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Speaker 1: Thousands of people are expected to turn out tomorrow to

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Speaker 1: commemorate a Zach Day here in the Northern Territory and

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Speaker 1: joining us in the studio to let us know what's

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Speaker 1: planned in Darwin, Darwin. RSL President Stephen Gloucester, good morning.

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Speaker 2: To you, Good morning Katie, Good morning listeners.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for your time this morning. Now what is

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Speaker 1: planned for tomorrow?

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Speaker 2: It's a normal Anzac daye yep. We've got the gunfire

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Speaker 2: breakfast at five o'clock at the Hotel Darwin. The start

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Speaker 2: of the dawn service at six o'clock hopefully will be

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Speaker 2: finished by seven. There's a church service at the cathedral

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Speaker 2: at seven point thirty. Eight point thirty will be the

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Speaker 2: forming up for the march on the Esperanade and Knuckie Street,

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Speaker 2: and the march will take place along Knucki Street, Cavanagh

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Speaker 2: Street and finish up the top end.

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Speaker 1: And how many people are you expecting to attend?

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Speaker 2: Well, we're looking at around about eight thousand for the

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Speaker 2: dawn service, seven to eight thousand, and we all have

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Speaker 2: about probably around ten thousand for the march.

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Speaker 1: Wow, I've been measure they're huge numbers, but I'm not surprised.

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Speaker 1: We are living in such a defense city, you know,

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Speaker 1: it's a place where I think Territorians want to turn

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Speaker 1: out and they want to commemorate Anzac Day, and they

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Speaker 1: also you know, they want to pay their respects to

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Speaker 1: our servicemen and women past and present.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, and we've got the biggest march we've ever had.

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Speaker 2: We look like having over two thousand service people marching. Wow,

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Speaker 2: which is pretty big.

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Speaker 1: And so why do you reckon? The numbers are sort

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Speaker 1: of potentially going to be bigger or more this time round.

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Speaker 2: Oh, we just happen to have a few people in

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Speaker 2: town and ships in town, so they all like to

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Speaker 2: march with service people. But well we're the only ones

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Speaker 2: that have the Marines marching yep. Yeah, yeah, they put

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Speaker 2: in their two or three hundred, So it all adds up.

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Speaker 1: It does, and it is always such a like it's

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Speaker 1: such an amazing spectacle I reckon for Anzac Day and

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Speaker 1: such a moving service like every single year.

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Speaker 2: I think so, and having the ditch there at the

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Speaker 2: start really helps the atmosphere. Yeah, and they have such

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Speaker 2: a large number of Darwin people turn up really makes

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Speaker 2: some morning.

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Speaker 1: Now, Steve, I know that you obviously are the Darwin

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Speaker 1: RSL sub branch President. But in terms of what's happening

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Speaker 1: around the Northern Territory, do you know if there's quite

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Speaker 1: a bit happening in other locations.

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Speaker 2: Each RSL, which is we've got another five in the

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Speaker 2: territory starting at al Springs, has got their normal dawn

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Speaker 2: service in March Tennant Creek. I'd say they'd have theirs,

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Speaker 2: but I don't know the times of these. Yep, Catherine,

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Speaker 2: I'll have theirs, and Lull and Boyer will have theirs

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Speaker 2: as well. They're the only five RSLs we have. And

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Speaker 2: also I nearly forgot Palmerston.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, definitely Palmeston.

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Speaker 2: Remember Parmeston their normal service too.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. I'll make sure I go and find you know

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Speaker 1: exactly where there's a happening and what to as well,

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Speaker 1: so that all of our listeners are aware. Now this year,

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Speaker 1: I know that at different times you have different dignitaries,

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Speaker 1: special guests. There have you got any this year?

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Speaker 2: No, first time in really in years. We've got just

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Speaker 2: the locals, so you know that's nice. But they normally

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Speaker 2: will come out of the woodwork when there's close to

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Speaker 2: an election, but we haven't got that this year, so

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Speaker 2: that's yeah.

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Speaker 1: Oh well, but do you know what I think it's

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Speaker 1: that's not a bad thing either, because it's a day

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Speaker 1: that is all about our servicemen and women and it's

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Speaker 1: all about ant Ac Day.

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Speaker 2: Oh absolutely, And it's good that we have our service

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Speaker 2: in the cool get it all over by ten o'clock

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Speaker 2: and people can go and enjoy the day. Yeah, it's

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Speaker 2: important and catch up with friends and reflect on what's

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Speaker 2: gone past.

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Speaker 1: Yes, yeah, I mean in terms of that remembering. How

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Speaker 1: important is it do you think that people do attend?

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Speaker 1: But how important is it? Do you think as well

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Speaker 1: that we're sort of educating that younger generation our school students.

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Speaker 1: I know there's a lot of Anzac Day commemoration planned

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Speaker 1: either today or on Friday at the different schools as well.

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Speaker 2: Yes, that's right, and I think it's important and we've

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Speaker 2: always done it here, allow children to march and to

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Speaker 2: lay roofs and have the schools there. You don't see

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Speaker 2: that around any other capital city really, they usually don't

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Speaker 2: allow children to participate.

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Speaker 1: I reckon it's a really good thing to do. It's

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Speaker 1: you know, it's something that they're those kids sort of

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Speaker 1: growing up understanding exactly what it's all about.

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Speaker 2: Yes, And for a lot of.

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Speaker 1: Families like it's part of their own personal family history.

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Speaker 2: As well, especially up here with so many service people,

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Speaker 2: and it's important to have the young, younger generation there. Yes,

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Speaker 2: very very important.

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Speaker 1: Steve, Is there anything else we should be aware of

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Speaker 1: this morning?

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Speaker 2: I didn't state that the fly pass will be between

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Speaker 2: nine ten and nine point fifteen, which usually stirs everyone

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Speaker 2: up when the jets go over.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we did hear a little bit about that yesterday

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Speaker 1: as well.

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Speaker 2: And we've got one World War Two veteran Colin who'll

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Speaker 2: be turning up at the dawn service. He and his son,

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Speaker 2: doctor Sam Herald Colin was Kitty Hawk pilot during World

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Speaker 2: War Two with seventy eight Squadron in Papri, New Guinea

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Speaker 2: and in the Dutch East Indies. And he's the only

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Speaker 2: one we've got one. I suppose we're very lucky to

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Speaker 2: have one leftover from World War Two.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, No, that'll be good. That'll be really good to

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Speaker 1: have him here. Now, what time should people get there

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Speaker 1: tomorrow morning? Just give him another reminder so they're not

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Speaker 1: late and they get there on time.

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Speaker 2: You'll need to start turning up, I reckon. I'd say

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Speaker 2: pretty well between five point thirty and five. There's limited

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Speaker 2: number of chairs there, so if you want to get

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Speaker 2: a chair, get in early, and normally once you get

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Speaker 2: to about five o'clock you can't see anything because there's

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Speaker 2: so many people there all around the edges. Yeah, so

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Speaker 2: if you want to get a spot in a parking

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Speaker 2: get in early.

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Speaker 1: Yes, absolutely well down. RSL sub Branch President Stephen Gloucester,

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Speaker 1: good to speak with you this morning. Appreciate your time.

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Speaker 2: Thank you very much and thank you, thank you,