28 April 2026 marked 85 years since the formation of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). The WRANS was established in April 1941 when the RAN enlisted women for the first time at HMAS Harman.
From Australian Naval Institute
The Torres Strait Islands is the birthplace of the only all-Indigenous battalion formed in Australia's military history.
From SBS News
The community of Leongatha and surrounds was out in force to pay respect on a cold but still Anzac Day morning, the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band setting the mood playing moving hymns.
From Sentinel Times
Sixteen-year-old Isaiah Howell has travelled to France to deliver a eulogy at the gravesite of his relative, Ernest Pilcher, who died during World War I.
While serving in Gallipoli, Ernest carved a violin from a chocolate box, which features in a photograph kept at the Australian War Memorial.
From ABC News
Each year Australians gather on ANZAC Day to remember those who served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping missions. But whose stories are we remembering? Are there stories we don’t always hear?
From SBS
Whether you join a Dawn Service, pause at home in quiet reflection, or share stories with family and friends, every action – big or small – honours the ANZACs and shows us that the ANZAC spirit lives here.
Here’s some essential information to help you plan your ANZAC Day.
From RSL
Last year, the Families of Veterans Guild launched the Virtual Field of Remembrance – an online space where war widows, veteran families, veterans and the public can honour someone they love who has served.
From Department of Veterans' Affairs
A moving tribute took place at the Lafourguette cemetery on April 10.
Dennis Adams was selected as an official war artist during the Second World War to document the activities of the Royal Australian Navy and Merchant Navy.
From Australian War Memorial
The Hitchcock Memorial Gateway in Johnstone Park is part of Geelong’s identity and story. Repairing and restoring it is about respecting our past while making sure the structure stays safely intact for the future.
From City of Greater Geelong
The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) is hosting a special pre-Anzac Day event, offering free admission to serving and former Defence personnel as well as emergency service members.
From Region Illawarra news
A Mosman headland has been placed on the same hallowed ground as Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance and Sydney’s Cenotaph – formally declared one of just nine Military Memorials of National Significance in Australia.
From Mosman Collective
Yallingup based artist Jacob Butler has completed a wall mural in honour of the Anzacs at Bedingfeld Park in Pinjarra.
From perth now- The West Australian
Another change in programming following a new era at Seven sees Currumbin’s famed Elephant Rock Anzac Day Dawn Service move to Nine. For years the service has been broadcast as part of Sunrise, reflecting former Seven Chair Kerry Stokes’ commitment to Australia’s armed services. But this year it will feature as part of Weekend Today on Saturday April 25.
From TV Tonight Currumbin
The Hellenic Republic has honoured the legacy of ANZAC servicemen who fought in Greece during the Second World War, with a series of commemorative medal presentations held across Australia and New Zealand.
From Neos Kosmos News
Inverell’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial has a new lease on life after the local RSL Sub-Branch secured grant funding to refurbish the monument, so that generations to come can pay their respects.
From New England Times
The Australian War Memorial is marking the Royal Australian Navy's 125th anniversary with the bridge of the HMAS Brisbane on display, in the newly-opened ANZAC atrium. For navy veterans, it's an opportunity to show the public what it was like to serve in the Australian Defence Force.
From Daily motion
An unlikely hero honoured during Canberra 'National Day for War Animals' ceremony.
From Region news
THE memory of a young Mid North Coast soldier who died as a prisoner of war in the final months of World War II was honoured in a deeply moving ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra last week.
From Nambucca Valley News
An Australian service dog who located rocket-propelled grenade launchers, ammunition, firearms and explosive devices in Afghanistan has been posthumously recognised for her military service.
From ABC News
On the 19th of February each year, we commemorate the Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin.
From Darwin City Council
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and the Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG) is very concerned by damage to Australian war graves in war cemeteries in Gaza.
From Dept of Veterans Affairs
At age 12, Wing Commander Linda Corbould’s future was clear. Watching the Roulettes’ aerobatic display in Launceston, she knew she was going to become a military pilot.
From Defence Australia
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) currently has over 32,000 active reservists, representing 33% of the total ADF workforce.
From State Library Queensland