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Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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Emerald marches in tribute Emerald RSL’s Anzac Day saw the town covered in poppies in the leadup to Tuesday 25 April, with those in attendance at both the dawn service and the afternoon march getting a visit from Puffing Billy too.
Veterans and cadets march down the Heroes Avenue in Emerald. Picture: PARKER MCKENZIE
Saluting the fallen This year’s Anzac Day was commemorated throughout Ferntree Gully and the hills, with many RSL sub-branches focusing on the Vietnam and Korean Wars. On Tuesday April 25, dawn services were held in Monbulk, Emerald and Ferntree Gully among others, as local residents paid tribute and honoured the servicemen and servicewomen who lost their lives in Australia’s wars. Marches were a common sight throughout the Dandenong Ranges, with veterans, community groups and people of all ages joining
their local RSLs to walk through the centre of their streets to the places of commemoration. Monbulk RSL President Bill Ford said both services held by his sub-branch were well attended by the local community. “We had our dawn service and around 1500-odd people turned up for that,” he said. “Then we do a gunfire breakfast, and we would have served anywhere from 200 to 300 meals.” 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the end of
the country’s involvement in Vietnam and 70 years since the end of the Korean War. Emerald RSL President Peter Maloney said the town was once again covered in poppies, which has been a tradition since 2018. “This year we honour all those men and women who served in Vietnam and those who were called up for national service,” he said. “It is appropriate on Anzac Day to reflect on all our friends and forebears who fought for Australia.”
At the Ferntree Gully Quarry Reserve for the dawn service, hundreds turned out to pay their respects. “We have joined together here in this beautiful setting to reflect and give thanks for the sacrifices of those who died in that campaign. And in the campaigns that follow the First World War,” Karin Orpen said. “We also commemorate and give thanks for the ultimate sacrifice of all those who died for this country and for those who serve today.” Turn to pages 8 and 9 for more
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