ANZAC Day gardens and memorial gardens serve as living, reflective spaces to honour Australian and New Zealand service members, featuring symbolic plants like red poppies, rosemary, and Gallipoli pine. Key sites include the ACT Garden of Remembrance, Bankstown’s Memorial Walkway, and specialised, quiet spaces for reflection. Here are some key ANZAC Day and Remembrance gardens around Australia.
ACT Garden of Remembrance in Woden
The ACT Garden of Remembrance, located within Woden Public Cemetery on Justinian Street, Phillip, was opened in 2005 to honour veterans with a 10,000-plaque capacity. Open daily from sunrise to sunset, it features bronze plaques, commemorative walls, a visitor pavilion, and mature Chinese Elm trees. It features bronze plaques, commemorative walls, and a visitor pavilion, open sunrise to sunset.
ANZAC Memorial Walk, Newcastle
The ANZAC Memorial Walk is a stunning 450-metre tribute to the region’s ANZACs and the city’s steelmaking heritage. The ANZAC Memorial Walk links the Bathers Way, a six-metre walking track that hugs the coastline, and is popular with active locals looking for fresh air.
Shrine of Remembrance Gardens (VIC)
The Shrine of Remembrance Gardens was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I, but now functions as a memorial to all Australians who have served in any war. It is a site of annual observances for ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day, and is one of the largest war memorials in Australia.
Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park South
And finally, local to Sydney-dwellers is the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park South. The Anzac Memorial, in Sydney’s Hyde Park, is New South Wales’ principal memorial to all Australians who have served in the Defence Force. The Memorial Building in both its original and its extended form is a work of art and a remarkable piece of architecture. It is a physical expression of the spirit and legend of the Anzacs and a place of comfort for those who have lost loved ones.
For a list of 2026 ANZAC Day services and events in Sydney, visit rslnsw.org.au
