By JESSE GRAHAM
A BLACK SATURDAY memorial bench is to be built in Healesville to honour the memory of those who died in the tragedy and residents are being invited to contribute to the project.
Yarra Ranges Council announced this afternoon that the memorial would be constructed in Queens Park and would feature words of hope and inspiration on the back.
Local artist Ali Griffin will be creating the memorial and has asked the public to contact her with ideas of words to include in the project.
“The words can be about people’s feelings, experiences or stories,” she said.
“The bench will be a place they can go to sit and reflect, in a peaceful location.”
Healesville’s memorial bench is one of many contemplative areas being built to remember those lost in the February 2009 bushfires.
Next year will mark the fifth anniversary of the fires.
To suggest words for the Healesville bench, contact Ali Griffin on 0411 722 737.
