ANZAC Day commemoration

ANZAC was the name given to a combined force of the first Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Army troops who landed on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula at around dawn on the 25th day of April,1915, barely nine months after the outbreak of World War I.

A day of national remembrance, 25 April 2024 takes on two forms:

• Commemorative services are held across the nation at dawn - the time of the original landing, while later in the day, former servicemen and servicewomen meet to take part in marches through the country’s major cities and in many smaller centres.
• Commemorative ceremonies are more formal and are held at war memorials around the country. In these ways, ANZAC Day is a time at which Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war.                                                  
  

  Road closures and parking

  Road closures will be in place on Thursday 25 April 2024 for the Dawn Service and Parade. Click here or more information

  Accessible parking will be provided at the Darwin Oval Car Park and along the Esplanade for the Dawn Service. Accessible parking can be accessed through the road closure at the corner of Smith Street and Harry Chan Avenue/Esplanade. Traffic controllers will allow access to those with Disability Parking Permits.

  Free parking is available at Westlane Carpark from 5.00am and street parking outside the road closures.

  See below map for reference:

  

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Darwin RSL Sub-Branch 109th ANZAC Day Commemoration

0530 - Public begin assembling at Cenotaph

0550 - Veterans form up at ANZAC Walk at Bicentennial Park, the Esplanade and March to seating in front of Cenotaph

0600 - Dawn Service commences at The Cenotaph, The Esplanade

0900 - Parade moves off from

• Esplanade
• Along Knuckey St
• Right into Cavenagh St
• Dismiss at Bennett St/Civic Centre area.

For further information contact Darwin RSL Sub-Branch 8941 5848 or email sec@rsldarwin.org.au