Armistice Centenary War Memorial

Guest Speakers

• Politicians
• Military personnel, both serving and retired,
• QRA members

Roll of Honour Tribute

• Read by LHC & Iona College including their recipients of the Australian Defence Force Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award.
• Compilation
  • relevant QRA rifleman who made the supreme sacrifice in WWI is chosen to focus on his life, his service and his sacrifice.
  • Work done by Mrs Lyn Cramp
• Approved by ACWM Committee
• Featured on the QRA website on the Wall of Honour – the Stories Behind the Names

Readers of Prayers and Bible Passages

• local resident
• Politicians
• Military personnel – serving & retired
• School students living in the local area
• LHC & Iona College students

Poetry Reflections

• This began as a poetry competition firstly involving only Gumdale Stae School.
• This was then extended to include LHC, Iona College & Belmont SS
• It then developed into Poetry Reflections to engage students in a deeper level with more of a focus on the ‘Spirit of ANZAC’ and ‘Remembering Them’. This was a specific move away from competing and having winners.
• An invitation flyer from the ACWM is distributed to students through the school outlining parameters relevant to each induvial school and how it wants to organise ‘Poetry reflections’ for that year.
• With the Poetry Reflections there are now Gold & Silver Poppy Awards available to each school, depending on how they organise the activity. An example is
  • Iona College offered a Gold Poppy Award to their secondary students and a Silver Poppy Award to their Primary School students.

The Gold Poppy Award is judged:-

• By an internal judging panel comprised of
  • 1 ACWM committee member or its representative,
  • school staff members eg member of Administration, English coordinator or speciality teacher, librarian, other interested staff members.
• The panel can meet in person or can contribute to a discussion on-line.
• Decisions are based on how the poem speaks to the ‘Spirit of ANZAC’ or ‘Remembering Them’.
• Care must be taken to ensure the poem is the original work of the student. To help in this matter schools use such on-line tools as ‘Turn It In’.
• The Gold and Silver Poppy Awards are presented at the school assembly prior to the Commemoration Service along with the prize money sponsored by the ACWM Commemoration Committee.

The Gold Poppy Award recipients (or their representative) reads the poem at the up-coming Commemorative Service

• Gold Poppy Poems are published on the QRA website and to the Australian War Memorial for publication in their education resources.
• Each school will only be involved in the Poetry Reflections each year with Gumdale & LHC conducting theirs for ANZAC Day and Belmont and Iona College for Remembrance Day. This gives consideration to the busyness of school life and not to overwhelm the school or the students so that each year there is a fresh approach by staff, students and parents alike.

Military Support – 7 Combat Service Support Battalion

• Catafalque Party, Flag Orderly, Parade Marshall, Chaplin

March

• Led by Celtic Nations Pipes & Drums
• Flag Bearers – QRA Junior Rifle Shooters,
• Followed by Military Personnel, Ex-military personnel (Veterans), Schools, families members of deceased veterans
• Use of banners, photos, is encouraged & welcome

Wreath laying

• Official guests
• Clubs and Belmont User Groups
• Club members.
• Families
• Schools

RSL Qld

• Support for application for DVA funding.
• Provision of some funding direct from RSL Qld.

Celtic Nations Pipes & Drums

• Mrs Mavis Williams & her band members contribute through their involvement in:
  • Leading the march
  • During the service for wreath laying when a medley of laments is played
  • Playing an assortment of music at the morning tea outside the QRA Cafe

Local Residents on Committee & attending services.

• Mrs Anne McKay – committee member
  • Liaison with Gumdale SS and Belmont SS and coordinating these school communities participation in Commemorative Services
• Mrs Jan Lockyer – local resident and support to committee as Assistant Secretary
• Mrs Jan McKay – local resident
  • Reader at commemoration services
• Mrs Lyn Cramp – local resident
  • Roll of Honour Research
  • Trove corrections
  • Liasion with Lourdes Hill College & Iona College
  • Member of judging panel at both Colleges for Poetry Reflections
  • Presentation of Poppy Awards for Poetry Reflections at both Colleges
  • Service booklet assembly.
  • Photography
  • Archiving components of Commemoration Services
  • Donations of homemade ANZAC Biscuits for ANZAC Day Morning Tea

Legacy

• New initiative to involve the local Legacy branch and members with the ACWM & associated Commemoration Services