Aboriginal flag flies at ANZAC Day service
There was a large turn-out for the live ANZAC Day services across the Central Coast and, for the first time at the Palmdale service, the Aboriginal flag was raised to…
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Nambus launched just in time for Anzac
The Nambus – a fitted-out mobile museum depicting memorabilia of the Vietnam War and Australia’s military involvement – was relaunched at Ettalong on April 3 after the original bus fell…
Thousands to flock to ANZAC Day services
Thousands of Central Coast residents are expected to participate in ANZAC services across the region on April 25, with a late change to Gosford services due to recent heavy rains….
Stirring Salute to ANZACs planned for April 25
Coast Opera Australia (COA) will present a Salute to the ANZACS at Central Coast Stadium on Monday, April 25, at 5.30 pm. The third annual tribute will be accompanied by…
Anzac Day commemorative packs available
More than 17,000 schools, ex-service organisations and community groups have been sent Anzac Day commemorative packs to help ensure Australians never forget the extraordinary sacrifice by our servicemen and women.
Schools help celebrate ANZAC Day
Youth across the Central Coast showed respect to those who served by holding ANZAC Day services at school or attending public dawn services. Narara Public School held a service during…
Bevan Router awarded RSL Australia Life Membership
A Woy Woy veteran has been recognised for his decades of service with a Life Membership award at an Anzac Day service at Ettalong Diggers on April 25. The Life…
Merindah Avenue enjoys its own ANZAC service
Although many Coast residents opted to return to organised major services on ANZAC Day this year, one small community at Green Point so enjoyed last year’s intimate atmosphere under COVID-19…
Copacabana rallies for dawn service
About 250 early risers from the Copacabana community rallied at dawn on the village green and surrounding areas on ANZAC Day. Long-time resident John Atkinson said before the first light…
Large crowds turn out for live ANZAC Day services
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Anzac Day services returned to the Coast this year, with major events at key locations around the region and a host of smaller suburban…
Large crowds turn out for live ANZAC Day services
Around the Coast, people turned out in droves to commemorate the fallen and the returned in live ANZAC Day marches and ceremonies. Soldiers from Adamstown were among over two thousand…
Age will not weary this surviving ANZAC
Avoca locals are encouraged to head to Chapman Cres at 10am this Anzac Day to support 97-year-old John Bartlett, who will be doing his own march as he cannot do…
Join in the Trek4Vets
People can show their support for veterans and raise money for the charity Mates4Mates, by taking part in the Trek4Vets walk during the early hours of Sunday, April 25. The…
Traditional ANZAC services to be held
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, ANZAC Day services will return to the Coast this year, with events planned for Gosford, Terrigal, Wyong and the Entrance among several to be…
A Salute To The Anzacs by Coast Opera Australia
Coast Opera Australia will hold a ‘Salute To The Anzacs’ at the Central Coast Stadium on Sunday, April 25, through a series of concert-style performances.
Remembering those lost and those who came home
Local army veteran, Stephen Karsai, will be lighting up the dawn this Sunday in dedication to his friends lost in service in the Vietnam War. In 1971, Karsai joined the…
When our veterans stood silently alone in remembrance
Norm Whyburn In tribute to ANZAC Day on Sunday, April 25, Central Coast photographer, Lisa Haymes, will exhibit some of her poignant images at a special show called 2020: When…
ANZAC Day services at Wyong RSL
In 2020, the nation celebrated ANZAC Day in a very peculiar fashion by having candle-lit vigils on our driveways, but this year, Wyong RSL is planning to bring back some…
Its official … Copacabana Naval Memorial
Residents of Copacabana are celebrating the fact that their Naval Memorial is now registered as an official War Memorial. The memorial was designed and built by Roque Hammal, a long-time…
Restricted COVID-safe Anzac services
With uncertainty on whether or not social restrictions will be eased for Anzac Day, Ettalong Diggers has planned three COVID safe services to be held at the club for invited…