The Stage One Memorial was fashioned after the front view of a truck seen at distance – grill, rounded guards, lights and cabin. The materials used in its construction were very carefully chosen for their symbolic value. The materials and their meaning are as follows:
As a local material, the sandstone represents the fact that many of the people in the trucking community are the people next door, relatives and friends. The irregular shapes of the stones symbolises that no two are identical, and yet together they all work to get the job done.
Whilst this material is quarried outside of Queensland, it was chosen as it represents the vast distance that many drivers travel, and in doing so bring people and communities together in their wake. The colour of the Darwin Brown Granite is also a symbol of the rich character that is unique within the trucking community.
The use of bronze plaques for the individual names on the memorial is to symbolise the strengths of mateship relied upon during times of adversity and hardship.
The committee completed stage two and three during 2014 which saw the Eastern entrance and the wall itself become safer and more wheelchair friendly. The sandstone blocks which originally held the names of drivers were replaced with the new walls which envelope the tiled entrance way onto the memorial. The outer perimeter of the wall was made safer with stainless steel barrier and more sandstone wall which can house the names of drivers for many years to come.
Work will continue over the coming years at the site to implement gardens around the wall and the introduction of a brick paved walkway through the garden.
General meetings are held every 3rd month, and are generally announced via the Facebook page. All financial members are welcome to attend to contribute to the everyday running of the organisation.
The Lights on the Hill committee consists of volunteers who dedicate their free time to ensure the memory of drivers lost in a work-related accident or by other means have a place to be remembered. The team consists of a small number of people who are directly linked to the transport industry in a variety of ways (owner drivers/company drivers/company owners), or who have been directly impacted by it (widows/family members of lost drivers/lovers of trucks). If you would like to volunteer, please fill out our form here.
As you can imagine, the amount of work that is required to continue to maintain and extend the wall & organise the annual event is quite large. The Lights on the Hill team are always happy to welcome new volunteers to ease the load. For more information or to express your interest in becoming a volunteer please email us lightsonthehill@live.com.au.
lightsonthehill@live.com.au
PO Box 11304
Centenary Heights
4350
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