Spirit of Anzac Prize

4 May, 2023

Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (14:42): (135) My question is for the Minister for Veterans. Last week the minister and I had the pleasure of attending the Anzac eve dinner arranged by the Turkish sub-branch of the Victorian RSL and its indefatigable president Ramazan Altintas and vice-president Sucettin Unal. The work of Ramazan, Sucettin and the Turkish RSL sub-branch upholds the memory of Gallipoli and the dignity of the fallen. They do so much to support Victoria’s strong relationship with Türkiye and ensure that we recall the tragedy and losses of the Gallipoli campaign as friends and allies, not as adversaries. Their commitment to the memory of Anzacs and all who suffered during the Gallipoli campaign recalls those famous and gracious words of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who spoke of the fallen Anzacs with respect and reverence and assured that they would lie in peace on Türkiye’s soil forever. Could the minister please inform me how the Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize is also helping to sustain the legacy of our service men and women and how the young people of Greenvale can enter this wonderful and worthy competition.