The first ANZAC Day Parade took place in Brisbane on the 25 April 1916.
While we remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom during the Dawn Services and other services of Remembrance, the ANZAC Day Parade is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise all those that have served and still continue to serve our country.
“On the 10 January 1916, the Anzac Day Commemoration Committee was formed as a citizen’s committee by a mass meeting of people of Brisbane and appointed to make arrangements for, and carry out, the celebration of ANZAC Day as a gift of the people to commemorate the fallen, remember the wounded and recognise the courage of Australia’s servicemen.”
The Anzac Day Commemoration Committee continue to organise the Dawn Service at Anzac Square; click here to visit webpage
A series of historical booklets are in production. The first three in a series of four have been distributed on Anzac Day Parades and to Brisbane schools/community organisations through the network of Brisbane City Council wards. They can also be found digitally here.
A wealth of information relating to Anzac history and commemorations can be found on the Queensland Anzac Centenary website.
The Brisbane Anzac Day Parade, together with dawn vigils, memorial services and veterans reunions have been a feature of the commemoration of Anzac Day by the Citizens of Brisbane since its earliest days.
The Brisbane Anzac Day Parade has always been run by the Citizens of Brisbane. The Anzac Day Parade Brisbane Committee (ADPB) has proudly provided the planning and coordination role, with support from the Anzac Day Commemoration Committee and the Returned and Services League of Australia (or its predecessors).
The South Eastern District of the RSL has provided the Secretariat for the ADPB continuously since 1928.Anzac Day has been continuously commemorated since 1916. The Brisbane Anzac Day Parade, together with dawn vigils, memorial services and veterans reunions have been a feature of the commemoration of Anzac Day by the Citizens of Brisbane since its earliest days.
While the Brisbane Anzac Day Parade was initially a commemoration of the sacrifice of WWI veterans and then WWII veterans, in keeping with the changing focus of Anzac Day nationally, it is today a commemoration of the sacrifices of those who have ‘defended’ our Australian way of life in all conflicts and military commitments by Australian Forces since WWI.
The Brisbane Anzac Day Parade remains a significant commemorative event on one of Australia’s most important national days. It complements the Dawn and Memorial Services, as well as regional parades.
A wealth of related information can be found on the Queensland Government Anzac Centenary website.
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