ANZAC Day in Onkaparinga

2025 marks the 110^th anniversary of the day when Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on Gallipoli in 1915 during World War I.

There are a range of places across Onkaparinga where you can commemorate the anniversary on ANZAC Day on Friday 25 April.

“I encourage you to join me in recognising the more than 1.5 million people who have served Australia in conflicts, wars and peacekeeping operations; and remember the more than 103,000 Australians who sacrificed their lives in our country’s name,” says City of Onkaparinga Mayor Moira Were.

“As ongoing supporters of many of these free events, I’m always moved by this annual coming together of the community, the volunteer efforts, the collaboration, and the important advocacy and support work that’s undertaken for veterans and their families.”

Dawn services

Dawn services will be held across Onkaparinga, including at:

• the Aldinga War Memorial on Port Road at 6:15am
• the Cherry Gardens Recreation Ground on Cherry Gardens Road
• the Clarendon Museum carpark on Grants Gully Road for the Last Post and reading of the Ode at 6am
• the Flagstaff Hill Memorial on Regano Road at 6:30am
• Happy Valley’s Keane Memorial Gardens on Chandlers Hill Road
• Kangarilla’s War Memorial at the Kangarilla Recreation Ground on Kangarilla Road
• McLaren Flat’s Memorial Hall on Main Road
• the McLaren Vale Memorial Park on Valley View Drive at 5:45am
• Morphett Vale’s Onkaparinga Memorial Gardens on the corner of Flaxmill and Main South Roads at 6am, followed by a free breakfast at the Morphett Vale RSL on Robertson Avenue
• O’Halloran Hill’s Three Rifles Memorial, on the corner of Main South and Chandlers Hill Roads
• Old Noarlunga’s Princess Diana Fountain Memorial on Market Square
• the Port Noarlunga Christies Beach RSL on the Esplanade at Port Noarlunga at 5:30am
• the Willunga RSL on Main Road Willunga at 6:15am.

Morning services

There’ll also be services later in the morning at places including:

• the Clarendon War Memorial on Grants Gully Road at 10:30am followed by morning tea at the Clarendon Uniting Church
• the Coromandel Community Centre on Main Road at 9am.

Pre-ANZAC Day events

There are also a couple of events happening in the day(s) before ANZAC Day:

• an overnight Youth Vigil will be held from 8:15pm on Thursday 24 April at Morphett Vale’s Onkaparinga Memorial Gardens where youth groups will maintain a guard of honour around the memorial, which will lead to the Dawn Service
• ANZAC commemorations will be held at 7–9pm from Thursday 24 April to Saturday 26 April at the Clarendon Museum, including a compelling World War II documentary and an enhanced Light Memorial, which will highlight the sacrifices and resilience of Clarendon’s community.

Head to onkaparingacity.com or the council’s Facebook page for more details on these events and more, and please let us know if we’ve missed any Onkaparinga-based events by emailing media@onkaparinga.sa.gov.au.