TERRY O'Burtill has attended every Anzac Day service he can remember in his 60 years.
Including the past 16 he has lived in Echuca.
“It's just something I've done and I've always taken the kids with me,” he said.
“My father was in the Korean War and he has since died so I wear his medals.
“I am a Bombers supporter so we normally go to the footy afterwards.”
So with Saturday's commemorative services cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis, the Fehring Lane resident decided to hold his own.
“I am going to hold a dawn service at 6am and another at 2pm,” Terry said.
“I'll be joined by four other families in the neighbourhood and we will all be wearing our footy gear and flying the flag.
“I'll say a few words, lower the flag, play The Last Post, say an ode and play Reveille and then raise the flag again.
“I will also have a barbecue campfire burning to represent the eternal flame. Then I will be making bacon and eggs as part of a gunfire breakfast.”
The father-of-four said he and his neighbours would all be abiding by the social distancing rules.
“Anzac Day is an important day where we get to remember and respect those who fought for us,” he said.
“I'm 60 so I was lucky. I was too young for Vietnam and too old for Afghanistan. The thought of going to war is hard to imagine.
“I'll probably ball my eyes out on the day."