Cloncurry RSL sub branch is encouraging everyone in the community to join the nationwide RSL light up the dawn initiative.
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At 6am on ANZAC Day this Saturday April 25, people are encouraged to line your driveway, front verandah or your living room to observe a minute silence and remember all those who have served and sacrificed.
There is also an online site where you can make a pledge to "light up the dawn". Access the pledge here.
RSL Queensland is also offering the opportunity to stream an audio file of a short commemorative service from wherever you are at home.
At 6am, you can stream the Order of Service, Acknowledgment of Country, The Ode read by RSL Queensland President Tony Ferris, The Last Post - Australian Army Band Brisbane, a minute's silence, Reveille and the national anthem by the Australian Army Band Brisbane
Access the audio here.
Meanwhile a nationally broadcast commemorative service will take place at the National War Memorial in Canberra.
The ABC will begin pre-service programming from 5am, with the service broadcast live from the Commemorative Area and Hall of Memory from 5.30am.
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