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Join us after the General Sir John Monash Service for luncheon and a speaker at No. 35 Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne.

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Date From : Fri Aug 11, 2023 : 12:30
Date To : Fri Aug 11, 2023 : 14:45

0808 - The Battle of Amiens. Gather at the Shrine of Remembrance at 07:45 am. All welcome, no registration required.

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Date From : Tue Aug 8, 2023 : 07:45
Date To : Tue Aug 8, 2023 : 09:00

The 2023 Monash Commemorative Service will be held on 11th August in the Legislative Assembly of the Victorian Parliament.

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Date From : Fri Aug 11, 2023 : 10:00
Date To : Fri Aug 11, 2023 : 11:45

On Friday 12 August 2022, the annual Spirit of Australia Foundation Monash Commemorative Service took place in the Legislative Assembly chamber of the Parliament of Victoria after a two-year hiatus.

0808 - The Battle of Amiens. Gather at the Shrine of Remembrance at 07:45 am. All welcome, no registration required.

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Date From : Mon Aug 8, 2022 : 07:45
Date To : Mon Aug 8, 2022 : 09:00

100 Greatest Country Australians

A list of the ‘100 Greatest Country Australians’ was printed in The Weekly Times newspaper dated 14 July 2021.

Centenary of the town of Monash, South Australia

The town of Monash in South Australia turned 100 this year (2021).

TV documentary series - The Alliance

Discusses General Sir John Monash commanding USA troops

The Tatura Water Tower

Honoring General Sir John Monash

The Monash Medal
The Rotary Club of Melbourne presents the Monash Medal to remember and honour General Sir John Monash, a significant Charter Member of The Rotary Club of Melbourne (RCM) and a Founder of Rotary in Australia (RCM was Australia's first Rotary Club in 1921 and Monash was its 2nd President).

The Monash Medal is awarded annually to an outstanding Australian who has made a significant contribution to the Australian community and beyond. Leadership, Integrity and Service, core values of Rotary, integral in the life of Sir John Monash, are the criteria for selecting the Monash Medal recipient.

The 2021 Monash Medal was awarded to Prof The Hon Dr Barry Jones AC. Barry Jones has been a public servant, high school teacher, television and radio performer, university lecturer and lawyer. He took a leading role in campaigns to abolish the death penalty and revive the Australian film industry and achieved a reputation as a quiz champion.

The Spirit of Australia Foundation was privileged to host Colonel John Dougall, representing Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr, at our Victorian commemorative events in August.

In a second address at luncheon, Colonel Dougall discussed the contemporary Australian Army and his own leadership journey

The Spirit of Australia Foundation was privileged to host Colonel John Dougall, representing Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr, at our Victorian commemorative events in August.

Colonel Dougall provided a compelling address regarding the enduring significance of General Sir John Monash, both for the Australian Army and our broader society.

On Remembrance Day 2018, 100 years to the day since the guns of the Great War fell silent upon the signing of the Armistice, a major service of commemoration was held in the Memorial Hall at Scotch College, the foundation stone for which was laid by Sir John Monash in 1920.

A display of 62,000 handcrafted, red poppies was installed on the grounds of the Australian War Memorial as the centrepiece of Great War commemorations, symbolically representing Australian lives lost in the First World War.

In early August 2018, the annual Spirit of Australia Foundation Monash Commemorative Service took place in the Legislative Assembly chamber of the Parliament of Victoria.

The assembled audience included nearly 100 students from a wide range of Victorian schools, including those with particularly close affiliation with Sir John Monash – Scotch College, Monash’s alma mater, and the Sir John Monash Science School.

On the centenary of the battle of Hamel, the Australian War Memorial has dedicated a new sculpture in the Memorial’s grounds commemorating the life and achievements of General Sir John Monash.

100 Years of Australian - American Mateship - a bond forged under fire

On 4 July 2018 Australia and the United States of America celebrated the first 100 Years of Mateship. 

The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove led Australia’s representation at the centenary memorial service for the Battle of Hamel during their visit to France on 4 July.

On 4 July 1918 the Australian Corps, led by General Sir John Monash, were victorious at the Battle of Hamel.

The Battle of Hamel was a major milestone in Australian military history and cemented the reputation of commander General John Monash.

On 24 April 2018, the centenary of the crucial Australian victory at the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, the Sir John Monash Centre was launched by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, together with the Prime Minister of the Republic of France, His Excellency Monsieur Édouard Philippe.

Roland Perry, author of ‘Monash, the Outsider Who Won a War’ and Spirit of Australia Director interviewed by the ABC on the leadership and legacy of Sir John Monash

The legacy of General Sir John Monash been recognised in two commemorative coins produced by the Royal Australian Mint.  

The coins, produced by the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint), pay tribute to one of our most distinguished Australians. A brilliant military tactician, Sir John Monash played a pivotal role in Australia’s participation in the First World War

An address by MAJGEN Paul McLachlan AM CSC, Head Land Systems on the occasion of the Spirit of Australia Foundation 2015 Monash Commemorative Service, on Friday 14th August 2015.

The Spirit of Australia Foundation endorses Saluting Monash Council’s campaign to promote General Sir John Monash to rank of Field Marshal.

Monash approached battles as he approached engineering projects ...  BRIG David Smith AM DSM speaks at the 2017 Victorian General Sir John Monash Service.