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Architecture Student has her design inspected by the PM
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard, was among the guests at Sunnybank & District RSL Sub Branch, to inspect the new war memorial designed by architecture student Sarah Batchelor.
Sarah, a second year Bachlelor of Environmental Design (Architectural Studies) student, won the competition last year to design a memorial to be built in honour of Australian Service personnel of Chinese heritage. 
The memorial has been constructed in the Veterans Memorial Park Garden at Sunnybank RSL and honours the service and sacrifice of Chinese-Australians in the Australian defence forces, and features a black granite base, stainless steel bowl and two structures designed to look like smoke rising from the bowl.
"As part of the competition, it was important that all aspects of respect were considered within the design, and that materials and colours were used to portray the message of remembrance."
"The memorial is aimed to remember the past and recognise the significance it has to the community."
Sarah said the aim of the memorial was to remember the past and recognise the significance it provided to the community.
The design captures the Chinese tradition of burning incense to commemorate the dead and the Australian ode to the fallen, "lest we forget".Sarah's winning design beat a tough pool of 50 high calibre entries.