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VIDEOS: On Remembrance Day, we reflect on the sacrifices made by those who risked and gave their lives to protect us.

Remembering Australians at War | Video

Remembering Australians at War

Massive crowds gathered for the Ballarat dawn service. PICTURE: ADAM TRAFFORD

Watch the dawn service, flick through the photos and read the stories.

Anzac Day dawn service in Ballarat 2015

SQMS John 'Jack' Woodland Loomes, service number 438, served in the 4th Light Horse Regiment in WW1. 

Grandsons of Bendigo ANZAC veteran Sergeant Jack Loomes share their fond memories of the early enlistee who served in War World 1.

From country lad to a Light Horseman

Before last year's dawn service. PICTURE: JEREMY BANNISTER

The Courier will broadcast the 2015 Anzac Day dawn service in Ballarat live on Periscope.

The Ballarat Anzac Day dawn service live on your phone

WODONGA: Three horse riders tracking the journey their forefathers took to enlist in World War I passed through Barnawartha and Wodonga yesterday.

Tracking their forefathers’ path to war

Marjorie Cameron from Laurieton will be in Gallipoli for Anzac Day.

NINETY year old Marjorie Cameron from Laurieton is preparing for the trip of a lifetime.

Anzac legend: “Ernest would have been very pleased for me.”

Respect: Nancy Sedgwick with a photo of her father, Les Lee, who served in World War I. PICTURE: KATE HEALY

AS AUSTRALIA prepares to commemorate the Anzac centenary, the Sedgwick-Lee family has paid tribute to their own family members who fought in WWI. 


Family tribute to soldiers

Brothers in arms: Surviving World War II Eighth Battalion veterans Jack Oliver, George Addlem and Stan Phillips at their annual reunion on Sunday.
PICTURE: KATE HEALY

A TRIO of surviving Ballarat World War II diggers shared their war stories on Sunday. 


World War II diggers share their stories

RESPECT: Phoenix P12 Community College students Amber Barker-Lovett and Jayke McPherson attach a poppy to one of the plaques along the Avenue of Honour. PICTURE: JEREMY BANNISTER

DRIVERS travelling along the Avenue of Honour would have seen plenty of industrious students on Monday morning. 


Poppies to commemorate all soldiers

POPPY AVENUE: Haddon and District Lions Club member Chris Rigg with one of the 3000-plus poppies that Phoenix P-12 Community College and Ballarat Specialist School students will place at memorial plaques on Ballarat’s Avenue of Honour. 
Picture: Jeremy Bannister


About 3000 poppies will be attached to plaques on the Avenue of Honour on Monday.


Poppies  for all avenue plaques

Recognition: Marg McPhee, Bev Hardenberg with Zac, Lee Crawley with Duke, and Lyn Maniz with Jax. PICTURE: LACHLAN BENCE

THE ultimate sacrifice paid by animals in war will be commemorated this Anzac Day in Ballarat. 


Animals, too, paid ultimate sacrifice during battle

Medal mystery: Wendouree resident Danny Forde found a World War I medal belonging to an English solider. Picture: Kate Healy

A WENDOUREE resident is searching for the descendants of a World War I English solider after he discovered a lost war medallion years ago.


Search for medal family

CLIFFORD Polkinghorne (tree No. 307) was born at St Arnaud, but was a 23-year-old farmer from Scott Parade in Ballarat when he enlisted on October 5, 1914, and joined the 8th Battalion. 

Hero dies ‘in the very front line’ of battle

Art Galley of Ballarat director Gordon Morrison and gallery board chairman Vicki Coltman prepare for the exhibition opening. Picture: Justin Whitelock

A POIGNANT tribute marking the centenary of Gallipoli and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will be unveiled at the Art Gallery of Ballarat this weekend.

Art gallery tribute to Australians in wartime

Light horse trooper: Cameraman Matt Leiper and BBC correspondent Phillip Mercer interview Warrant Officer Gary Chandler. PICTURE: KATE HEALY

CRESWICK’s Anzac spirit will be on show around the world in the lead-up to the Gallipoli centenary. 


BBC in town for Anzac  centenary

FORMER Ballarat actor Aaron Glenane stars alongside Sam Worthington in a new mini-series.

New Gallipoli miniseries tells the story of Diggers from Ballarat

THE Creswick Museum will portray stories of the Anzacs at its newest exhibition.

Creswick Museum to share Anzac stories

Tree No. 203: Gordon Crocker was among those who joined the AIF soon after the outbreak of World War I, when he enlisted on August 24, 1914.

Anzac Day centenary: Shrapnel claimed young accountant

UNTOLD stories of Ballarat’s World War I servicemen and women have been revealed for the first time.


Research unearths Diggers’ untold stories

Centenary of the Gallipoli landing at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. A girl places a poppy in the poppy wall at the Shrine. Photo Justin McManus

The commemoration of Anzac Day at the Shrine of Remembrance.

Anzac Day at the Shrine of Remembrance

Poppies placed on the Roll of Honour, after the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Saturday 25 April 2015. Photo Alex Ellinghausen

Photos from the National Dawn Service at the Australian War Memorial.

Anzac Day 2015: National Dawn Service 

Discover new people, places and perspectives.

Test your skills with Crossword, Sudoku and Ultimate Trivia.

The report on NSW Police points to a "concerning" lack of guidance on tough detention measures.

Watchdog wants NSW police powers reined in

UNITY: Harrybilt Engineering sales manager Daniel Barrett and the team are supporting a campaign against sexual assault in aged care. Picture: Lachlan Bence

Ballarat's Harrybilt stands against sexual assault in aged care

Why these tradies took a surprising stand on an uncomfortable aged care issue

STAGE READY: Performer Shiralee Hood. Picture: Terry Hope Photography

Creswick theatre company performers with an important message

Australia is closing in on 10,000 COVID-19 deaths, with calls to increase vaccine booster rates.

Australia nearing 10,000 COVID-19 deaths

Victorian Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio says gas is no longer the cheap fuel it once was.

Victoria unveils gas phase-out plan

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STORIES: Zerene Webster performs during Facing Up in 2019 at the Botanical Gardens. Picture: Adam Trafford

QandA available for after the performance

Facing Up: Teaching the story from gardens to stages to schools

CREATING: Ballarat artist Marce King, who uses they/them pronouns, is preparing for an international exhibition. Picture: supplied. 

Artist to take the next step on the international stage

TO THE STAGE: Ewen Fletcher with dance partner Vanessa Powell at final rehersals. Picture: Adam Tafford. 

After weeks of rehearsals and fundraising these stars hit the stage tonight

FULL VOICE: Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir is set to bring a performance to promote peace and thoughts for Ukraine to Ballarat. Picture: Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir

Peace for Ukraine: powerful music to spark thought in Ballarat

DRAWING: St Thomas More students Ethan and Zara with City of Ballarat Mayor Daniel Moloney and Wendouree MP Juliana Addison at the Ballarat Art Gallery. Picture: Lachlan Bence.

Up to 12,000 students to be engaged in the program

Cash splash for school children at the Ballarat Art Gallery

MUSIC: Matthew Healey and Sarah Barclay outside Upstairs Music's space on Sturt Street. Picture: Adam Trafford.

Twitch streaming brings diversity to Upstairs Music

Ballarat DJs and music producers are connecting through streaming

OPEN SPACES: Amie and Daniel Murphy have taken over the Art Gallery on Sturt Street and created a gallery for local artists. Picture: Adam Trafford. 

More and more opportunities for artists to display work in Ballarat

More opportunities for both existing and emerging artists on Sturt Street

WALTZ: Dancing with our stars contestant Randhir Sewgolam with his dance partner Alicia Wang Sheludko. Picture: Adam Trafford

Mr Sewgolam said he has come a long way in eight weeks

Countdown begins as dancing with our stars participants take to the stage in two weeks

RENEW: Olivia French is taking classic works from Edgar Allan Poe and making them accessible to a new audience. Picture: Supplied. 

Olivia French shares her experience and encourages others to pursuit their projects.

Are you the Ballarat Arts Foundation's next up and coming artist?

Ryhia Dank's winning poster entry is very personal. Picture: NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week poster winner Ryhia Dank sends powerful message of country

UNLIKELY LADS: Matt Mason, Tommy O'Dell and Johnny Took, of DMA'S, will release their fourth album later this year.

"It's funny when people go, 'you're changing'."

DMA'S getting back to where they once belonged

UNIVERSAL: Spacey Jane expanded their reach on their second album Here Comes Everybody. Picture: Sam Hendel

Spacey Jane mine the anxiety of the times on album two