FAQs

In 2017, Randwick City Council was approached by a local resident of Randwick and daughter of an Anzac, Margaret Hope, with a request that the significance of Anzac Parade be recognised through realising the original 1917 intent for an end marker in La Perouse. At the February 2017 Council meeting a motion was passed unanimously resolving that:

1. This council formally gives it support to the Daughters of ANZAC project.
   
   
2. Commits to working with all relevant stake-holder to endeavour to restore and re-create the ANZAC Parade corridor as intended with the 1917 dedication of ANZAC Parade, including the construction of an appropriate monument at La Perouse.
   
   
3. Council commit to constructing an appropriate monument at La Perouse to mark 100 years of the naming of Anzac Parade.

In support of Council’s resolution, a heritage study of Anzac Parade was included as an action in the Randwick ‘Vision 2040’ Local Strategic Planning Statement (action 4.3 on page 30) which was endorsed by Council in February 2020. The Study was then put to tender in April 2020, with the first published rendition of the study reported to Council in February 2021.

In November 2022, Council unveiled a bronze memorial plaque at La Perouse, fulfilling the commitment to an ANZAC monument at both ends of Anzac Parade.

According to the Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Routes, cultural routes make up the connective web of the world’s heritage, tying regions, countries and global cultures together. They are the result of humans travelling across the environment, exchanging ideas and goods over sometimes long distances and for many years. Cultural routes can traverse vast distances across a continent or link a country with other peoples. When a cultural route is assessed, the entire route is valued over and above its constituent parts.

National examples of cultural routes include the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, which was constructed to commemorate the service of First World War Service men. Other examples might include the Indian Pacific Railway route connecting southern and northern Australia or the Kangaroo Air Route of Qantas between Australia and Britain. International examples might include Route 66, connecting the east and west coasts of the USA, or the Silk Road trade route that crosses multiple countries and cultures.

For Anzac Parade, it isn’t the physical form of the road or the streetscape that is of significance, it’s the route and its associations with historic events and places, connected to the theme of defence, for which it has served as a vital artery throughout its history.

What is an Interpretation Plan?

An Interpretation Plan is a document that provides the strategies and detailed advice for conveying the history, significance and points of interest regarding a specific site, precinct or cultural route.

Interpretation may take the form of walking routes, way finding signage, virtual tour guides, brochures, podcasts, informative websites and partnerships with local organisations.

Following the consultation period, the local knowledge gathered will be used to strengthen the existing study, inform the preparation of a new interpretation plan for Anzac Parade with targeted options for educating and promoting community awareness about the significance of this cultural route.