Katamatite Primary School captains Evelyn Hamson and Mitchell Carr.
Photo by
Owen Sinclair
A crowd of at least 60 gathered in Katamatite for a solemn ceremony to commemorate the lives of service men and women lost during war.
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The morning service on Wednesday, April 23 at the Police Paddock was emceed by Katamatite Primary School captains Mitchell Carr and Evelyn Hamson, who were assisted by vice-captains Violet Galland and Joey Ryan to share the stories of Australian personnel who served in the South Pacific Theatre during World War II.
Cobram-Barooga RSL sub-branch vice-president Vic Robinson recited a heartfelt prayer before leading the Anzac Day Ode.
Mr Robinson was joined in his attendance at the service by fellow members of the Cobram-Barooga RSL sub-branch, representatives from Katamatite Kindergarten, Cobram Anglican Grammar School, Victoria Police, the CFA and Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell.
The ceremony was brought to a close with a minute’s silence and a performance by Andrew Brew of the Last Post on trumpet.
Trumpetist Andrew Brew from Yarrawonga played the Last Post.
Photo by
Owen Sinclair
It wasn’t the last ceremony Katamatite Primary School captains Mitchell Carr will attend with his fellow school captain Evelyn Hamson in the week leading up to and including Anzac Day.
“We’re both going to Numurkah because our pa was part of the Numurkah mob. So we go there every year to represent him and place a wreath for him,” Mitchell said.
“I think it’s a wonderful way to get everyone together and show our respect to these events like Anzac Day.”
The crowd was invited to lay wreaths at the foot of the memorial.
Photo by
Owen Sinclair
Katamatite Primary School principal Jason Whiteley was impressed by his students’ maturity during the solemn occasion.
“I’m so proud. They’ve been putting in a lot of work, practising over the Easter break in their own time, and they’ve just shone today,” he said.
“For these future leaders, it’s important for them to be able to look back and remember where we have come from.
“Being a small school, we strive to give students every opportunity to show that they are a part of our community — and to remember where it is that our community has come from.”
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