Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio reflects on Anzac Day ahead of commemorative services this weekend
Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio will lay wreaths as part of two commemorative services this weekend, ahead of Anzac Day.
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The emotive story behind the Garden City’s floral emblem, the sweet violet, will resonate just as strongly as recollections of sacrifice, bravery and mateship this Anzac Day for Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio.
Cr Antonio said anyone attending a service at Toowoomba’s Mothers’ Memorial in the coming week, or at any time, might wish to reflect on the story behind its existence.
“Anzac Day is an important time to pause and pay respects to all servicemen and women, especially following the covid-enforced cancellations of 2020,” Cr Antonio said.
“I’m particularly drawn to the tale of one of our richest traditions.
“The magnificent Mothers’ Memorial was built on the mothers’ love for their sons and relatives who did not return from World War One.”
The Mothers’ Memorial, like thousands of similar memorials across the region and country, will be the centre of community Anzac Day commemorations on Sunday, April 25.
Commemorative services in Toowoomba this weekend are a solemn prelude to Anzac Day services.
Mayor Antonio will lay a wreath on behalf of the citizens of Toowoomba at a commemoration service at the Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance and Crematorium Wall of Memory on Sunday.
The service starts at 8am.
In the afternoon, Mayor Antonio will lay a wreath at the Solemn Service of Remembrance at the Cross of Sacrifice, Memorial Wall, Toowoomba War Cemetery at the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.
This service starts at 3pm.
For a list of regional Anzac Day services, please visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/anzac.
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