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#FlashbackFriday - ANZAC Day 2020

Despite the lockdowns, the spirit of the ANZACs lived on in Melbourne in 2020 with a new initiative; the driveway dawn service. Needless to say, I was quick to get on board with this.
I invited my neighbours & they were more than happy to get involved. I made some poppies, digitally delivered some home-printouts to my neighbours, then trimmed rosemary from the bush in my backyard & hand delivered it to my neighbours by leaving it on their mailboxes with a little note.
I then organised digital downloads of the last post & a reading of 'The Ode of Remembrance' & placed speakers down a few streets so the audio could reach as many people as possible. Finally, I set up a cauldron at an intersection so that people from 3 different streets had a focal point for the service.
On the dawn of ANZAC Day, I lit the cauldron, turned on the speakers, waited for everyone to walk to the front of their driveways with a lit candle & began the service in unison with the rest of the state.
It was a solemn reminder of the importance of being there for one another & that despite our challenges, we still had each other. It was a reminder to always be there for one another; in the good times & the bad & it was a show of mateship & solidarity.

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