The National Workers Memorial in the national capital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, is Australia's place for honouring workers who have died as a result of work-related accidents, incidents and disease.
The National Workers Memorial in the national capital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, is Australia's place for honouring workers who have died as a result of work-related accidents, incidents and disease.
In May 2011, the Australian Government provided funding for the design and construction of a memorial "to honour and pay tribute to working Australians who have died as a result of work-related accidents, incidents and disease". [1] The other stated purposes are:
Workplace deaths amount to around 300 per year in Australia. [2]
The site in Canberra is within the sound of the bells of the National Carillon, in Kings Park, Canberra, beside Lake Burley Griffin. The other memorials nearby are:
The memorial has been sanctioned by the National Capital Authority as the memorial is within the Parliamentary Triangle of Canberra. [3] [4]
The memorial consists of eight tall stone poles, symbolically sighted across a stylised map of Australia in the places of the state and territory capital cities. Architectural firm Johnson Pilton Walker [5] has placed concentric circles around the poles with words representing the intended outcome of knowledge and application of good practices of work health and safety.
The lead-in path has two inscriptions along its edge, saying:
The inauguration ceremony was held on Sunday 28 April 2013. [2]
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