Light up the dawn this Anzac Day

Fremantle residents are being encouraged to commemorate Anzac Day this year by joining people around the nation in holding a candle at the end of their driveway at dawn.

All of the City of Fremantle’s traditional Anzac Day events - including the Dawn Service at Monument Hill and the Anzac Day parade - have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings.

Instead, RSL branches across Australia are inviting people to stay at home and participate in a nationwide show of respect for past and present members of the defence force.

Simply stand at the end of your driveway, or on your balcony, from 5.55am and tune in to ABC Radio to hear The Ode, The Last Post and join in the minute’s silence.

Musicians are invited to play the Last Post and Rouse or Reveille.

There will be no public Anzac Day Dawn Services at either Monument Hill in Fremantle or Kings Park in Perth, and RSLWA is advising against visiting memorials and monuments.

As an alternative to laying a wreath people are encouraged to dress their windows or letterboxes at home.

From 5.30am on Anzac Day the National Memorial Service from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be broadcast on ABCTV, iview, ABC Radio and online. This includes The Last Post and a minute of silence from around 6am.  

At 11.30am the ABC will also broadcast a two-minute reflection which includes The Ode and The Last Post followed by a minute silence across ABCTV, iview, Radio and online.

At 6.55pm the Governor-General David Hurley will deliver his Anzac Day message on ABCTV and Radio.

For more information visit the Anzac Day 2020 page on the RSLWA website, or go to the ABC Radio Perth website for broadcast details.