Moving Launceston's Cenotaph

"MOVING the Launceston Cenotaph to the soon-to-be-developed North Bank park would be a fitting, symbolic location. This is according to Lionel Morrell, a heritage consultant and grandson of a World War I soldier, who raised the idea last week before Saturday's Anzac Day record attendance of 10,000 at Royal Park"  .... click here to read more

Lionel Morrell, speaking personally, said today "another special feature of the Town Point site on the river edge, is the unobstructed view of the rising sun over Ben Lomond at the Dawn Service."

"The natural amphitheatre created by the levee embankment is an ideal opportunity for elevated viewing of the Cenotaph and the rising sun, all in all a very special moment, not possible in the tree enclosed City Park or the present site next to the TAFE buildings" he said. 

Mr. Morrell went on to say "the potential special poignancy and ceremony of the Town Point siting is something that truly sets that location apart from all others that I can think of, and it can never be built out or obscured in the future. The creation of a new park there and the facilities proposed are already budgeted and funded."

It is possible that the whole concept could easily be achieved within the next year and a new place available by 25th November 2016. Furthermore, the entire Town Point site offers additional opportunities to celebrate and acknowledge Launceston's layered histories.

A revision of the landscaping plans, already funded, could entail an impressive approach avenue, traditionally the setting for war memorials. Likewise, the Memorial, as the illuminated centrepiece of site visible from the surrounding hills, importantly at the precise junction of Launceston's three rivers, might well provide Launceston with a focal point that celebrates its histories.

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