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Medals of memories: A veteran attending an Anzac Day service on the Mornington Peninsula. Picture: Supplied
Ceremonies across the peninsula for Anzac Day ANZAC Day services and marches will be held at 12 Mornington Peninsula towns on Anzac Day, Thursday 25 April. Services will be held at different times and locations throughout the day to ensure everyone has an opportunity to attend and pay tribute to those who served and died in war. Traditional dawn services are planned, as well as marches and additional remembrance services later in the day. This year’s Anzac Day marks the 104th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing in 1915. The spirit of Anzac continues to play a role in the community through the qualities of courage, mateship and sacrifice. The mayor Cr David Gill said the shire was “looking forward to supporting community events around the peninsula that will give everyone an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of Anzac Day”. Cr Gill said Anzac Day was a time for reflection, gratitude and remembrance of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli. “Every year around Australia thousands pay tribute to, and remember, those who served. Anzac Day is a time for our community to remember the sacrifices made by service men and women for our country.” Continued Page 10
‘Concentrate’ to cut toll Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au HIGHWAY patrol police are pleading for greater awareness on the roads this Easter and Anzac Day holiday time following three deaths on Frankston and Mornington Peninsula roads. The deaths of an 86-year-old woman hit by a car while walking across Nepean Highway, Frankston; a McCrae
youth, 17, who was a passenger in a speeding car which hit a tree in Field Street, Tootgarook; and a 38-year-old man whose car ran off the road into a tree on Browns Road, Rye, has police reeling and families in mourning. Circumstances surrounding each of these fatalities are still being investigated. Up until midnight Tuesday 16 April, 96 people had died on the state’s roads compared to 58 in the same period last
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ling the roads as part of Operation NEXUS which began on Good Friday eve and continues until after the Anzac Day weekend. He said the main aim for all drivers should be to concentrate on the road ahead – especially on rural roads which have claimed the lives of 59 people compared to 26 on urban Melbourne roads. Other precautions road users should take are not to drive while affected by
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