This year was the first time in two years that Anzac Day ceremonies could be held at full capacity, with many locals taking the opportunity to remember the fallen.

Mount Isa's Anzac Day started with a dawn service followed by a gunfire breakfast and then the march and formal ceremony.

Local delegates, schools, community groups and veterans took part in the march down West Street to the Mount Isa City Council Cenotaph.

Mount Isa City Council Mayor Danielle Slade said it was fantastic to see such a large turn out, even in the rain.

"Thank you to everyone for showing up in this beautiful weather, it is great to see everyone's faces," Cr Slade said.

"Today is a significant day for all Australians and New Zealanders. It's a day we remember our fallen, beginning with those who fell in the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. It's a day to remember their sacrifice, their pain and their fear.

"We gather not to glorify war but to remind ourselves that we value who we are and the freedoms we possess, and acknowledge the courage, determination and sacrifice of those brave service people and those who continue to serve.

"We remember to give thanks to those who have helped preserve our nation and our way of life through their sacrifice."

Before dawn on the 25^th of April, 1915 the first soldiers of the Australia and New Zealands Army Corps landed on the shores of Gallipoli.

"More than 2000 Australians were killed or wounded and it was a day of confusion and fear," Cr Slade said.

"By December of that year, about 8700 Australians and almost 2700 New Zealanders had been killed. In total 130,000 soldiers on both sides lost their lives at Gallipoli.

"Anzac Day has been one of the most important dates on the Australian calendar since 1916. It has evolved to become and occasion to honour all those who have worn our country's uniform in service.

"Today we reflect on that service and recognise those who have lost lives in military operations, carried out in our country's name."

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