Seville War Memorial

15/05/2026

Well done to the Seville War Memorial Committee and the Seville Township Group who, after 12 long years, can claim to have achieved everything they set out to do with the magnificent and iconic Seville War Memorial, especially now that Grant Tucker has installed the CCTV cameras.
It is a wonderful community asset we can be proud of and one that generations to come will appreciate.

Two CCTV cameras were finally installed at the Seville War Memorial on 10 May, offering protection for the celebrated structure and the souls of the soldiers whose names are engraved on it. The installation bookends 12 long years of the war memorial project and its left Seville War Memorial Committe...

08/05/2026

The Lilydale RSL is very proud to invite you to the launch of our latest book - 'Asian Encounters - From Hiroshima to Ho Chi Minh'.
It is Volume 5 in the series 'The Shire of Lillydale & its Military Heritage' and deals with the years 1945 to 1970.
It doesn't include the Vietnam War as this will be its own volume.

The book will be launched -
Sunday May 24th
2.00pm
at the Yarra Ranges Civic Centre (Shire offices)
15 Anderson St, Lilydale

ALL WELCOME.

08/05/2026

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24/04/2026

The Seville War Memorial committee would like to thank the Seville community for joining us at dawn to commemorate ANZAC Day 2026 - Lest We Forget

24/04/2026

It's taken 18 months to get this up and running and was the last project to finish off the Seville War Memorial. We finally had council approval to have CCTV up and locally recorded to an on site secure recorder. Thanks to Advance Security for donating the system. The footage can only be accessed by Vic pol when requested.

20/04/2026

The Seville War Memorial Committee welcomes the election promise announcement today by the Opposition Leader, Jess Wilson, on harsher penalties for those who damage war memorials.
This goes a long way to achieving a proper deterrent of mindless vandals attacking our community's sacred places and we applaud this major step in the right direction. In NSW they have had these rules in for a number of years, but we are pleased to say today's announcement looks at even harsher penalties than NSW.
We thank our local State representative, Bridget Vallence MP, the Member for Evelyn, who has been a tireless campaigner on our behalf on this issue.

17/03/2026

The Seville War Memorial Committee are very pleased to announce that once again this year, we will be hosting a free community breakfast after our service.
Each year attendances at our iconic War Memorial for our annual Dawn Service have grown substantially, to the point that it is now the largest community event each year on Seville's calendar.
Again this year, the breakfast will be sponsored by the wonderful Community Bank, Wandin-Seville, Bendigo Bank.
And this year the breakfast will be organised, cooked and served by the great team at M Tucker & Sons, a magnificent local business always willing to support Seville's Dawn Service.
So make sure you mark down the Dawn Service and free community breakfast for Anzac Day 2026.

07/03/2026

Sadly the attacks on local war memorials continue....
https://lilydale.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2026/03/06/plaque-stolen-from-lillydale-lake-memorial/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQYWztleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzZlM4T1hvNE1ETXk1bTJUc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmvmQJQcwRCe8IoXCvFctDB2oZG5xFJdWHOCCaZ8L6ofrUCLqHXH5CkicEsT_aem_N1MNHYkAFVKGkskOiZEZAg

Another year, another war memorial targeted in the Outer East. A plaque at Lillydale Lake has recently been stolen, which enlightens locals about the history of the site as a military camp. Local historian Anthony McAleer OAM said the Lilydale RSL were alerted to the theft by the Yarra Ranges Counci...

13/02/2026

In preparation for the new CCTV cameras that will be going in soon at the Seville war memorial, the committee has placed a sign on the toilet block alerting visitors to the Water Play Park that the memorial is under surveillance. We are hoping it may help to act as a deterrent to any potential vandals as well.

Our grateful thanks go out to a wonderful local business, Banana Graphics, for the sponsorship of this sign.

11/02/2026

Today Peter Paterson from the Lilydale RSL installed new stainless steel bird spikes on top of each glass panel of the Seville War Memorial.
This is to stop the local birds landing on the top of the panels and sh*tting all over our beautiful memorial and will help to keep it cleaner.