Anzac Day ceremonies

An Anzac Day ceremony will be held at the Ettalong Memorial Bowling Club on Wednesday, April 25, at 1:15am.

The day will begin at 8am with breakfast, followed by a free barbecue lunch at 11:30am.

Following the service, to be held at the flagpole, entertainment will commence in the lounge with Keri Lewis and Murray Ferguson.

The Woy Woy Ettalong Hardys Bay RSL Sub Branch will also hold ceremonies to commemorate Anzac Day.

The dawn service will begin at 5:30am in Memorial Park and the mid-morning service will begin at 10:30am.

The march will form at Deepwater Plaza at 10am.

Empire Bay will conduct an Anzac Day service at the cenotaph near the waterfront at Empire Bay, commencing at 11am.

The service is conducted annually and last year attracted around 400 people with over 20 wreaths laid by ex-serviceman and children representing their fathers and grandfathers and wearing their medals.

Member for Terrigal Mr Chris Hartcher Member for Robertson Ms Deborah O'Neill will be represented.

This year, speakers will be two students from Brisbane Water Secondary College, Cana Bell and Tony Brown.

They will also lay a wreath on behalf of the College.

Students from Empire Bay Public School and Coast Christian School will also lay wreaths.

An Anzac Day dawn service will also be held in Patonga on April 25, at 5:30am.

Mr John Twiner, who has been involved with the organisation of the service for 30 years, said he was expecting 200-300 people to attend this year's service.

He said the service was once quite small but it has grown significantly over the years.

The service will run for around half an hour and will be followed by a breakfast at the Patonga Progress Hall.

Kaitlin Watts, 13 Apr 2012

Interviewee: John Twiner

Media Release, 13 Apr 2012

Geoff Melville, Empire Bay

Email, 13 Apr 2012

Denise Hamilton, Ettalong Bowling Club

Email, 16 Mar 2012

Anne Morrison, Woy Woy Ettalong Hardys Bay RSL Sub Branch