The National Commission
The Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary
On 28 March 2011, the National Commission on the Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary presented its report to the Federal Government, at Parliament House in Canberra. The Commission was established by the Federal Government to look at options to mark the Centenary of the First World War 2014 – 2018, in particular, Anzac Day 2015.
The Commission considered more than 600 submissions containing more than 1,500 suggestions from Australia and overseas.
The report includes recommendations covering the broad scope and shape of commemorative, educative and interpretive initiatives and activities for the commemoration program, as well as an outline of the governance process to support the program’s implementation.
The Commission members were former Prime Ministers the Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser PC AC CH, and the Hon Bob Hawke AC, RSL National President, Rear Admiral Ken Doolan AO (Ret'd), former Peacekeeper Major Matina Jewell (Ret'd), veteran advocate, Kylie Russell, and cartoonist and journalist Warren Brown.
The National Commission on the Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary Report can be found at:
PDF version of the report (4MB) | Word version of the report (499KB)