In the lead-up to Victory in the Pacific Day on Friday, 15 August, the Anzac Memorial is holding a week of special commemorative activities honouring the service and sacrifice of Australians on the front lines and the home front.
Watch as Sydney’s sky is lit with the beam of an original Second World War searchlight from the Memorial’s northern forecourt on the evening of Victory in the Pacific Day.
Experience history brought to life:
A beacon from history: see an original Second World War searchlight
Monday 11 August to Friday 15 August, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Historians’ Talk: Air Raids, Searchlights, Celebrations: Sydney Home Front Stories, 1939–1945
Friday 15 August, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm (bookings required)
Twilight Service: Honouring 80 Years Since Victory in the Pacific
Friday 15 August, from 5:00 pm with the searchlight turned on at approximately 6:15 pm.
All activities are free.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to reflect, remember, and pay tribute to those who shaped our nation’s wartime legacy.
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