Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Steph Cooke MP on ANZAC Day 2026 at Bribbaree War Memorial, Bribbaree. Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, is encouraging local councils, RSL sub-branches, and community groups to apply for the 2026/27 Community War Memorials fund. Since its inception in 2008, the program has been a cornerstone of heritage preservation in New South Wales, ensuring that monuments dedicated to servicemen and women remain standing for future generations. Ms Cooke said the fund provides vital fi

Monday, 10 November 2025​ Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke is encouraging residents across the Cootamundra electorate to pause and reflect this Remembrance Day. Services will be held in most communities to honour the courage and sacrifice of those who have served our nation in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Ms Cooke said that local participation ensures the legacy of veterans continues to be honoured and remembered. “Every town and village across t

Monday, 11 November 2024​ Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, has acknowledged the ultimate sacrifice made by members of Australia’s...

Monday, 11 November 2024​ Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, has acknowledged the ultimate sacrifice made by members of...

​​Wednesday, 9 November 2022 On Friday 11 November at 11am, the seat of small communities will observe a minute of silence to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke is encouraging the community to take time to pause, reflect and pay tribute to our servicemen and women this Remembrance Day. “We come together in honour of our Australian servicemen and women, to remember those who have died, and to thank and to cher

​​Friday, 6 November 2020​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke urges the community to stop and remember the sacrifice of our Australian service men and women. “Remembrance day is a time to come together and reflect on the events which have shaped our nation. “Every year on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month we stand in silence to remember not only the moment that the guns fell silent on the Western Front and ended the First World War, but every honourable service

​​Thursday, 15 October 2020​ Groups of up to 100 people will be able to gather for Remembrance Day services across the Cootamundra electorate after the approval of a one-off exemption from COVID-19 restrictions. “After we were unable to gather together to mark Anzac Day earlier this year, I am warmly welcoming this announcement. Remembrance Day is the chance to stop and remember the sacrifice of every Australian who has served our nation in times of war and peace,” Ms Cooke

​​Monday, 5 November 2018​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke is encouraging the community to pay their respects to Australia’s servicemen and servicewomen and observe a minute’s silence at 11am this Sunday, November 11, marking 100 years since the First World War Armistice. This Sunday is the Centenary of the Armistice, when, after four brutal years of warfare, a peace settlement was reached. “At 11am on November 11, 1918, fighting was suspended and there were huge celebrat