ANZAC Day services will be held around the Shire next Thursday, April 25 from early morning to mid-afternoon.

Motorists should be aware that temporary road closures will be in place in some areas and should plan accordingly.

Bullarto

2:00 pm Service at the Bullarto Hall followed by afternoon tea. Guest speaker: Brigadier Cameron Purdy. Bullarto Primary School will participate in the ceremony. Please bring a small plate of afternoon tea to share.

Clunes

6:00 am Dawn Service at the Clunes Cenotaph, Corner of Fraser & Service Streets.

8:30 am Cemetery Commemoration Service, Clunes Cemetery, Cemetery Road Clunes.

10:45 am Main March and Wreath laying Service at the Cenotaph. Start at the Clunes RSL

11:00 Commemoration and wreath laying at Cenotaph.

Temporary road closure – Fraser Street closed from Templeton Street to Service Street from 10.30am until 11.45am + half of Service Street between Fraser Street and Purcell Street (cenotaph side).

Creswick/Smeaton

5.50am Dawn Service at at the Cenotaph, Albert Street. Assemble at 5:40am. Service will be followed by the Gunfire Breakfast at Senior Citizens Rooms.

9:30am Service at the Soldiers Graves at the Creswick Cemetery

10:00am Service at the Memorial Stones, RSL Hall

10.30am March will commence at from the corner of Midland Hwy and Victoria St and will proceed along Albert Street to the Cenotaph. Assemble at Splash Park (bottom of Albert Street) by 10:15am.

11.00am ANZAC Day Service, Creswick Cenotaph.

2:00pm ANZAC Concert – Creswick Brass Band, Senior Citizens Centre.

Temporary road closure – Albert St between Victoria St and South St, Creswick (10.00am-11.15am).

Daylesford

6:30 am Dawn Service  at the Daylesford Cenotaph.

10:15 am March to the Cenotaph.

10:30 am Wreath laying at the Cenotaph.

Temporary road closure – Partial road closure in front of the RSL blocking the road at the supermarket, Raglan Street and half of the roundabout from 5:30am to 7:30am. Midland highway will only be open Ballarat bound for the morning.

Once the dawn service is over, Midland Highway will open until an hour before the march (approx. 10:00am) when all roads down from Town Hall to Burke Square Cenotaph and back up Vincent Street are closed until after 11am service.

Drummond

6:55 am Wreath laying and Commemorative Service. Drummond Cenotaph, Corner Daylesford-Malmsbury Road and Lauriston Road T intersection. Refreshments at Drummond Hall following the service. Arrive at 6:45.

Eganstown

9:00 am Wreath laying and commemorative service. Old Main Road (off Midland Highway).

Hepburn

8.30am Wreath laying at the Memorial Gates in Park Avenue.

Kingston

9:00 am Wreath laying and Commemorative Service at Cenotaph, corner of Kingston and Victoria Roads. Assemble at 8.45am.

Trentham

5:55 am Dawn Service at the Trentham Cenotaph.

11.30am March followed by a service and wreath-laying.

Temporary road closure – High St between Cosmo Road and Bowen Street and Market Street between Camp Street and Albert Street (10.30am – 12.30pm).