Remembrance Day will be marked across Mitcham on Wednesday 11 November, with services held by local RSL clubs and at Centennial Park.
Remembrance Day is an opportunity to remember and honour those who have served and sacrificed in conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
Please join us for a minute's silence at 11am on Wednesday 11 November to remember those who have served, suffered and given their lives for our country. Lest we forget.
Mitcham RSL Sub-Branch
Mitcham RSL Sub-Branch will hold a Remembrance Day Service and laying of wreaths at 61 Belair Road, Kingswood.
The club will open at 10:30am, with the service beginning at 10:45am. All are welcome to attend.
The service will be followed by a sausage sizzle, free for members and $5 for non-members.
Poppies will be available at the Sub-Branch and, on selected days, at Mitcham Square.
If you or your organisation would like to lay a wreath, contact the club on 0414 837 701 or speak to the club on the day.
Colonel Light Gardens RSL
Colonel Light Gardens RSL will hold a Remembrance Day ceremony at 4 Prince George Parade, Colonel Light Gardens.
The club will open at 10:30am, with the service starting at approximately 10:45am.
Free light food refreshments will be served in the clubrooms after the service. All welcome.
If you would like to lay a wreath, contact 8276 9080 or email colonellightgardens@rslsa.org.au
Blackwood RSL
Blackwood RSL will hold a Remembrance Day Service at the memorial gardens near the Blackwood roundabout from 10:30am to 11:30am.
If you intend to lay a wreath, please contact the club on 8278 6253 or email rslbwood@bigpond.com.
Poppy sales will also be held in Blackwood on Friday 6 November at Drakes Foodland, Woolworths and the crossing near Terry White Chemist.
Centennial Park
Centennial Park will hold its Remembrance Day Service at the Cross of Remembrance in Derrick Gardens, where more than 4,500 service people are laid to rest.
Mitcham residents are welcome to attend and place a tribute at the Cross. Please ensure tributes are environmentally friendly and made from natural materials.
The service will be held at 10:30am at Centennial Park, 760 Goodwood Road, Pasadena.
For more information, visit centennialpark.org.au or call 08 8276 6011.