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Documents related to the proposal
 | This is the website where the proposed development is outlined. If you would like to send a message to the people who want to build the towers, you should click here. |
 | A record of the proponents' so-called Stakeholder Consultation Workshop of 21 October 2010, written by Brett Odgers. |
| The Walter Burley Griffin Society has put out a brief summary of their views on the proposed memorials, and a memorandum consolidating various verbal and written representations made up to 2 November 2010. |
| This document shows the approvals process for memorials in Washington DC with a recent example and the comparative process being followed by the Memorial(s) Development Committee. The latter accords with the process steps outlined in L. Hawkins' Workshop papers and with what we know from other sources. |
| The Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) has put out a position statement on the proposal to build the new War Memorials. More detail can be found at their website. |
| Submission concerning the role of the Canberra National Memorials Committee. |
| Juliet Ramsay expresses her views on the aesthetic value of the Lake Burley Griffin landscape. |
| Condensed view of the Australian War Memorial written by its director, Major-General Steve Gower, AO. |
| The ACT Heritage Council have many serious concerns about the location and nature of the proposed memorials. |
| Opinion given by Chris Kain |
| Opinion given by Margaret Webber |
| Opinion given by Dr Sergio Sergi |
| Opinion given by Tom Ruut |
| Opinion given by Brian O'Neill |
| Opinion given by Gilles Coquillette |
| Opinion given by Rory Steele |
| Opinion given by Alan Gould |
| Opinion given by Leigh Goldsmith |
| Opinion given by John Stokes (L.S. Dip T.P.(Lond) |
| Opinion given by Frank Bongiorno |
| Opinion given by Helen Campbell |
| Press release by Tony Powell, AO at the public release of the website |
| Opinion given by Michael Douglas |
| Address by Brendon Kelson at the public release of the website |
| Opinion given by Sir Richard and Lady Kingsland. Sir Richard Kingsland, AO, CBE, DFC, is a former Secretary of the Department of the Interior, and of the Department of Veterans Affairs. During World War II he was a pilot in the RAAF, and fought in both Europe and the Pacific. Lady Kingsland was a member of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force. |
| Comments by Peter Gration. General Peter Gration AC, OBE served as Chief of the General Staff of the army 1984-7 and Chief of the Defence Force 1987-93. He saw active service during the Malayan Emergency, and completed a tour of duty during the Vietnam War between 1969 and 1970. He is chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial. |
| Opinion given by Dr Adrian Threlfall |
| Opinion given by Rosemary White |
| Opinion given by Mrs Virginia Hole |
| Opinion given by Barrie Smillie |
| Poem written by John Stokes |
| Opinion given by Mike Payne |
| Funding strategy for the proposed lakeside war memorials - and the questions it raises |
| How committed have prime ministers been to the lakeside memorials project? |
| Too many memorials is never enough |
| The lakeside memorials and the Walter Burley Griffin vision |
| Shirley Pipitone: Obstructing the view of AWM |
| Letter to Simon Crean in May from the organizing committee of this forum |
| Call for submissions to an inquiry into the administration of the National Memorials Ordinance |
| Government website containing submssions to the enquiry into the administration of the National Memorials Ordinance 1928. |
| Report of the parliamentary committee examining the administration of the National Memorials Ordinance 1928. |
| Press release from this forum responding to the release of the government report |
| Article prepared for publication in the Canberra times assessing strengths and weaknesses of the report Etched in Stone |
| Letter to Minister Simon Crean on 20 Dec 2011 in response to the proposal from MDC to change the design for their war memorials. |
| Press release from the Lake War Memorials Forum in response to the heritage referral lodged by the MDC who wish to build the new memorials. |
| Advice on how to respond to the heritage assessment that has been lodged by MDC with the government. |
| Submission from the Lake War Memorials Forum to the heritage assessment referral 6269, opposing the construction of the new war memorials (1.3Mb; MS Word). |
| Press release from MDC withdrawing their proposal to build beside Lake Burley Griffin. |
| Press release from the National Capital Authority in response to the MDC announcement. |
| Response from the Forum to these announcements. |
| We have written to the Australian War Memorial seeking their views on the proposed new locations for the war memorials |
| The Australian War Memorial has replied indicating their opposition to the duplicate memorials. |
| We have issued a press release applauding their decision. |
| Why the Vietnam and Korean memorials do not set a precedent for proposed memorials to WW I and II -- the Forum. |
| How the National Capital Authority failed to follow its own guidelines in 2005-7 -- the Forum. |