ANZAC DAY 2008

The Dawn Service Anzac Day 2008 attracted record crowds with an estimated 1200 people attending the service. Despite overnight and very early morning rain the weather smiled and it was fine throughout the day.

The Eurobodalla Lighthorse Renactment Group once again turned out in force and added that extra special touch to the service as did the students from various local schools particularly Carroll College and Bodalla Primary.

The sunrise was spectacular and added the perfect finishing touch to a beautiful service. The Memorial Gardens Management Committee would like to thank everyone who helped in any way with the organisation of the event-far too many people to mention in this article-but their help and contributions are all acknowledged as vital to the success of the Service.

The Tuross Head Dawn Service continues to grow so quickly in popularity and is one of the most well attended Dawn Services in the South Coast Region. As the crowds grow, so does the need for a more efficient sound system for the Memorial Gardens. The Committee has decided to launch a fund raising appeal to purchase a modern and effective wireless sound system. Over the next few months a series of fund raising events will take place and part of this is a public appeal for donations. People wishing to help to this appeal may do so by sending their donations to:

Tuross Head Memorial Gardens Committee
C/- Secretary 43 Evans Road, Tuross Head, NSW 2537

ANZAC Day - 2004

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, 12 May 2004

Mr NAIRN (Eden-Monaro) (10.22 a.m.)—I thank the previous speaker, the member for McPherson, who made some vital final comments in her contribution on this very important topic, the Veterans’ Entitlements (Clarke Review) Bill 2004. I am sure all members of parliament attended Anzac Day services recently. I went to three Anzac Day services.

The first was the dawn service at Tuross Head on the Far South Coast. It is probably the closest thing you could get to Gallipoli, as far as its geography is concerned. With waves breaking on the cliffs below and the sun coming up over the sea, it was quite a spectacular location for a dawn service.

I then attended a very small service at a place called Bergalia, which is between Narooma and Moruya. There is a memorial there that was only found a few years ago. It had been totally overgrown, but some locals found it and upgraded it with some assistance from the federal government under our memorials program.

The third service was just before lunch at Batemans Bay. Attending those sorts of functions, you understand exactly what is occurring within the veteran community. You get to meet some quite amazing people at those sorts of ceremonies, including those who had war service in the Second World War, Korea, Vietnam and various other confrontations, and peacekeepers—you find the lot. It is terrific that those people and their families, particularly young children, are out there each Anzac Day. We had 500 or 600 people at the dawn service at Tuross Head, which is quite amazing.

In Memory of Ted Aust

Mr Charles Edward AUST, Order of Australia - Medal (OAM) in the General Division - January 26, 2007 With effect from September 23rd 2005 Late of Tuross Head NSW

For service to ex-service personnel and their families, and to the community of the Eurobodalla Shire.
Vice-President, Tuross Head ANZAC Day Dawn Service and Memorial Gardens Committee;
Member, for 18 years.
Foundation Member, Eurobodalla Sub-Section of the Naval Association, 1990; served in several committee positions.
Deputy Chairman, Narooma Legacy Group; Chairman, until 1995; Treasurer, 1995-2005.
Long-term Member, Moruya Sub-Branch, Returned Services League of Australia.
Member, Tuross Head Bowling Club; served on Committee for many years, and held positions of Chief Chairman, Senior Vice-Chairman and Secretary.

Mr Aust died on 11 September 2006.