Veterans' Day and Vietnam Veterans' Day Services

Next date: Friday, 15 August 2025 | 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

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Community members are invited to attend a Veterans’ Day Service, co-arranged by Mount Isa City Council and the Mount Isa RSL Sub-branch.

  • Date: Friday 15 August 2025
  •  Time: 9.45am for a 10am start
  •  Venue: Memorial Cenotaph, Civic Centre lawns, 23 West Street

The service will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific.

If you would like to lay a wreath or tribute and be announced, please approach the MC before the service begins.

An after-function will be held at 11am in the Bill Hilton Room at the Mount Isa Irish Club.


The sub-branch will also be holding a Vietnam Veterans’ Day Service.

  • Date: Monday 18 August 2025
  • Time: 9.45am for a 10am start
  • Venue: Mount Isa Memorial Lawn Cemetery, at the grave of Pte. Timo Pesonen

The Vietnam Service commemorates the end of the war and remembers those who sacrificed and served in the war. 

All members of the public – especially the Finnish community – are encouraged to attend. Please bring a chair with you.

An after-function will be held at 11am in the Bill Hilton Room at the Mount Isa Irish Club.

The RSL courtesy bus will run for veterans and their families from 8.30am on both the August 15 and August 18 services. Please call Darrell on 0402 816 436 to book.

When

  • Friday, 15 August 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Monday, 18 August 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location

Memorial Cenotaph, Civic Centre front lawns, 23 West Street, Mount Isa City, 4825, View Map

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