Corindhap Avenue of Honour
Colac - Ballarat Road CORINDHAP, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

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Statement of Significance
Recommended for a Significant Landscape Overlay see attached schedule.
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Veterans Description for Public
Corindhap Avenue of Honour - Veterans Description for Public
The Corindhap Avenue of Honour, located on Colac-Ballarat Road, was planted to commemorate those who served in the First World War. The plantation; which consists primarily of pine (Cupressus macrocarpa: Monterey Cypress), is said to symbolise mortality. When some of the trees died, the stumps were carved into sculptures of soldiers, nurses and horses. A stone monument also lists the names of those who served.
In Australia, commemorative trees have been planted in public spaces since the late nineteenth century. Arbor Days were held regularly in most Victorian State Schools during the late 1800s and early 1900s, and numerous trees were planted in parks in Melbourne and throughout Victoria to mark the visits of important and famous people.
This tradition of commemorative planting was continued in 1901 when at the end of the Boer War trees were often planted for each soldier of the district who was killed in South Africa. These plantings, however, rarely consisted of more than two or three trees in each town.
During and after the First World War avenues of honour consisting of trees lining significant streets became a popular form of commemoration. They represented a new egalitarian approach to the commemoration of soldiers where rank was not a consideration: each tree symbolises a person.
Avenues of honour are a uniquely Australian phenomenon. Australians, and in particular Victorians, embraced the idea of planting them more enthusiastically than any other country in the world. The Eurack Avenue of Honour is the earliest known avenue of honour to be planted in Victoria and dates from May 1916.
By the time of the Second World War avenues of honour had declined in popularity as a means of commemoration. Today it is estimated that over 300 avenues of honour have been planted in Victoria to commemorate service personnel since 1901.
Heritage Study and Grading
Golden Plains - Golden Plains Shire Heritage Study Phase 2
Author: Heritage Matters P/L
Year: 2009
Grading: Local
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Corindhap PrecinctGolden Plains Shire
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OutbuildingsGolden Plains Shire
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Former Corindhap State School No. 1906Golden Plains Shire
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