As the sound of a lone bugle played out into the darkness, hundreds of Cowra residents came together, while apart, to commemorate a unique Anzac Day.
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With the cancellation of Anzac Day services and marches due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many instead chose to stand out in their driveways, front lawns and paddocks at dawn to hear the haunting rendition of The Last Post and Reveille, illuminated only by candlelight.
Standing on top of Bellevue Hill, Cowra and District Band leader Glenn McLeish led the performance, joined by Cowra RSL sub-Branch President Stephen Overman, who recited The Ode.
Throughout the day, locals privately laid wreaths at the Cenotaph, while others decorated houses, street lamps and footpaths with poppies.
Check out the gallery above to see how Cowra remembered and honoured our servicemen and women, both past and present, from every conflict.
