BENDIGO and surrounding regions are preparing for Remembrance Day.
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Remembrance Day is held every year at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, to keep the memory alive of those who served their country and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in war.
The Bendigo Advertiser has you covered for the services in and around the region.
If a service is not listed and you would like it to be, email us: addynews@fairfaxmedia.com.au or phone us 5434 4470.
City of Greater Bendigo
Bendigo
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 9.45am
- Venue: Bendigo Town Hall, Hargreaves Street
- Commemorative march at 9.45am
- Official ceremony at 10.30am at the forecourt of the Soldiers Memorial Institute, Bendigo
- Free event
- Contact: Bendigo District RSL Sub-Branch Inc. 5442 2950
Road Closures for Remembrance Day 2018
High Street from View Street to Chapel Street will be closed from 8.30am – midday.
Bull Street at High Street from 8.30am – midday.
Hargreaves Street from Mundy Street to Williamson Street from 8am – 10.30am.
Route 5 via Huntly and Route 61 vua Strathdale will not access Pall Mall or Mitchell Street. Please use Bendigo Railway Station instead.
All services will return to normal from 12.20pm.
Goornong
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.30am
- Venue: Soldiers Memorial Hall, Midland Highway
- Morning tea
- War-era themed music by live band
- Contact: Fred Wawrzik 5432 2515
Kangaroo Flat
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.45am
- Venue: Soldiers Memorial, Kangaroo Flat
- Contact: Craig Chilver 5447 8312
Heathcote
- Date: Friday, November 9
- Time: 10am
- Venue: RSL Hall, 127 High Street, Heathcote
- BBQ
- Contact: John McClure 5433 3269
Loddon Shire
Mologa
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.30am
- Venue: Mologa War Memorial
- Guest speakers: Vietnam Veteran – Kerry O’Connor and Pyramid Hill College Year 10 – Jordann Broad (winner of essay competition from Mologa & District Landcare Group)
- Descendants are asked to bring along war medals and photos to display as memorabilia
- BBQ
- Contact: Mologa & District Landcare Group
Inglewood-Bridgewater
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 11am
- Venue: Memorial Hall, 37 Eldon Street, Bridgewater
- Contact: Peter Barker 0488 671 875
Inglewood-Bridgewater
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 11am
- Venue: Cenotaph, Corner Verdon and Grand Streets, Inglewood
- Contact: Bill Concol 0418 407 590
Mount Alexander Shire
Castlemaine
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.30am
- Venue: Cenotaph, Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
- Guest speakers: Hetty Veldman
- Performance by Maggie Fitzgerald
- Church bell swill be rung/town Hall clock to chime
- Contact: Barb Templar 0411 172 165
Castlemaine
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 5.30pm
- Venue: Castlemaine Anglican Church, Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
- Choral Evensong
- Christ Church Choir
- Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band
Campaspe Shire
Elmore
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.30am
- Venue: Memorial Park, Northern Highway
- BBQ at Elmore RSL
- Contact: Fred Wawrzik 5432 2515
Maryborough
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.30am
- Venue: McLandress Square (Maryborough PO)
- Contact: Steve Braunton 5460 4002
Gigarre
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.45am
- Venue: Station Street, Gigarre
- Contact: Robert Axen 5854 6429
- Related: Pipers, buglers lament lost soldiers
Central Goldfields Shire
Dunolly-Bealiba
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.45am
- Venue: Cenotaph, Dunolly Post Office
- Contact: Richard Gale 5469 7277
Macedon Ranges Shire
Kyneton
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.45am
- Venue: Cenotaph, Mollison Street at Kyneton RSL
- Contact: Michael Gretton 0400 919 104
Woodend
- Date: Saturday, November 10
- Time: 7.15pm
- Venue: Wall of Remembrance, Woodend Avenue of Honour
- Commemorative Dusk Service
Woodend
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10am
- Venue: Woodend RSL Sub Branch, Anslow Street, Woodend
- Community procession led by Kyneton Municipal Band (commence from Brooke Street)
- Refreshments
- Contact: Woodend RSL Sb Branch 5427 3122
Gannawarra Shire
Kerang
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 10.45am
- Venue: Cenotaph, Kerang
- Tea available in clubhouse
- Contact: Ken Cullen 0488 336 000
Kerang
- Date: Sunday, November 11
- Time: 11.45am
- Venue: Kerang Memorial Hall, 2 Nolan Street, Kerang
- The finale event and film screening of the Beyond the Battle Project. Official proceedings from 12.15pm, light refreshments provided from 11.45am.
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