Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00408:front:0:p346
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00408
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 1046317–1055162

of Anzac Parade

Criteria                                                             Attributes                                                                                                                                            Condition     Integrity

Criterion (a) – History                                                   * Anzac Parade                                                                                                                                   Fair          High
                                                                          * National commemorative activities                                                                                                              Good          High
                                                                          * Individual memorials                                                                                                                           Not assessed  Not assessed
                                                                          * Relationship to the Australian War Memorial                                                                                                    Good          High
                                                                          * Relationship to war memorials across Australia                                                                                                 Not assessed  Not assessed
Criterion (b) – Rarity                                                    * Anzac Parade                                                                                                                                   Fair          High
                                                                          * Formal symbolic landscape                                                                                                                      Fair          High
Criterion (e) – Aesthetic characteris-tics                                * Anzac Parade                                                                                                                                   Fair          High
                                                                          * Openness of the Parade                                                                                                                         Good          High
                                                                          * The overall design and symbolic elements including the red gravel, eucalypts and Hebe plantings, the openness and sweeping vista               Poor-Fair     High
                                                                          * The red colour of the median, both visually and symbolically
                                                                          * The contrast between the openness of the Parade and the tall, enclosing eucalypts that edge the Parade
                                                                          * The individual memorials, as designed spaces that engage those who enter                                                                       Good          High
                                                                          * The individual memorials as an expression of public sentiment, carefully designed and crafted as befits the national importance of this place
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Good          Medium

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Not assessed  High

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Not assessed  High
Criterion (f) – Technical and creative achievement                        * Anzac Parade                                                                                                                                   Fair          High
                                                                          * Symbolic and formal landscape, including plant use/selection                                                                                   Fair          High
                                                                          * Relationship to the overall Land Axis and Australian War Memorial
                                                                          * Collection of individual memorials                                                                                                             Good          High
                                                                          * New Zealand Memorial
                                                                          * Street lighting                                                                                                                                Not assessed  High
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Not assessed  High?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Good          High
Criterion (g) – Social value                                              * Anzac Parade as a public and accessible space                                                                                                  Fair          High
                                                                          * The overall design and symbolic elements including the red gravel, eucalypts and Hebe plantings, the openness and sweeping vista               Poor-Fair     High
                                                                          * The individual memorials and their immediate setting as carefully designed spaces, inviting engagement and powerfully triggering memory
                                                                          * The ability to hold commemorative events and take part in remembrance rituals at each memorial and in Anzac Parade as a whole
                                                                          * The ability to represent and continue important armed services traditions                                                                      Not assessed  Not assessed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Good          High

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Not assessed  Not assessed
Criterion (h) – Significant associations                                  * Anzac Parade                                                                                                                                   Fair          High
                                                                          * Individual memorials                                                                                                                           Not assessed  Not assessed
                                                                          * Commemorative activities                                                                                                                       Good          High

General condition issues

A number of general conditions issues were noted during inspections of the place:
      * deterioration of bronze memorial identification signs;
      * timber seat paintwork deteriorated;
      * irrigated grass is patchy in places;
      * mulch cover is thin in places;  and
      * concrete joints sealant deteriorated.

Plantings

Eucalyptus plantations
A number of issues associated with the plantations (primarily dead, diseased, dying or dangerous trees) and various management issues have been identified in previous reports over the years.  There have also been gaps in the plantings because of losses, and wildlings.  Many issues have now been