Anzac Day services are planned for communities across the region.
Community members are welcome to join serving and ex-service personnel in commemorating the day.
Uniforms and medals are encouraged at all Anzac Day events. Medals are to be worn on the left chest by veterans and serving personnel, and on the right side by relatives.
These are legal guidelines and are protected by The Defence Act 1903.
Stanhope
When: Sunday, April 21
What: A march will be held at 2pm, from the Stanhope Memorial Hall to the cenotaph. A short outdoor service will take place before marching back to the hall. Veterans, active service people and their families are welcome to march. From 2.45pm to 3pm, there will be indoor service with the Rushworth and District Concert Band and guest speakers, including State Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland and Campaspe Shire Councillor Adrian Weston, followed by an afternoon tea.
Where: Stanhope Community Hall, Godley Pl, Stanhope; Stanhope cenotaph, Birdwood Ave and Monash St, Stanhope.
Girgarre
When: Sunday, April 21.
What: A march with Stanhope RSL Sub-branch will be held from Stanhope Memorial Hall to the cenotaph.
When: Thursday, April 25.
What: Girgarre RSL Sub-branch members are holding a dawn service at 5.45am at Girgarre Memorial Hall, followed by a gunfire breakfast. From 11.30am, there will be a golf and bowls day at Valley View Golf and Bowls Club. It is open to general public to come along and support with prizes to be won on the day. Money raised is spent locally for community welfare, with anything leftover spent on events and activities for local kids.
Inquiries: For further information about the events in Girgarre, contact secretary Bill Perry on 0408 174 543.
Where: Girgarre Memorial Hall, 9 Morgan Crescent, Girgarre; Valley View Golf and Bowls Club, 1175 Curr Rd, Kyabram.
Merrigum
When: Thursday, April 25
What: Anzac Day commemoration and service at Merrigum Memorial Hall, starting at 10.30am.
Where: Merrigum Memorial Hall. Seating is available.
Kyabram
When: Thursday, April 25
What: Anzac Day march and service organised by Kyabram RSL Sub-branch. A march will begin at 9.45am from the south end of memorial walk and proceed to the memorial gardens where a ceremony will start at 10am. Allen St, Kyabram, between the Saunders/Turnbull intersection and Goddard St, will be closed between 9.30am and 11.30am. Detours will be in place.
Where: Memorial walk, Fenaughty St, Kyabram, memorial gardens, Allen St, Kyabram.
Tongala
When: Thursday, April 25
What: Dawn service at the Tongala RSL hall at 6.30am, followed by a light breakfast for a gold donation. Muster at 9.30am for the 9.45am march to the shire hall, with a commemorative service beginning at 10am. Around 9.50am, there will be an aircraft flyover for the second year, put together by volunteers from Echuca Aero Club.
Where: Tongala RSL Sub-branch, 19-21 Mangan St, Tongala; Tongala Shire Hall, Mangan St, Tongala.