By BEN CAMERON
THE relocation of Officer’s War Memorial Gates will be delivered in time for Anzac Day amid concerns from residents.
General manager Planning and Development Phil Walton said the gates would be relocated by March, at a Cardinia Shire Council meeting last Monday night.
The area is expected to host Anzac Day and Remembrance Day services each year.
Ranges Ward Councillor Brett Owen said there had been concerns that the relocation would not be delivered on time.
“It has been a concern of a number of residents that it may not be achieved,” he said.
Cardinia Shire Council announced in June the gates would be moved to a new forecourt at the Officer Recreation Reserve, however tenders have not gone out yet.
Mr Walton expected tenders go out for the forecourt work in the next couple of months.
The forecourt is expected to give the gates more prominence at the reserve, around 30 metres behind the current site.
Cardinia Shire mayor Graeme Moore said the gate relocation said local schools would be invited to take part in the ceremonies and had been asked to include the gates in school activities and history lessons.
