Biggest crowd ever at Corowa

By Robert Muir

Apr 30, 2025

Thousands of people turned out to Anzac Day services in Corowa.

Last Friday, more than 1,000 people attended Corowa’s Dawn Service with even more, at the 11am service.

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“It was absolutely brilliant to see the massive numbers at both services with people paying their respects to all our ex service men and women, and acknowledging all currently serving members,” Corowa RSL Sub-Branch president Lesley Rinehart said.

“Guest speaker Captain Mark Tuddenham RAN was fantastic, and it was great to see him and his family members all in uniform and our other guests from the ADF.”

Mrs Rinehart paid special tribute to the three Corowa High School students, captains Molly Maffei and Shaira Batang, and fellow student Amelia Frazer who conducted the service and spoke so well about Australian war efforts.

Corowa High School students lay a wreath at the Cenotaph.

The president said the students’ performance was “absolutely brilliant”.

“It’s wonderful and assuring to see the younger generation take such a keen interest in Anzac Day,” she said.

“I thank everybody else from the community who contributed to making this biggest and best ever event such a success, and of course to everybody who attended.”