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The rotunda commemorates Australia`s military and police forces who have served in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. The peace pavilion also recognises of the Shire of Cootamundra as a Rotary District 9700 Peace Community. 

Location

Address:Thompson & Bourke Streets, Albert Park, Cootamundra, 2590
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.637391
Long: 148.029806
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 7th November, 2014
Front Inscription

 

 

Left Side Inscription

Cootamundra recognises Australia`s Military and Police Forces who have served in Peacekeeping & Humanitarian Operations in 

Afghanistan - Bougainville - Burma - Cambodia
Congo - Cyprus - Eritrea - Ethopia - Fiji - Guatemala
Gulf of Oman - Haiti - India - Indonesia - Iran - Iraq 
Israel - Japan - Kashmir - Korea - Kosovo - Kurdistan
lebanon - Malaysia - Middle East - Mozambique
Namibia - Persian Gulf - Philippines - Red Sea - Rwanda
Samoa - Sierra Leone - Sahara - Somalia - Sinai - Sudan
Syria - Solomon Islands - Thailand - Timor Leste
Tonga - Tuvalu - Uganda - Vanuatu - Vietnam
Yemen - Yugoslavia - Zimbabwe

Thanks to our sponsors

NSW Government - Community Building Partnership
Rotary District 9700
Mr. Hugo Harpley B Architecture UNSW (Hons)
Australian Government - Saluting their Service
Commemorations Program
Soroptimist International Cootamundra
Cootamundra APEX Club

Right Side Inscription

This Peace Pavilion recognises the declaration of the Shire of Cootamundra as a Rotary District 9700 Peace Community 7 November 2014 by the Mayor of Cootamundra Shire Councillor Jim Slattery 

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cootamundra

Rotary D9700 Peace Community Principles :

Respect for the life and dignity of every person, without discrimination or prejudice
Rejection of violence, in all of its forms and towards all people
Resolution of conflict among people within locala and global communities
Reconcilliation of differences and the pursuit of harmony
Freedom of expression and culture diversity

Peace Pavilion opened by His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) Governor of New South Wales

7 November 2014

Source: MA
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