Some men drowned because their packs were so heavy or because they had never been taught to swim.

Former Veterans Affairs Minister Danna Vale has a novel, bold plan. She wants to bring Gallipoli to Australia, replicated in a memorial park on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

"[But you could re-create the site] for educational opportunities for young children and schools to visit, and for veterans to have as a memorial site at appropriate occasions." – Danna Vale.

I’m amazed that the PM is against her idea. This from a man who is flogging WorkChoices, which will not guarentee the Anzac day (or christmas) public holiday. Under HoWARd’s WorkChoices, the reality of Australians taking a long weekend is as fake as Gallipoli Victoria would be.

Let’s put on our disruptive patterns, be inspired by the Anzac spirit and defeat the enemy sneakily parading as WorkChoices.

ANZAC's for diorama
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2 Responses to “Some men drowned because their packs were so heavy or because they had never been taught to swim.”

JahTeh Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 9:27 am
I was doing research on shellshock in WW1 and there would be very few original Anzacs who would want this type of memorial in their own backyard.
Suki Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 10:09 am
Agreed.
Moreover, is there any need for such a thing outside of Canberra’s War Memorial?

Some men drowned because their packs were so heavy or because they had never been taught to swim.

2 Responses to “Some men drowned because their packs were so heavy or because they had never been taught to swim.”

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