Mega gallery: Best pictures from SEQ Anzac Day dawn services
Queenslanders are today paying their respects at more than 400 Anzac services across the state, with thousands starting their day at dawn services.
1/74Private Jack Kearns Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
2/74Members of the public attend the ANZAC dawn service on April 25, 2024 in Currumbin, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
3/74Soldiers at the Shrine of Remembrance during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
4/74Surf boats perform a burial at sea for Anzac Day on April 25, 2024 in Currumbin, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
5/74Wreaths at the Shrine of Remembrance during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
6/74Rodney Parker with his grand kids Ethan age 5 and Jayden Parker age 8. Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
7/74A soldier lays a wreath during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
8/74Cpl Amber Cook at the service Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
9/74Queensland Premier Steven Miles lays a wreath during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
10/74Bugler at the service Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
11/74Service personnel and Surf Life Saving take part in the ANZAC dawn service on April 25, 2024 in Currumbin, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
12/74Anzac Day Dawn Service at Elephant Rock in Currumbin on the Gold Coast. Photo: Facebook
13/74Members of the public and veterans attend the ANZAC dawn service on April 25, 2024 in Currumbin, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
14/74Master of Ceremonies, director of the Southport RSL Sub Branch John Riebeling, opened the ceremony with a solemn reminder. Photo: Amaani Siddeek
15/74Our Lady of Dolours students Zanda and Ocea Archibald lay a wreath at Sid Loder Park, Mitchelton, on the morning of Anzac Day, 2024.
16/74A member of the public during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
17/74A soldier stands during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
18/74The Last Post - by bugler Dr Richard Thompson of the Gold Coast City Brass Band - rang out in the cool morning air as the crowd listened on in stoic silence. Surfers Paradise. Photo: Ryan Keen
19/74Anzac Day morning service at Toowong, Brisbane. Picture: Molly Snaylam
20/74Molooloaba Surf Boats in a raised oar salute as part of the dawn service at Anzac Day 2024 at Mooloolaba which was attended by about 5000 people. Photo: Mark Furler
21/74Surfers Paradise Anzac Day Dawn Service
22/74Queensland Governor Jeannette Young arrives during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
23/74Anzac Day commemorations at Mitchelton, near Brisbane's Enoggera Barracks. Picture: Kara Sonter
24/74Soldiers at the Shrine of Remembrance during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
25/74Soldiers at the Shrine of Remembrance during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
26/74A soldier lays a wreath during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
27/74Surfers Paradise Anzac Day Dawn Service guest speaker Major John Thurgar. Photo: Ryan Keen
28/74Spr Brett Northcott of the Australian army Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
29/74Anzac Day morning service at Toowong, Brisbane. Picture: Molly Snaylam
30/74Queensland Premier Steven Miles arrives during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
31/74Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
32/74General view of the ANZAC dawn service on April 25, 2024 in Currumbin, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
33/74Anzac Day commemorations at Mitchelton, near Brisbane's Enoggera Barracks. Picture: Kara Sonter
34/74A soldier plays the Last Post during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
35/74Mike Griffi,n from Sherwood Indooroopilly RSL, at the memorial for two Boer War soldiers killed in 1902 at Sherwood cemetery. Picture: Brendan O'Malley
36/74Anzac Day commemorations at Mitchelton, near Brisbane's Enoggera Barracks. Picture: Kara Sonter
37/74A soldier plays the Last Post during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
38/74The Shrine of Remembrance during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
39/74Members of the public during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
40/74The flame of remembrance during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
41/74Crowds have gathered at the Broadwater Parklands in Southport for the Dawn Service.
42/74Crowds have gathered at the Broadwater Parklands in Southport for the Dawn Service.
43/74Redland Bay State School captains Ruby Findlay and Elijah Scott at the 109th anniversary of AnZAC Day at Redland Bay cenotaph. Picture: Judith Kerr
44/74Members of the public attended during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
45/74A soldier lays a wreath during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
46/74A soldier lays a wreath during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
47/74Queensland Premier Steven Miles lays a wreath during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
48/74BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 25, 2024: Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski lays a wreath during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
49/74BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 25, 2024: A soldier stands during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service held in Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
50/74Anzac Day commemorations at Mitchelton, near Brisbane's Enoggera Barracks. Picture: Kara Sonter
51/74Veterans, local Gold Coast councillors (Cr Brooke Patterson, right), politicians and community leaders laid wreaths at the base of the Southport memorial statue. Photo: Amaani Siddeek,
52/74Crowds have gathered at the Broadwater Parklands in Southport for the Dawn Service.
53/74Pt Halloran John Duncan at the Dawn service at Redland Bay. Wearing the medals of his father Signalman Samuel Duncan 19th battalion who was the last soldier to leave Gallipoli and held Popeâ’s Post until 2.20am on the morning of the evacuation. Picture: Judith Kerr
54/74Crowds have gathered at the Broadwater Parklands in Southport for the Dawn Service.
55/74Surfers Paradise Anzac Day Dawn Service guest speaker Major John Thurgar. Photo: Ryan Keen
56/74Crowds have gathered at the Broadwater Parklands in Southport for the Dawn Service.
57/74Peter Dutton at the service Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
58/74Anzac Day morning service at Toowong, Brisbane. Picture: Molly Snaylam
59/74Anzac Day morning service at Toowong, Brisbane. Picture: Molly Snaylam
60/74Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
61/74Crowds take part in the ANZAC dawn service on April 25, 2024 in Currumbin, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
62/74Service personnel take part in the ANZAC dawn service on April 25, 2024 in Currumbin, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
63/74Service personnel take part in the ANZAC dawn service on April 25, 2024 in Currumbin, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
64/74Peter Dutton at the service Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
65/74Molooloaba Surf Boats in a raised oar salute as part of the dawn service at Anzac Day 2024 at Mooloolaba which was attended by about 5000 people. Photo: Mark Furler
66/74Peter Dutton at the service Bray Park-Strathpine RSL sub branch ANZAC day dawn service. Thursday April 25, 2024. Picture, John Gass
67/74Chaplain Michael Thomsen led a worship at today’s ceremony hosted by Gaythorne RSL. Picture: Kara Sonter
68/74Crowds gathering at Sid Loder Park, Mitchelton for Gaythorne RSL’s Anzac march and ceremony. Picture: Kara Sonter
69/74Matthew Fisher from the Brisbane Thistle Pipe Band plays Flowers of the Forest lament as dawn breaks at Redland Bay on AnZAC Day 2024. Picture: Judith Kerr
70/74Anzac Day morning service at Toowong, Brisbane. Picture: Molly Snaylam
71/74Anzac Day morning service at Toowong, Brisbane. Picture: Molly Snaylam
72/74Anzac Day morning service at Toowong, Brisbane. Picture: Molly Snaylam
73/74Anzac Day morning service at Toowong, Brisbane. Picture: Molly Snaylam
74/74Anzac Day 2024 dawn service at Mooloolaba which was attended by about 5000 people. Photo: Mark Furler