{"id":318846,"date":"2022-05-27T13:19:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T03:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=318846"},"modified":"2022-05-27T13:25:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T03:25:57","slug":"memorial-by-wakka-wakka-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/05\/27\/memorial-by-wakka-wakka-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial By Wakka Wakka Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_179993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179993\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170531sculpture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-179993\" title=\"20170531 Anzac Square proposal\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170531sculpture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170531sculpture.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170531sculpture-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A detail from the original concept model for the statue in Anzac Square in Brisbane (Photo: ATSIDMCQ)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 27, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk unveiled a memorial to First Nations servicemen and women in Brisbane\u2019s Anzac Square on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The bronze memorial was designed by Wakka Wakka artist John Smith Gumbula and Gold Coast-based sculptor Liam Hardy.<\/p>\n<p>It features life-size figures standing on a &#8220;Journey Stone&#8221;. Navy, Army and Air Force are represented alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander warriors \/ dancers, depicting a story of embarkation from home via air, land and sea.<\/p>\n<p>The memorial project was funded by Federal, State and local governments as well as philanthropists and private sector organisations, working with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dedicated Memorial Queensland Inc (ATSIDMQI).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Premier said the service and sacrifice of all Australian military personnel deserved to be honoured with dignity and respect, including the important contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight throughout history, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders have served our nation courageously as members of Australia\u2019s armed forces. It\u2019s important their efforts are acknowledged,\u201d the Premier said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis memorial will be a permanent reminder of their valour and sacrifice and is an opportunity to commemorate the stories of First Nations servicemen and women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s another step in our nation\u2019s path to reconciliation and it\u2019s fitting that we\u2019re unveiling this on the first day of this year\u2019s National Reconciliation Week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/05\/31\/indigenous-monument-planned-for-anzac-square\/\">Indigenous Monument Planned<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/713895069?h=01e737fe53\" width=\"760\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/statelibraryqld\">State Library of Queensland<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk unveiled a memorial to First Nations servicemen and women in Brisbane\u2019s Anzac Square on Friday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":179993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[863,3],"tags":[23],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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