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Lest we forget

RSL sub-branches across Greater Geelong will hold Anzac Day services on April 25.

Anglesea

10am Service, Anglesea RSL, 30 Murray Street

Apollo Bay

6am Dawn service, Apollo Bay War Memorial, corner of Great Ocean Road and Nelson Street

11am Memorial service, Apollo Bay War Memorial

Bannockburn

6am Dawn service, Bannockburn monument, High Street

Barwon Heads

8.45am March from the corner of Hitchcock Avenue and Bridget Street to Barwon Heads Community Hall

9am Wreath laying Service, Barwon Heads Community Hall

Drysdale

10.30am March, corner of Princess Street and Eversly Street

Followed by a wreath laying service at Drysdale cenotaph

Geelong

4.15am Pre-dawn service, Johnstone Park

6am Dawn service, Eastern Beach Reserve

6.30am Dawn service, Boer War memorial, corner of Kilgour Street and Latrobe Terrace

9am ANZAC Mass, St Mary’s of the Angels Basilica

9.30am Wreath laying service, Geelong RSL, 50 Barwon Heads Road, Belmont

11am March, corner of Yarra Street and Malop Street to Johnstone Park

11.45am Commemorative service, Johnstone Park

Inverleigh

9.15am service, Inverleigh War Memorial, corner of Hamilton Hwy and Railway Street

Lara

6am Dawn service, Lara RSL, 2 Rennie Street

Leopold

8am Service, Leopold War Memorial, corner of Stringers Lane and Maluleka Road

Lorne

6.30am Dawn service, Lorne ANZAC Memorial Park

11am Service, Lorne ANZAC Memorial Park

Meredith

10am Service, Meredith Memorial Hall, 61 Straugton Street

Norlane

9.30am March, corner of Melbourne Road and Rose Avenue to Norlane RSL

9.50am Service, Norlane RSL, Rose Avenue

Ocean Grove

6am Dawn service, Ocean Grove Park

9.45am March from the Commonwealth Bank, The Terrace, to Ocean Grove Park

10am Memorial service, Ocean Grove Park

Point Lonsdale

8.45am March from Point Lonsdale shops to Point Lonsdale cenotaph

9am Memorial service, Point Lonsdale cenotaph, corner of Kirk Road and Glaneuse Road

Portarlington

6.30am Dawn service, Portarlington cenotaph, WG Little Reserve

10.45am March from RSL Hall, 8 Harding Street to the cenotaph

110am Memorial service, Portarlington cenotaph

Queenscliff

5.45am Dawn service, Ocean View car park

10.45am March from Hesse Street to Fort Queenscliff

11am Memorial service, Fort Queenscliff

Rokewood

11am Memorial Service, Rokewood War Memorial

Shelford

7.45am Memorial service, Shelford Monument, 1741 Bannockburn-Shelford Road

St Leonards

9am Memorial service, St Leonards Memorial Hall

Teesdale

7am Memorial service, Teesdale War Memorial

Torquay

5.55am Dawn service, Point Danger

Waurn Ponds

There will be no service at Waurn Ponds Memorial Reserve, but the community is invited to lay floral tributes if they wish.

Winchelsea

10.30am Memorial service, Eastern Reserve, 70 Hopkins Street

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