Despite COVID there will be a few options for Remembrance Day in Logan City, with a service at Beenleigh and a gathering at Springwood.
Remembrance Day is a chance for Australians to pay tribute to those who fought for their country.
In Logan City there will be a full Remembrance Day ceremony at the Beenleigh RSL Memorial, at Logan Village Memorial, and a Remembrance Day gathering at the Springwood Park.
Beenleigh RSL president David Draper said the service would begin at 10.30am.
Photo: Beenleigh RSL Remembrance Day.
“It’s going to be a full day service,” he said.
“This year it won’t be held at the Creek St Beenleigh memorial. Because it’s on Council land we can only have a gathering there. Not a service, because of COVID restrictions.
“We have a memorial at our RSL and with our covid plan we’ll be able to fit up to 300 people.
“Which should be enough space. Because there’s no public holiday and we usually don’t get the numbers we would for ANZAC Day.”
Mr Draper said he was looking forward to such an important day.
“I’d encourage locals to come along if they can,” he said.
“We pull together on ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. Those days are the two times we come together to remember them.
“We have our country and our current lifestyle because of the war veterans who came before us.”
Photo: Springwood Park Remembrance Day.
The Springwood Tri-Service RSL Club will be hosting a gathering at Springwood Park, where there is a cenotaph.
The president Dave Simmons said because of covid it is an unofficial gathering instead of their usual service.
“We will be starting things here around ten minutes to 11am,” Mr Simmons said.
“We will be at the park to pay our respects and honour Australians who have fallen in all wars.
“For us it is to ensure we remember to remember. In this time of COVID we are doing it with others who may want to come along.
“We will be doing a very shortened service. Around 11am we will be going through the last post and the process of a service.
Dave Simmons – Springwood Tri-Services RSL Club.
“We have an aging population in the Return Services League so we have to go ahead and pay homage and honour those who have fallen in battle while being COVID safe.”
Mr Simmons said despite COVID it is important to take time tomorrow to remember those who have fallen and what they have done for our country.
“Those who fell in battle, those who came home badly damaged, and also to acknowledge the families of those who had fallen and what they had to go through,” he said.
“Arguably people say a nation was forged in blood about both Australia and New Zealand.
“If people would like to come along they are more than welcome to join us in honouring the fallen for Remembrance Day.”
