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for social activities of visitors and Canberra residents and these include Canberra festivals, water events, national events and parades such as Anzac Day Parade and the Dawn Service, and other commemorative services'  (Criterion G.1)

National Heritage Listing
The National Heritage Listing is for the Australian War Memorial and the 'Memorial Parade' (AHD, ID 105889, http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl, accessed 14/9/2011).  The statement of significance includes additional expressions of the values of the place, some related specifically to Anzac Parade as a place, and as a venue for significant events.

The statement of significance contains the following expressions of social significance (criterion g),

    'The Australian War Memorial (AWM) is Australia's national shrine to those Australians who lost their lives and suffered as a result of war.  As such it is important to the Australian community as a whole and has special associations with veterans and their families including the Returned & Services League of Australia.  These special associations are reinforced on ANZAC Day and at ceremonies specific to particular memorials on Anzac Parade.

    The AWM and Anzac Parade have special associations with Australia's military forces and with veterans as represented by the Returned & Services League of Australia and community groups.  Anzac Parade was opened on ANZAC Day 1965, the fiftieth anniversary of the landing of the ANZAC's at Gallipoli.  It is the setting for a series of memorials commemorating Australian service and sacrifice in war and is the major national venue for the ANZAC Day march and other ceremonies to commemorate those who served Australia in times of conflict.

    Anzac Parade, as part of the Parliamentary Vista and as an extension of the AWM, has a deep symbolism for many Australians, and has become part of one of the major cultural landscapes of Australia.  The notion of a ceremonial space of this grandeur is not found elsewhere in Australia and Anzac Parade is nationally important for its public and commemorative functions.'  (Emphasis added)

The 'official values' under criterion (g) are given in the Australian Heritage Database citation as,

    'The AWM is the national war museum and national shrine, and together with Anzac Park, has special associations for the Australian community, particularly veterans and their families.  These special associations are reinforced on ANZAC Day and at ceremonies specific to particular memorials on Anzac Parade.  The AWM and the Anzac Parade memorials are the nation's major focal point for commemoration including the ANZAC Day march and other ceremonies and events.  These values are expressed through: the AWM building (including the Hall of Memory);  the collection;  the surrounding landscape (including the Sculpture Garden);  and Anzac Parade including the memorials.'  (Emphasis added)

Its community-held aesthetic values are reflected in the 'official values' under criterion (e),

    'The AWM