In The Community
Moonee Ponds Creek Tree Planting Day
with a letter of thanks from the organisers. (see Photo Gallery for more pictures)
A letter of thanks from the organisers:
Hi All,
Thankyou for the HUGE effort put in last Saturday 12th May along the Moonee Ponds Creek in Strathmore. 51 pairs of hands worked the rather hard ground to plant 232 indigenous groundcovers and shrubs next to the bike path. The day also included investigation of the waterbugs living in the creek, thanks to Jane from Waterwatch for sharing your knowledge and identifying the creek-water inhabitants.
The day wouldn’t have been the same without the 1st and 2nd Strathmore Scouts and their tireless scout leaders and parents.! And the students and parents from Strathmore North Primary are always welcome!! I hope you all enjoy watching the plants grow (and whispering words of encouragement whenever you pass the site!)
The Strath-Oak Planters will be meeting again on Saturday 18th August on the opposite creek bank in Oak Park. We’d love to see you there!!
Warm regards,
Stephanie Spathis
Anzac Day March
In 2004, 1st Strathmore Scouts and Cubs went along to the Anzac march in order to carry banners for war veterans. A group of Cubs were directed up Swanston St to find a banner in the queue somewhere between Flinders Lane and Collins St. We searched and searched but couldn't find the banner we had been assigned to.
While standing in a group, wondering what to do, a WWII veteran stopped us and asked if we would like to help by carrying his regiment's banner. His name was Mr Ed Spreadborough and he was from the 2/1 Survey Regiment RAA, 1941-1942. He was the only surviving member of this regiment in 2004.
We were very glad to be able to help him, and proudly carried the banner for him to the shrine. In 2005, we asked if we could carry the banner for him again. Mr Spreadborough was not marching that year, but he was very grateful that we would be carrying his regiment's banner again.
Since then, 1st Strathmore Scouts have carried the 2/1 Survey Regiment banner in the Anzac March every year, proudly marching in remembrance of all those who lost their lives in wars fighting for Australia, and with a special memory of the first time we marched for Mr Spreadborough and the 2/1 Survey Regiment.
What Is Anzac Day? click here to learn more:
1st Strathmore - Anzac Day 2005
Strathmore Community Bank 6th Birthday Celebrations
Napier Street Party
Saturday 31st March, 2007
DATE: Saturday, July 21, 2001
...............................................BANKING RETURNS TO STRATHMORE
Businesses and residents in Strathmore have regained access to local banking facilities following today’s official opening of the Strathmore Community Bank by the Minister for State and Regional Development Minister, John Brumby.
Mr Brumby said the Community Bank filled the gap left by the closure of the Commonwealth and NAB bank branches more than two year ago.
“Today’s opening is the culmination of a magnificent effort by the Strathmore community,” he said...
The Community Bank is a partnership between the Strathmore community and the Bendigo Bank with revenue being shared equally between the two parties.
The community raised $490,000 to get the project off the ground and will run the shop front.
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Since the inception of the Strathmore Community Bank we have enjoyed a great relationship with the Napier Street branch.
The Bank has been a generous supporter of our group, providing much needed funds for equipment and facilities used by our scouts and cubs.
Ever year on their birthday we give a little back by helping them celebrate their birthday. This year our Scouts, Cubs and their parents were cooking sausages at the sausage sizzle, blowing up balloons and handing them out to the shoppers.
What Is Anzac Day?
On 25 April every year, Australians commemorate ANZAC Day. It commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. The date, 25 April, was officially named ANZAC Day in 1916.
ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. In 1917, the word ANZAC meant someone who fought at Gallipoli and later it came to mean any Australian or New Zealander who fought or served in the First World War. During the Second World War, ANZAC Day became a day on which the lives of all Australians lost in war time were remembered. The spirit of ANZAC recognises the qualities of courage, mateship and sacrifice which were demonstrated at the Gallipoli landing.
Commemorative services are held at dawn on 25 April, the time of the original landing, across the nation, usually at war memorials. This was initiated by returned soldiers after the First World War in the 1920s as a common form of remembrance. The first official dawn service was held at the Sydney Cenotaph in 1927, which was also the first year that all states recognised a public holiday on the day. Initially dawn services were only attended by veterans who followed the ritual of 'standing to' before two minutes of silence was observed, broken by the sound of a lone piper playing the 'Last Post'. Later in the day, there were marches in all the major cities and many smaller towns for families and other well wishers.
Today it is a day when Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war. Gatherings are held at war memorials across the country.
LEST WE FORGET
Australian Government
Culture and Recreation Portal
http://www.acn.net.au/articles/anzac/
