RSL in support

Today PCL met with representatives of the Woden Valley RSL Sub Branch, who are very supportive of the project. The branch hosts a youth event each year where children from 20 schools come to partipate in a modified ANZAC day ceremony. This year the event will be held in early April. The branch sees the benefits of what we are planning as replacing lost facilities for families and young people in the Woden area.


PCL and Convic will be looking at ways to integrate information about the history of the park and its significance as a memorial site through the youth plaza design. The Master Plan for Eddison Park also proposes a memorial avenue between the pond and the cemetery.

For those who are not aware of the back ground to the park name Eddison, the Eddison family held land in the area of Woden with a homestead not far from the park. The three sons of the Eddison Family were all killed in WWII.

The remaining sister, Pam, still lives locally and is very excited about the plans for the park.