Memorial repairs welcomed

WITH this year’s Remembrance Day in mind, the Upwey/Belgrave RSL says the Belgrave War Memorial is now much better equipped to host public services.
Two worthy projects have taken place at the memorial site, on the corner of Wattle Avenue and the Burwood Highway, which have made it a safer public space.
Thanks to a generous Federal Government grant of $1100, the war memorial has been re-grouted, along with repairs to the tiled walkway which leads to the cenotaph.
Also, the memorial cross has been relocated from underneath a tree, which RSL members believed was not conducive to reflection.
Upwey/Belgrave RSL secretary Leigh Baker said the work was much needed.
“We’re very happy to have received funding and assistance for this work,” he said.
“It was dangerous to the public, someone could have slipped while climbing up to lay a wreath.”
The memorial was erected in the 1930s, with not much work completed at the site since its construction.
The repair work came under the Saluting Their Service Community Grants program.