Anzac Day services will be held across the Bundaberg Region on 25 April, with all the details now available in Bundaberg Regional Council’s 2025 Anzac Day booklet.
RSL sub-branches and community groups will hold dawn and civic services in the region’s towns and communities, and Council will again host a Civic Service with support from the Bundaberg RSL Sub Branch.
Following local tradition, Bundaberg Civic Service Guests of Honour, representing all serving and ex-service members, are invited to take the salute accompanied by the Mayor at the official dais.
Mayor Helen Blackburn said the parade would march along Bourbong Street, past the Cenotaph to Buss Park where Guests of Honour Sergeant Leon Hart and Senior Sergeant Cameron Schneider would take the salute.
“The theme for this year’s Civic Service is ‘They served our country, now they serve our community’,” Mayor Blackburn said.
“We acknowledge our local heroes who took up public service after serving in defence of our nation.
“The values instilled in these proud Australians during their service remained with them for life.”
Mayor Blackburn said this year’s Bundaberg Civic Service would be held in Buss Park to accommodate the crowd expected.
“More than a century on from the Anzac troops’ ill-fated landing at Gallipoli in 1915, the community continues to gather in large numbers to honour and remember those who served,” she said.
“We want to provide an opportunity for everyone to attend, and holding the Civic Service at Buss Park gives us the space to do so without compromising the ongoing work to restore Anzac Park.”
Each year, Council creates a free digital program and print booklet to help the community find a local service to commemorate the day.
The booklet provides information on each service being held, the order of services, associated events, hymns and lyrics.
The 2025 digital booklet is available for download here and print booklets will be available at local services.
Bundaberg Anzac Day 2025 Civic Service
Hosted by Bundaberg Regional Council with support from the Bundaberg RSL Sub Branch.
When: Friday 25 April 2024 from 8.30 am
Where: Buss Park, Bundaberg
Anzac Day services across the region
- Bargara War Memorial, The Esplanade and Bauer Street – Dawn Service at 5.30 am
- Bucca Community Hall – Dawn Service at 4.20 am
- Bundaberg Cenotaph, Cnr Bourbong and Barolin Streets – Dawn Service at 4.16 am
- Bundaberg Buss Park – Civic Service at 8.30 am
- Burnett Heads, Cnr Moss and Zunker Streets – Civic Service at 2.45 pm
- Buxton Riverside Memorial – Dawn Service at 4.30 am, Memorial Service at 10 am
- Childers Memorial Room lawns (eastern side), Cnr Churchill and Ernest Streets – Dawn Service at 4.50 am
- Childers, Isis District War Memorial Grassed area, rear of Soldiers Room, Churchill Street – Citizens’ Service at 9.55 am
- Apple Tree Creek Memorial – Dawn Service at 5.20 am
- Cordalba Memorial Park – Dawn Service at 5.40 am
- Doolbi Memorial – Dawn Service at 5 am
- Elliott Heads Submarine Lookout – Dawn Service at 5.40 am, Memorial Service at 11.15 am
- Gin Gin Cenotaph, Mulgrave Street – Dawn Service at 4 am, Civic Service at 9.30 am
- Moore Park Beach Anzac Memorial Park, Anzac Parade – Dawn Service at 5.30 am, Civic Service at 11.30 am
- South Kolan State School, Gin Gin Road – Dawn Service at 6 am
- War Nurses Memorial Park, Cnr Boubong and Takalvan Streets – Service at 10.15 am
- Woodgate Beach Centenary of Anzac Memorial Community Park, The Esplanade – Dawn Service at 6 am
Anzac Day 2025 road closures
Bundaberg
- Bourbong Street – between Maryborough and Tantitha Street 4 – 10.30 am
- Barolin Street – from Bourbong Street to Woongarra Street 4 – 10.30 am
- Quay Street Service Road – from Barolin Street to the Bowls Club 4 – 5 am
- Quay Street Service Road – from Barolin Street to Tantitha Street 4 – 5 am
- Quay Street – from Tantitha Street to Burnett River Bridge 4 – 5 am
- Barolin Street – from Quay Street to Bourbong Street 4 – 10.30 am
- Bourbong Street – from Walla Street to Barolin Street 4 – 10.30 am
- Targo Street – from Quay Street to Woongarra Street 4 – 10.30 am
- Maryborough Street – from Bourbong Street to Woongarra Street 5 – 10.30 am
- Quay Street slip lane – towards Maryborough Street is to be closed at 5 – 10.30 am
Other areas
- Bargara – Bauer St and Esplanade 12.30 – 8 am
- Burnett Heads – Zunker Street, Paul Mittelheuser Street intersection 2.30 – 3.30 pm
- Burnett Heads – Moss Street and Hermans Road at Zunker Street Intersection 2.30 – 3.30 pm
- Gin Gin – Bruce Highway, Mulgrave, Miden, May and Walker Streets 3 – 11 am
- Woodgate – Woodgate Esplanade 5 – 9 am
Other news:
Is there a service at the park on Princess St? Usually conducted by Kepnock scout group