Museum and Cenotaph master plan
Current works | Construction
timeline | Completed works
Artist's concept of the museum and cenotaph surrounds after completion of the master plan
Current works
The council started implementing improvements as proposed in the master plan
on 8 February 2010. The current upgrade includes:
- creation of a large paved area across the forecourt of the museum, above
the court of honour, with steps and seating
- removal of parking from below the court of honour and replacement with a
water feature or art work that may include additional armed services
memorials
- additional footpaths along the lower part of Cenotaph Road below the
court of honour, and also connecting the museum with Maunsell Street
- new street furniture and improved lighting of the museum surrounds
- better pedestrian access through additional footpaths and ramps.
Construction timeline
The works will be completed in two stages:
Stage 1
- works within the Lower Court to the Court of Honour
- planned to be complete before the next Anzac event on the 25 April 2010.
Stage 2
- works on the water feature, the Upper Court and earthworks to the east
and west of the Court of Honour
- planned for construction between 10 May 2010 and July 2010.
Access to the Cenotaph will be available at all stages of the works. Cenotaph
Drive will be closed for up to two weeks in late February to reconstruct the
road adjacent the existing lower carpark. The car park at the front of the
museum will be inaccessible during the upgrade.
No work shall be carried out from 17 April until 10 May 2010. This is to
accommodate the Anzac Day event on 25 April 2010 and a car rally on 5 May to 8
May 2010.
Completed works
A number of improvements from the master plan (prepared in 2007) have already
been implemented following consultation with key stakeholders: the museum, the
Returned Services Association and the Historic Places Trust. The improvements
already completed as part of the renewals project are:
- changes to traffic circulation and the removal of vehicle access from
the front of the museum;
- reconstruction of the cenotaph steps;
- new cenotaph lighting;
- upgrade of other lighting around the museum; and
- the installation of signage to highlight the consecrated areas.
Updated February 2010
