Community & Business
4 May, 2026
Greenmount Students Lead ANZAC Service
On the 24th of April, after a term studying the ANZACs, students from Greenmount State School put on a memorable ANZAC service to commemorate those who’ve served.
Ex-servicemen, current members of the armed services, families, and community sat beneath the gums that shade Greenmount State School to pay respect to the fallen.
The students at Greenmount had been studying the ANZACs for the term leading up to the 25th of April, preparing the young ones to run the school’s 2026 ANZAC Day service.
Luca, who is 11 was a part of the service.
While he “pretty much knew it all,” when it came to the ANZACs he thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the service.
He’ll keep going to ANZAC services.
He felt “very great,” about the running of the ceremony.
Students sang and performed ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ and sang the traditional hymn ‘Abide With Me’.
Jackson, also 11, also knew everything there was to know about the ANZACs
He was thinking about their sacrifice during the service, particularly his great grand-father who served in World War 2.
Ainsley, 11, found that learning about the ANZACs and their experience meant that she was better able to imagine what it must have been like.
“They would have been really young, and they wouldn’t have really known what was happening.”
Ainsley could imagine the young men on those beaches in 1915 would have been terrified.
Captain Harvey Madson is over from the British Army, stationed at Cabarlah with the 73rd Squadron.
It was his first ANZAC Ceremony.
“It reminds me of home a lot, so obviously Remembrance Day is the big one back home,” Captain Madsen said.
“I come from quite a small village and we have all the school kids involved as well so its quite nice,” he said.
The big difference he noted was the weather, and the gums, railing above in the wind.
After the ceremony, all mingled beneath shade of the school basketball courts.
