The Bronze Waiting Woman Sculpture

• At the edge of the precinct stands a sculpture of a woman. Appearing almost real, she leans anxiously into the wind. Frozen in time and bronze, her strained gaze fixed patiently forever on the far horizon, she is the all encompassing 'Waiting Woman' grieving for her men folk Through her, the pain of loss is felt, the everlasting empty waiting of those, many of whom will come to this place of healing, to close this tragic chapter in Australian history. Hopefully these will find comfort in the existence of this sacred site; this place of contemplation which honours and remembers the sacrifice of those who gave their lives for freedom.

Joan Walsh-Smith & Charles Smith

Smith sculptors 2001