Anzac Park War Mural Vandalised Myall Coast Myall Coast by News Of The Area - Modern Media - June 28, 2022 Margaret Munright at the recently vandalised war mural in Anzac Park. THE War Mural at Anzac Park, Tea Gardens has been vandalised, with large sections torn down and left broken on the grass. Tea Gardens RSL sub-Branch secretary Jenny Ross-Henry described the needless vandalism as “disgusting”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au “It is shocking considering we only got a grant from DVA a few years ago to restore it,” Jenny said. Sub-Branch members became aware of the damage on Saturday afternoon. “We are assuming it happened Friday night,” Jenny said. “The police have been down and were fingerprinting but unfortunately there are no cameras in the area.” The RSL sub-Branch have plans to erect a sign with information about the mural, and the community effort that led to its creation. “It is important for people to know how it came about. “It was a real community effort for a little country town,” Jenny said. “It is quite poignant.” The mural project, which kicked off in 2009, was the result of collaboration between the Myall Riverside Art Walk Committee, Tea Gardens RSL sub-Branch and volunteer students and staff from Tea Gardens Public School. The mural’s design was created with input from local students, who listened to stories from five local returned servicemen, drawing pictures inspired by the stories. These pictures were used by local artist Julianne Gosper to help form the final design, which features the silhouettes of local servicemen and servicewomen. The design was then transposed onto large boards by local artist Jen Nichols, before Jock Williams applied the finishing touches. “We have plans this Remembrance Day to place a sign near the mural to explain the significance of it and also place under it a time capsule from our Remembrance Day service in 2018. “The people in the mural project were locals, the RSL members have gone but we still honour their ideas for this beautiful wall. “ We plan to invite all involved to be with us on Remembrance Day 2022,” Jenny said. NEWS_War Mural Vandalised 2 Damage to the war mural. NEWS_War Mural Vandalised 3 Mural boards torn down and broken on the grass.
