Broome residents come together for Remembrance Day commemorations

It was a sombre ceremony at Broome’s Bedford Park on Friday, as community members and politicians alike gathered in honour of Remembrance Day. In the heat of the encroaching wet season, attendees stood with poise to reflect on those lives lost in conflict. Community groups laid their wreaths at the base of the memorial, alongside those placed by the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Durack MP Melissa Price, who attended while in Broome for the Kimberley Economic Conference. At 11am, the crowd reflected in a moment of silence while the Last Post was played. Remembrance Day falls on November 11 each year — the 11th day of the 11th month — to mark the moment Armistice was called in 1918, ending World War I. The day has since been honoured by Australia and allied countries to remember those who have died fighting for their nation.