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The monument commemorates those who have served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
The design of the monument uses large white pillars of various heights straddling a small rise with the axis of the row lying along the line of the Sun's rays as it rises on ANZAC Day. At dawn on ANZAC Day the rising sun will light up the columns and create a temporary guiding light to the highest peak of the monument, which will be further enhanced by the line of dark shadows cast along the axis.
The elevated design that rises from the water in the east recreates the physical journey and emotional tension of those service men and women – who with exceptional courage stormed the beaches, and rose from the trenches, to charge gallantly forward and face the conflict that confronted them at ANZAC cove.
The Memorial is surrounded by a protective garden of New Zealand pine trees, rows of scented Rosemary, which is synonymous with remembrance and commemoration and olive trees, representing peace.
Words of the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon are etched in its entirety on selected individual pillars throughout the site.
Mandurah Community Museum articleLocation
| Address: | 11 Leighton Place, Memorial Park, Halls Head, 6210 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.531879 Long: 115.714696 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Designer: | Hames Sharley Architects |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Pindan Constructions & City of Mandurah |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 18th April, 2005 |
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On Monday 18 April 2005 His Excellency Lieutenant General John Sanderson, AC Governor of Western Australia dedicated this memorial in honour of the enormous contribution of Australian servicemen, and women, and others who served, suffered or died in conflicts of war to preserve the freedom we have today
Lest We Forget
Mandurah War Memorial
Presented to the Mandurah community by the City of Mandurah
18 April 2005
Mr Keith Holmes, Mayor.
Mr Don Pember, Deputy Mayor, Mr Mark Newman, CEO
Councillors Atkins, Brown, Creevey, Davidson, Goff, Hatch, Joynes, Rodgers, White, Wilson and Worley
Designed by Hames Sharley Architects
Constructed by Pinran Constructions and the City of Mandurah
