Words by Nick Crockford
ANZAC Day in Caboolture will be back to normal on Monday.
After two years of COVID disruptions, Caboolture and Morayfield RSL Sub-branch’s three familiar ANZAC Day ceremonies will return on April 25.
It starts with the Dawn Service at 4.50am outside Bolton Clarke Fernhill Retirement Village, by the water tower, in King Street.
It is a familiar venue, but with a slightly different configuration – the memorial now faces the building following development of the site.
At 9.30am the traditional parade will work its way down king Street, turn left into Beerburrum Rd and stop at Sports Central, the former RSL.
Huge parade
Around 26 schools are expected to take part, with representatives of groups such as the SES, fire bridge etc. The procession could take 30 minutes to pass each point.
Then, at 10.15am, Caboolture Town Square will host the Main Service – the one element which was held last year.
“It has not been easy organising this,” Caboolture RSL Sub-branch President Bruce Miller said, “a number of new rules have come in.
“But we hope the number of people attending and the crowds will be back to where they were in previous years.”
Bribie Island RSL Sub-branch is also returning to it’s pre-COVID program of a dawn service, which was held last year, and then a morning march at 8.30am and main service at 9am.
ANZAC Day services in the Caboolture region:
Beachmere
March
When: Assemble at 6.35am, March at 6.45am
Where: Uniting Church, corner Moreton Tce and Second Ave
Main service
When: 7-8am
Where: Remembrance Memorial, Clayton Park, corner Main St and Moreton Tce
Bribie Island
Dawn Service
When: 4.28am
Where: Korea Place, Bribie RSL Grounds
March
When: 8.30am
Where: Sports Club to RSL, Bongaree
Main Service
When: 9am
Where: Korea Place, Bribie Island
Burpengary
Dawn Service
When: 4.45am
Where: Burpengary War Memorial, Buchanan Park
Main Service March
When: 10am
Where: From Coles carpark, Burpengary
Main Service
When: 10.30am
Where: Burpengary War Memorial, Buchanan Park
Caboolture-Morayfield and district
Main Service
When: 10am
Where: Memorial, Town Square, King St, Caboolture
Donnybrook
Main Service
When: 11.30am
Where: Corner Edith and Alice St
Toorbul
Dawn Service
When: 5am
Where: Toorbul Rural Fire Brigade
March
When: 7.50am
Where: Toorbul Store, 109 Esplanade
Main Service
When: 8am
Where: Toorbul Rural Fire Brigade
Woodford
March
When: 4.45am
Where: Memorial Hall
Dawn Service
When: 5am
Where: Memorial Park
Main Service
When: 10.15am – March off; 10.30am – Service
Where: March from corner of George and Archer streets, Service at Memorial Park
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