The Fritsch-Holzer Park Project
The following paragraph is from the club 1994-95 annual report re the Fritsch Holzer Park Project.
This was previously known as the Rose St. Park project, and thanks to the initiative of The Rotary Club of Hawthorn in setting up a “DEET New Work Opportunities” scheme to engage 12 unemployed persons on the project work commenced on 30th. June 1995. Hawthorn Rotary were the project sponsors, contracted to DEET and were responsible for the scheme. The project is essentially a “joint venture” with the city of Boroondara. We raised $141,000 as a grant from DEET, and are contributing a further $45,000 in cash and $5000 in services in kind. The city is funding $165,000 towards the works, all as a result of representations made to the council by the club.
When the work was finished a handsome plaque acknowledged the contribution made by our club.
This plaque was destroyed by vandals and no records of the design are available so we had to start from scratch with a new design. The proposed design is shown.
The council have generously agreed to fund a bronze replacement at an estimated cost of $800.