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CQVVAA MEETINGS & BBQS
are held at the
KERSHAW GARDENS VIETNAM MEMORIAL

 


"In Honour of all who served in Vietnam"

Opened by Councillor Rose Swadling on Vietnam Veterans Day 18th August 1999

 



CQVVAA MEETINGS / BBQ`S 

Meetings commence at 11a.m. BBQ`s


at Kershaw Gardens Memorial

FEBRUARY Sun 5th 2011 AGM/GM (Postponed)

APRIL Sun 2nd 2011 AGM

JUNE Sun 4th 2011 GM

AUGUST Sun 6th 2011 GM

OCTOBER Sun 1st 2011 GM

DECEMBER Sun3rd 2011 GM



The Kershaw Gardens Vietnam Memorial is accessed from Welch St and then Fraser Street near the Glenmore Railway Crossing UBD Map Telstra White Pages Rockhampton Ref P/Q 12/13.  To the right of the entrance gate, a flag pole and the plaque.  The setting provides a shaded area for passers by to rest and reflect on the years that Australia was involved in the Vietnam War.  A wood fired barbecue to cook lunch and a sandstone hut provides shelter from the rain.  Ample seating is provided and some benches identify the area of the memorial.  
General access off the main North / South Hwy at the Knight Street lights, UBD Map Telstra White Pages Rockhampton Ref  O 11/12, with a newly completed carpark.   With easy walking access to the windmill and the herb garden and a many paths to other interesting parts of the Gardens.  The Gardens are also accessed from Charles Street off Musgrave Street, Ref Q 10/11 and into the Gardens parking area on the Hwy side of Moores Creek
 
   
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Each year on the anniversary of Vietnam Veterans Day 18th August and on the 25th April trees are planted in memory of fallen comrades


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