9am: Have a happy and safe Anzac Day. Lest we forget.
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8.45am: People filled the Victory Memorial Gardens and spilled onto Baylis Street this morning for the Anzac Day dawn service in Wagga.
Ex-servicemen and their family members gathered to pay respects to those who had served and never returned.
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8.30am: About 10,000 people are expected to commemorate Anzac Day in Wagga by attending dawn services and ceremonies across the city.
Wagga RSL sub-branch president Kevin Kerr said expectations were higher than last year.
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8.15am: Second generation war veteran Terry Walsh will participate in today's Griffith Anzac march.
Read his incredible story here.
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8am: Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer will address the Anzac Day ceremony in Jerilderie today.
See what he will be speaking about here.
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7.45am: Wagga residents have already started posting about their Anzac Day on social media.
Be a part of our rolling coverage today and view people's movements here.
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7.30am: Still unsure of how to spend your Anzac Day? Here is our comprehensive guide on what's happening around the region.
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6.30am: Did you attend the dawn service this morning? You can be a part of our Anzac coverage today by using the #AnzacWagga or #AnzacRiverina hashtags on Twitter and Instagram.
The Riverina forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology: Sunny. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
The South West Slopes and Plains forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology: Mostly sunny morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms possible from this afternoon. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h turning north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning. Daytime maximum temperatures between 16 and 23.
Al Pacino (1940), Hank Azaria (1964), Renee Zellweger (1969) and Jason Lee (1970).
1915 – World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins—The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by Australian, British, French and New Zealand troops begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
1916 – Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove.
1981 – More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan.
2007 – Boris Yeltsin's funeral – the first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of EmperorAlexander III in 1894.
1. What does the C stand for in Anzac?
2. Who popularised the phrase "lest we forget" in 1897? This was later made to be the last line The Recitation along with the Ode of Remembrance.
3. Who was the 'man with the donkey'?
4. Who was awarded the Purple Cross at Gallipoli?
5. In what year will we commemorate 100 years since the first landing at Gallipoli?
