For those unwilling to brave the cold,the service will be livestreamed on theShrine’s website,YouTube channel andFacebook page.

After the service ends at 6.30am,people are invited to lay a poppy at the Stone of Remembrance in The Sanctuary at the top of the Shrine.

The Anzac Day march from Princes Bridge on Melbourne CBD’s edge to the Shrine via St Kilda Road starts at 9am. The march orderis available here.

Once the convoy arrives at the Shrine,a commemoration service and wreath-laying ceremony will be held from about 12.30pm until 1pm. Government Services Minister Bill Shorten will be at the ceremony on behalf of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,and Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to attend.

How can I get there? Will roads be closed?

The northern part of St Kilda Road will be shut from midnight until 2pm on Tuesday as large crowds descend on the Shrine. The march willdisrupt trams and traffic along Swanston,Flinders and Collins streets in the CBD until mid-afternoon.

Those who want to attend the Shrine dawn service can take a free shuttle bus from one of 36 select RSLs and bus stops across Melbourne,including from Dandenong,Doncaster and Thomastown. All buses will arrive at the Shrine by 5.45am,with the full list of departure times and locationsavailable here. Fifteen additional train services to Flinders Street are also slated for the early hours of Tuesday.

Later in the day,36 extra train services and 23 more trams will move crowds to and from matches at the MCG and AAMI Park. Veterans and war widows can catch public transport for free.

What if I can’t come into the city?

There are a plethora of Anzac Day dawn services and marches across suburban and regional Victoria if you’re unable to get into the city.

Other services include:Geelong Peace Memorial (pre-dawn service from 4.15am) and Eastern Beach Reserve (from 6am),Ballarat’sSturt Street Cenotaph (from 6am),SheppartonWar Memorial (from 6am),Bairnsdale Cenotaph (from 6am),Clayton Cenotaph (from 6am),Croydon War Memorial (from 5.30am),Sunshine RSL (from 6.45am),Melton Cenotaph (from 6am),Mildura’s Henderson Park (from 6.10am),andFrankston War Memorial (from 6am).

A list of services connected to RSL sub-branchesis available here.

Will shops be open?

Until 1pm,Anzac Day is a restricted trading day in Victoria. There are only 2½ restricted trading days each year,with the others being Good Friday and Christmas Day.

As a result,Coles and Woolworths supermarkets will be closed until the early afternoon. Major shopping centres – such as Chadstone and all Westfields – will also not open until 1pm. Bottle shops and Bunnings outlets will also be shut.

But chemists,petrol stations,cafes and takeaway outlets can open on Anzac Day morning,if they choose.

Two-up,anyone?

The Australian gambling game is only legal on Anzac Day,so you better head down to your local RSL or pub if you want to join in. A favourite of Aussie diggers during World War I,two-up requires participants to guess whether two coins will land on heads,tails or one of each.

Melbourne establishments hosting two-up tournaments include theOrrong Hotel in Armadale (from 1pm),Young and Jackson near Flinders Street Station (from 10am) and theMail Exchange Hotel near Southern Cross Station (from midday). Punters at the Anzac Day races atFlemington Racecourse will also have the chance to join in the two-up festivities.

How can I donate to the Anzac Appeal?

RSL Victoria’s major fundraising campaign to support war veterans and their families tooka massive hit during the pandemic. Lockdowns meant the street sales of badges – which previously made up 90 per cent of total donations – were decimated.

With COVID restrictions lifted,RSL volunteers are back selling badges across the city.

This year,the appeal features two special commemorative badges. One marks 70 years since the Korean War armistice. The other features famed World War II nurse and Bangka Island massacre survivorVivian Bullwinkel – making her the first female to be honoured with her own appeal badge.

The Anzac Appeal goes towards crisis accommodation for at-risk veterans,financial assistance for families,employment support and health and wellbeing programs.

Online donationscan be made here.

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