ANZAC Day

The 2025 Adelaide Dawn Service at the SA National War Memorial commenced at 6am, at the end of the Anzac Eve Youth Vigil.

Regional and metropolitan organisers conducted Anzac commemorations across South Australia, Northern Territory and Broken Hill.

Anzac Day Services as at 22.4.25

Othe Services as at 11.4.25

RSL Sub-Branches and Community Groups submitted Anzac details using the link form below:

Anzac Activities Notification Form 2025

Adelaide Anzac March Guide - Assembly Areas, Order of March, March Route, Dispersals, Instructions.

The march commenced at 9:30am from the North Terrace/Gawler Place intersection.

It is important to note that the Anzac Day March in Adelaide is a commemorative march and not a parade. Eligibility to participate and conditions are contained in the Statement of March Principles.

The traditional Service of Remembrance is held at the Cross of Sacrifice in Pennington Gardens, North Adelaide, shortly after the Anzac Day March concludes, at 11:15am. Public attendance is welcomed and encouraged.

This service provides a significant finale to the commemorations, with the Dawn Service representing a funeral, the March representing the walk to the grave site and the service at the Cross of Sacrifice representing the burial.

The Cross of Sacrifice Memorial, dedicated in 1922, stands in gardens opposite St Peters Cathedral and commemorates the men and women who died during the Great War 1914 – 1919. An Ataturk Tribute and Eternal Flame also feature in the garden.

The RSL SA Anzac Eve Youth Vigil (Adelaide) is a youth inspired activity, since 1999, that has become the first ceremony of remembrance for Anzac Day in South Australia.

With differing backgrounds and interests, young Australians representing a variety of service and community groups, conduct a formal ‘Holding Ground’ Ceremony, a night-long, guard of honour around the historic South Australian National War Memorial, corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, from 6.00pm Anzac Eve to approximately 6.00am Anzac morning.

In doing so, the youth have created their own Anzac Day tradition. The evening Dedication Ceremony on 24th April is attended by invited guests, youth group organisers and families. Just prior to dawn the youth guards stepped down and the Dawn Service followed

More information: https://www.rslsa.org.au/anzac-youth-vigil-adelaide

RSL SA Anzac Eve Youth Vigil Facebook

Vigils are also held in regional and metropolitan areas.

On Anzac Day, the RSL hosts Anzac on Torrens – a traditional, comradeship event for veterans, their families, supporters, and the public, on Torrens Parade Ground. Catching-up with old mates, and making new ones, playing Two Up is an integral part of Anzac Day.

Event organisers are grateful to veterans, public, sponsors and organisations that participated to make this gathering successful.

RSL SA offers this guide to conducting a personal remembrance service. It contains links to bugle calls and music to complement your words.

Introduction: Use your own words of reflection, name people you remember today, give gratitude for those who served and sacrificed, and to those still serving in defence of our nation.

Read the Anzac Requiem
Recite the Ode:
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Play The Last Post
Minute of Silence
Play Rouse
Recite: Lest We Forget
Play New Zealand National Anthem
Play Australian National Anthem
Conclusion

You may add prayers, hymns, readings, placing of wreaths and tributes, personal content to reflect your beliefs. Bugle calls and music are thanks to www.anzacportal.dva.gov.au

Australian Flag Protocols In accordance with Australian flag protocol, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast on Anzac Day from dawn until noon in your locality, at which time the flag should be raised to the peak of the flag mast for the remainder of the day and taken down at dusk unless it is lit.

Please help us continue to support veterans.
Your donation allows the RSL to provide services to the needs of our current and former service women and men, and their families.

Examples include:
Crisis accommodation for at risk veterans
Financial assistance for families in need - grocery vouchers, bill payment
Health and wellbeing programs
Employment support
Assistance with accessing benefits and entitlements from military service

Anzac Appeal items can be purchased at Woolworths Supermarkets and Officeworks stores.

The Anzac Appeal donation portal is hosted by RSL Victoria and funds raised are shared back to the donors’ nominated state: www.anzacappeal.com.au

In South Australia timings and playing of sporting activities and Two Up on Anzac Day are regulated by the ANZAC Day Commemoration Act 2005

AFL

26/4/25 Port Adelaide v North Melbourne 3:45pm Adelaide Oval

SANFL

25/4/25 Central District v Port Adelaide 1:40pm Elizabeth Oval

25/4/25 Glenelg v Norwood 2:10pm Glenelg Oval

Horse Racing

25/4/25 Balaklava Racecourse

26/4/25 Morphettville Parks

Rugby

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We thank Adelaide Metro for providing additional bus, train and tram services to and from the city for ANZAC Day memorial services. This includes the ANZAC Day Dawn service, Commemorative March and Commemorative service on Friday 25 April 2025.

Current and former military personnel had access to free travel on Adelaide Metro bus, train and tram services.

A free and fully accessible Adelaide Metro Digger Shuttle Bus operated from King William Road via North Terrace and other streets to Victoria Square after the ANZAC Day march.