REDLANDERS have taken to their driveways in droves to light up the dawn on an Anzac Day like no other.
Moving ceremonies, some featuring live performances from trumpeters and renditions of the ode, were a fitting way to pay respect to the Anzacs while usual remembrance sites lay virtually empty.
At Victoria Point, Darryl Walters paid tribute to his father, a WWII veteran, with damper, a brazier and a flag flown at half-mast.
Fellow Tea Tree Court residents gathered at a safe distance on their driveways and in the street to livestream the 6am ceremony.
"The fire pit symbolises the troops in the field," Mr Walters said.
"They always had a fire there to sit around and cook their damper, so we thought it would be a good idea to set the atmosphere."
Mr Walters also displayed a photo of his father, who fought in Papua New Guinea.
"He was a sapper. He had a pretty rough time up there," Mr Walters said.
"He got malaria and saw a few of his good mates killed. He had a lot of anguish about that, didn't talk much about it until his later years.
"They had a system where the girls back here (in Australia) used to write letters to soldiers. He was writing to my mother and he got to know her, and when he came back they got together, got married and had 10 kids.
"He died in 1991."
Explorers Way at Mount Cotton was also among many Redlands streets lit up by candlelight in the early hours of the morning.
Residents stood at the top of their driveways and bowed their heads in a show of respect to those who fought for their freedom.
Balconies were adorned with flags while letterboxes and porches became shrines for Anzac heroes.
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