Friday 3 April 2009
Anzac Day Dawn Service, Western Front
Villers-Bretonneux, France
MEDIA REGISTRATION
The Australian Government is organising a Dawn Service and supporting the traditional
community events to be held on 25 April 2009 to commemorate Anzac Day and
Australian service on the Western Front. Media representatives wishing to cover the
Dawn Service at Villers-Bretonneux should register their interest by completing the
attached form.
Event details
Event:
Anzac Day Dawn Service
Venue:
The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Date:
Saturday 25 April 2009
Time:
3.30 am: site opens
5.15 am: public to be seated/standing
5.30 am: Dawn Service commences
Host broadcast
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in association with the Australian
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is providing a Host or International feed of the
Villers-Bretonneux Dawn Service. The Host Broadcast will be a clean feed, free of
narration, graphics, supers, titles and credits. The Host Broadcast will be provided free
of charge to registered media who request it. The ABC will accommodate requests for
full live feed, news packages or audio only splits for radio.
Further details on accessing the feed will be provided closer to the event date.
There will be no ABC host broadcast of the community services following the Dawn
Service.
Site restrictions
Space at the event site is limited. DVA encourages media to limit the bulky equipment
brought onsite by accessing the Host Broadcast feed. Media must seek approval from
DVA to bring bulky equipment onsite. Please indicate your request on the registration
form. Media are encouraged to collaborate with other networks to share equipment.
Please note, there will be no access to electricity onsite.
For the Dawn Service, the site will be locked down from 5 pm on Friday 24 April 2009
for security purposes, reopening to the public at 3.30 am on Saturday 25 April 2009. If
you require access to the site earlier than 3.30 am, please indicate this on the
registration form.
Traffic arrangements
Management of traffic around the Australian National Memorial site will be the
responsibility of the French police. Special traffic arrangements will be in place. Final
details will be available at the media briefing on Friday 24 April 2009.
DVA expects the D23 road from Villers-Bretonneux to Fouilloy will be made one-way
(direction Fouilloy to Villers-Bretonneux) with one lane dedicated to parking. Drivers
should approach the Australian National Memorial site from Fouilloy and follow the
direction of the French police on the day. Private vehicles will be directed to the parking
area by French police. It should be practical for drivers to drop passengers at the
entrance to the memorial site before parking the vehicle.
Media briefing
The Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs will hold a media briefing on Friday 24
April 2008. Venue and time to be advised.
Transport, travel and accommodation
Media representatives are responsible for organising their own travel, transport and
accommodation.
Further information:
For information on Anzac Day commemorations on the Western Front, including
community events at Villers-Bretonneux and Bullecourt following the Dawn Service:
For historical background and other media material see the Department of Veterans’
Media contact (in France from 21 April 2009)
Sasha Nimmo
Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Tel: +61 (0)2 6289 6513
Fax: +61 (0)2 6289 6025
Email: sasha.nimmo@dva.gov.au
Anzac Day Dawn Service 2009
Villers-Bretonneux, France
MEDIA REGISTRATION FORM
Journalist Details
Full Name:
Nationality:
Gender:
Mobile phone:
Phone:
E-mail:
Fax:
Media Organisation Details
Name:
Home country:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Newspaper
TV
Photo Agency
Magazine
Radio
News Agency
Other (please specify)
Crew Details
Number of crew members:
Detail any bulky equipment
to be brought onsite:
Do you require early access
to the Dawn Service site:
Yes
Time:
No
Are you attending
community events in Villers-
Bretonneux and Bullecourt
after the Dawn Service
Yes
No
Signature
Date
Return this form to Department of Veterans’ Affairs by COB Thursday 09/04/09:
Fax: +61 (0)2 6289 6025, or dvamedia@dva.gov.au
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