Tara Murray
Remembrance Day will be a quiet affair for both Sunshine and Caroline Springs RSLs this year.
Sunshine is planning to have a small service, while the Caroline Springs Sub-branch has decided not to hold a service due to the pandemic.
Sunshine RSL president Garry Collins said on Thursday morning they were looking to confirm details of their plans in the coming days.
He said that they usually didn’t have a big service, with most people at work when it’s on a weekday.
“We’ll still look to have some sort of service,” he said.
“We will fly the flag, play the last post and have a minute of silence and lay some wreaths, it will be a basic service.
“We will look to spread people out as much as we can.”
Mr Collins said they were unlikely to sell poppies outside of the RSL due to the current environment.
In good news for the RSL, it was able to reopen its doors on Friday night.
“Hopefully we can have a good start to the double vax era,” Mr Collins said.
“We are ready to go.”
Meanwhile Caroline Springs RSL president Peter Burquest said that due to COVD-19 requirements that they would be unable to perform their usual service at the Memorial on Lake Street, Caroline Springs.
“Whilst there will be a very brief laying of a wreath by a member of the committee and the recital of the Ode for our fallen at both Lake Street and Woodlea Walk of Honour, we are not able to invite the public and provide the protection required.
Thank you for your understanding, have a great time through Christmas and the New Year and we hope dearly to see you all on Anzac Day.”
