This Thursday, up to 500 fully vaccinated people will be able to attend Remembrance Day services, allowing all but the biggest services to run a full capacity.

The easing restrictions have also allowed many sub-branches to get back to their regular fundraising activities of selling poppies and badges, which is especially crucial to those without additional forms of income.

Sebastopol RSL will be holding its Remembrance Day service at the Sebastopol Cenotaph for the first time since 2019 while its members have also been out at supermarkets and Delacombe Town Centre selling remembrance poppies to aid the RSL's veteran assistance efforts.

In the 100^th anniversary of the poppy appeal, the Sebastopol RSL is on track for a record amount of donations through the appeal.

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Interim president Mark Broemmer said the people of Sebastopol and Delacombe were looking forward to paying their respects after COVID restrictions forced the cancellation of last year's service.

"The wonderful people of Sebastopol, Delacombe and Mount Clear have all diligently contributed to this remarkable appeal for assistance that will greatly benefit the veteran community. My heartfelt thanks go out to all of the community for their generosity," he said.

With up to 500 people allowed, the Buninyong RSL is looking forward to a full crowd at its Remembrance Day services at RSL Park, the cemetery and the Cambrian Hill Avenue of Honour.

President Ron Fleming said it was important the services continued.

"It's good that we're able to have the opportunity for everyone who wishes to attend to attend and certainly on the back of a very large Anzac Day gathering earlier in the year," he said.

"We understand being midweek, it does curtail the opportunity for a number of citizens in our community but we're grateful that we're able to have more than we were 12 months ago which was incredibly small numbers, but we still did conduct those ceremonies because it's important that the continuity of those services continues."

Creswick-Smeaton RSL secretary Phil Greenbank said it was great for the sub-branch to get back into its fundraising activities.

"It's been great because this year we started doing our poppy appeal and that's part of the money we receive to help our veterans," he said.

"To be able to get our fundraising going again, which we haven't been able to do for two years, is a great help to the RSL and its members.

"We're only a sub-branch so we don't have poker machines so our revenue is solely from badges on Anzac Day and poppies on Remembrance Day."

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