Tag: world war i

Respects paid at seaside gathering

SE Voice -
Agathering of 70 honoured the service of five deceased war veterans from one local family at the 2023 Remembrance Day service at Southend. The service...

Residents reflect across region

Brandi Miller -
Limestone Coast residents paused on Saturday for Remembrance Day to pay their respects for the service and sacrifice of the soldiers who fought for...

Reflection service held at War Memorial Park

SE Voice -
More than 150 people attended the Coonawarra-Penola RSL Remembrance Day service in the Penola War Memorial Park. RSL president Peter DeGaris welcomed all to the...

Tribute paid at Cross of Sacrifice

Fred Smith -
Millicent briefly paused on Saturday morning as 150 mourners paid tribute to wartime service and sacrifice at the annual Remembrance Day service at the...

City school honours service

Brandi Miller -
McDonald Park Primary School honoured Remembrance Day last Thursday with a ceremony attended by students, staff and eight Mount Gambier Community RSL representatives including...

Community to reflect

SE Voice -
Limestone Coast residents will pause this Saturday for Remembrance Day to pay their respects for the service and sacrifice of the soldiers who fought...

War memorials to be restored

SE Voice -
Ageing bronze plaques bearing the names of more than a dozen Beachport fallen soldiers are set to be restored. The plaques date back over 100...

New additions join traditions

Fred Smith -
Total attendance numbers at Anzac Day events in Millicent on Tuesday were well over 1000 as the community marked the passing of 108 years...

Kapyong Service significance shared

Brandi Miller -
The Kapyong Service took place on Monday hosted by the Royal South Australia Regiment Association (RSARA) and supported by the Mount Gambier RSL. The last...

Community honours Anzacs

Ebony Raymond -
The Mount Gambier Anzac Day dawn service drew a record crowd of around 6500 people to the Vansittart Park Soldiers Memorial on Tuesday. The sun...

Headstone Project visits region

Brandi Miller -
The Headstone Project SA recently visited the South East to dedicate another six unmarked veteran graves, joining Aboriginal Veterans South Australia who honoured two...

Former grazier takes to skies

SE Voice -
Retired Millicent grazier John Stuckey may have turned 93 but he is close to achieving his aim of piloting a light aircraft. Every few weeks,...