Get involved
You can contribute to the Darwin Defenders education and commemoration efforts. This page suggests how you can help ensure Australians never forget the courage of those who defended the Top End–and the losses they incurred.
Here are some ways to participate:
- Attend a local commemoration ceremony. If one has not been organised in your area, you can do it yourself. There is very little expense involved and local councils, churches, the RSL and community groups are most helpful.
- Publicise the 19 February anniversary in your local area. Send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper and notify the radio station for its free community service announcements. Our media kit will get you started. We can supply brochures for public library branches, schools and museums–contact the honorary secretary for assistance.
- In early February, write to your local newspaper about the memorial services and the significance of 19 February. Here’s a sample letter to get you started (Microsoft Word format).
- Join Darwin Defenders—contact the honorary secretary for details.
- Encourage your local schools to teach Australian history. Your local RSL may already have an arrangement for veterans to speak to children about their experiences.
- Contribute to the Darwin Defenders newsletter and this web site.
- Tell other people about Darwin Defenders and this web site.