Wednesday, 13 November 2024

 Luba GRIGOROVITCH (Kororoit) (10:16): The Caroline Springs RSL Remembrance Day commemoration was yet again a well-attended and moving service. Thank you to Caroline Springs RSL president Andy Marshall and of course secretary Ross Wiltshire, the entire executive and all of the volunteers, who made the service so special. Like most community events, it takes a village to bring people together, and this year’s service did that on Monday to absolute perfection. The entire community once again came together to remember those that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

The Caroline Springs RSL made the service complete by including various school and community groups from across our electorate. The opening prayer was read by captain Chad Cole from the Salvation Army, the Prayer for the Fallen was read by Jessica Reid from Lakeview college, and prayers for the ADF, the poem We Shall Keep the Faith and the poem The Poppy were all read by students from Gilson College. The prayer for the emergency services was read by Jordan Doidge from Victoria University Secondary College, and the last post was performed beautifully by instrument by Sithuli De Silva from Southern Cross Grammar. The Australian national anthem was sung by Angelica Krstevska, also from Southern Cross Grammar, and she has quite a beautiful voice. Claire Mouser and the local scouts did all of the work behind the scenes to ensure that everything ran smoothly. Again, a huge thankyou to Caroline Springs RSL. We really appreciate the effort that goes into making these services happen. Lest we forget.