Avenue of Honour

As pilgrims pass through the small township of Kingston, they will walk beneath the historic Avenue of Honour—a striking and solemn stretch lined with nearly 300 Monterey Cypress trees. Planted in 1918, this living memorial commemorates the men from the district who served in the First World War. Each tree represents a soldier, and together they form one of Victoria’s earliest and most significant war memorial avenues.

This section of the Pilgrimage route is one of quiet beauty and profound meaning. The trees, now more than a century old, stand as living sentinels to the courage, sacrifice, and service of a generation. Walking beneath their shade, pilgrims are invited to reflect not only on the price paid by those who came before us, but also on the deeper call to lay down our own lives in service—whether in war, in faith, or in daily acts of charity.

The Avenue of Honour offers a moment of poignant stillness in the midst of the journey—a reminder that our Pilgrimage is not merely a physical undertaking, but a spiritual one grounded in memory, sacrifice, and the eternal kingship of Christ.