Tomorrow is ANZAC Day, and it will look quite different to past and future ANZAC days. Things look a little different for the #VeteransHeritageProject at the moment too, but while our on-site training is presently suspended, the Project’s aims remain the same:

Since 2016 we have been bringing ex-service organisations and museum professionals together to protect, preserve, and increase access to Victoria’s war heritage. We're able to do this thanks to the support of @VicGovAu Veterans Branch.

At a time when we're unable to gather in person, digital access to our State's heritage is more important than ever. We’d like to take the opportunity to share some of the military heritage that has been digitised, preserved and shared through the #VeteransHeritageProject

Dog tags, from the collection of Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5c12f3427f7fcf2ee0d827bf

Medals, from the collection of Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5deb1e9a21ea6702344912be

The AIF ball, from the collection of Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/583cd324d0cdd11f38a24d4d

Entrenching tool, from the collection of Lara RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/59793c9021ea6904785943ec

'Aussie' book, from the collection of Melbourne Legacy
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5a1f82be21ea6c082087ca62

Compass, from the collection of Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5decbe9221ea6706a0970089

Diary, from the collection of Shepparton RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5db636ea21ea6713c00b535e

Rifle bucket, from the collection of Wangaratta RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5d2abda621ea6a1470cddf76

Ornamental biscuit, from the collection of Warrnambool RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5c81d26521ea68049c615c16

Medal, from the collection of Woodend RSL Sub-Branch
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5e290ef721ea6716d842e491

You can learn more about the military heritage featured in this thread by clicking the link to @VicCollections in each tweet.

They have been diligently catalogued by ex-service members, and together they form an integral part of Victoria’s cultural heritage and tell important stories about everyday Australians’ experiences of war.