Thousands of locals gathered throughout Cardinia Shire on Anzac Day to pay their respects.
From Garfield to Lang Lang to Upper Beaconsfield, many branches held their services throughout the day.
Kooweerup and Lang Lang held dawn services, which saw hundreds out in the small towns.
The former was recently disheartened by vandalism to the Kooweerup memorial, specifically the two silhouettes of ANZACs from the memorial being stolen.
Coldform Steel Processing produced the new silhouettes and Heath Dixon from Dandenong Powder Coating made them black for the RSL, all free of charge.
Upper Beaconsfield, Gembrook and Garfield/Bunyip held their services in the day with many locals attending.
It was the first time running the service for new Upper Beaconsfield RSL President Simon Conn, with Eric Chaplin handing over the reins after recently retiring from the role after serving for over two decades.
Numbers have surged over the last several years and it’s reported this year was again a strong showing across all services.
