The Atrium transformed by a sea of poppies
In the Atrium of Federation Square, a group of ladies can be seen at work sitting round a table covered with poppies in all shapes and sizes. They are at work on The 5000 Poppies Project. In a stunning...
View Article5000 Poppies Project –“Absolutely fantastic”
The eve of the ANZAC Day Centenary saw the vision behind The 5000 Poppies Project brought to life on the steps of Federation Square. A carpet of poppies in all shapes, sizes and hues of red blanketed...
View Article5000 Poppies Project –“It’s beautiful”
The eve of the ANZAC Day Centenary saw the vision behind The 5000 Poppies Project brought to life on the steps of Federation Square. A carpet of poppies in all shapes, sizes and hues of red blanketed...
View Article5000 Poppies Project –“It just blew my mind”
The eve of the ANZAC Day Centenary saw the vision behind The 5000 Poppies Project brought to life on the steps of Federation Square. A carpet of poppies in all shapes, sizes and hues of red blanketed...
View ArticleUnited by Sport
The Victoria Police Soccer Club (VPSC) was established in 1949 and has become the most successful sporting club within Victoria Police. On April 26th 2015, the first ANZAC Cup match was played with the...
View ArticleTransition from Civilian to Solider
Responsible for the nutritional sustenance, of hundreds of soldiers, Robert Clappis is an Australian Army Chef/Solider. Recently just completing his demanding 12 week training, Robert’s sheer...
View ArticleLyme and the Australian Army
My story started in 1967, when my family migrated. I was only two years old, so Australia was all I knew. Life was good growing up in a country town and in 1982 I joined the Army. I wanted to travel...
View ArticleNan’s Story
It was July 20, 1974 when Turkey first invaded Cyprus. I was in my family home with my three young children when it first happened. At 5pm we turned on the radio as we did every night to listen to the...
View ArticleMy Great Great Great Uncle
One lovely day a few weeks ago I went along South Bank to get my lunch. Along the way I ran into Danny Taberham. Danny was sitting alone along the river, so I went and sat with him and asked him if he...
View ArticleMy Great-Grandad Jack
My Great-Grandad was a sailor in the Navy in World War 2. He was on the HMAS Australia. One day he was called up to man the anti-aircraft guns because all the ‘gunners’ had been shot or injured in a...
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