Australian Defence force personnel in the Anzac Day march in Melbourne.
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Australians will gather around the country on Friday to commemorate all who have served and sacrificed their lives in conflicts the nation has taken part in.

Official Anzac Day commemorations on April 25 include traditional dawn services, wreath laying events, and commemorative marches.

Meanwhile, RSLs around the nation will also hold their own events. Check in with local clubs for details.

Here are the main events taking place in capitals around the country.

Australian Defence force personnel in the Anzac Day march in Melbourne.
Australian Defence force personnel in the Anzac Day march in Melbourne. (Getty)

Veterans will gather for the annual dawn service at 4.20am in Martin Place in Sydney’s CBD.

General public viewing areas will remain open until capacity is reached, RSL NSW said.

Registration for accessible seating can be done online.

Other event taking pace including the Anzac Day march from Martin Place to Liverpool Street at 9am.

There will also be a Commemoration Service at 12.30pm at the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park.

At least 12,000 people are also expected to attend a beachside dawn service in Coogee. It starts at 5.30am at Goldstein Reserve.

Sailors from HMAS Waterhen march in the Anzac Day parade in Sydney.
Sailors from HMAS Waterhen march in the Anzac Day parade in Sydney. (Getty)

Prior to the service at 5.30am, from 4.30am, representatives from the Australian Defence Force will read excerpts from the letters and diaries of Australians who have witnessed the realities of war firsthand.

The Commemorative address will be delivered by Deputy Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Matt Buckley AM CSC RAN.

Australian Governor General David John Hurley during the Anzac Day Parade at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
Australian Governor General David John Hurley during the Anzac Day Parade at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. (Getty)

In Melbourne, the 2025 Anzac Day Dawn Service starts at 5.30am at the Shrine of Remembrance.

After the hour-long service, members of the public can go into the Sanctuary of the Shrine of Remembrance to lay a poppy.

It opens to the public 7am.

An Anzac Day march will then proceed from Swanston Street down St Kilda Road to the Shrine of Remembrance.

For more details visit the RSL website.

The dawn service in Brisbane will be held at 4.28am at the city’s Shrine of Remembrance.

It’s in Anzac Square, at 285 Ann Street.

A march will then pass through the city from 9.45am.

Numerous smaller events will be held across Queensland, with details on the RSL page.
ANZAC Day dawn service at the Shrine of Remembrance, in Melbourne.
ANZAC Day dawn service at the Shrine of Remembrance, in Melbourne. (Joe Armao)

The city’s dawn service in 2025 will be held at the South Australian National War Memorial at 6am.

A commemorative march will start at 9.30am.

It will head along North Terrace, King William Road, and Sir Edwin Smith Avenue to the Cross of Sacrifice.

A commemorative service will be held there at 11.40am.

Hobart’s dawn service starts at 6am at the Queen’s Domain Cenotaph.

A march will then move down Macquarie Street and Elizabeth Street from 11am.

Another service will be held at 11.45am at the Queens Domain Cenotaph.

Western Australia’s main Anzac Day event will be dawn service at King’s Park in the city,

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