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  • ANZAC Day

    ANZAC Day Services and Information

    2024 Balonne Shire ANZAC Day Services and Events

    Council would like to inform Balonne Shire residents and visitors of the following events happening around the Shire on ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April.

    ST GEORGE

    DAWN SERVICE | 5:45AM

    5:45am Assemble at Cenotaph.

    6am Commence Dawn Service.

    7am Gunfire Breakfast at Australian Hotel.

    CEMETERY SERVICE | 9AM

    Laying flowers on graves of ex-service personnel and short service at St George Cemetery.

    WAR MEMORIAL SERVICE | 9:30AM

    Service at the St George Hospital War Memorial.

    ANZAC DAY MARCH | 10:30AM

    10:30am Muster for March at corner of Henry St and St George's Terrace.

    10:45am March leaves for Cenotaph.

    11am Service at Cenotaph on St George's Terrace.

    THALLON

    DAWN SERVICE | 6AM

    6am Commence Dawn Service.

    7am Gunfire Breakfast at Hotel Francis.

    ANZAC DAY MARCH | 9AM

    9am March to memorial & Anzac Service

    BOLLON

    DAWN SERVICE | 5:55AM

    Walter Austin Park War Memorial.

    ANZAC DAY PARADE | 9AM

    9am Parade from Bollon State School

    DIRRANBANDI 

    ANZAC DAY MARCH | 9:30AM

    March commences at the Dirranbandi Post Office.

    SERVICE AT RSL HALL | 10AM

    10am Service at RSL Hall, lunch to follow

    MUNGINDI

    DAWN SERVICE | 5:45AM

    A dawn service will be held at the Mungindi RSL Cenotaph

    ANZAC DAY MARCH | 10:45AM

    The march will start and finish in front of the RSL cenotaph and will be followed by a commemoration service.

    Enquiries to Moree Plains Shire Council Customer Service Centre on 02 6757 3222.

  • Council recognises that our wonderful shire is built by amazing people who are deserving of recognition for their contributions. 

    Australia Day awards are presented annually on Australia Day to local citizens and groups who have made outstanding contributions to their community.

    Australia Day is about acknowledging and celebrating the contributions that every Australian makes to our contemporary and dynamic nation. From our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – who have been here for more than 65,000 years – to those who have lived here for generations, to those who have come from all corners of the globe to call our country home.

    Council is a proud supporter of Australia Day, coordinating and conducting Australia Day events.  

    For more information, visit Balonne Shire Council Australia Day

  • Balonne Shire Council holds citizenship ceremonies when local residents have completed their applications for Australian Citizenship, and they have been approved by the Department of Home Affairs. When Citizenship applications are approved, the Department notifies Council. 

    From there, Council will arrange a date for your Citizenship Ceremony, and send an invitation to you. 

    Citizenship Ceremonies are conducted by the Mayor at the Balonne Shire Council Chambers in St George. 

    A citizenship ceremony consists of: 

    • Mayor’s welcome 

    • Reading the minister’s message 

    • Citizenship preamble 

    • Your Citizenship pledge 

    • Presentation of citizenship certificates 

    • The Australian National Anthem 

    As part of your Citizenship application form, you nominate which pledge you'd like to make. The Department of Home Affairs advises Council of your chosen pledge, and Council gives you a pledge card at the Ceremony. 

    What to bring: 

    You will need to show photographic identification when you arrive for your Citizenship Ceremony - either a current driver's license or a passport. 

    These documents are required as proof of identification to take part in the Ceremony; later on, you will also need it to register on the Australian Electoral Roll.  

    Children under 16 years of age do not need to provide identification.