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Memorial Hall upgrades confirm Kojonup’s passion to preserving its rich history (link is external)

The contemporary significance of a historic town hall to a country community like Kojonup has been recognised by the local Shire, which has just completed four years of renovations on its memorial hall.

As many town halls across the Great Southern region stand in the shadow of what once was, the Shire of Kojonup has repainted, re-plastered and, in some areas, rebuilt the Kojonup Memorial Hall in a $300,000 refurbishment.

From The West Australian

Homeless soldier statue
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The Story of the Nameless Homeless Veteran statue

The site of the Rockingham RSL Club, in Memorial Drive, Peron, has a Remembrance Wall and WW1 Roll of honour as well as other War Memorabilia, and on Vietnam Veterans Day this year, being the 18th August 2021, a unique statue dedicated to homeless veterans was unveiled, including a poem written by Councillor Hayley Edwards (City of Rockingham Councillor) titled the Homeless Soldier.

Avenue of Honour in High street Berwick
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Breathing new life into living memorial (link is external)

Victoria’s City of Casey Council will soon start the second phase of a tree renewal project along the Beaconsfield Avenue of Honour to ensure the significant site remains as a living memorial into the future.

From Australian Seniors News

Antoon Boss, head of AWM Conservations and Judith McKay, Curator of art pack George Lambert's sketch 'Australian troop horse full marching order' into a crate for exhibition in Newcastle in 1979
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Flashback Friday: A curator's touch (link is external)

Curators work hard to maintain the Australian War Memorial's exhibits, collections and war artefacts in mint condition. Here we continue our look back at some of the Memorial's exhibits over the years

From Canberra Times

“I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan” is “a testimony to the creativity and resilience of Afghan weavers who have faced the devastating effects of war for more than 40 years”. On display at the ANU, Canberra.
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War rugs reveal a terrible beauty (link is external)

“I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan” is “a testimony to the creativity and resilience of Afghan weavers who have faced the devastating effects of war for more than 40 years”. On display at the ANU, Canberra. 

From Canberra city news