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A 19-year-old man has survived a crocodile attack in the Douglas Daly region of the Top End, the Northern Territory Health Department says.

Katherine man Peter Rowsell told the ABC he was camping about 15 metres from Dorisvale crossing, southwest of Darwin, when he woke to something “shaking” at his right foot early on Anzac Day.

“I was down at Dorisvale, and at about 4:30 this morning, I was sleeping in a mozzie net, and … I woke up and there was something shaking my foot, and I woke up and had a look and it was three to four metres long,” Mr Rowsell said.

He said the crocodile let go of his foot after he struck the reptile on its head “once or twice” with his hand.

He was not sure whether the reptile had been a saltwater or freshwater crocodile.

Mr Rowsell said his sister and her partner had been sleeping in the tray of a ute when they heard his screams, and the party left the site about 5:00am for Katherine hospital.

He said he had puncture wounds and bruising, and was “still a bit sore”.

Mr Rowsell was being treated with IV antibiotics, which the health department said was standard for crocodile bites.

The man’s parents travelled back to the site to retrieve the camping gear, before returning to Katherine.

Jamie Rowsell, another sister who was not on the trip, said her brother was “bloody lucky” and was able to walk despite his injuries.

Crocodile specialist and Charles Darwin University’s Senior Research Associate Adam Britton said Mr Rowsell was camping too close to the water.

“If he’s camping 15 metres from the water, that is too close. And the official recommendation with croc-wise is 50 metres minimum,” he said.

“People break the 50-metre rule all the time. I mean I’ve done it myself in the past, but I don’t think I’d do it today, that’s for sure.

“Crocodiles are inherently curious animals, they really quite like to check things out. Sometimes that means they’re hungry and they want to check out what the food is, and sometimes they just want to have a stickybeak. Unfortunately that means you’re potentially going to get bitten.”

Source:abc.com.au

 

Police have arrested the partner of Tina Kontozis, who was bashed to death with a cricket bat in her Bundeena home on Sunday.

Stephen Boyd, 51, was arrested and taken into police custody at 4.55pm on Monday in Braidwood after police spotted him driving down the Kings Highway. 

Police were called to the home in Beachcomber Avenue about 3.30pm on Sunday after neighbours heard fighting and screaming. It is believed Ms Kontozis, 51, was bashed to death with a cricket bat.

Police set up checkpoints and conducted an air search of bushland in the surrounding Royal National Park.

Highway patrol officers spotted Mr Boyd’s car, a silver 2002 Holden Commodore sedan with NSW registration plates BZ 53 ZO, travelling along the Kings Highway at roughly 3.40pm. 

Police followed the car and eventually stopped Mr Boyd on Wallace Street, Braidwood.

He was treated by paramedics for minor facial injuries and was taken to Queanbeyan Police Station. 

More than 150 Bundeena locals gathered on Jibbon Beach on Monday evening in a moving candlelit vigil celebrating the life of Ms Kontozis.

“Tonight is Tina’s night and all about love and laughing,” said local Chrissie McCann, one of the organisers of the gathering. “We are bigger than what has happened and we will overcome this.”

As forensic officers gathered evidence from the home on Monday, those affected by Ms Kontozis’s death left bouquets of flowers by the police tape cordoning off the street. “RIP Tina, a beautiful flower cut down too soon”, one card read.

Handpicked flowers were also left outside the Goanna Patch Kindergarten, where Ms Kontozis cared for a generation of Bundeena’s children.

A neighbour, Michael Vink, said the small community had been shocked by the violence, and saddened by the death of a popular resident.

“I don’t think you would find anybody that had a bad word to say about Tina,” he said. “She was delightful. We have a nine-year-old daughter who was taught by her at the preschool, as were so many children in the town. She always remembered every child by name and always had a kind word and a smile.”

Detective Chief Inspector Terry O’Neill, the Sutherland Local Area Command Crime Manager, said Mr Boyd was known to police, but would not comment on whether there was a history of domestic violence in the case.

Earlier on Monday he urged Mr Boyd to contact police, saying they had concerns for his welfare.”We have made a number of visits to friends and acquaintances of Mr Boyd in an attempt to establish where he is,” he said.

Sutherland police detectives were on their way to speak to Mr Boyd, NSW Police tweeted at 5.30pm. 

Investigations are continuing. 

source:smh.com.au

 

“All is Fate” The script that respects the historical truth about the Battle of Gallipoli, seek producer in Australia and New Zealand.

All is Fate,Script by Michael Kokkinaris

A  film dedicated to ANZACS(Australian and New Zealand Army Corps)

LongLine:With the outbreak of World War One (WWI), the lives of three individuals will be changed forever. Destiny will unite these people in the way that can only be brought about by a war.

Summary 

Three lives, three stories of the turmoil that came about from World War I.

Two men had found themselves in the deadly battle of Gallipoli in 1915, a Turkish Sergeant, Imit Ifetli, a New Zealander, Major Michael Mason, along with a young Armenian woman, who was sold to brothel in Istanbul, Dylan Koç, are the heroes of a story which fate had written. The story which unfolds caused by various events and circumstances during this war, is the fascinating story of friendship, love, hatred and revenge, all which occurred in the East, during World War I

Among our heroes, there lies a demonic figure, that of a German officer, Herbert Neumann, who fate has selected to test the strength of the people in this story.

From this deadliest battle of Gallipoli, within the Turkish hammam and the brothels of Istanbul, Erzurum’s, Aleppo’s and Palestine’s  fate will continue to narrow in on the story, until fate has grated the happiness in which is written to these three individuals towards the end of the battle of WWI.

3. EXT. TURKEY. GALLIPOLI PENINSULA. CAMPA TEPE. SUNRISE.

As dawn begins to break, the grey shadows of battleships are outlined on the horizon approaching the coast.

Camera on battleship.

On deck, soldiers in full kit are in rank formation ready to go to shore. The captain and the officers on the bridge are observing the coast through binoculars.

CAPTAIN

(scanning the shore with binoculars)

As soon as the first bullet is fired, I’ll find you and crush you…

On the ship, whistles are heard and using rope ladders, the soldiers get into dinghies which are lowered on a cableway into the sea.

On the shore, in the Turkish outposts hidden in the rocks, tension prevails as the battleships approach.

The artillerymen on board check and double check the firing range of the cannons while the first dinghies full of soldiers begin to reach the coast.

Close up on the face of an officer on one of the dinghies, his eyes fixed impassively on the coast. The officer is about thirty five, with rugged facial features. On his epaulettes can be distinguished the rank of major.

And as the dinghy is approaching the shore, the camera focuses on his left hand in which he is holding a pendant. With his thumb, the officer discreetly opens the locket and reveals (close up) the face of a beautiful woman.

Flash back.

The major is tenderly holding in both hands the face of the woman in the photograph and is beseeching her.

MICHAEL

Dorothy, look at me one last time… tell me truthfully.

Do you want me to completely disappear from your life?

DOROTHY

Does it really matter what I want?

MICHAEL

That’s not an answer!

DOROTHY

                                                         What answer can I give?

That I’m in love with you?

What’s the point?

The officer closes the locket, puts on his kepi, leans on the gunwale of the dinghy and through his binoculars attempts to locate the positions of the gunmen on the coast.

The first dinghy that reaches the shore is fired upon by gunmen and many soldiers, either killed or wounded, fall into the sea.

While the soldiers are disembarking onto the shore, shots from the ships’ cannons blow up many Turkish outposts.

From the bridge of one of the battleships, the captain, while continuing to monitor the situation on the coast through binoculars, orders

CAPTAIN

Cease fire!

   God help them!

At the same time, the dinghy with the major’s men lands on shore and the major, standing upright, without showing the slightest fear of all the bullets whizzing by him, gives orders to reorganise on the ground and the machineguns that are set up on the shore force the Turks to withdraw into the surrounding highlands

17.INT.IN KERHANE (BROTHEL). EVENING.

It’s dark. Nouman and Ifetli are out on the street in front of a large single story building which occupies an entire block. (a ‘Kerhane’ a.k.a. a Brothel) which is near Buyuk Tarci.

They have just arrived.

When they enter the kerchane, Nouman and Chavuz Ifetli, are greeted by a middle-aged ‘kachpe’ (a.k.a. prostitute), who is half naked and whose make up is repulsively done.

From her behavior towards Nouman, Imit realizes that they know one another.

Shortly after, two topless prostitutes appear who then throw themselves into the arms of Neuman who is rejoiced.

Before the German passes the curtain which separates the brothel from its theater, he speaks the middle-aged ‘kachpe’:

NOUMAN

Aishe … Cavuz and protect him like your child…  

The Kachpe takes IMIT’s hand, cresses her face with it and says playfully:

KAHPE

Relax… I know just what you want!

Behind the curtain is a large hallway with many rooms. At the end of the hallway, there is a room with a lock on it. The kahpe stops, unlocks the door and says to Imit.

KAHPE (CONT’D)

Until dawn, she is all yours…

Do what you’d like, there are no boundaries!

And if happens something .., don’t worry, the German boss (effendi) pays us more than is requested.

Just lock the door when you enter…and when you leave.

Imit opens the door and enters the small room.

The room is barely lit by a large candle that is lit in the closet.

In one corner of the room there is a bed and in the other corner there is a naked girl, kneeling, positioning her body as to hide her nudity.

Imit, who has not yet adjusted to the dim light, turns to remove his overcoat when hears a muffled sob.

Puzzled, he locks the door and heads toward the girl, who stands up and begins begging him:

GIRL 

(crying)

Please Boss (Effendi), don’t hurt me!

PLEASE….

Imit, thinking that it’s his uniform which frightens her, quickly takes it off and throws it opposite the bed.

IMIT, now only wearing his undergarments, takes a step forward.

The naked girl slowly approaches him and Imit raises his arms to touch her, as tears are running down her face.

But Imit freezes. As he has now adjusted to the dimly lit room, he can see the scars on the girl’s body from being brutally whipped.

Imit, not wanting to see this, turns his back. The girl comes in front of him and falls to her knees. Sobbing, she murmurs:

GIRL

(CONT’D)

Take me … please!

Have your way with me!…..

If you open the door, I’m as good as dead! They will kill me (before my time). The Kahpe swore to me she would!

Imit, bewildered, looks around the room, while feeling sorrow and pity for the girl.

Flashback

We see Imit fooling around with a chubby shepherdess, who has pinned him up against a tree, pressing her breast against his chest, refusing to release him from her grasp.

Laughing, Imit says.

IMIT

I’ll scream!

SHEPHERDESS

In a bit!

IMIT

If tsompan-basi (the shepherd) suspects anything, he will put / (roast) you on a spit.

SHEPHERDESS

Imit darling, Tsompan-basi is sterile.

As she says this, she throws him down onto the grass, rips off all of his clothing and throws herself on top of him with her naked big breasts pressing against his chest.

END of flashback

Imit helps the girl up and hugs her, delicately and cautiously, trying to avoid her wounds. He then starts kissing her shoulder and asks.

IMIT

Where are you from?

GIRL

Nowhere, Boss (Efendi)!

IMIT

(patiently)

And where is this nowhere?

GIRL

(still sobbing)

It was a small town near Erzurum.

IMIT

How should I call you?

GIRL

Call me ‘ntitsi-kiopek’ (bitch), Boss

Imit grabs her by the shoulders and forces her to look into his eyes. He then says sternly:

IMIT

(in a stern voice)

I want to know your name! …Tell Me!

GIRL

Dylan, Boss (Effendi), which means prostitute in Armenian…

IMIT

And who brought you in the Kerhane, Dylan?

FLASHBACK

We see men in uniforms, identical to that of what Imit was wearing, riding on horseback while whipping women and children out of the village.

THE CAMERA then zooms in on Dylan

A man, dressed up as a civilian points to Dylan. Armed civilians grab Dylan and force her into an oxcart with some other girls who are all crying.

END of Flashback

While Dylan is standing there, Imit’s revolver , which is hanging nest to the closet, catches Dylan’s eye. Suddenly, she rushes over, pulls it out of its holster and gives it to Imit, who is dumbfounded. With conviction in her voice, she says:

DYLAN

(girl)

Kill me please!!!

Don’t you see how I have become?!

Imit takes the gun, throws it on the bed and embraces Dylan affectionately.

Camera follows Imit’s lips as he kisses Dylan’s wounds. She is alleviated by his touch. Shortly after, Dylan seeks Imits lips, where they start kissing passionately.

Scene ends with them being intimate.
source:http://kokkinaris-michael.blogspot.com.au

Δημοσιεύτηκε 25th January 2015 από τον χρήστη Michael Kokkinaris

This year marks 101 years since the landing of our troops at Gallipoli and 75 years since the Battle of Crete.

St Spyridon Church at Kingsford in Sydney was dedicated as a House of God by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos and as a War Memorial church by the Governor of NSW, Sir Roden Cutler VC, AK, in 1975.

For the past 38 years we have honoured all those who fought for Australia and Greece in the Two World Wars and in other Conflicts around the world by conducting the Trisagion Service for Anzac Day.

This year’s ANZAC commemoration will be especially honoured by the participation of the Evzones from the Greek Presidential Guard in Athens.

The Evzones are in Australia, invited by the Hellenic Club in Sydney. They are coming to Spyridon Church due to the advice given by the Consul General for Greece in Sydney, Dr Stavros Kyrimis, who recognizes the importance of Anzac Day

source: BourdoPhotography

Οι Εύζωνες παρήλασαν σήμερα στην εθνική επέτειο των Αυστραλών ANZAC Day και καταχειροκροτήθηκαν

Η επέτειος των ΑΝΖΑΚs, που τιμάται σήμερα έχει πολύμεγάλη σχέση με την Ελλάδα και τον Ελληνικό. Κατά τον πρώτο παγκόσμιο πόλεμο, ήταν από την Λήμνο που αναχώρησαν οι Αυστραλοί και Νεοζηλανδοί στρατιώτες για την Καλλίπολη. Κατά τον δεύτερο παγκόσμιο πόλεμο, οι ANZACs πολέμησαν και στην Ηπειρωτική Ελλάδα και στην Κρήτη. Οι επιχειρήσεις αυτές έχουν φέρει τις δύο χώρες και τους δύο λαούς πιο κοντά.

Σήμερα η πρωινή δέηση στο κενοτάφιο του Martin Place του Σύδνεϋ, σημαδεύτηκε από την παρουσία των έξι Ελλήνων Ευζώνων και του υπολοχαγού τους, που είναι αυτές τις ημέρες την πόλη.

Οι Εύζωνες έλαμψαν με την παρουσία τους και καταχειροκροτήθηκαν στη συνέχεια όταν παρήλασαν κατά μήκος της κεντρικής οδού George Street.

Χθες, Κυριακή των Βαΐων, το άγημα της Ελληνικής προεδρικής Φρουράς εκκλησιάστηκε στον ναό των Αγίων Πάντων του προαστείου Belmore, όπου τιμήθηκε και η επέτειος της ηρωικής εξόδου του Μεσολογγίου.

Οι Έλληνες Εύζωνες είναι να παρουσιαστούν σήμερα και στην διάρκεια του αγώνα ράγκμπι ανάμεσα στους Roosters και τους Dragons (στις 3 το μεσημέρι), ενώ ολοκληρώνουν την επίσκεψή τους στο Σύδνεϋ την Τετάρτη το βράδυ, οπότε και αναχωρούν για την Ελλάδα.

Πηγή:sbs.com.au

BLESSED with clear skies and an unseasonably balmy morning, Hunter people flocked to the popular seaside Anzac Day dawn service at Nobbys on Monday to mark the 101^st anniversary of the start of the Gallipoli conflict.

A crowd estimated by organisers to be up to 50,000 stood solemnly on the beach, across the sprawling lawns surrounding the stage and and silhouetted atop the Fort Scratchley hill to pay respects to men and women who have served in all theatres of war.

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with veterans and serving personnel were families who had roused young children from their beds hours before dawn, dignitaries, schoolchildren and a number of players from the Knights and Manly-Warringah rugby league teams, who sacrificed a sleep-in ahead of their match at Hunter Stadium later in the day to attend the ceremony.

Newcastle RSL sub-branch president and master of ceremonies Ken Fayle said the unique elements of the Nobbys service, with its beach location and the firing of cannons from the fort overhead, gave it a sense of theatre and reverence that continued attract large crowds. 

“There is something about standing here, just before dawn. It’s quiet, in that minute of silence, you can hear the surf breaking – it just resonates with people,” he said. 

“It gives you a real buzz when the sun goes up to see that sea of faces. You know that all the work you have put in for 12 months has come to fruition, and to see the young people come out is just terrific.”

Rebecca Longfield, of Cessnock, who woke at 2.30am to attend the service with her extended family, including rugged-up six-month-old baby Flynn, agreed the Nobbys ceremony offered a special Anzac Day experience. 

“To have the sound of the waves in the background, and the cannons firing, it’s very realistic. You can imagine it is just like it would have been at Gallipoli,” she said.

Also among the early starters in the crowd were Sharon and Marc Lane, of Wallsend, with children Courtney, 13, and Jordan, 20, attending their first Nobbys service. Mrs Lane’s grandfather served in the Light Horse and the family makes a point of attending a dawn service together each year.

“It’s nothing to get out of bed early one day a year to remember those who made sacrifices,” Jordan said.

Knights coach Nathan Brown, who laid a wreath on behalf of the club, was clearly moved by his first Nobbys dawn service. 

“Well, it’s a great location, for starters, and the man upstairs produced some beautiful weather for us, which made it even better,” he said. 

Brown said it was a very early start on a game day for he and the players who attended, but justified by the occasion. 

“My dad is Vietnam war vet and I know how all these wars can have effects on people, but it’s a great occasion and obviously very well supported,” he said.

Also in attendance was Commander Mark Sirios, of the HMAS Newcastle, who led a contingent of about 40 of the ship’s company. He, too, found the service very moving, and was particularly impressed by the Maori translation of the Ode of Remembrance, a feature introduced last year.

“Just being by the ocean, being a Navy member, hearing the waves go by … it’s very moving,” he said.

Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes, who addressed the service, said Anzac Day for her evoked memories of her “pop” Ted Tillman, who served in Laos and Papua New Guinea in WWII, and her husband’s great grandfather, Arthur Reginald Nelmes, who served and died in Gallipoli.

“This Anzac centenary continues to be a time to honour the service and sacrifice of our original Anzacs and the generations of Australian servicemen and women who have defended our values and freedoms in wars, conflicts and peace operations through a century of service,” she said.

Source:theherald.com.au

A 16-year-old boy will appear in a Sydney court later today charged with planning a terrorist attack at a Sydney Anzac Day event.

Counter terrorism police arrested the teenager in his home in Auburn, in Sydney’s west, yesterday afternoon.

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said the age of the suspect was concerning.

“Now, the age of the individual is of significant concern. Sixteen years of age. A boy,” NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione told reporters this morning.

Mr Scipione said the boy had been charged with one count of acts in preparation or planning a terrorist act. The offence carries a maximum penalty of life in jail.

“Police will be alleging it was linked to the Anzac commemorations today,” he said.

The arrest was the result of an investigation by Operation Vianden officers. Police believe the boy was acting alone and the threat had been “thwarted”.

It appeared he had been radicalised online, Mr Scipione said. He was known to security services.

Officers had been monitoring the boy’s online activities and were forced to act yesterday. The 16-year-old was arrested alone on a street near his Auburn home.

“We had to do that to ensure the safety of the community. Clearly we have taken that action with community safety on the eve of the sacred day, which is Anzac Day. I want to assure the community here in NSW that our counter-terrorism capability is such that we are able to move very quickly to prevent harm and on this occasion we have done that,” Mr Scipione said.

“But the threat that was being dealt with was one that caused us to move and to move yesterday. At this stage, this particular young person has been bail refused.”

The teenager’s home was searched but Mr Scipione refused to say what was found, or what sort of attack was planned.

More details would likely emerge later today, including what Anzac Day event was targeted.

Asked if it would have been a devastating attack, he said it was difficult to know. “You don’t know what you don’t know, but what we do know is there was intent clearly where we were satisfied we needed to move and we needed to move swiftly.”

Australian Federal Police Sydney commander Chris Sheehan urged people to attend Anzac Day events today.

“I want to assure the NSW community that our counter terrorism capability is such that we were able to move quickly to prevent harm,” he said.

“Anzac Day should be observed by all in our community free from fear and I would encourage everyone to enjoy this special day.”

Despite that police weren’t leaving “anything to chance” and security at Anzac events today had been upgraded and would be noticeable.

The arrest did not deter Sydneysiders from marking the special day. Thousands attended dawn services from Palm Beach to Penrith.

At the Cenotaph at Martin Place, a third generation veteran and former Royal Australian Air Force pilot officer Gary McFarlane told The Daily Telegraph there was “a striking atmosphere”.

“My father fought in WWII and my grandfather in WWI so today is very much a family tradition.”

When the Last Post was heard many in the large crowd could be seen wiping away tears

Premier Mike Baird joined a host of dignitaries including federal deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek and Sydney Mayor Clover Moore in laying wreathes.

Across the country, crowd numbers were down compared to 2015, which was marked by massive turnouts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landings.

About 55,000 gathered in the chill Canberra pre-dawn at the Australian War Memorial for the national service, well down on last year’s 120,000-strong crowd.

Memorial director Brendan Nelson said Anzac Day was not about war, but about love and friendship and honouring the men and women who devote their lives to their fellow Australians.

He said it was tempting to settle for the broad brushstrokes, headlines and shallow imagery of our history.

Our comfortable lives bred easy indifference to the individual sacrifice made in our names, he said.

“102,700 Australians are named on the roll of honour. Like us each had only one life, one life to serve others and our nation. They chose us,” he said.

In Brisbane, Governor Paul de Jersey urged a 25,000-strong crowd to show sensitivity to modern-day soldiers carrying the psychological scars of service.

“We must not forget veterans whose war wounds are not readily visible,” he said.

A youth vigil, involving representatives from about a dozen groups including the Scouts, SA Surf Lifesaving and St John Ambulance, was a highlight of Adelaide’s dawn service at the city’s war memorial.

Thousands also gathered at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance and the Auckland War Memorial to pay their respects.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended a dawn service at North Bondi RSL club in Sydney and is heading to Canberra for the national Anzac Day ceremony.

Thousands of Tasmanians braved the cold to take part in Anzac Day dawn services around the state. The biggest crowds were at the Cenotaph in Hobart and at Kingston Beach, south of the city, as well as the Cenotaph in Launceston.

RSL Tasmania President Robert Dick said he was glad to see Anzac services so well attended.

“It goes to show how people are remembering those who served our country,” he said.

“It’s fantastic to see.” More than 90 towns in Tasmania are marking the 101st anniversary of the Gallipoli landing with dawn or mid-morning services.

Overseas, rain greeted Australians and New Zealanders as they trooped in to the Anzac commemoration site to camp out overnight for the service on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula.

Governor-General Peter Cosgrove will attend the service at Villers-Bretonneux in France.

Source:news.com.au

Dawn services have been held around the country to mark the 101st anniversary of the Gallipoli landings by Australian and New Zealand soldiers.

Crowd numbers were down compared to 2015, which was marked by massive turnouts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landings.

About 55,000 gathered in the chill Canberra pre-dawn at the Australian War Memorial for the national service, well down on last year’s 120,000-strong crowd.Memorial director Brendan Nelson said Anzac Day was not about war, but about love and friendship and honouring the men and women who devote their lives to their fellow Australians.

He said it was tempting to settle for the broad brushstrokes, headlines and shallow imagery of our history.Our comfortable lives bred easy indifference to the individual sacrifice made in our names, he said.’102,700 Australians are named on the roll of honour. Like us each had only one life, one life to serve others and our nation.

They chose us,’ he said.The morning’s services were marred by news that a 16-year-old boy was charged with terror offences over an alleged Anzac Day plot in Sydney.NSW Premier Mike Baird described the arrest as disturbing, but urged people to still commemorate the day.

‘My strong encouragement is if you are intending to go (to an Anzac service), go,’ he told reporters immediately after a dawn service at Sydney’s Martin Place.Mr Baird had joined other dignitaries from Australia and New Zealand to lay wreathes during the service, where crowds were warned about how some memorials had been ‘desecrated’.

‘It’s something we should be looking at very carefully to make sure it’s something that is preserved,’ MC Lieutenant Colonel John Moore said during a pause before the formal start of the service.In some areas, developers had come in and ruined old memorials honouring the sacrifice of past soldiers, he said.In Brisbane, Governor Paul de Jersey urged a 25,000-strong crowd to show sensitivity to modern-day soldiers carrying the psychological scars of service.

‘We must not forget veterans whose war wounds are not readily visible,’ he said.A youth vigil, involving representatives from about a dozen groups including the Scouts, SA Surf Lifesaving and St John Ambulance, was a highlight of Adelaide’s dawn service at the city’s war memorial.

Thousands also gathered at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance and the Auckland War Memorial to pay their respects.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended a dawn service at North Bondi RSL club in Sydney and is heading to Canberra for the national Anzac Day ceremony.

Overseas, rain greeted Australians and New Zealanders as they trooped in to the Anzac commemoration site to camp out overnight for the service on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula.Governor-General Peter Cosgrove will attend the service at Villers-Bretonneux in France.

Source:skynews.com.au