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A Laurimar school could be the first primary school in Australia to have an Anzac cenotaph built on its site. The Doreen-Diamond Creek RSL sub-branch has applied for funding from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to install the memorial at Laurimar Primary School.
Assistant principal Jason McBean said he was proud the cenotaph would be the first on a primary school site. “It will keep the Anzac spirit alive … our school wants the Anzac legacy to live on through our students,” he said.
“The cenotaph will provide a central point in the community for our community to pay respect [to the Diggers] and will be a symbol of what we should stand for.’’ Mr McBean said the school had held an Anzac ceremony for the past five years and would again on Sunday, April 21 .
Doreen-Diamond Creek RSL president John Langford said the club had applied for a $20,000 Veteran Affairs grant to build the cenotaph. The department is expected to announce grant recipients next week. The club would raise the rest of the $30,000 cost for the cenotaph.
Mr Langford said the memorial would have a background wall including plaques of insignias of services, a flagpole and parade area. He said the club would launch a membership drive to attract more Doreen members. A World War I honour board that was held in trust by the Doreen CFA would be given to the RSL once clubrooms were found.
Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green backed the cenotaph, saying the nearest memorial was 10 kilometres away.
Star Weekly, 15 April 2013.
Location
| Address: | Painted Hill & Armidale Roads, Laurimar Primary School , Doreen, 3754 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.585854 Long: 145.128161 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 11th November, 2014 |
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Lest We Forget
Plaque :
This cenotaph is dedicated to the service men and women who served in the defence of our nation and those that made the supreme sacrifice to ensure the freedom of all Australians
Lest We Forget
Dedicated by Craig Ondarchie MP State Member for the Northern Metropolitan Region
11th November 2014
Plaque :
World War I
1914 - 1918
Honor Roll
[ Names ]
Wall of Remembrance
Plaque :
ANZAC is not merely about loss. It is about courge, and endurance, and duty, and love of country, and mateship, and good humour and the survival of a sense of self-worth and decency in the face of dreadful odds.
Plaque :
This plaque was requested by the year 6 students of Laurimar Primary School after a visit to the Shrine of Remembrance
Plaque :
Remembrance Day 2018
November 11th, 2018 marks 100 years since the guns fell silent to end `The Great War`
We remember all our brave men and women who served this country and made the ultimate sacrifice during all conflicts so that we can lead the lives that we have today.
Forever in our hearts
Lest We Forget
