Shrine of Remembrance

Your guide to the Shrine in June is here 🏛️

The mornings are crisp, and the afternoons are growing shorter—winter has arrived in Melbourne. We encourage you to embrace the season and discover why the Shrine of Remembrance has again been recognised among the top 10% of things to do worldwide in the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards.

This month, there’s plenty to experience across the Shrine. Families can enjoy our free school holiday program, Hats of Heroes, and visitors are invited to witness the King’s Birthday 21 Gun Salute this upcoming long weekend on the lower forecourt.

☕ Cosy up with a cuppa and explore our latest Remembrance Magazine feature article, which offers deeper insight into stories of service and sacrifice.

Finally, as the end of financial year approaches, please consider a donation to the Shrine to support our work in education and commemoration.

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Join us this afternoon for our Last Post Service—a weekly tradition honouring wartime service and sacrifice.

At todays service we pause to reflect on Operation Habitat, part of the International Kurdish Relief Operation.

The Last Post Service is a family-friendly event featuring stirring bugle calls, wreath-laying, and the lowering of flags. Each week we commemorate a unique chapter in Australia’s military history, offering you a meaningful way to reflect and connect.

🏛️ 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
📍 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁
⌚𝟰:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺

In the latest edition of Remembrance Magazine, Dr Andrew Peters shared a family reflection on the Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service.

Andrew is the son of the late Aunty Dot Peters, and is extremely proud to follow in his mother’s footsteps to further her dreams for reconciliation, including the ongoing recognition of Aboriginal service in Australia’s war efforts.

More than a personal reflection, the article speaks to remembrance, community and the continuation of legacy across generations.

The Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service will be held at the Shrine of Remembrance on Sunday 31 May at 11am on the Second World War Memorial Forecourt 🏛️

Read the full article via the link in our comments 🔗

📷 Photo credit: James Henry (2025)

🏛️ Before the Shrine was built, Victorians came together to make it possible.

More than £160,000 was raised through public donations—including an extraordinary £18,000 contributed by school children.

Today, those original donation receipts rest inside the Shrine’s Crypt as a lasting reminder that remembrance has always been sustained by community generosity.

As we approach EOFY, you can continue this legacy.

Donate before 30 June: https://www.shrine.org.au/donate-eofy26

All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Today marks the beginning of National Reconciliation Week.

This year’s theme, All In, invites us to come together in understanding, respect and reflection as we acknowledge the many histories that have shaped our nation.

After a two-decade career in the Royal Australian Air Force, Sam Halim co-founded the Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service with the late Aunty Dot Peters twenty years ago. In the latest edition of Remembrance Magazine, Sam reflects on the history and significance of the Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service at the Shrine of Remembrance, and its role in honouring the service and sacrifice of First Nations personnel.

Read this article via the link in our comments 💬

📷 VARS 2024, Photographer: James Henry

in 1968, FSB Balmoral saw its first attack during the Battle of Coral–Balmoral (12 May - 6 June 1968).

In the days leading up to this attack, members of 3RAR moved approximately 4.5 km north of FSB Coral to set up FSB Balmoral on 24 May.

Subsequently, the North Vietnamese followed a similar pattern to the attack at FSB Coral, launching their assault on the base in the early hours of the morning. Despite intense assaults, the Australians successfully defended the position under heavy mortar, rocket-propelled gr***de and ground attack.

FSB Balmoral was attacked again by the enemy during this battle on 28 May.

This series of battles were the most intense that Australian soldiers fought during the Vietnam War.

Lest We Forget 🌹

Thousands of Victorians helped build the Shrine through public donations—and their original receipts remain preserved in the Crypt today.

Join us this afternoon for our Last Post Service—a weekly tradition honouring wartime service and sacrifice.

At todays service we remember Operation Hardihood.

The Last Post Service is a family-friendly event featuring stirring bugle calls, wreath-laying, and the lowering of flags. Each week we commemorate a unique chapter in Australia’s military history, offering you a meaningful way to reflect and connect.

🏛️ 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
📍 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁
⌚𝟰:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺

We never get tired of this view — and clearly, neither do you. 📸
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Free entry. Open Daily, 10am - 5pm (last entry 4:30pm)