Ferny Creek in Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia — Oceania
The Anzac Avenue of Honour Memorial
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, September 15, 2026
1. The Anzac Avenue of Honour Memorial Marker
The remaining memorial to those from the Sassafras - Ferny Creek district who served in World War 1 takes the form of a solid stone shelter in the Sherbrooke Forest at the corner of Sherbrooke and Mt. Dandenong Tourist Roads. The plaque inside the memorial provides an index to the trees and the 103 men and women that they once commemorated.
The dedication and unveiling service of the Anzac Avenue of Honour memorial, erected by local returned servicemen, took place on 20 May 1939. The unveiling was performed by Lieutenant Colonel George Hodges Knox MLA, the member for Upper Yarra in the Victorian Parliament.
Erected by Returned Services League Australia and Parks Victoria.
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Location. 37° 52.532′ S, 145° 20.578′ E. Memorial is in Ferny Creek, Victoria, in Yarra Ranges Shire. It is at the intersection of Mount Dandenong Tourist Road (Victoria Route C415) and Sherbrooke Road, on the left when traveling south on Mount Dandenong Tourist Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 252 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Ferny Creek VIC 3786, Australia. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Oceania, in Australasia, in the Pacific Ocean, in South Pacific, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Anzac Avenue of Honour, Ferny Creek (here, next to this marker); ANZAC World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Alfred Nicholas Gardens (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); George Tindale Garden (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); City of Knox History (approx. 4.2
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, September 15, 2026
2. The Anzac Avenue of Honour Memorial
Also see . . . ANZAC Avenue of Honour. Monument Australia
The ANZAC Avenue of Honour at Ferny Creek (also known as Sassafras Avenue of Honour) extends along a section of the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road that was known as ANZAC Avenue and commemorates those who served in World War One. Unfortunately only some of the trees survive and many have been severely pruned, possibly as a result of road widening and services.(Submitted on October 24, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)
On 14 April 1920, Captain Stanley Melbourne Bruce MHR opened the Anzac Avenue of Honour at Ferny Creek. This ceremony was the culmination of work that commenced in mid 1916 by Sassafras - Ferny Creek residents to remember local veterans who served in World War One with the planting of an avenue of honour on the newly constructed section of road into Sassafras. Unfortunately little evidence of the Avenue of Honour has survived to the present day.
The idea for the avenue originated at a public farewell at Sassafras in July 1916. The trees were planted on both sides of the road in memory of the boys from Sassafras and Ferny Creek who enlisted in World War One. A short time after the trees were planted the Defence Department granted the use of the word "ANZAC ".
Letter to the Editor, The Argus. 23rd April 1918.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on October 23, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. 2. submitted on October 24, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
