Dear Editor,
This ANZAC Day, communities across our region will gather to remember those who served Australia in war and conflict.
It is a day that carries deep meaning. Not because it is marked on the calendar, but because of what it asks of us. It asks us to stop, to reflect, and to acknowledge the cost of service and sacrifice carried by others on our behalf.
Across generations, that service is remembered in different ways. In family stories passed down over time. In photographs carefully kept. In names engraved on memorials in towns across our region. It is so important we keep telling these stories, so that their sacrifices are not forgotten. For me, as the great-granddaughter of a World War One veteran, that responsibility feels personal, and enduring.
ANZAC Day asks us to recognise more than bravery. It calls on us to understand duty, endurance, and the quiet selflessness of those who gave so much in circumstances most of us will never know.
We also acknowledge those who continue to serve today, deployed around the world in demanding and often dangerous conditions, still guided by the same sense of commitment.
I encourage everyone to attend a local ANZAC Day service. To stand in silence with others. To remember properly and to give thanks in a way that is shared, and sincere.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.
Lest We Forget.
Warm regards,
Jade Benham MP
