Cade Lucas
A bumper crowd of over 8000 braved frosty conditions to attend the Anzac Day dawn service in Werribee yesterday.
The early morning service at the Watton St Cenotaph was the main Anzac Day gathering in Wyndham and is thought to be one of the biggest on record.
Werribee RSL President, Daryl Ryan, addressed the service, while local students and defense force cadets also featured.
Some of the crowd then made their way over the aptly named, Soldier Reserve, where Werribee Districts hosted local rivals Hoppers Crossing in the WRFL Anzac Day game.
Remembrance services were held prior to the under 18’s, reserves and seniors, with the Tigers posting emphatic victories in all three.
Despite not playing on Anzac Day, another WRFL club, Point Cook, held their own dawn service.
An estimated 800 people attended the service at Saltwater Reserve, which has become the biggest in the area since Covid restricted attendances at the nearby RAAF base.
