Immigration Bridge Australia - Chairman dated 7/5/2012 24
THE ANGLO INDIAN NETWORK
From: Joe Bailey <joe.b...@bigpond.com>
Date: 8 May 2012 23:31
Subject: Immigration Bridge Australia - Chairman dated 7/5/2012 24
To: joe.b...@bigpond.com
Dear Friends
(please forward to your friends in Australia)
Refer Immigration Place - Chairman’s letter below dated 7/5/2012. You may provide you say whether registered or not regarding the design of the project before 14 June 2012 (link to website below) so that it may be incorporated in the design brief which Immigration Place Australia (IPA) is to prepare.
(For those unaware)
Immigration Place (Bridge) Australia was to be a national monument across the Lake Burly Griffin in Canberra to commemorate the contributions immigrants have made to the development of Australia. The significance of the Bridge is: people coming from one part of the land across the water to another land. This monument is self funded with immigrants contributing $110/- for having their names inscribed. There were more than 120 Anglo-Indians all over Australia who have so far registered and about 20 have written their immigration story before the project Bridge became a disagreement.
The Controversy
There was a growing opposition to the Immigration Bridge being constructed over Lake Burly Griffin mostly by the users of the lake (rowers, yachtsmen, side walkers, and picnickers), environmentalists, and “heritage” lobbyists. Many believed the large presence of tourists and their vehicles/buses would destroy the beauty of the lake.
Owing to this, over the past 2 years I had decelerated with the Immigration Bridge campaign.
After a parliamentary enquiry which took place in 2010, the Immigration Bridge Board reluctantly decided to pull out with the construction of a bridge as they would like the project to have the support of all people and not just a section.
The new monument Immigration Place Australia is now to be built in the high-status Parliamentary Triangle next to the Australian Archives. The Parliamentary Triangle boasts of esteemed buildings such as Parliament House, Australian Archives, Dept of Foreign Affairs, National Library, and National Museum etc.
This monument will be spectacular with large enhancing roofed areas and huge gardens. The names of immigrants and their migration stories will be retained. Also, Australian Citizenship ceremonies will be accommodated.
I will now contact more Anglo-Indian immigrants to join this historical project and write their immigration story just to document Anglo-Indian history and our contribution to the development of Australia. However it is not compulsory for one to write their story.
Click on the link below and on the submit button for page 1. then click at the bottom pages 2, 3, 4 etc. You will find those from India who have so far registered with the project I feel there is a problem with the website as you also get some who were not born in India appear.
What was the reason for you immigrating to Australia? You can tell in a short story of not more than 4500 characters your experiences etc. This will all be recorded on the showpiece and will become Australian history.
Provided below are some of the Anglo-Indians who have written their immigration stories. I once had a link for each story but that was in the old website. You will now need to punch in the names to read their story. There are many more who are interested but yet to write their story. Also read the stories of other immigrants, you will find it very interesting.
There is still plenty of time for one to write their immigration story and also time for one to update/amend their story
Charley Gaudoin
Constance Roberts
Basil Sellers
Rosalind Barrow
Robert David
Stan Blackford
Roger Bailey
Rex D'Cruz
Dudley & Hazel Littlewood
Brian Digby
DR Gloria Jean Moore
Joe Bailey
Stewart Fernandez
Pamela Karolia
Richard & Priscilla Clements
With my kind regards
Joe Bailey
Canberra
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Immigration Place celebrates Australia’s migrant past Tuesday 30 March 2010
Immigration Bridge Australia (IBA) has today announced an exciting new direction for the national monument to immigrants, revealing plans for a land-based monument within Canberra’s Parliamentary Triangle in place of a bridge over Lake Burley Griffin.
Since 2002, the not-for-profit group has been working to create a national monument to immigrants in the nation’s capital, which recognises the central role that immigrants have played in Australia’s political, social and economic life.
This monument was originally envisaged as a pedestrian bridge linking Lennox Gardens and the Acton Peninsula. But after discussions with the Canberra community and a detailed report from Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, IBA has developed a fresh vision for a different kind of monument, and one which it sees as an important new landmark within the Parliamentary Triangle.
In announcing the new direction for the project, IBA Chairman Laurie O’Donnell said the new monument is envisaged as an interactive site called Immigration Place, where people can come to reflect on the contribution of immigrants in Australia and learn about their stories and experiences.
“We are keen to create a living monument to immigration, one where people can see, hear and experience the stories of our migrant community and reflect on how they have enriched our culture and our community,” General O’Donnell said.
“We believe that a site in the vicinity of the National Archives of Australia would be most suitable as there is a strong link between the monument’s purpose in celebrating immigrants and the archives’ status as the place where their records and stories are kept.
“While a site has not been formally chosen, we are in discussions with the National Capital Authority and the National Archives of Australia and we are confident that a place can be found which is prominent enough to acknowledge the central role of immigrants in Australia’s history, and which can support a significant new monument without impacting on the national and heritage values of the parliamentary zone.”
Once a suitable site has been identified and approved by the Canberra National Memorial Committee, IBA intends to hold an international design competition to gather options for the format and design of Immigration Place. The winning design will be chosen by a panel of people from appropriate professional backgrounds, which will include representatives of IBA and the National Capital Authority.
“Through this international competition, we hope to source a design which is of the same high calibre as other national memorials and monuments in Canberra, and one that will make Immigration Place a significant attraction for visitors from across Australia,” General O’Donnell said.
In announcing the new vision for the immigration monument, General O’Donnell said IBA had listened to the Canberra community and understood its concerns about a new bridge over Lake Burley Griffin.
“The majority of groups and individuals who contacted us about this project said they supported a monument celebrating immigrants but did not feel that a bridge was the best format.
“We want to create a monument that all Australians can support and feel proud of, which is why we are now moving in this new direction.
“Immigration has united many different nations and cultures together here in Australia and we want to see a similar uniting behind the immigration monument, so we are pleased and excited to be moving in a new direction that will achieve this,” General O’Donnell said.
Further information on proposed sites and the international design competition will be available as negotiations with the NCA and National Archives of Australia progress.
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Letter from the Chairman
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Dear Partners and Supporters, Timing was not on our side when the Canberra National Memorials Committee (CNMC), which must approve the process of design competitions and final designs for sites within the Parliamentary Zone, called for a review of procedures in 2011. We are pleased and most encouraged to announce that the way has now been cleared for us to proceed with the process of first finalising a Design Brief for the site. The National Capital Authority (NCA) have now requested that we invite the wider community to have a say regarding the project and in particular the design brief which we are to prepare. The purpose of this letter is to draw your attention to this official opportunity for you "TO HAVE YOUR SAY". The NCA have set up a specific website to receive external input. This external input, “your say” will then be presented as a report to IPA to use in the preparation of our design brief. It is most important for comments to be brief and to the point to ensure they are read in their entirety - dot points are recommended. It is also essential to complete your submission with a REAL NAME, SUBURB and STATE. Not requiring addresses preserves your privacy but these details show authenticity and location which is important for our cause. We thank you in anticipation for your comments, and look forward to seeing the results of this process as it will allow us to proceed in a timely fashion to the next stage of the approval process. Yours Sincerely,
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