Though grey skies signalled imminent showers, waiting umbrellas proved to be unnecessary as the senior students from Stuarts Point Public School conducted the service.

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“Our school students displayed their reverence and aptitude for the task at hand as they conducted the service, and as a school we take pride in acknowledging and paying our respects to these events,” a spokesperson for Stuarts Point Public School told NOTA.

With reverence and practised competency, the ceremony featured a warm Acknowledgement of Country for the gathered congregation, after the playing of the ‘Last Post’ and ‘The Ode’.

At 11am came the call for a minute’s silence, where all eyes were respectfully lowered.

Concise addresses outlining the substantial importance of the day were delivered after the singing of the National Anthem.

As reported recently in News Of The Area, the lead up to the commemorations was marred by the theft of plants from the town’s cenotaph in late October.

On Monday however, the cenotaph’s garden surroundings reflected the resilience and respect of local residents as replacement plantings have since been established.

Stuarts Point RSL sub-Branch representative George Bambling thanked the school students and staff for their dedication to the day.

“Our local students can always be relied upon to support these occasions,” he said.

By Jen HETHERINGTON