Thursday, 2 May 2019

Members statements

Anzac Day

Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (10:38): On Anzac Day this year again it was my honour to attend the Epping RSL sub-branch’s dawn service in my electorate of Northern Metropolitan Region as we commemorated with care and compassion the spirit of our Anzacs and those who served in the Boer War, World War I, World War II, Malaya, Korea, Borneo, Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan and other fields of conflict.

May I congratulate Mill Park Secondary College captain Jack Thorn on his wonderful tribute to the Anzacs; Senior Sergeant Glenn Parker of Victoria Police for the reading of the Lord’s Prayer; for the reading of the Ode, Mr Kevin Ind together with Madison Mason; and for the playing of the Last Post, bugler Denis Hayman. It is a wonderful group who brings this wonderful dawn service together at Epping RSL. It has been going for many years and gets bigger and better each year—I think there were about 5000 people at Epping this year for the dawn service. It was just beautiful.

To Ken Jeffery—Ken is not very well at the moment, so our prayers and thoughts go with him—who leads the organising committee; Terry Power, Frank Ciechomski, Glen Parker, Tanya Gook, Ross Harvey, Ray Miles, Simon Doherty, Geoff Lance, Bob McLeod and John Brown. Together they brought together a solemn, memorable service as we celebrated and thanked those who have given so much for us. Lest we forget.