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and others 2010b) and Lake Burley Griffin (Godden Mackay Logan 2009);
     * published materials, including website information;  and
     * an art and literature review (see Section 4.4).

Canberra community
The significance of Anzac Parade for the Canberra community was derived from:
     * earlier work undertaken on social and community aesthetic significance for the Parliament House Vista (Marshall and others 2010b) and Lake Burley Griffin (Godden Mackay Logan 2009);
     * published materials, including website information;
     * an art and literature review (see Section 4.4);  and
     * focus groups, given that all those attending had medium to long-term Canberra connections.

The Canberra community has strong connections to the armed services because of its role as the national capital, as home to the highest echelons and headquarters of the Defence forces, and as the location of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and the Australian Defence Force Academy, national military training colleges which opened in 1911 and 1986 respectively.[1]

Given the debate at the time of the research over new memorials in Canberra, the website Lake War Memorials Forum (now archived at https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/tep/157452) was reviewed to discern any expressed sentiments about memorials and Anzac Parade, but not the debate itself.  Also submissions to the Parliamentary inquiry into the Canberra National Memorials Committee (https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=ncet/memorials/index.htm) were examined seeking any relevant material.

Armed services community
The significance of Anzac Parade for the Armed services community was derived from:
     * focus groups and interviews;  and
     * published materials, including website information.

To some extent the views expressed by those with armed service associations reflects the views of part of the Australian community as well as the Canberra community.

At the time of this research, around 2011-12, the National Capital Authority contacted the three Defence services seeking a contact person to enable each organisation to contribute, however no response was received.

Using contact lists provided by the NCA, and derived from recent past events held in Anzac Parade, contact was sought with the following key organisations to gain their participation in the investigation, either through participation in a focus group or interview.

Two focus groups were held on 12 October 2011 in Canberra, and four interviews were undertaken by phone or in person as indicated below.  Two of the interviews reflected on the importance of Anzac Parade and the memorials from an international perspective.

The following table indicates those organisations that were invited to participate, those that did, and in what form.

Table 2.  Participation of Armed Services Community in Community-based Value Research

Contact                                                                                Organisation                                                   Specific memorial (if applicable)            Participated?
Focus Group No.                                                                        Interview
Colin Campbell                                                                         National Boer War Memorial Association                         National Boer War Memorial                   1
Peter Cooke-Russell                                                                    Naval Association of Australia - ACT                           The Royal Australian Navy Memorial