The Moor-rul pltaform was installed at Kangaroo Ground Memorial Park Tower in 2008. The Diamond Valley Leader reported:
Years of co-operation, hard work and history have culminated in the completion of a Kangaroo Ground viewing platform and launch of Nillumbik Council Reconciliation Charter.
Bagpipes heralded the official launch of the long-awaited Moor-rul platform and the charter at the Kangaroo Ground Memorial Park and Tower of Remembrance on Thursday.
More than 100 people joined Indigenous Affairs Minister and Jaga Jaga federal Labor MP Jenny Macklin, Wurundjeri representatives and Mayor Warwick Leeson at the ceremony. Cr Leeson said the charter outlined the continuing journey towards reconciliation, while the viewing platform would provide easy access to “wonderful” views and historic information.
Interpretive panels on the viewing platform describe local indigenous history, geology, native flora and fauna, post-settlement activity and local military service.
The viewing platform was first mooted by the Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park and Tower of Remembrance Advisory Committee in 1998.
Ms Macklin said the charter and platform were “a wonderful way to bring the community together”.
Diamond Valley Leader, 23 April 2008
See photos at: Yarra Plenty Local History Flickr
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Photographer: Liz Pidgeon
This is a wonderful place. Lovely grounds and million dollar views to admire.
Visited here with my Dad a few years ago. He was so proud to see a photo, and article of his beloved uncle, ‘Will’ Williams, in the display. Dad has since passed on, but I’m glad he got to see this on one of his last real outings. Thank you.