One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has described planned student protests on Remembrance Day as disgraceful. Organisers from the High School Anti-Capitalists say the date is coincidental and the demonstrations will be peaceful. Joyce said the protests should not go ahead on November 11, a day for remembering Australians who died in war. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek urged the protests be moved to a Saturday. Veteran Heston Russell also urged students to show maturity and respect for the day.
A Remembrance Day service will be held at the Anzac Jawan Cenotaph in Cherrybrook, Sydney, on Sunday 15 November, from 4 pm to 5 pm. The Australia India Cenotaph Committee is organising the ceremony, which will honour those who lost their lives in military service. Veterans and participating groups are asked to gather from 3.45 pm. Community representatives may lay wreaths if they send names and titles beforehand. The event is supported by several local and community bodies, and the public is welcome to attend.
Craigieburn's war memorial committee is preparing a Remembrance Day service at the Craigieburn War Memorial on Wednesday 11 November, running from 10.55am to 11.10am at Anzac Park. Five newly installed columns will be unveiled after the ceremony. Ahead of the day, the committee cleaned veterans' graves at the Donnybrook, Bulla and Will Will Rook cemeteries and planted flags on them. Committee president Kevin O'Callaghan urged people unable to attend to observe a minute of silence wherever they are.
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A teenage student is quoted urging classmates to join another protest against Pauline Hanson and her party, which she labels fascist. The call was made in the context of Remembrance Day events.
Caroline Springs RSL will hold a Remembrance Day service at the Caroline Springs War Memorial at Lake Caroline on Wednesday 11 November, beginning at 10.30am. Local students and scouts will again take part, raising flags to half-mast on the day. Former RSL president Andrew Marshall said the day is important for recognising Australian history and those who served. The RSL will also sell commemorative poppies and badges at Watergardens, Burnside, Caroline Springs and Taylors Hill shopping centres, supporting current and former Australian Defence Force members and their dependants. A minute's silence at 11am will conclude the ceremony.
Moonee Valley City Council, with Essendon RSL Sub-branch, will hold a Remembrance Day commemoration ceremony at the Cenotaph in Queens Park, Moonee Ponds. The ceremony is set for Wednesday 11 November at 10.30am.
Special Forces veteran Heston Russell has urged Australian students to show maturity and respect on Remembrance Day, rejecting plans for political protests on November 11. An anti-capitalist student group has organised a demonstration linked to unrest in France, which began in Paris over teacher shortages and school conditions. Russell said the day should transcend politics and honours those who died in wars. He warned the protests could boost attention for One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and urged people not to give the demonstrators the attention they seek.
