A special assembly was held to open the garden on the Friday prior to Remembrance Day and the event also marked the armistice of World War 1.

People, at the garden’s opening, remembered not just the sacrifice of many Australians, but the celebration of the end of the Great War.

Students, their families and special guests from the community were invited to walk along the garden’s path and read the various plaque inscriptions pertaining to the conflicts Australia, as a nation, fought in.

Local artist Noel Wellington made the scar tree, which forms an important part of the garden.

The scar tree shows a silhouette of a soldier.

The school’s memorial garden and pathway will be a continual reminder of the sacrifice made by Australian servicemen and women and the community’s responsibility to protect and celebrate our freedom.

The garden will be a place where North Nowra students can remember, reflect and learn about history.

It will be used as a space for whole-school and cross-school commemorative assemblies with Havenlee School and for smaller gatherings to learn about specific conflicts.

Future students will continue to engage with the space by researching local servicemen and women to gain a more thorough appreciation for their sacrifice.

The garden started as a seed of an idea from the North Nowra Public School's Defence Transition Worker, Carli Green, who applied for a grant from the Department of Veteran Affairs.

She enlisted the help of the North Nowra Public School’s Parents and Citizens Assocation, particularly Nathan Edwards.

Margaret Simoes, from Shoalhaven City Council, helped get garden.

The school would also like to thank the Nottle family who donated a large rock for the garden.

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