A RECORD number of students from across the Ararat Legacy region attended the 85th Commemoration ceremony for students at the Shrine in Melbourne on April 22.
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More than 70 students, teachers, and legatees from Ararat, Stawell, Lake Bolac and Avoca schools paid their respects as part of the one hour ceremony.
It gave students the opportunity to remember and give thanks to the men and women who sacrificed themselves in wartime.
The increase in student numbers of all ages and cultures involved is testament to growing significance of the occasion.
Governor of Victoria Linda Dessau inspected the guard of honor before she addressed the crowd about the importance of remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.