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Ellerslie Avenue of Honour

Location Hopkins Highway, Ellerslie VIC 3265 File Number Original Hermes No: 122244 Level -

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Avenue of Honour on the Hopkins Highway at Ellerslie comprises a row of mature Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa). It was planted in the 1920s, in the wake of the First World War.

How is it significant?
The Avenue of Honour on the Hopkins Highway at Ellerslie is of historical, scientific (horticultural), social and aesthetic significance to the Shire of Moyne.

Why is it significant?
The Avenue of Honour on the Hopkins Highway at Ellerslie is of local historical significance as a collection of trees planted to commemorate local service personnel who served overseas in World War I. It is representative of plantings that first appeared in Australia during World War I, and commemorated all those who enlisted for service in an egalitarian form where each individual was equally recognised for their service regardless of rank. [from 'Eurack Avenue of Honour', citation, Heritage Victoria]

The Avenue of Honour on the Hopkins Highway at Ellerslie is of local historical significance as an impressive, intact and integral part of the Victorian network of Avenues of Honour, planted to memorialise those who fought in wars overseas, and at one time totalling some 128 throughout Victoria, and now much reduced.

The Avenue of Honour on the Hopkins Highway at Ellerslie is of local social significance for its relationship to the community as a memorial to those who served in the First World War, and for its continuing commemorative importance. It remains as an indication of the involvement of Victoria's small communities in commemorating the sacrifices of their volunteers, and the loss and sorrow experienced by small rural areas across Victoria. [from 'Eurack Avenue of Honour', citation, Heritage Victoria] This significance is enhanced by its association with the Ellerslie war memorial.

The Avenue of Honour on the Hopkins Highway at Ellerslie is of local scientific (horticultural) value as a collection of mature Monterey Cypresses (Cupressus macrocarpa) of an approximately known age.

The Avenue of Honour on the Hopkins Highway at Ellerslie is of local aesthetic significance for the imposing streetscape formed by its uniform cypress planting and for forming attractive row of mature trees through the main street in the town.