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with stakeholders to develop new memorial sculptures relating to Australia's wartime nurses, the 'sufferings of war and service' and the impact of war on the

 families of those who have served and serve today. Each of these sculptures is being developed in accordance with the SDP and in close co-ordination from the affected communities.

     2.4.2  The Eastern Precinct

 Between 2007 and 2014, the Memorial also undertook major works in the Eastern Precinct, to bring the Eastern Precinct up to the high design standard of the Western Precinct, whilst maintaining the informal woodland character, and visual relationship with Mount Ainslie. The works included the demolition of the Outpost café and construction of a new accessible cafe, Poppy's; improved outdoor areas and facilities; a new forecourt area containing the National Service Memorial; and improved access and coach and visitor parking. The project won the Canberra Medallion, the highest award at the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), ACT Chapter Awards, the Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture and the National Award for Urban Design at the National AIA Awards.

 Memorials installed in the Eastern Precinct include the 'Elevation of the Senses' (2015) memorial.

 Figure 2.22 Elevation of the Senses (Source: Australian War Memorial)

 This sculpture commemorates the vital role and contribution of Explosive Detection Dogs and their handlers in war.

 The tunnel through the base of the sculpture alludes to the rigorous training undertaken by the dogs, while the rocky outcrops atop the columns represent the foreign landscapes to which the dogs and their handlers are deployed. The elevation of the dog on the central column, where it crouches eye-to- eye with its handler, highlights the deep bonds that are forged between the two, as well as the mutual dependence on which their work is based. The configuration of the columns refers to the agility and obstacle courses undertaken by the dogs, as part of their training. Within the main column is a hidden cache of weapons, visible only from the back of the sculpture in order to illustrate the danger of buried

   IEDs or hidden weapons that only the dogs can find with their heightened sense of smell. Sitting in the bag, which forms the smallest component of the sculpture, is a tennis ball. The tennis ball is an integral part of the dog's training, as well as a valuable reward when the animal has located explosives. Ewen Coates (1965- ) is a Melbourne based sculptor and painter.

   In 2020 an expansion of the underground parking facility beneath Poppy's Café was completed as part of the enabling works preceding the Memorial's Development Project. In addition to delivering an additional 123 permanent parking spaces for visitors the expansion also provides for additional bicycle