Queensland remembers the Armistice

The Armistice Centenary art installation has visited regional Queensland in the lead up to the Armistice.

This Remembrance Day, on 11 November 2018, we mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice—the agreement that led to the end of the First World War. There are many opportunities to join your community as we commemorate this important milestone during the Anzac Centenary.

• Attend a commemorative service organised by Returned and Services League of Australia (Queensland) sub branches. Visit their website to find a service in your area.
• Make a promise to pause in silence for one minute at 11 am on 11 November.
• Join others for a community commemoration after the Remembrance Day service, or host your own event.
• Visit the Armistice Centenary art installation to see paper poppies created in honour of Queensland’s 57,705 soldiers enlisted during the First World War.
• Create a digital poppy as a tribute to our servicemen and women.
• Attend a community performance of Voices of Remembrance, or the state concerts in Toowoomba and Cairns.
• Tour your town to see buildings, landmarks, statues, monuments and attractions lit with red lights, and listen out for the church bells as they chime in remembrance.

Details for all these initiatives can be found on the Queensland Government’s Remembrance Day website.