Where

Loyalty Square, Balmain

When

25 April every year

What is ANZAC Day?

ANZAC Day (25 April) marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.

ANZAC Day Balmain dawn service, 2017

Balmain service

Inner West Council in conjunction with the Balmain Rozelle RSL Sub Branch will hold an ANZAC Day dawn service at Loyalty Square in Balmain.

  • When: Friday 25 April, 6am sharp and includes catafalque party, laying of wreaths and a guest speaker
  • Where: Balmain War Memorial, Loyalty Square, Balmain

Balmain War Memorial has a venerable history. It was unveiled on Sunday 23 April 1916, with the First World War (or the Great War, as it was then known) still raging in Europe, and before the first anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.

During that war, around 5,000 men from Balmain enlisted – this was just about all of those eligible in the precinct. The memorial initially commemorated the local men who had died in the Dardanelles campaign. The 38 local men who perished on Turkish shores have their names on four marble tablets, one on each side of the monument. Since then, new names were added from later wars.

Reservations for this event are not required.

For all event enquiries, please contact events@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or 9392 5000.

Petersham service

  • When: Friday 25 April 2025, 6am
  • Where: Petersham Town Hall, 107 Crystal Street, Petersham

Visit the Petersham RSL website for more information.

Marrickville Golf Club service

Marrickville Golf Club is hosting a flag ceremony at 7am on Friday 25 April, raising the flag and sounding the Last Post and Reveille by bugle. Performed and organised by Club member Andrew Hansch.

There will be a club comp on Friday.

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