North Coast communities will gather this Saturday, April 25, for ANZAC Day services, with dawn commemorations, marches and ceremonies planned from Port Macquarie through to the Northern Rivers and Tweed.
Thousands are expected to attend across the region, with major turnouts anticipated in Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Kempsey and the Clarence Valley.
Local RSL sub-branches and community groups have again organised a full program of events, ensuring both coastal centres and smaller towns can mark the day.
Dawn services will begin from around 5.30am, followed by marches and mid-morning ceremonies — a tradition that continues to draw widespread community support across the North Coast.
Residents are encouraged to confirm final details locally, but the following guide outlines key services across the region.
Mid North Coast
- Port Macquarie: Dawn Service 5:30am (Town Green); March and main service 10:30am
- Wauchope: Dawn Service 5:50am (Cenotaph); March and main service 10:30am
- Laurieton: Dawn service 5:30am (Laurieton United Services Club); March and main service 10:30
Kempsey Shire
- Kempsey: Dawn Service 5:30am (1 Rudder Street); March and main service 10:30am (1 York Lane)
- South West Rocks: Dawn Service 5:45am (Cenotaph), March and main service from 10:40am
- Crescent Head: March and main service 8:45am (Cenotaph)
- Bellbrook: March and main service 10:45am (Bellbrook Memorial)
- Gladstone: March and main service 10:45am (Memorial)
- Frederickton: March and main service 8:50am (Memorial)
- Hat Head: Dawn Service 6am (Bowling Club); Main service 10am
- Willawarrin: Dawn Service 5:30am (Memorial): Main service 9am
Nambucca
- Nambucca: Dawn Service 5:30am (Cenotaph); March and main service 8:15am
- Bowraville: Dawn Service 5:20am (Cenotaph); March 5:25am; Main service 10am
- Macskville: Dawn Service 5:30am (River Street War Memorial); March and main service 10:30am
Coffs Harbour
- Coffs Harbour: Dawn Service 5:30am (Vernon Street Cenotaph); March and Main Service 8:30am
- Sawtell: Dawn Service 6am (Lyle Rose Memorial Park); March and main service 11am
- Woolgoolga: Dawn service 5:30am (Diggers Club War Memorial), March and main service 10:30am
Bellingen Shire
- Bellingen: Dawn Service 5:30am (Bellingen War Memorial); March and main service 9am
- Dorrigo: Dawn Service 5:30am (Dorrigo War Memorial); March and main service 10:30am
- Urunga: Dawn Service 6:30am (Cenotaph); March and main service 10:30am
Clarence Valley Council
- South Grafton: Dawn Service 5:30am (South Grafton) Cenotaph; March and main service 10:50am
- Grafton: Dawn Service 6am (Grafton Memorial Park); March and main service 9:30am
- Yamba: Dawn Service 5:45am (Main Beach Cenotaph); March and main service 9:15am
- Maclean:Dawn Service 5:30am (Maclean War Memorial); March and main service 10:40am
- Iluka: Dawn Service 5:45am (Cenotaph); March and main service 9:15am
- Copmanhurst: Dawn Service 5:15am (Cenotaph); Main service 10:45am
- Wooli: Dawn Service 5:30am (Cenotaph); March and main service 10:45am
- Ulmarra: March and main service 10:40am (Memorial Park)
- Lawrence: Dawn Service 6am; March and main service 9:45am (Lawrence Hall)
- Tullymorgan: Dawn Service 5:20am (Tullymorgan School)
- Chatswood Island: Dawn Service 5:30am (Cenotaph)
- Glenreagh: Dawn Service 5:30am (School of Arts Hall grounds)
- Harwood Island: Dawn Service 5:30am (Cenotaph)
Richmond Valley
- Casino: Dawn Service 5:30am (Casino Mafeking Lamp); March and main service 10:15am (Casino RSM Club); Retreat 4.55pm (Mafeking Lamp)
- Evans Head: Dawn Service 5:30am (Memorial Park); March and main service 10am
- Woodburn: March and main service 10am (Riverside Park)
- Rappville: Dawn Service 5:30am (Memorial Stone); March and main service 11am
- Coraki: March and main service 10.15am (Cenotaph)
- Broadwater: Dawn Service 5:30am (Broadwater Community Hall)
Kyogle
- Kyogle: Dawn Service 5:30am (Kyogle Memorial Hall); March and main service 9:15am
- Urbenville: March and main service 10am (Urbenville Showgrounds)
Lismore
- Lismore: Dawn Service 5am (Lismore Memorial Baths); March 5:10am; Main Service 9am
Ballina
- Ballina: Dawn Service 5:30am (1 Grant Street); March and Main Service 10:30am
- Alstonville: Dawn Service 5:30am (Elizabeth Ann Brown Park); March and main service 9:30am
Byron Shire
- Byron Bay: Dawn Service 5:30am (War Memorial); March 10:30am
- Brunswick Heads: Dawn Service 5am (Cenotaph)
- Bangalow: March and main service 10:30am (RSL Memorial)
- Mullumbimby: Dawn Service 4:30am (Cenotaph); March and main service 10:40am
Tweed Shire
- Tweed Heads: Dawn Service 5:55am (Chris Cunningham Park); march and main service 10:30am
- Pottsville: March and main service 8am (Pottsville Sports)
- Murwillumbah: Dawn Service 4:30am (Remembrance Place); March and main service 10:30am
ANZAC Day remains one of the most significant dates on the national calendar, and across the North Coast it continues to be marked by strong community participation.
In coastal centres and smaller hinterland towns alike, services regularly bring together veterans, families, school groups and younger generations, reflecting the region’s deep connection to service and remembrance.
With large crowds expected at major centres including Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Lismore, attendees are encouraged to arrive early, check local road closures and confirm times with their nearest RSL sub-branch.
A full list of services is available through the RSL NSW events portal.
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