The heroes of the Battle for Australia were remembered today at a
ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance led by the Minister Assisting the
Premier on Veterans’ Affairs Tony Robinson.
The Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs Tony Robinson
launched Legacy Week 2008 by presenting nine junior legatees with
scholarships totalling $20,500 to help meet the costs of their tertiary
studies.
Latrobe Valley City Council has been awarded grants worth $5920 to restore two war memorials in the Valley, the Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs Tony Robinson announced today.
A new memorial to Australian soldiers killed at devastating Battle of
Fromelles on the Western Front in World War I, was unveiled today at
the Shrine by Victorian Premier John Brumby and the Mayor of Fromelles
Hubert Huchette.
An exhibition of photographs and watercolours of stained glass windows by William Montgomery commemorating soldiers killed in World War I was opened today at the Shrine of Remembrance.