ANZAC Day Resources
ANZAC Day Activities
ANZAC Day Biscuits by VWMA CEO Sharyn Roberts
Colouring Pages for Primary School
For resources to hold a commemoration event visit the Department of Veterans' Affairs ANZAC Day Portal
DVA Anzac Day Commemorative Package
Australian War Memorial - Anzac Day Resources
Anzac Day Commoration Committee - Classroom Activities
ABC Behind the News Anzac Day special report and teaching resources
ABC Behind the News - Why is Anzac day held on April 25th?
Here They Come A Day to Remember (Foundation to Year 3 resources)
A 7-minute animated version of the picture book 'Here they Come: A day to remember' and learning activities
The Department of Veterans' Affairs has several videos exploring the symbols of commemoration used in the animated picture book as follows:
Gallipoli Campaign
For information about the ANZAC/Gallipoli campaign click here
VWMA ANZAC Day Articles
The following collection of articles by the VWMA provide information related to the Gallipoli Campaign, the origins and history of ANZAC Day commemoration, the ANZAC spirit and personal experiences of commemoration.
Hill 60 Gallipoli – the last gasp for the 3rd Light Horse Brigade by Steve Larkins OAM
ANZAC Spirit embodied in SA’s 10th Battalion by Peter Withy and Robert S Kearney OAM
John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his Donkey
Letter to the Prime Minister 23rd September 1915 by Nicholas Egan
ANZAC Day Commemoration Timeline by Nicholas Egan
The Australasian Soldiers Dardanelles Cenotaph and the Origins of ANZAC Day by Dr David Faber
Remembering ANZAC Day after 105 years by Professor Robert O’Neill AO FASSA
The Lonely ANZAC by Greg Sharon, Vice President: 10th Battalion A.I.F. Association (is he still?)
My ANZAC Days - Vietnam 19 Apr 1966 to 12 May 1967 by Michael von Berg MC OAM
Archaeology on ANZAC Battlefield by David Rafferty, drawing on material from Sarah Midford (La Trobe University) and Jessie Birkett-Rees (Monash University).
ANZAC DAY Reflections ‘On Operations’ by Stuart Smith, Major General AO, DSC (Retd)
The ANZAC Spirit – Alive and well in our young people by Robert S Kearney OAM