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| | | | Twenty-seven men who enlisted in Ouyen and paid the ultimate sacrifice whilst serving their country will be immortalised with a town laneway named after them.
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| Mildura Rural City Council, with support from the RSL, Australian Army, Australian War Memorial and Ouyen District History and Genealogy Centre has worked to ensure the previously nameless laneways were labelled as part of Ouyen’s centenary year.
Acting Mayor Councillor Sue Nichols said naming the laneways in honour of servicemen from all wars who lost their lives was a stoic nod to Ouyen’s military heritage and Australia’s wartime past.
“The surnames of 27 men who went off to serve our great country and sadly never returned will now be on permanent display, reminding us of the sacrifices they made and that it is thanks to their bravery that we are able to live freely today,” she said.
In recognition of the meaning behind the names, an image of the Australian Army badge, the Rising Sun, will feature on the new laneway signs, along with the Mildura Rural City Council logo.
“This symbolic gesture will ensure people are aware of the military significance of the name of the laneway,” Cr Nichols said.
The new laneway signs, which have been erected, will be unveiled at a special ceremony in Ouyen this Sunday 1 November at 1.30pm at the Ouyen Community Park.
The names of the new laneways are:
Burton Lane
Castle Lane
Colmo Lane
Comini Lane
Crosbie Lane
Dolan Lane
Dow Lane
Eldridge Lane
Ellison Lane
Fox Lane
Gilbert Lane
Glover Lane
Harmer Lane
Harris Lane
Hood Lane
Lafranchi Lane
Layton Lane
Lewis Lane
Macfarlane Lane
McBain Lane
Nairn Lane
Shepherd Lane
Shimmen Lane
Smith Lane
Tonkin Lane
Walsh Lane
Woodall Lane
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