In some ways Anzac Day can be seen as our national day — a day when the community can truly unite, and remember why it is we observe the day and why the reason for that continues to be as relevant as ever.
Fremantle will hold their annual Len Hall Tribute match on Saturday night and a Vietnam Veteran has given an emotional insight into how the club has helped him to deal with the ongoing trauma of going to war.
Craig O'Donoghue
The City of Vincent has installed a new commemorative plaque at Axford Park recognising 39 servicemen whose names were recently uncovered through community research.
Sophie Gannon
Albany born Emma Crisp will mark Anzac Day in a powerful and personal way this year, representing the Australian Spirit Team in an football clash in Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Amy Towers
More than 100 Anzac Day services will take place across WA on Saturday to commemorate 111 years since the Gallipoli landing.
Sophie Gannon and Liam Murphy
Mt Barker will host its traditional Anzac Day commemorations with hundreds of people expected to gather at the town’s war memorial at 6am ahead of the dawn service.
Claire Middleton
Anzac Day in Denmark will be collaborated by two services on Saturday, both to be held at the Denmark War Memorial.
Jacki Elezovich
Narrogin’s Anzac Day events on Saturday will include a dramatic Royal Australian Air Force flyover at Memorial Park.
As the nation prepares to mark 111 years since the Gallipoli landings, conflict in eastern Europe and the Middle East has made this Anzac Day hit closer to home for many veterans and their families.
Gary Ramage
Thousands are expected to attend Albany’s Anzac Day dawn service in the ‘home of the Anzacs’, and this year will be all the more special as the city commemorates its bicentenary.
The $200 million injection is believed to be the largest ever private commitment for Australian veterans.
Caitlin Vinci
Longtime Princess Royal Fortress volunteer Trish Forsyth became the first woman to undertake an official gun salute at Albany Heritage Park on Tuesday, taking her place in local history.
Katanning’s Anzac Day events on Saturday will start with a march to the town’s war memorial at Prosser Park and continue with the traditional dawn service and gunfire breakfast.
No sport has done more to regenerate interest and evoke the spirit of Anzac Day than the AFL.
Glen Quartermain
More than 300 deceased veterans are being honoured at Margaret River cemetery through a community-driven project bringing their stories back into public view.
Madelin Hayes
This year will be the 34th Anzac Day service and march in Brunswick Junction since it was reinstated after a lapse of 20 years.
Judy Talbot
Albany’s Avenue of Honour has officially reopened as a space to recognise the service and sacrifice of Australian defence personnel who have served their country.
Dilwyn “Digger” Cleak, who died on December 19, aged 81, was a former president of the Albany RSL and a key voice in the push to make the city the home of Australia’s Anzacs.
The RSL has put together a photo display ahead of Remembrance Day as it seeks to show the stories of our modern service personnel.
Malcolm Quekett
West Australians have been urged to come forward to help name World War I Diggers who were found in a mass grave in France and are still unidentified.
Every time Judi Welch sits down to knit a red poppy, her mind turns to her loved ones who served in past conflicts and her own treasured experience in the army.
Rhianna Mitchell
A new memorial recognising all conflicts since the 1901 Federation will be ready in Mt Barker in time for the 2026 Anzac Day service.
Descendants of Great Southern war heroes witnessed the unveiling and rededication of Katanning’s century-old soldier memorial on Saturday after an 18-month site refurbishment
Hannah Whitehead
Albany’s fallen soldiers continue to be honoured with the first phase of revitalisation works on the Avenue of Honour on Mt Clarence reaching completion this week
