General News
5 May, 2024
ANZACs gave with their life, today give with your time
PEOPLE have been encouraged to attend Anzac Day services for as long as they could to help keep the Anzac spirit alive forever. Wedderburn College principal Danny Forrest told more than 200 people at the Inglewood commemoration that passing on the...
PEOPLE have been encouraged to attend Anzac Day services for as long as they could to help keep the Anzac spirit alive forever.
Wedderburn College principal Danny Forrest told more than 200 people at the Inglewood commemoration that passing on the memories of Anzacs would sustain that spirit.
“In my role as a school principal, I am lucky enough to have a leadership position that can positively influence, teach and encourage students and staff and community members to be MVPs,” he said.
“That is not a sports award most valuable player but as an MVP as a Most Valuable Person. It is what I believe that the ANZACS were, all MVPs, most valuable people.
“They were the ones that sacrificed themselves for others, they showed us what being a good mate was, how to look after your cobber, a way of being a resilient human in the face of adversity, being selfless, being humble. All qualities of an excellent most valuable person. It is the selfless ANZAC lessons learnt by doing the hard work facing great adversity that we can learn from and encourage others to be better citizens.”
Mr Forrest said it was up to his and the older generations to encourage the young people of Australia to ensure the Anzac spirit remains alive and helped develop a stronger more inclusive, volunteer-based Australian community with young people not seeking praise but a willingness to be part of a stronger Australian community.
“... knowing full well they are only giving up time, the greatest gift you can give to a community is your time, not like the ANZACS who gave their lives. By being present here today it shows that you care, you care that we are honouring the names on the monument, you care that the ANZAC story and spirit never dies.”
Inglewood’s service included students from the town’s primary school leading the singing and Josh Akers playing the Last Post and Rouse after earlier performing the poignant bugle calls at Bridgewater, Rheola and a special service for residents at Inglewood and Districts Health Service.
RSL members and students marched to the Grant Street memorial before the service