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Teen Retraces WWI Relative's Steps After Finding His Violin
Community Heroes4h ago

Teen Retraces WWI Relative's Steps After Finding His Violin

A violin carved from a chocolate box in the trenches of Gallipoli has inspired a Queensland teenager to travel to France and honor his great-great-great-uncle's wartime legacy. Isaiah Howell, 16, will deliver a eulogy at Ernest Pilcher's gravesite more than a century after the soldier's death.

ABC Australia2 min read
Queensland Students Write Thousands of Postcards to Veterans
Acts of Kindness1d ago

Queensland Students Write Thousands of Postcards to Veterans

Thousands of Queensland students are thanking Australian veterans with handwritten postcards ahead of Anzac Day, creating heartfelt connections across generations. The four-year program brings veterans into classrooms to share their stories before receiving messages of gratitude from kids.

ABC Australia2 min read
Townsville Florists Craft 100+ Anzac Wreaths by Hand
Community Heroes4d ago

Townsville Florists Craft 100+ Anzac Wreaths by Hand

In Australia's largest garrison city, florists spend weeks creating more than 100 wreaths filled with symbolic flowers honoring fallen soldiers. Each arrangement takes 30 minutes to assemble and carries ancient traditions of remembrance into modern Anzac Day ceremonies.

ABC Australia2 min read
New Film Honors Māori WWII Hero Denied Highest Medal
Community HeroesFeb 20

New Film Honors Māori WWII Hero Denied Highest Medal

A new film tells the extraordinary story of Haane Manahi, a Māori soldier whose 1943 heroism was called "the most gallant feat of arms" of WWII—yet he was controversially denied the Victoria Cross. The movie releases April 23, just before Anzac Day.

Stuff NZ2 min read