Inaugural Remembrance Day ceremony

An inaugural Remembrance Day Ceremony was held at the Empire Bay Village Cenotaph on November 11.

In attendance were Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch and Mr Craig Hillman, representing Federal Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks,.

The Ode to the Fallen was recited by students from Empire Bay Public School and the flag ceremony was conducted by students from Coast Christian School.

One minute's silence was observed at 11am and wreathes were laid to remember those Australians who never returned from conflicts since the First World War.

The ceremony was conducted by Lt Col Ralph Johnson of the Salvation Army and the master of ceremonies was Mr Tony Thorrington.

Media release, 15 Nov 2016

Geoff Melville, Empire Bay Progress Association