The Shrine
The Shrine of Remembrance was constructed to commemorate the loss of lives in the First World War (1914 –18). Of the 89,000 Victorian ANZACs who served abroad, 19,000 lost their lives and were buried far from home at a time when most Australians did not travel overseas.
To protect the historic and cultural significance of the shrine, controls aimed at protecting the amenity of and views to the Shrine were developed in 2014 by the Victoria Government. These controls impose height limits on any proposed development on areas to the west and south of the Shrine. As part of a development application, the responsible authority requires a certification from The Shrine of Remembrance that the development complies with these controls. Veris completes this review on behalf of the Shrine.
Veris play a considerable part in what the Victorian Government refers to as “managing the significance of the Shrine of Remembrance”. We take this role seriously and work with the Shrine Trustees to ensure they are aware of all applications made and which may or may not have an impact on the Shrine precinct.
Services supplied to the Shrine of Remembrance by Veris include:
- Review and reporting to applicants and the Shrine Trustees
- Assessment of Shrine Vista and Amenity controls in relation to an application site
- Development Design Assessment of proposed developments to confirm 3D compliance with The Shrine Vista Controls.