The easing of state government COVID-19 event restrictions means members of the public are now welcome to attend Fremantle’s Anzac Day Dawn Service at Monument Hill.
Under the previous Level 2 COVID-19 measures the service would have been an invitation-only event capped at 500 people.
The easing of restrictions to Level 1 measures on 31 March means the Anzac Day Dawn Service and Parade can now go ahead as per previous years.
Fremantle Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge said she was pleased the Dawn Service would be held in 2022 after COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in the cancellation of the service the two previous years.
“Anzac Day is one of Fremantle’s most cherished civic events, so I’m pleased that we will once again be able to gather at Monument Hill to remember those who sacrificed so much in the service of their country,” Mayor Fitzhardinge said.
“There will be a COVID event plan in place, and we will reposition the screens at the monument to allow for better viewing points and assist with physical distancing.
“However, given many of those in attendance will be elderly veterans who are more at risk from COVID, I would also encourage people to consider other ways to participate in the service.
“For the past two years the community has really embraced Driveways at Dawn as a way of commemorating Anzac Day.
“This year the Fremantle Dawn Service will be live streamed by the City so members of the public will be able to tune in to that and pay their respects at home.”
The Fremantle Anzac Day Dawn Service will be held at Monument Hill on Monday 25 April, with formalities starting at 5.50am.
It will be followed by the North Fremantle service at 9am at the Fallen Soldiers Memorial on the corner of Queen Victoria Street and Harvest Road.
The Anzac Day March will also return in 2022. It will start from Pioneer Park opposite Fremantle Station at 10.15am and follow a new route along the Cappuccino Strip, Henderson Street and William Street to Walyalup Koort.
A display of 400 poppies made from recycled bottles by artist Michael Alvarez will be installed on the sloping lawn in front of the Walyalup Civic Centre. Workshops will be held where members of the public will be invited to make their own poppies.
