APRIL 25 Anzac Day Alex Campbell from Tasmania, who died in 2002 at 103 years of age, was the last surviving Australian soldier who served at Gallipoli. He was only one of a distinguished parade of heroes and villains that have fought and or died at that perennial battlefield; not the least being his namesake, […]
FESTIVALS: April
Celebrations and Festivals: Arbor Day, April 5th
APRIL 5 Arbor Day Arbor Day has been celebrated in Australia ever since I was a child. In fact, I recall school tree planting ceremonies in which the goal was the beautification of our sterile playground. This was of course pure tokenism, but a start at least in the awakening of people to the importance […]