Local Government
Augusta/Margaret River
Region
South West
Salter St Gracetown
Augusta/Margaret River
South West
Constructed from 1997
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Jul 2012 | Historic Site 3 | |
Gracetown Memorial is of significance: • As a community memorial to the nine people whose lives were lost at Gracetown on 27 September 1996 • As a memorial to a tragic event that widely affected the local community.
The memorial comprises a roughly hewn sandstone panel with nine wrought iron arms and a stainless steel plaque, overlooking the ocean. It records a poem for contemplation and remembrance and the name of the nine people who died near this site in 1996. The final dedication reads: For the families and friends From the Communities of the South West In memory of those we lost in the Gracetown Cliff Tragedy September 27th 1996
Where the Coast Meets the Sea (1622-Present) • Other Events Associated with Sea and Coastline On 27 September 1996, four children and five adults were killed when a limestone cliff collapsed during a school surfing carnival at Gracetown in Western Australia. They had been sheltering from the rain under an overhanging limestone cliff when it collapsed without warning. There was one survivor. The victims’ families established a temporary memorial at the South Point car park shortly after the tragedy.A rehabilitation project was commenced on the cliff tops overlooking the site where the tragedy occurred in 1997. Stairways, a lookout shelters and fencing were built and vegetation replanted to stabilise the cliffs over Cowaramup Bay.The Shire replaced the temporary memorial with a permanent one, directly above the collapse site itself.
Memorial - High: The original use has been maintained. Memorial - High: The original/significant fabric is largely intact.
Memorial - Good *Assessed from streetscape survey only
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Monument Australia | http://monumentaustralia.org.au/ | ||
| Remembering Gracetown 10 years on,’ Margaret River Mail | http://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/news/local/news/ |
| Ref Number | Description |
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| GR-03 | MI Place No. |
| A4451 | LGA Site No. |
Historic site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Other Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
| Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Other | STONE | Other Stone |
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