ANZAC Day 2023
ANZAC Day 2023 services across Baw Baw
This ANZAC Day we’ll come together, in person and in spirit, to commemorate the men and women who have served our nation in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.
Local services will be conducted at the following war memorials across Baw Baw Shire:
Sunday 23 April 2023
Longwarry – 2:00pm at the Longwarry Memorial Park
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Aberfeldy – 11:00am at the Aberfeldy ANZAC memorial
Darnum - 11:00am at the Darnum Cenotaph
Drouin at the Drouin Cenotaph Memorial Park
- 9:30am - March from Bendigo Bank Car Park
- 10:00am - Main Service
Erica – 9:00am at the Erica Cenotaph
Hill End – 10:30am at the Hill End Cenotaph (morning tea to follow)
Jindivick - 11:00am at the Jindivick Cenotaph
Longwarry North
Narracan – 9:30am at the Narracan East Cenotaph
Neerim South - 2.00pm at the Neerim South Cenotaph / Craig Watts Skate Park
Noojee - 6:00am at the Noojee Cenotaph
Thorpdale – 9:00am at the Thorpdale Cenotaph
Trafalgar at the Trafalgar Cenotaph
- 10:45am - March from Criterion Hotel
- 11:00am - Main Service
Walhalla – 6:00am at the Walhalla War Memorial
Warragul at the Warragul Cenotaph
- 9:50am - March down Victoria Street
- 10:00am - Main Service
Willow Grove – 9:30am at the Willow Grove Cenotaph
Yarragon - 10:30am at the Yarragon Cenotaph
Attendees are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early.
For those wishing to pay their respects from home, you are encouraged to walk outside, stand in your yard, driveway or on your balcony and observe a minute’s silence at 5:55am as the Last Post is played during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service.
Temporary road closures
To enable ANZAC Day ceremonies to take place, some roads will be temporarily closed across the Shire.
Drouin
- Princes Way between Main South Road and Francis Avenue from 5.30am to 7am and
- Princes Way between Main South Road and Francis Avenue from 9.30am to 11.30am
All footpaths will remain open.
Erica
Moe – Walhalla Road between Station Street and Thomson Valley Road from 8.30am – 10am.
Neerim South
Temporary traffic hold on Main Neerim Road and Neerim East Road between 1.45pm - 2.10pm
Trafalgar
- Contingent Street, between the Princes Highway and Kitchener Street from 10.30am to 11.30am
- Kitchener Street between Contingent Street and Wellington Street from 10.30am to 2pm.
All footpaths will remain open.
Walhalla
Main Road between 5am and 6.45am.
Detours will be in place.
Warragul
- Smith Street and Victoria Street between Palmerston Street and Queen Street from 5.30am to 7.30am
- Temporary traffic hold (approx. 5-10 minutes) at Victoria/Palmerston Streets roundabout between 9.55am and 10am.
- Smith Street and Victoria Street between Palmerston Street and Queen Street from 9.15am to 11.30am.
All footpaths will remain open.