ANZAC Day commemorated in 2023 with march, luncheon and Two-Up in Tea Gardens Myall Coast Myall Coast News Photo Gallery by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 4, 2023 Tea Gardens RSL Sub-Branch members and veterans in the march. COMMUNITY groups across Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens and Pindimar/Bundabah participated in the 10:30am ANZAC Day march down Marine Drive to the Memorial on 25 April. Led by the engines of the Tea Gardens Fire and Rescue service, RSL Sub-Branch members, veterans and their families were followed by the Motor Club, and the ladies of the Australian Red Cross. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Stretching over two blocks, next came the vehicles and volunteers of the Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS, the Tea Gardens Ladies and Mens Bowling Club, TGHN Surf Life Savers, and the Tea Gardens Lions Club. Finally, the kids and parents of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Preschool, Tea Gardens Primary School, and the Hawks Juniors RLFC brought up the rear of the march. As the marchers circled onto the park and around the memorial, the onlookers, numbering at least 1000, awaited the promised jet flyover from Williamtown and around the Bay. The fighter could be heard as it zig-zagged between the various services around Port Stephens, before it was spotted off to the north, then arced in from the Ridge, and zoomed Tea Gardens with a thunderous roar, to everyone’s delight and amazement. The 11am service followed, its program similar to dawn, with the distinct inclusion of special guest speaker local resident and former Governor of NSW, Read Admiral The Hon. Peter Sinclair. “ANZAC Day is not a celebration of victory, as the eight-month Gallipoli campaign was a tragic defeat,” Mr Sinclair told the gathering, “It is a reminder of the obscenity of war.” “This day is to remember courage, loyalty, sacrifice and mateship – qualities that help to shape the nation’s character.” Following the program, several luncheon activities were enjoyed by all at the Tea Gardens Country Club, catered by The Garden Eatery. The traditional rounds of Two-Up began after 12noon at the Country Club and the Tea Gardens Hotel, both locations gathering large crowds of punters for one of the few days of the year the game may be legally played. By Thomas O’KEEFE The 11am Service crowd at ANZAC Park, Tea Gardens. The crowd encircled the Memorial at ANZAC Park, Tea Gardens. Australian Red Cross in the march down Marine Drive. Tea Gardens Fire and Rescue emergency workers in the march. Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington was the ‘Spinner’ for a round of Two-Up at the Country Club. Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS volunteers in the march. Country Club Ladies and Mens Bowling Club in the march. Surf Life Saver volunteers in the march. Tea Gardens Lions Club in the march. Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Pre-School in the march. TGPS and Hawks Juniors RLFC in the march. Special guest speaker Rear Adm. Peter Sinclair addressing the gathering at ANZAC Park. The jet flyover came in from the river to ANZAC Park, Tea Gardens. Two-Up crowds were huge at the Tea Gardens Hotel.
