A FOURTH monument is set to be installed in Cohuna’s Memorial Park in memory of those who have served in Australian conflicts.
The memorial will be built thanks to a grant from the state government’s Victoria Remembers Minor Grants Program.
A $13,000 grant for the supply and construction of the monument for the Cohuna-Leitchville RSL sub-branch was announced on Monday.
Cohuna-Leitchville RSL sub-branch president Geoff Dale said the new memorial would complement those already in the park, which have been installed over the last few years.
“There are two black stone monuments for World War I and World War II with quite a large number of names on them and a Vietnam veterans statue,” Mr Dale said.
“The new one will complement those other monuments.
“It will recognise local residents who participated in other conflicts, particularly the Boer and Korean Wars.”
It will also remember those who have taken part in the Malaysian emergency, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and various peacekeeping operations.
Mr Dale said the RSL group had been considering the project for some time.
“We’ve had it in mind for a while because we felt that participants in those other conflicts needed to be remembered in some way,” Mr Dale said.
“It’s just a monument to commemorate the servicemen in all wars.”
The new monument will be installed in Memorial Park, adjacent to Memorial Hall, in King Edward Street.
Mr Dale said it was hoped it would be in place by Anzac Day.
The Minister for Veterans, Robin Scott, said remembering veterans’ experiences was important.
“Our veterans fought hard for our shared values, and remembering their stories reminds us to take stock of that sacrifice and pay tribute,” Mr Scott said.
