Rottnest Island ANZAC Day Memorial Service 6:00am, 25 April 2016

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1 Rottnest Island Anzac Day Rottnest Island ANZAC Day Memorial Service 6:00am, 25 April 2016

2 Time Activity Location 6:00am Memorial Service Thomson Bay 7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10am 1pm 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm & 2:00pm 11:00am & 1:30pm 11:00am - 12:30pm 11:00am - 3:30pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:00pm - 3:30pm ANZAC DAY PROGRAMME Complimentary Gunfire Breakfast Guns and Tunnels Tour Package 1 Commences (pre-purchased ticket required) Guns and Tunnels Tour Package 2 Commences (pre-purchased ticket required) Guns and Tunnels Tour Package 3 Commences (pre-purchased ticket required) FREE Kids Military Style Activities Marching (every half hour) Bickley Ramble Walk (10:00am and 11:30am) Treasure Hunt Activity Booklet station Camo Net weaving Be sure to come down and don t miss out! Oliver Hill Gun and Tunnel Tour Oliver Hill FREE Kids ANZAC Biscuit Baking (limited spots!) Lomas Cottage Museum Open Two Up Oliver Hill Train and Tour (Purchase tickets from the Visitor Centre) History of the Settlement Tour (one hour walking tour of the Settlement) Pilot Boathouse Viewing Behind Aristos Waterfront Restaurant Settlement Train Station Settlement Train Station Settlement Train Station Kingstown Barracks (Free shuttle service available from the Main Bus Stop) Behind Rottnest Bakery Heritage Common (near shopping mall) Rottnest Lodge, The Court House Bar Settlement Train Station Meeting Post outside Salt Store East of Rottnest Island Visitor Centre To commemorate ANZAC Day, and in recognition of the great sacrifice made by the men and women of our armed forces, Rottnest Island Authority and ADAMS are offering free travel tours (RIA services only) for current and ex-servicemen with appropriate ID on ANZAC Day. Travel tours include Island Explorer bus, Guns and Tunnels tour and Captain Hussey train ride. Please see the Rottnest Island Essentials Guide for additional fantastic tours and activities for the whole family!

3 ORDER OF SERVICE LAMENT PLAYED FROM FUEL JETTY Played by bagpiper Matt Bishop MASTER OF CEREMONIES John Driscoll Chairman, Rottnest Island Authority WELCOME TO COUNTRY Janet Hayden Noongar Elder PRAYER FOR THE FALLEN AND FOR AUSTRALIA Father Leon O God, our ruler and guide, in whose hands are the destinies of this and every nation, we give thanks for the freedoms we enjoy in this land and for those who laid down their lives to defend them. We pray that our people will gratefully remember their courage and their sacrifice, and may have grace to live in a spirit of justice, generosity and peace. God bless Australia, guard our people, guide our leaders and give us peace. Grant that the barriers which divide the people of the world may crumble, suspicions disappear and hatred cease, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

4 LAYING OF WREATHS Brian Gunn, Rottnest Voluntary Guides Association Lieutenant Commander Ryan Jose, RAAF Base Pearce Sergeant Graeme Bond, Western Australian Police Students, Rottnest Island Campus of Beaconsfield Primary School Gordon Hull, WA President, 116th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Association Janet Hayden, Noongar Elder Asha and Tobi Amaranti Rottnest Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service John Noonan & Alf Pace, representing The Winnit Club John Driscoll, Chairman, Rottnest Island Authority Stephen Walsh, Rottnest Island Chamber of Commerce Fran Turrell, Rottnest Island Nursing Post Programmed Facility Management Senior Sergeant Ross Eastman, Western Australian Police General members of the public THE ANZAC DEDICATION Lieutenant Commander Ryan Jose At this hour, on this day, one hundred and one years ago, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli, made immortal the name of ANZAC and established an imperishable tradition of selfless service, of devotion to duty and of fighting for all that is best in human relationships. We who are gathered here today at this dawn vigil remember with gratitude the men and women who have given and are still giving, in our Armed and Supporting Services, all that is theirs to give in order that the world may be a nobler place in which to live. And with them, we remember those left behind to bear the sorrow of their loss. Let us therefore dedicate ourselves to taking up the burdens of the fallen, and with the same high courage and steadfastness, with which they went into battle, set our hands to the tasks they left unfinished. Let us, with God s help, give our utmost to make the world what they would have wished it to be, a better and happier place for all of its people, through whatever means are open to us.

5 THE LAST POST Played by bugler Sam Timmerman TWO MINUTES SILENCE REVEILLE Played by bugler Sam Timmerman THE ODE Sergeant Ross Eastman, Western Australian Police They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Response: We will remember them. ADDRESS BY GORDON HULL WA President, 116th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Association ADDRESS BY KEN CARTER Vietnam Veteran

6 IN FLANDERS FIELDS Julia Burns In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe; To you, from failing hands, we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders Fields. THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM Led by singer Billie Court Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free. We ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea, Our land abounds in nature s gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia Fair. Beneath our radiant Southern Cross We ll toil with hearts and hands; To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands, For those who ve come across the seas We ve boundless plains to share, With courage let us all combine To Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair

7 THE NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL ANTHEM Led by singer Billie Court E Ihoa Atua, O nga Iwi! Matoura, Ata whakarongona; Me aroha roa. Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau to atawhai; Manaakitia mai Aotearoa God of nations at thy feet In the bonds of love we meet. Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land. Guard Pacific s triple star From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand BLESSING Reverend Michael Wood God of the nations, whose compassionate word brings justice and peace, have mercy on our broken and divided world. Make us a people zealous for peace. Hasten that day when nation shall not lift up sword against nation and where all races and peoples will live as members of one family; and the blessing of God be upon us and the whole creation, now and always. Amen. CLOSING ADDRESS BY JOHN DRISCOLL Chairman, Rottnest Island Authority

8 Following the Dawn Service a complimentary Gunfire Breakfast will be served behind Aristos Waterfront proudly cooked by the Rottnest Voluntary Guides Association. Proudly supported by: PANTONE 389C PANTONE 306C PANTONE 389C PANTONE 306C