Australia’s War Memorial Oak: progeny planted in France
August 3, 2022
Planted to perpetually remind us of the very sombre beginning of WW1 in Europe, progeny of this original, special tree (image on left), now feature
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War Memorial Oak
August 3, 2022
Australia’s War Memorial Oak (Quercus robur), the very first known WW1 commemorative tree to be planted by any of the allied nations, anywhere in the
Avenues of Honour: Local historians called to duty
April 22, 2020
There are more than 600 known Avenues of Honour across our country, and details of each is recorded on a central website. Giant figs planted
Eumundi: Remembering a WW1 pandemic victim
April 21, 2020
Visitors to the Sunshine Coast’s famous Eumundi Markets enjoy the shade of Memorial Drive’s mature figs, camphor laurels and lilly pillies, but few shoppers will
Gallipoli Rosemary
April 14, 2020
In 1915 a wounded digger from Adelaide was repatriated to the Army Hospital at Keswick. He brought back with him a small rosemary bush dug
Dr Brendan Nelson National Press Club of Australia address at the Australian War Memorial
September 21, 2018
Dr Brendan Nelson delivered a powerful story at a recent National Press Club of Australia address at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra on the 19th
Avenues of Honour featured on Gardening Australia
August 21, 2018
ABC TV’s Gardening Australia program recently featured a story about Avenues of Honour. You can view it here.
Gallipoli Oak
July 13, 2018
Small prickly oak trees, known in Australia as Gallipoli Oaks, grow along the ridges and valleys of the Gallipoli peninsula. Acorns were collected by several soldiers during
Samford Memorial Avenue
July 13, 2018
A special memorial avenue has been constructed in Samford to commemorate the upcoming ANZAC Centenary. The Avenue of Honour comprises a 700m walkway, alongside which
New Avenues
July 13, 2018
Some communities that don’t already have an existing Avenue of Honour are starting to think about creating them. In places like Willunga in South Australia,
Moonambel
July 12, 2018
Congratulations to the Moonambel Arts & History Group and the Pyrenees Shire (VIC), for their brilliant restoration in 2015 of their original Avenue of Honour.
Tannymorel, Queensland
July 12, 2018
Recent arrivals to Tannymorel and now local residents Sandy and Brian Morris noticed a cross and a part of a name plaque attached to a
Bacchus Marsh
July 12, 2018
There’s a fantastic, interactive website now established for the Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour. The site is a great stepping stone for research about those commemorated
Avenues in the Geelong area
July 12, 2018
John Stoward has been a member of Geelong RSL Sub Branch for a number of years and is very interested in attempting to uncover details
Chandada Avenue of Honour
November 6, 2015
It’s easy to assume that remote settlements and their Avenues of Honour have faded into obscurity for all time. Not so over on the west
Recognition of Suburban Avenue of Honour
November 11, 2014
Courtesy of local ‘tree-savvy’ residents and their passion for conserving commemorative street trees in their district, Weinholt Street in the Brisbane suburb of Sherwood now
Commemorating Indigenous War Veterans
June 6, 2013
It was a privilege to attend (by serendipity) a recent event scheduled as part of Reconciliation Week across the nation. Held at the Flame of Remembrance,
Mapping the Avenues
June 2, 2013
We know of at least 600+ Avenues of Honour spread across Australia. Some Avenues go back as early as the Boer War of 1899-1902, but
