A "field of remembrance" will be created around Warragul's cenotaph today with more than 3000 handmade poppies to mark Remembrance Day.
The 500 Poppies Project was launched in July, with Warragul RSL president Lynn Mizen calling on community members to help bring the project to life.
The project has exceeded expectations with community groups and aged care facilities creating more than 3000 poppies.
Ms Mizen had a vision to create a field of handmade red poppies around the cenotaph and set a target of 500 poppies.
Community members were invited to knit, crochet or felt a red poppy as a meaningful and heartfelt way to remember, honour and thank local service men and women who lost their lives or suffered in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
Since World War I, the red poppy has been a traditional symbol of remembrance, being the first flower that bloomed in the devastated battlefields of France, Belgium and Gallipoli.
Ms Mizen said in Australia and other countries of the Commonwealth, the red poppy was recognised as the commemorative flower of remembrance, and had been a part of commemorations held on the anniversary of the Armistice.
"It's a tradition that began in the early 1900s, after World War I and continues to this day," she said.