St Andrews Bushfire Memorial

The St Andrews Bushfire Memorial honours the events of Black Saturday in 2009 and is situated within the Kinglake National Park; at the end of rugged, Bald Spur Road. Formerly and quite paradoxically the site once held a fire tower, which perished during the bushfires. A memorial committee soon coalesced and approached Professor SueAnne Ware to help them explore a range of memorial activities; from ephemeral and informal installations to more permanent and lasting sites of remembrance. Throughout this process the greater St Andrews community engaged through a variety of means. The basic premise underscoring this design processes was one of reflection, resilience, and social agency.