Sydney to mark Remembrance Day with service at Martin Place Cenotaph

The official NSW Remembrance Day service will be held at the Martin Place Cenotaph in Sydney from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, with a minute's silence at 11 a.m., free and open to the public. This year marks 108 years since the end of the First World War, and 25 years since Australia's service in Afghanistan.

Service arrangements

The official service begins at 10:30 a.m., with the minute's silence at 11 a.m.; viewing areas can be entered from George Street and Pitt Street. A sunrise service will be held at 5 a.m. at Campbell's Cove in The Rocks, and the Sydney Opera House sails will be lit with red poppies at dawn and dusk in memory of the fallen.

Attendees and significance

Attendees include NSW Premier Chris Minns, Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane and Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon; Afghanistan veteran Patrick Burley will read the Ode. Remembrance Day marks the armistice that ended the First World War at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918 — 108 years ago this year.