Australians are marking Vietnam Veterans’ Day today, Tuesday, 18 August, which this year also carries the weight of a significant milestone: 60 years since the Battle of Long Tan.
Memorials and funerals
Posted inArmidale, Memorials and funerals
Large crowd turns out to support Jewish Community in Armidale
Hundreds of locals came to the Armidale Mall on Saturday morning to take part in a memorial event to show support for the Jewish Community after last weekend’s Chanukah Massacre.
Posted inCommunity action, Memorials and funerals
Memorials and funerals as the community begins to heal
The funerals for the 15 lives lost at Bondi Beach last Sunday have begun, while memorials and gatherings are held across the world, including a public gathering in Armidale this Saturday, and the community begins to heal.
Posted inMemorials and funerals
Queensland cop dies on memorial ride near Glen Innes
A Queensland police officer participating in the annual Wall to Wall charity ride has died after losing control of his motorcycle near Glen Innes.
Posted inMemorials and funerals, Tenterfield
Dedicate a plaque in Tenterfield’s Community Memorial Garden
If you would like a plaque dedicated to someone who has passed, consider Tenterfield Community Memorial Garden through TenterLIFE.
Posted inGwydir Shire, Indigenous, Memorials and funerals
Hundreds attend Myall Creek Massacre commemoration
Hundreds of people have gathered to remember the day Aboriginal people were massacred by stockmen in our region 186 years ago.