Victoria

Chiltern Primary School Memorial Trees

The Gallipoli Oak As part of its commitment to celebrate and preserve Victoria’s environmental heritage, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), identified the Gallipoli Oak tree (Quercus coccifera subsp. calliprinos) as “a symbolic link between the Centenary of ANZAC, the people of Turkey and the primary school children of Victoria”. The Chiltern Primary School community expressed their desire […]

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Jamieson Avenue of Honour

A relatively recent living memorial, the Jamieson Avenue of Honour, was officially opened on Monday 14th March, 2022. A Maple Tree is planted for each of the 51 men and women, for their military service and sacrifice. Each tree has an accompanying plaque, listing the respective names of these former pupils of Jamieson Primary School

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Miners Rest

Arbor Day, 19th July 1917, was celebrated with the planting of 63 trees – Golden Wattles and Golden Cypresses commemorating WW1 soldiers from the district, for their service and sacrifice. A week earlier, a working bee had been held, to clear, fence and prepare this two acre central block in Miners Rest for the planting

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Mont Albert Avenue of Honour

This WW1 commemorative avenue of nine (9) trees were planted by local citizens of Mont Albert, in Churchill Street, Mont Albert, Victoria. This was in response to Queen Elizabeth’s state tour and as that she was driven down Churchill Street. The trees were established exactly 50 years after the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli to recognize

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Kongwak Avenue of Honour

Images: Glenn Williams 21.03.2023 Signed at both ends along the Korumburra-Wonthaggi Road, the double-sided row of trees distinguish an almost 1km stretch of the Kongwak Avenue of Honour. Original WW1 plantings of Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), English Elm (Ulmus procera), Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra) and two exceptional survivors from 1918, a Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii)

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