This is a special time for Meekatharra; most of us rise early, drive down the road to Paddy’s flat which is run by the Veterans Legion of Australia and remind ourselves of the ones we lost. The NZ contingent is there as well.
I find it a very proud time in our town, as the guys prepare the flag posts & the rose garden. and now they have taken the statue from the main street and erected it in the centre where the ceremony takes place.
I popped down their earlier today and everything is blooming even the road into paddy’s flat has fresh tar & stones laid, the neighbors or most of them have mowed the lawns & weeded the gardens. It looks great.
Many old faces show themselves around this time, all those prospectors that go out bush return for this 1-day event.
Even though Meekatharra is a small town, you don’t see people for months at a time, until Anzac morning.
I love it when our men & woman wear their medals and in uniform, the way they salute and put pride where it is deserved.
After the ceremony we have a Breakfast together, the guys cook, and it’s great to catch up, then we socialize & drink all day.
This is one area of town we don’t have to worry about when it comes to “Tidy Town”
These guys help anyone that helps themselves’ and I respect them all.
The amount of volunteer hours they give is amazing.
The issue that the town has with this area is that they get broken into by local children that have no respect and the guys repair the damage & clean up time after time.
That’s why the town I live in needs so much focus and why I choose this time to encourage the towns many projects to lift the town from the poor image it currently has throughout Australia.
If you feel like traveling somewhere different now’s the time, as tourist season is about to start. If you pass through town on Anzac, come to Paddy’s flat at day break and join in the crowd.
Otherwise I hope you have a special place where you can be to remember those that defended us.
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