Commando News issue 15 2019

PRESIDENT’S REPORT
AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS RETURN TO THEIR BIRTHPLACE TO ASSIST
WITH MAINTAINING THE COMMANDO HERITAGE
IIn late 2018 ACAVIC became engaged as part
of a community reference group with the
development of the Open Space Plan for Tidal
River which incorporates two components being a
rest and recreation area adjacent to the Commando
Memorial, which ACAV looks after and the establish -
ment of a walking track from the vicinity of the
Commando Memorial to the top of Mount Oberon
via Telegraph saddle.
To date there have been several meetings of this
community reference group along with Parks
Victoria (PV) and People in Parks (PiP) considering a
range of options for the acquisition of funds to
support this project. It is anticipated that a signi -
ficant portion of the funds will be sourced from state
and federal agencies and supplemented this by
limited appeal to the public and also known philan -
thropists and relevant ex-service organisa tions.
Engagement in this project is just one of several
components of the three-year ACAVIC Tidal River
Engagement Plan, which was recently endorsed by
the Committee. In summary, the contents of the
plan as follows:
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Proposed new Telegraph Saddle Walking Track
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