Private Percy Pitt Goullet is my great grandfather. He served in WWI on the Western Front and was awarded the Military Medal for "great courage and daring."

After the war he acquired a soldier settlement property in the Mallee, which is how my Mum’s side of the family ended up in Boundary Bend, or more specifically, Natya.

ANZAC Day is something sacred, and it should be all Australians. Regardless of background, race or religion.

The freedoms we enjoy in 2021, are because of our serving National Servicemen and Women like my Grand Dad Percy, and like our cousin Jason who currently serves in the Australian Navy.

I believe they should be commemorated and honoured each and if you get the chance to sit down and talk with someone who has served, do it. It will change your whole perspective on life. We are about to do that now.

Brian Handreck is the president of the Robinvale - Euston Sub branch of the RSL, and he agreed to come in and have a chat to me about his time in National Service during the Vietnam war, and about this Sunday’s services around the district.

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Personally, I am ever thankful to our diggers, our veterans and our current service men and woman and I encourage you to honour them if only in the smallest way possible, by attending an ANZAC service this Sunday.

Robinvale, Euston and Boundary Bend all have the regular services starting at dawn, Euston at 9, the march at 10 and Boundary Bend at 3pm. Details can be found in the Robinvale Sentinel or later in this podcast.