In the collective wisdom, and supposedly to mark the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy – 25 December 1974 – the Federal Government and our local City of Darwin Council have between them stumped up $700,000 for this unrepresentative monstrosity.

It is going to be erected at Bundilla Beach, a location between Darwin City and Fannie Bay – an inner suburb of the city.

There is a REAL memorial near Casuarina Secondary College. This shows it all – and unfortunately it has been totally overlooked.