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Rememberance Day, why is this day Say scram to the Scammers
special to Australians? Everyone is aware that scams can occur via

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th computer, mail, in person and phone, but do you
month attained a special significance in the know where to report it?
post-war years. The moment when hostilities Scamwatch reports that in August 2017 Australians
ceased on the Western Front became universally lost over $12 million with nearly 15000 reports. Scamwatch
associated with the remembrance of those who had died in deals with scams such as unexpected money/winnings, fake
the war. This first modern world conflict had brought about charities, romance, buying and selling, extortion, jobs and
the mobilisation of over 70 million people and left between 9 identity theft. If you are a victim of any of these scams please
and 13 million dead, perhaps as many as one-third of them report it on https://www.scamwatch.gov.au
with no known grave. The allied nations chose this day and Common types of cybercrime include hacking, online scams
time for the commemoration of their war dead. and fraud, identity theft, attacks on computer systems and
After the end of the Second World War, the Australian and illegal or prohibited online content. If you are a victim of any
British governments changed the name to Remembrance of these please report it on the Australian Cybercrime Online
Day. Armistice Day was no longer an appropriate title for a Reporting Network (ACORN). https://www.acorn.gov.au
day which would commemorate all war dead. If you suspect you may be a target of a scammer these
In Australia on the 75th anniversary of the armistice in websites also have a list of recent scams but the best
1993, Remembrance Day ceremonies again became the advice is that if it feels wrong or too good to believe –
focus of national attention. The remains of an unknown then it probably is.
Australian soldier, exhumed from a First World War military
cemetery in France, were ceremonially entombed in the
Memorial’s Hall of Memory. Remembrance Day ceremonies
were conducted simultaneously in towns and cities all over
the country, culminating at the moment of burial at 11 am
and coinciding with the traditional two minutes’ silence.
This ceremony, which touched a chord across the Australian
nation, re-established Remembrance Day as a significant day
of commemoration.
Four years later, in 1997, Governor-General Sir William Deane
issued a proclamation formally declaring 11 November to be
Remembrance Day, urging all Australians to observe one
minute’s silence at 11 am on 11 November each year to
remember those who died or suffered for Australia’s cause in
all wars and armed conflicts.
Information sourced from:
www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/remembrance/
Missing Link for ‘Mango Hill Ring Road’
Roadworks are always a nuisance, however
necessary. The good news is that the
upgrade of Kinsellas Road West is around
forty percent complete, with an expected
completion date of February 2018, weather permitting.
Lamington Road is planned to be extended to link
up to Anzac Avenue to then join onto Capestone
Boulevard. It is understood the design is currently with
the Department of Transport, waiting for approval.
The Mango Hill Progress Association requested that
the connection be constructed prior to the upgrade of
Kinsellas Road West, in order to provide an alternative
exit from the Village and avoid the situation of a one
way traffic light control system which has increased
local residents travel time significantly. Unfortunately,
this did not come to fruition..