Anzac Day in the Darling Downs: Service times and road closures

Anzac Day is a time for us to come together as a nation and pay our respects to the men and woman who laid down their lives in service of their country.

The Toowoomba Grammar School Honour Guard leaves the monument at the conclusion of the Anzac Day Toowoomba Mid-Morning Service of Remembrance at the Mothers' Memorial, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Anzac Day – our national day of remembrance – is upon us again and the community is invited to take part in one of the man services held across our region on tomorrow

Toowoomba Dawn Service

• 5.15am: parade starts at the Toowoomba Bus Station, Neil St, ending at Mothers’ Memorial, Toowoomba.

• 5.30-6.15am: Dawn Service at the Mothers’ Memorial.

Toowoomba Main Service

• 9am: Wreath laying ceremony at Mother’s Memorial, Toowoomba

• 10am: Parad begins from Margaret and Neil streets intersection ending at Mother’s Memorial.

• 10.15am: Mid-morning service at Mother’s Memorial, concluding about 11am.

Acland

• 10-11.30am: Tom Doherty Park, Francis St.

Cecil Plains

• 9.30-11.30am: Henry Stuart Russell Park, Taylor St.

• 9.45am: March commences to Henry Stuart Russell Park.

Clifton

• 5.30am: Dawn Service at the cenotaph

• 10.30-12pm: Mid-morning service, parade assemble at corner King Street and Meara Place. Service at the cenotaph from 11am.

Traves Moloney marched with his granddad Mike Moloney with the Vietnam veterans after the Anzac Day Toowoomba Mid-Morning Service of Remembrance at the Mothers' Memorial, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Cooyar

• 10-10:30am: Cooyar Way Memorial, New England Highway.

Crows Nest

• 5.30am: Dawn Service at Memorial Walk, Centenary Park, followed by breakfast.

• 10.30-11am: Commemorative Ceremony.

Drayton

• 7.20-8am: Drayton Soldiers Memorial Park.

Goombungee

• 5.30am: Dawn Service at Mocatta Street, followed by a gunfire breakfast.

• 10.20am: Mid-morning service and march followed by lunch.

Gowrie Junction

• 5.45-6:30am: Dawn Service at Gowrie Junction State School.

Greenmount

• 9.45am-12pm: Greenmount Memorial Hall.

Harlaxton

• 6am: Gunfire Breakfast, North Toowoomba Bowls Club

• 12pm: Midday Service, North Toowoomba Bowls Club

Highfields

• 5.15am: Dawn Service at the Highfieldss Cultural Centre followed by Gunfire Breakfast.

• 9.45am: March followed by Mid-Morning Service.

Alan Skerman plays the Last Post at the Anzac Day Toowoomba Mid-Morning Service of Remembrance at the Mothers' Memorial, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Jondaryan

• 8-9am: Service at Jondaryan War Memorial, Duke Street.

Kingsthorpe

• 2pm: Mid-Afternoon Service at Kingsthorpe War Memorial followed by afternoon tea.

Millmerran

• 9.40am: March assemble in Campbell Street followed by wreath laying at ANZAC Memorial Park.

• 10:30am: Service at Millmerran Community & Cultural Centre, Walpole Street.

Oakey

• 5.25am: Dawn Service at Oakey War Memorial.

• 9.30am: Anzac Day March followed by Citizens Commemoration Service at Bicentennial Park.

Pittsworth

• 4.28am: Dawn Service at Pittsworth Soldiers Memorial Hall School of Arts.

• 9am: laying of poppies at Pittsworth Cemetery

• 10.30am: Parade starts followed by Civic Service at Pittsworth Town Hall

Pipe Major Daryl Thompson of the Toowoomba Caledonian Society Pipe Band plays the Lament at the Anzac Day Toowoomba Mid-Morning Service of Remembrance at the Mothers' Memorial, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Westbrook

• 5.30am: Dawn Service at Westbrook Town Hall

Yarraman

• 6am: Dawn Service at Yarraman War Memorial, Toomey Street

• 7.30am: Yarraman Cemetery Service

• 10.30am: Parade musters followed by service at Memorial Park cenotaph.

Toowoomba CBD road closures

• 4am – 10.30am

Chalk Lane, Neil Street (from Russel Street to Jesse Street) Bell Street, Church Street, Chronicle Lane, Club Lane, Margaret Street (from Ruthven Street to Hume Street)

• 4am – 12.30pm

Margaret Street (from Hume Street to Lindsey Street) Kitchener Street (from Margaret Street to Clopton Street) Austral Lane, Srirling Street, Burstow Street (from Margaret Street to Burns Street)