The Tablelands community will soon gather for Victory in the Pacific day to remember the local men and women who served, and those who were based on the tablelands during the second World War.
Victory in the Pacific day commemorates Japans acceptance of the Allied demand for unconditional surrender, and the end of the second world war for Australians.
The ceremony will be held from 9am on August 15 at Rocky Creek War Memorial Park.
The Tablelands area became the largest military base in Australia during the second World War, with camps stationed throughout the north.
The Rocky Creek site housed the largest military hospital in the Southern Hemisphere, treating more than 60,000 patients in a 3000 bed hospital between 1943 and 1954.
Mayor Rod Marti said this year will mark the 76th anniversary of VIP day, and they will be dedicating seven individual, and one unit plaque during the ceremony.
'The unit plaque will recognise Australian War Animals," he said.
'We'll also be unveiling new signs about the area when it was a military hospital, and about wartime transport, war artists and other features of the site."
The day will feature World War II veteran Phil English as guest speaker, who served in the Royal Australian Air Force, receiving the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services.
"If you can't make it on the day, please head to the memorial park on another day to pay your respects and see the new memorial," said Mr Marti.
Camping will be limited but available for self-contained vehicles in the adjacent rest area.
