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21-June-2014
Photographs supplied by Tom Bird
The monument commemorates the completion of the Hume Highway bypass of Woomargama.
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Location
| Address: | Woomargama Way & Murray Street, Woomargama Park & Rest Area, Woomargama, 2644 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.83294 Long: 147.246944 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2011 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2011 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque :
This plaque commemorates the completion of the Hume Highway Woomargama Bypass Project - 2011
Construction of the Bypass undertaken by an alliance of the Roads and Traffic Authority, Abigroup Contractors and Sinclair Knight Mertz
These 3 boulders were extracted from the road works for the new route of the Hume Highway Bypass of Woomargama
Plaque :
Squirrel Glider
(Petaurus Norfolcensis)
The village icon for Woomargama
The Squirrel Glider`s habitat is dry sclerophylll forest and woodland in proximity of Woomargama and in Woomargarma National Park.
Actual size - Tip of nose to end of body 230mm plus tail 300mm. Weight 260 grams
It is a vulnerable species.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
