The heart of Whittlesea was packed with community members, sporting clubs, and other clubs for ANZAC Day.
The official services started with the Dawn Service, followed by the March in the afternoon at both war memorials.
Ivanhoe Grammar Schools cadets marched to both war memorials, along with Returned and Services League of Australia members and other community representatives at the march.
One by one, representatives from different clubs and the Whittlesea RSL sub-branch placed a wreath to honour those served and made sacrifices for Australia and New Zealand in wars and conflicts.
Whittlesea RSL sub-branch president Raymond Long said it was wonderful to see people attend, especially the younger residents.
“The whole idea is to respect people that have served and died for their country, it’s not about us,” he said.
“It’s about the ones that lost their lives, the ones that didn’t come home, the mums and dads that lost a son, the brothers who lost a sister, the sister that lost a brother.
“It’s about all that suffering that you don’t hear about and you don’t see I think that’s what ANZAC Day is about a day we should never ever lose.
“The biggest buzz of all is not us old blokes marching, it’s looking at the little primary kids from virtually from perhaps up into secondary school and they’re all there.”
The services concluded with an afternoon at the Whittlesea Bowls Club.
