SERVICES
Ballarat
5.45am – Ballarat dawn service, cenotaph, Sturt Street.
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8am – Arch of Victory service followed by planting of Lone Pine.
8.45am - Sebastopol RSL service.
9am – Ex-prisoner of war memorial service.
9.30am – St Patrick’s Cathedral commemorative mass.
10am – Ballarat march form-up at Lydiard Street North.
10.30am – Ballarat Anzac Day march from RSL to cenotaph, Sturt Street.
11am – Commemorative service at cenotaph, Sturt Street.
Beaufort
6am – Dawn service, war memorial.
10.15am – March.
10.40am – Commemorative service, war memorial.
Bungaree
8am – Bungaree and District Historical Society Anzac service, followed by gunfire breakfast
Buninyong
10.15am – Buninyong RSL service.
Clunes
6am – Dawn service at Clunes RSL. 11am Memorial at cenotaph, Fraser Street.
Creswick/Smeaton
6am – Dawn service, cenotaph, Raglan Street.
10:45am – Anzac Service, cenotaph, Albert Street.
12pm – Two-up at American Hotel.
2pm – Creswick Brass Band, Creswick Town Hall.
Daylesford
630am – Dawn service, cenotaph, Albert Street.
11am – March form-up from RSL.
Miners Rest
10am – Anzac Day service, the cenotaph.
Sebastopol
8.30am – Anzac Day service, Sebastopol Cenotaph
Skipton
11.45am – March from Skipton PS to War Memorial for a noon service, followed by lunch at Mechanics Hall.
Snake Valley
6am – War memorial, Linton-Carngham Road.
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WHAT ARE THE RULES WITH ANZAC DAY TRADING?
FREE HISTORY TOUR OF BOTANICAL GARDENS
Parks make for a beautiful place to help us reflect upon the impact of war.
But the many wartime associations and memorials within our own Ballarat Botanical Gardens are often overlooked.
Charles Rooney, who was the first Ballarat resident to die in World War I, had been a council employee working within the gardens.
He fought in Europe's Western Front before he was shot in the head and right shoulder during the Battle of Pozieres in France in 1916.
Somehow he managed to survive and went back to England for treatment.
After recovering Mr Rooney went back to fight in France but was tragically killed in Bullecourt at the age of just 23.
With this rich history in mind, an Anzac Day historical tour has been organised by Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens to commemorate the park’s links with Australia’s armed services.
The group’s history convenor Lorraine Powell, who will lead the tour, said it was about acknowledging how the gardens have provided a safe haven for Ballarat residents in times of upheaval.
“During the wars it was left to elderly people to keep the garden going, so they went to a very small staff,” she said.
Ms Powell will bring to life many stories such as Mr Rooney’s in the guided tour from 2pm on Tuesday, which will start at the conservatory.
Afterwards all are invited for a cuppa and Anzac biscuit.
This is a free event and there’s no need to RSVP.
For more information, email info@fbb.org.au or call 5342 9354.
The 40-hectare Ballarat Botanical Gardens was added to the prestigious Victorian Heritage Register back in 2010.
The gardens, planted from 1858, has significant mature trees, especially conifers and deciduous trees, which are some of the largest and rarest in Victoria.