Wednesday, 3 May 2023

Anzac Day

Luba GRIGOROVITCH (Kororoit) (09:58): Each year Anzac Day services are held right across the world to pay our respects and remember those who of course have given their all to our country. In my electorate services were held in Aintree at the reflection pond and the walk of honour, and I must say, if you have not been down to see this, you really should. It is a fantastic display of our nation’s history, and I am sure that Minister Suleyman would attest to this, as I know she has gone down and visited there also.

Services were also held in Caroline Springs at the remembrance cenotaph by the lake, where I had the pleasure of talking with World War II veteran Allan Godfrey. Allan has many stories from his life – some wonderful and some still very painful stories. One story which he is quite happy to talk about is the medals that he wears proudly. Not only does he wear his own for his services to this country, but he also wears those of his late father, who served in World War I. Allan recently celebrated his 100th birthday at the Caroline Springs RSL with both family and friends, and I want to again wish him a happy birthday and congratulate him on reaching this amazing milestone. It was really wonderful to talk to Allan at the dawn service on Anzac Day and to hear about all of the joy that he has had during his life, and again I thank him for his service.