Victorians are invited to become involved in an innovative pilot
project - The Avenues of Honour 1915-2015 - honouring the memory of more than 102,000 Australians
who died in the service of their country
“The
Avenues of Honour 1915-2015 project is a national initiative to honour with a
tree the memory of every individual who has made the supreme sacrifice on behalf
of all Australians,” explained David.
“Our aim
is to document, preserve and reinstate the original Avenues of Honour and
establish new ones by the Centenary of Gallipoli in 2015.”
The first
stage of the project is capturing information about existing and lost Avenues of
Honour and the people commemorated by them. TREENET, a national not-for-profit organisation based in
Adelaide, has established a database of all known avenues and is collecting
other information to build a comprehensive national record.
“This database will enable the
development of new digital and online access to information about Australia’s
Avenues of Honour and connect communities and descendants to the full record of
their Avenues to help them plan for their futures,” detailed Darren.
“The innovative project will be
using contemporary technologies such as blogs, wikis and mobile apps to collect
and share information within communities and with tourists, school groups and
the wider public.
“Promotion and participation
online will help efforts to restore and, in some cases, re-establish the Avenues
as part of the Centenary of ANZAC.
“Our talk will take guests
through each stage of the project and invite them to become involved in a very
important tribute and historical initiative.”
About the
speakers
David
Lawry, OAM, is the Project Director for the Avenues of Honour Project. Dr
Darren Peacock, an innovator in social media and local history, is managing the
technical development for the project.
About
the event
Date: Tuesday 16
April
Time: 5.45pm – 6.45pm (tea/coffee
from 5.15pm)
Address: Royal Historical Society of
Victoria
239 A’Beckett
Street
Melbourne
Cost: $10 non-members; free for members of the RHSV
Enquiries: t: (03) 9326 9288 e: office@historyvictoria.org.au w: historyvictoria.org.au
Enquiries: t: (03) 9326 9288 e: office@historyvictoria.org.au w: historyvictoria.org.au
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