Ahead of their respective Lone Pine ceremonies, leaders from Kyabram P-12 College and St Augustine’s College met with representatives and members of Kyabram Legacy to talk about the importance of the service to the region.

Kyabram P-12 College captains Isobella Church and Chloe Heald and St Augustine’s College captains Jett Guiney and Tia Harrison were treated to an outing to the Kyabram Club on Thursday, August 21 where they met and mingled with legatees.

The meeting has become an annual event for the schools, which coincides with their Lone Pine ceremonies for students to learn the story behind the service.

The two Lone Pine ceremonies, taking place in front of each college’s own Aleppo pine, take place on Wednesday, September 3 for St Augustine’s and Thursday, September 4 for Kyabram P-12.

The significance of the ceremony is a reminder of the soldiers who lost their lives on the Turkish battleground where the battle of Lone Pine took place, and where the original trees stand.

Legacy, an organisation that provides support to veterans’ widows and families, played an essential role in bringing Aleppo seed, a descendant of the Lone Pine tree, to Kyabram — planting the first at Kyabram P-12 College in 1998.

Legacy chair John Lilford said the meeting was all about the students learning the story behind Legacy by talking to legatees about their husbands.

“If there’s one word, it’s ‘respect’ that we want to cultivate for the women sitting here,” Mr Lilford said.

He also said it was a great way for the leaders, who will become the guardians of the Lone Pine, to learn the purpose of the ceremonies.

“It’s great that the students get involved and have an awareness about the significance of it beforehand,” he said.

The lunch was attended by around 50 Legacy members, family members, carers and school staff, who enjoyed a meal and a few drinks.

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