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Anzac Day preparations underwayAnzac Day will be commemorated around Bass Coast Shire. Read more about the preparation for the annual event. By news@gippsland - 19th April 2016 - Back to News Anzac Day will be commemorated around Bass Coast Shire once again at a number of cenotaphs and war memorials around the region.
Bass Coast Shire Council staff have been busy preparing for the annual event with Council responsible for maintaining cenotaphs in Cowes, San Remo, Bass, Grantville, Wonthaggi and Inverloch. The preparations begin three to four weeks prior to Anzac Day with a range of staff from the Parks and Gardens Department involved, including Mowing, Horticulture, Maintenance, Litter and Tree Teams, as well as the Building Maintenance Team. Areas around the cenotaphs need to be watered, any fallen branches or debris removed, inspection of trees and any resulting works undertaken, and garden beds must be prepared with mulch and plants replaced if required. Council’s Parks Supervisor, Richard Clarkson, said an addition to the garden beds are the rose bushes at Wonthaggi’s Soldiers Reserve planted last year to represent soldiers who served in war from the local area. "Following on from the Anzac Centenary celebrations, we now place a number of wooden crosses built by the Wonthaggi Men’s Shed in a militarised formation," Mr Clarkson said. "These again represent those who served from this area." The lawns must also be initially cut a few weeks beforehand to get the grass to a good height so that when it is mown again prior to the day, there are no windrows left behind. To complete the job, staff pressure wash the cenotaphs themselves, as well as any statues and surrounding concrete area, and check and repair any lighting at the sites in preparation for the many Dawn Services that take place. Anzac Day services will be held on Monday, 25 April at:
- Bass Cenotaph, Hade Avenue at 5.45am
- Cowes Cenotaph, The Esplanade at 5.30am and 11.00am
- Inverloch RSL, 15 Bolding Place at 6.00am and Inverloch Cenotaph, A’Beckett Street at 10.00am
- Kongwak Hall, Kongwak Road at 10.00am
- Wonthaggi Cenotaph, Cnr Baillieu Street and McBride Avenue, from 6.00am and 10.00am
A service will also be held on Sunday, 24 April at the San Remo Cenotaph, Marine Parade at 11.00am. Anzac Day preparations underwayFor more information on individual events, please visit www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/events or call 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or (03) 5671 2211.
Photograph caption: Bass Coast Shire Council's Parks Supervisor, Richard Clarkson, said preparation works for Anzac Day are well underway.
Simone Short
Media Communications Officer
Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: news@gippsland.com
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