Lest We Forget Harbour Sunset Tribute

24 April 2025

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The Harbour Sunset Tribute is a special commemoration featuring more than 100 of Australia's best military, veteran and civilian artists - all coming together to honour the fallen.

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Lest We Forget

The Harbour Sunset Tribute is a special commemoration featuring more than 100 of Australia's best military, veteran and civilian artists - all coming together to honour the fallen.

Marking “the going down of the sun” on the Eve of Anzac Day, The Harbour Sunset Tribute includes Veterans Tributes for some of Australia’s oldest returned servicemen and women, inspiring stories of younger Veterans and special tributes for Veterans Families.

The Harbour Sunset Tribute also includes the National Anthems, Acknowledgement of Country, a Procession of Drums and Torch of Remembrance as well as The Ode, Last Post, a Minutes Silence and Reveille.

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. Lest We Forget.”

Presented by The Australian Remembrance Foundation

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