Great Ocean Road memorial honours veterans
A new memorial to honour Australia’s World War I veterans has been unveiled on Victoria’s iconic Great Ocean Road by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Bruce Billson.
“The memorial pays special tribute to the some 3,000 veterans who, upon their return home from the war, helped build the Great Ocean Road from the rocky cliffs and bluffs along Victoria’s beautiful but rugged south west coast,” Mr Billson said.
The road itself, which spans some 400 kilometres, was built by the veterans as a memorial to all those Australians who died during World War 1.
Last week’s memorial unveiling coincides with the Great Ocean Road’s 75th anniversary and is part of 2007 celebrations to mark the event.
The Australian Government contributed $12,000 in funding for the
memorial under the Saluting Their Service commemorations program, which provides an important source of funding for community and ex-service organisations that are committed to preserving Australia’s wartime heritage.
