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Anzac Day events in Hobart cancelled, as RSLs around Australia follow their own lead
Another Anzac Day parade has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic amid concerns over the ability for such an event to be run safely.
Key points:
- The COVID pandemic has forced a re-evaluation of Anzac Day events around the country
- Hobart has followed Melbourne’s lead and cancelled the parade through the city
- Other cities are going ahead or running smaller events
In a statement on Friday, the Tasmanian RSL announced Tasmania’s parade through the streets of Hobart would not proceed on April 25.
RSL Tasmania president Robert Dick said social distancing requirements made the march unfeasible and “very hard to police”.
“You do have situations where there’s narrower streets people have to go through … to have people 1.5 metres apart, it…
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