When Australia went to war in 1915, so did 160,000 ‘Waler’ horses. The horses quickly became legendary on the Turkish battlefield and are credited with saving the lives of many Australian servicemen. To mark the Anzac Centenary, the Federal Government has funded an $8000 project to create a tree-line commemorate avenue in Ballina to be…
When the call went out for volunteers to fight in World War I, men from the upper reaches of the Clarence Valley answered the nation’s call, riding their horses across rivers and through bush to sign up at the Copmanhurst Hotel before riding on to Grafton and heading off to battle. Federal member for Page…
GROUPS wanting to celebrate the Anzac Centenary next year are reminded that grant applications close on December 31. The Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program is a key element of the Australian Government’s Anzac Centenary project through which funding of up to $125,000 will be made available to support projects in Page that commemorate the First…