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The Eternal Flame commemorates those who have served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved. 

The stone monument, housed in a stone plinth and built of the same granite as the adjacent World War Two cenotaph, is a joint project by the City of Newcastle and the Australian Government following a successful Lord Mayoral Minute and grant application through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The flame is made of water. It is behind glass inside a black granite pillar, formed by LED lights shining on water vapour.

Funding of $45455 was received in 2018 through the Armistice Centenary Grants Program for the installation of the memorial. 

Newcastle’s first eternal flame will be unveiled in Civic Park on Sunday as part of the city’s Remembrance Day commemorations. The memorial will form part of the City of Newcastle RSL Sub-Branch’s Remembrance Day service, which will mark the 100^th anniversary of Armistice Day.

“Flame represents so much,” RSL sub-branch president Ken Fayle previously said about the memorial. “I think people right the world over recognise the eternal flame as something that is there for memory and generally represents sacrifice of somebody for a good deed. “When you think about all the men and women who volunteered to put their hand up in conflicts past and ones we’re still in, it’s just that memory point.”

The stone monument, housed in a stone plinth and built of the same granite as the adjacent WWII cenotaph, is a joint project by the City of Newcastle and the Australian Government following a successful Lord Mayoral Minute and grant application through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The flame is made of water. It will be behind glass inside a black granite pillar, formed by LED lights shining on water vapour. The project has been funded by more than $100,000 from the council and a $45,500 grant from the veterans department.

Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the flame, which will be ignited for the first time during Sunday’s service, would honour all war veterans – past, present and future. It will be surrounded by new paving etched with the solemn words of the Ode of Remembrance and four new nine-metre flagpoles, from which the Australian, Aboriginal, British and the City of Newcastle flags will fly. “It will be a great honour to unveil this amazing tribute on Sunday,” Cr Nelmes said.
Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Star (NSW), 9 November 2018. 

 

Location

Address:	King Street, Civic Park , Newcastle, 2300
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -32.928311 Long: 151.772253 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Monument
Monument Theme:	Conflict
Sub-Theme:	Multiple

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Sunday 11th November, 2018

Source: MA