Anzac Reserve (corner of Wollombi and Narone Creek roads).
