It's been said before and it'll be said again, there is nothing quite like experiencing a dawn service atop Memorial Hill.
With the best view in town, the 33-metre-high Shrine of Remembrance recognising all wars, towers over Parkes and all who stand at its base.
It is one of the most moving moments when the sun rises while the Last Post is sounded from within the monument.
The handknitted red poppies...