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Monash Commemorative Service - Melbourne 2024

On August 8th the Spirit of Australia Foundation celebrated its annual Victorian John Monash commemorative ceremony, giving a unique opportunity for students from around Melbourne to join the Foundation at Parliament House, hear from our terrific John Monash scholarship recipient and Department of Defence speakers, and learn about the great leaders we have produced in our Nations short history.
Thank you to all who attended, and we hope to extend the opportunity to more schools in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and hopefully in our other States and Territories in the following year.
2021 Victorian Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize

Entries are now CLOSED for the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize
GG / Foundation Patron represents Australia at Armistice Centenary in France

In Paris on Sunday 11 November, 72 world leaders including US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, General Sir Peter Cosgrove gathered at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. Leaders walked together down the Champs-Elysee, arriving a few minutes after the official 11am centenary time.