A MEMORIAL park for fallen servicemen and women will be built in Cleveland, opposite the Redlands RSL.
A tree-lined boulevard, complete with memorial plaques, seating and a memorial stone, will be built on Redland City Council land across the road from the Cleveland cenotaph.
The memorial area will be part of the RSL precinct and will be used for Anzac Day services starting next year instead of the cenotaph, which will not be moved.
The RSL, veterans groups and council will band together to apply for federal government grants, on offer as part of this year's 100th anniversary of Gallipoli.
The memorial will be part of the grant appeal.
Redlands RSL president Alan Harcourt said there was a need for more land as crowds at last year's Remembrance Day and Anzac Day ceremonies swelled to more than 10,000.
"The land, which is vacant, is opposite the cenotaph so we don't have to move any structures," Mr Harcourt said.
"Crowds at services in Cleveland are getting bigger, especially now that schools are getting involved."
Mayor Karen Williams said the memorial would also pay tribute to some servicemen and women from Redlands who died in service, but had never been acknowledged.
She said the memorial park would be one of the projects eligible for the federal grants.
"This is a whole of community approach and includes schools, libraries, museums, U3A and council," Cr Williams said.
National Servicemen's Association Redlands branch president Eric Shaw said people would be able to comment on the plans for the park, where council is putting the finishing touches on a footpath.
