NHW QLD QUEENSLAND
ANZAC Day Light up the Dawn Asking residents to stand in respect of our ANZACs is not a new concept. Australians have been putting on all kinds of uniforms and doing this very thing for the past 104 years. It was this sense of connectivity that inspired Riverview Neighbourhood Watch to ask their community to come together and pay their respect to the fallen. Riverview Neighbourhood Watch used their online newsletter, as well as their Facebook page to promote the event and encouraged residents to share their experiences. Community members decorated their footpaths and front yards with homemade wreaths, flags, candles and displays. At dawn they listened to the Last Post via their radios and smart devices which followed by a minutes silence. A member said “standing at dawn, observing a minutes silence was a feeling those residents will never forget.”
Members of Riverview NHW at Light up the Dawn
The members of the Riverview NHW have attended many ANZAC Day services but never one in their own driveways. During this time of social distancing and isolation it was a wonderful way to bring the community together and connect with residents in a new way.
Driveway ceremonies during COVID-19
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NHWA JOURNAL AUGUST 2020
