TIME is running out for the council and RSL to get an Anzac memorial built in a Cleveland park before next year's 100th Anzac Day.
Redlands RSL president Alan Harcourt said management was concerned the memorial would not be built in time for Anzac Day and the RSL would miss out on special federal funding.
He said Redland City Council had done its bit, cutting through bureaucratic red tape in the hope building would start in Kinsail Court Park as soon as possible after Christmas.
"We don't expect any delays after council approval, which we hope will be next month, even though finances are yet to be sorted out," Mr Harcourt said.
A semi-circular concrete retaining wall, inscribed with names of all battles in which Australians have served, will be built into the side of a small hill in the park, across the road from Redlands RSL and the Cleveland cenotaph.
The cenotaph will remain where it is in Shore Street East but the extra space in the nearby memorial park will allow more people to participate in Anzac Day services, which have drawn crowds of more than 6000.
But before building can start, a range of planning issues has to be solved.
A Land Management Plan, submitted to the state government last week, has to be approved before council can grant development permission at next month's full council meeting.
The council worked with the RSL to develop the new 400sq m design, which includes pathways, platforms and retaining wall.
The RSL unveiled plans for the state-owned land in April in a bid to get a slice of $80,000 state government grants and $125,000 federal funds allocated for the 100th anniversary of World War I.
But the project hit a glitch after concerns were raised about the initial design, which took up the majority of the 15,080sq m park with a massive 60m wall.
Cleveland resident Louise Callaghan said she was relieved plans were amended but questioned the length of time it took for the council to listen to the community's requests to contain the memorial to a small section of the park.
Redland mayor Karen Williams said the council would continue to maintain the Kinsail Court Park Memorial but was unable to contribute money to the project.
