| Each year, as the sun rises over the dusty plains of Winton on April 25, residents and members of neighbouring communities come together to commemorate the bravery of the ANZACs. This year, travellers from around Australia will be descend on the town for Winton’s Way Out West Fest and will stand alongside locals to reflect on those who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations as the Winton branch of the Returned Serviceman’s League marks its 100th anniversary. |
| Winton contributed one of Australia’s highest per-capita World War I enlistments, with 600 of the town’s 2500 residents going to war and to help mark the occasion, Way out West Fest has joined forces with the 5 Aviation Regiment of the Australian Army, and the town of Winton, for a special dawn service and a day of commemoration which includes a special performance from Australian music icon John Schumann. “The ANZAC spirit is something that runs through the fabric of our Australian experience and the impact of war on rural communities is something that all of Australia should hold in their heads and hearts,” said John Schumann. “I look forward to bringing ‘Australia at War in Words and Music’ to Winton on this important anniversary for the RSL and the Queensland community.” Comprising of ‘I Was Only 19″, “On Every Anzac Day” and “Anzac Biscuits” among other signature classics from the ex-Redgum singer songwriter. “Australia at War – in words and music” is a simple but starkly effective concert performance, linked by a moving and evocative narrative comprising newspaper reports of the day, poems, letters from the front and sober reflections. |
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