Work starts on memorial to South West migrants

WORK has started on the Bunbury Migrant Memorial in Queens Gardens with the turning of the first sod yesterday.

Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan and the South West Migrant Memorial Committee were on hand on Wednesday for the turning of the first sod.

Project manager and South West Migrant Memorial Committee member, Charlie Martella, said the memorial was designed to honour early migrants who came to the area in difficult times.

“They had in most cases no education at all, couldn’t speak the language, but they soldiered on and worked hard to build a future,” he said.