BENDIGO residents are invited to write a message from the heart to acknowledge those who sacrificed their lives to fight for Australia.
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The City of Greater Bendigo, Bendigo RSL and the Hindsight Club have created a commemorative book that will be presented to the Papua New Guinea High Commission at this year’s Bomana War Cemetery Anzac Day Dawn Service.
Bomana is located at the southern end of the Kokoda Trail, near Port Moresby, and is the largest war cemetery in the Pacific.
It is the final resting place for 3779 soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought in PNG and includes the graves of 3069 known and 237 unknown Australians.
The book will be located at the Bendigo RSL Club in Havilah Road until early April and then be available to sign at the City’s offices in Heathcote for a week.
The idea for the book came from the Hindsight Club, a group of 19 local businessmen who are following in the footsteps of our armed services and completing the 96km Kokoda Trail trek.
Club member Brendan Baker said the group was using the trek as a fundraiser to purchase wheelchairs for local children.
"This is a way that we, as a community, can acknowledge those who fought bravely for our country."
