GUIDE: Remembrance Day in the South Burnett

Armistice Day services, parades and road closures in the South Burnett.

ON THE 11th hour of Remembrance Day community members stand still to commemorate the brave Australian service men and women who had gone before them.

There will be many opportunities to remember the anniversary of the Armistice that ended the fighting in the First World War throughout the South Burnett on Monday, November 11.

Maraona MP David Littleproud encourages the community to observe the one minute's silence at 11am.

"Every year at the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month, we mark Remembrance Day because it was at this time and date in 1918 that the guns fell silent on the Western Front, officially ending the First World War," he said.

"The war came at a great cost for Australia with more than 60,000 service men and women never returning home, from the 416,000 who enlisted.

"This affected cities and towns across Australia and certainly had a huge effect on families in Maranoa with so many from our region having served."

 

Matt Phillips plays the Last Post at the 2018 Kingaroy Remembrance Day service. (PHOTO: Jessica McGrath)

Here is a full list of Remembrance Day events around the South Burnett:

Kingaroy

The Kingaroy-Memerambi RSL Sub-Branch is combining its traditional Remembrance Day Service with the service at Kingaroy State High School.

All community members are welcome to attend this service on Monday.

All guests are requested to arrive at the school office by 10.15am.

Veterans are encouraged to wear a coat and tie and medals on the day.

The Kingaroy service will feature guest speaker Maj Craig Campbell.

Maj Campbell was born and raised in Kingaroy and attended Kingaroy State High School from 1990 to 1994.

He joined the Australian Army in 1995 before graduating from the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1997 and the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1998.

He is an officer in the Royal Australian Signal Corps and is responsible for operating and maintaining telecommunications equipment in support of combat operations.

Maj Campbell is also a veteran and was deployed to East Timor in 2002 and Agfhanistan in 2011.

 

Wondai

A service will be held in Wondai at 11am at the centataph outside the council office.

People are welcome to come along to the Wondai Diggers Club for nibblies afterwards.

 

Nanango

A full service will be held for the public at the Nanango cenotaph and monument at the corner of Drayton St and Henry St at 10.40am.

The community are welcome to come along to the Nanango RSL Club for finger food after the service.

The Nanango RSL Sub-branch will also hold a full service at Karinya Aged Care home for residents at 9am.

 

Murgon

A Remembrance Day parade and service will be held on Murgon on Monday morning.

As a result, Murgon's Lamb St along the Bunya Highway will be closed to all traffic on Monday from 10.30am and 11.45am.

A detour will be in place during this time.

B-doubles may have issues with negotiating this detour and are encouraged to safely park before the detour or avoid the area during this time.

The South Burnett Regional Council apologises for any inconvenience that this temporary road closure may cause and thanks residents in advance for their patience.

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