General News
2 May, 2023
Service heralds Dimboola dawn
The Dimboola community turned out in force to recognise the sacrifice of our servicemen and women, with RSL members and residents gathering in the darkness at the Dimboola Memorial Scondary College Memorial Building at 6am for the dawn Anzac Day...
The Dimboola community turned out in force to recognise the sacrifice of our servicemen and women, with RSL members and residents gathering in the darkness at the Dimboola Memorial Scondary College Memorial Building at 6am for the dawn Anzac Day service.
Following the hymn, guest speaker and president of the Dimboola RSL sub-branch Brian Bosworth led the service, and asked those gathered to remember that Anzac Day is an opportunity for the community to pay respects to those who gave of themselves to grant us the great life we now enjoy in our country of Australia.
He also recalled fond memories of his father - a veteran of both the second world war and Korea - dancing with his mother after the rare occasions he had enjoyed a generous tipple following the gunfire breakfasts of the past.
RSL member Charles Rees read a moving poem, and letters from servicemen who never made it home were read aloud.
The sombre tune of the Last Post rang out across the darkness at 6.20am. Silence fell over the school for one minute as the song came to a close.
The Last Post is the final farewell, symbolising that the duty of the dead is over and that they can rest in peace.
Bird song heralded dawn and the crowd made their way to the gunfire breakfast being served outside the school kitchens.
At the 8.30am Anzac service, the traditional wreaths were laid.