Media Release
The Hon Dan Tehan MP
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Minister for Defence Personnel
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of
ANZAC
31 March 2017
Local community commemorative projects
receive a boost
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan today announced
that 55 community projects honouring Australia’s wartime
history would receive more than $145,000 in funding.
Mr Tehan said the projects, funded under the Australian Government’s
Saluting Their Service grants program, would honour
the service and sacrifice of the men and women who serve
in defence of our nation.
“These grants help communities across the nation
build and preserve memorials and undertake activities
that teach younger generations about Australia’s wartime
history,” Mr Tehan said.
“These projects are unique to the communities where
they originate but they all embody the spirt of the
Anzac legend and the values of courage, endurance,
mateship and sacrifice.”
Up to $4,000 is available for an individual project
under the Community Commemorative Grants category of the
program. This is a rolling grants program, so
applications are accepted at any time.
“I encourage interested groups and organisations to
review the grant guidelines and to submit a request for
funding to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs along
with the requested supporting documentation,” Mr Tehan
said.
A list of grant recipients in each state is attached.
All figures are GST free.
For more information about the Saluting Their
Service program, contact the Department of
Veterans’ Affairs’ Commemorative Grants team on 1800 026
185 or email
commemorativegrants@dva.gov.au.
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SALUTING THEIR
SERVICE COMMUNITY COMMEMORATIVE GRANTS MARCH
2017
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NEW SOUTH WALES
|
Recipient |
Location |
Electorate |
Funding description |
Amount $
|
| Paul
Martin's Australian Military History |
Lugarno |
Banks |
Purchase
eight display cases for the display of wartime
memorabilia to be used during educational
displays |
2,884 |
|
Operation Pilgrimage Group |
Ryde |
Bennelong |
Frame 11
portraits of Victoria Cross recipients for the
travelling exhibition 'In the Company of Heroes'
in South Australia and the Northern Territory |
3,000 |
| The 7th
Australian Division AIF Association |
Bass
Hill |
Blaxland |
Install
a plaque commemorating the 7th
Division AIF's Battle Honours and Units on the
Remembrance Wall in Bass Hill |
2,500 |
| Barham &
District RSL Sub-branch |
Barham |
Farrer |
Restore
and relocate a Bofor Gun from the Barham and
District Memorial Club to the Barham Cenotaph |
4,000 |
| Wakool
Soldier Settlers Memorial Walk Action Group Inc |
Wakool |
Farrer |
Restore
the Wakool Community War Memorial |
4,000 |
| Goulburn
High School |
Goulburn |
Hume |
Restore
the First and Second World War honour boards at
Goulburn High School |
2,591 |
| Mulwaree
High School Remembrance Museum |
Goulburn |
Hume |
Upgrade
the avenue of honour at Mulwaree High School by
replacing seven damaged plaques |
605 |
| National
Servicemen's Association NSW Manning Valley
Sub-branch |
Taree |
Lyne |
Install
a monument commemorating two Victoria Cross
recipients who lived and worked in the Manning
Valley |
3,741 |
| Oxley
Island Public School |
Oxley
Island |
Lyne |
Restore
the school's First World War honour roll |
2,509 |
|
Kootingal and District Preschool Inc |
Kootingal |
New
England |
Purchase
a flagpole to be installed at the Kootingal and
District Preschool |
495 |
|
Woolbrook Hall and Park Committee |
Woolbrook |
New
England |
Refurbish and update two honour rolls and
install an outdoor honour roll at Woolbrook AIF
Hall |
4,000 |
|
Woolbrook Hall and Park Committee |
Woolbrook |
New
England |
Install
a flagpole at Woolbrook AIF Hall to fly the
Australian National Flag on days of
commemoration |
1,500 |
|
Shortland RSL Sub-branch |
Shortland |
Newcastle |
Install
a concrete pathway to improve access to the
Shortland RSL Sub-branch Memorial |
4,000 |
| North
Sydney RSL Sub-branch |
North
Sydney |
North
Sydney |
Upgrade
the lighting at the North Sydney War Memorial |
3,509 |
| Lawrence
Historical Society Incorporated |
Lawrence |
Page |
Purchase
glass cabinets for the display of memorabilia at
Lawrence Museum |
1,874 |
| South
Grafton RSL Sub-branch |
South
Grafton |
Page |
Refurbish the South Grafton Cenotaph |
4,000 |
|
Integrated Servicepeople's Association of
Australia Inc |
Bethungra |
Riverina |
Refurbish the Bethungra Memorial Cenotaph |
2,970 |
|
Integrated Servicepeople's Association of
Australia Inc |
Bethungra |
Riverina |
Purchase
four glass cabinets for the display of
memorabilia at the Bethungra Veterans Centre |
2,996 |
| Wagga
Wagga RSL Sub-branch |
Wagga
Wagga |
Riverina |
Update
the Honour Roll on the Wagga Wagga War Memorial
Wall |
3,636
|
| 6
Australian Machine Gun Battalion Association |
Shellharbour |
Whitlam |
Replace
a bronze plaque at the Bass Point Memorial in
Shellharbour, NSW updating details of the
servicemen listed |
2,470
|
|
Total Grants - NSW – 20 |
Total $57,280
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QUEENSLAND
|
Recipient |
Location |
Electorate |
Funding description |
Amount $ |
| Naval
Association of Australia Navy Women (WRANS-RAN)
QLD Subsection |
Brisbane |
Brisbane |
Purchase
two replacement banners for the Navy Women
(WRANS-RAN) Qld to use on Anzac Day and
ceremonial occasions |
1,057 |
| 3rd
Combat Signal Regiment Unit History Room |
Lavarack
Barracks |
Herbert |
Purchase
a cabinet for the display of memorabilia at the
3rd Combat Regiment Unit History
Rooms at Lavarack Barracks, QLD |
2,781 |
| Buxton
Friendship Association |
Buxton |
Hinkler |
Construct a new war memorial in Buxton, QLD to
commemorate people from the area who have served
in all wars and conflicts |
3,172 |
| Tully
RSL Sub-branch |
Tully |
Kennedy |
Restore
the immediate surrounds of the Tully Cenotaph to
improve access and safety |
4,000 |
| Cairns
State High School Parents & Citizens Association |
Cairns |
Leichhardt |
Install
a plaque and a plinth at Cairns State High
School commemorating those who have fallen in
all wars |
1,570 |
| 2RAR
Association Inc |
Enoggera |
Ryan |
Hold an
event on 19 May 2017, at Enoggera, to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of
the deployment of 2RAR to South Vietnam |
3,000 |
| Toowong
RSL Sub-branch |
Toowong |
Ryan |
Add a
name to the First World War Memorial in Toowong
Memorial Park, QLD |
385 |
| Kilkivan
RSL Sub-branch |
Kilkivan |
Wide Bay |
Refurbish the flagpole and install pavers at
Anzac Memorial Park, Kilkivan |
1,003 |
|
Total Grants - QLD – 8 |
Total $16,968
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
|
Recipient |
Location |
Electorate |
Funding description |
Amount $ |
| RAAF
Association South Australian Division |
Adelaide |
Adelaide |
Publish
a book entitled 'Japan's Air War Against
Northern Australia 1942-45' |
3,000 |
| Returned
and Services League SA Branch Inc.
auspicing Free Thinking
Productions |
Adelaide |
Adelaide |
Create
an interactive mobile display in SA as part of a
Pop Up Museum Project to engage young people in
the history of the First World War |
2,958 |
| Bowhill
Progress Association |
Bowhill |
Barker |
Enhance
the Bowhill War Memorial by adding a granite
rock, plaque and silhouette statues |
4,000 |
| National
Servicemen's Association of Australia South East
Branch |
Mount
Gambier |
Barker |
Replace
vandalised plaques in the National Servicemen's
Park, Mount Gambier, SA |
4,000 |
| Tumby
Bay RSL Sub-branch |
Tumby
Bay |
Grey |
Restore
two honour rolls listing men from the Tumby Bay
District who enlisted and served during the
First World War |
1,496 |
| Morphett
Vale and District RSL Sub-branch |
Morphett
Vale |
Kingston |
Establish a digital/video honour board at the
Morphett Vale RSL Sub-branch to recognise
residents of the local area and their family
members who have served their country |
3,240 |
| Willunga
& District RSL Sub-branch |
Willunga |
Mayo |
Purchase
three glass cabinets for the display of
memorabilia at Willunga RSL |
2,700
|
|
Total Grants - SA – 7 |
Total $21,394
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TASMANIA
|
Recipient |
Location |
Electorate |
Funding description |
Amount $ |
| Circular
Head RSL Centenary Committee |
Smithton |
Braddon |
Install
a Vietnam War Memorial at Anzac Park in
Smithton, TAS |
3,636 |
| Cygnet
RSL Sub-branch |
Cygnet |
Franklin |
Install
three plaques on the Cygnet Memorial
commemorating three Victoria Cross recipients |
4,000 |
| Northern
Midlands Council |
Ross |
Lyons |
Restore
the cannon located at Ross War Memorial |
2,727 |
| Port
Sorell Defence Memorial Committee |
Port
Sorell |
Lyons |
Install
a new memorial in Pioneer Park to commemorate
the men and women who served in all wars,
conflicts and peacekeeping operations |
4,000 |
| Port
Sorell Defence Memorial Committee |
Port
Sorell |
Lyons |
Hold the
official opening of the Port Sorell Defence
Memorial |
1,555 |
|
Total Grants - TAS – 5 |
Total $15,918
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VICTORIA
|
Recipient |
Location |
Electorate |
Funding description |
Amount $ |
| National
Servicemen's Association of Australia Geelong &
District Sub-branch |
Inverleigh & Bannockburn |
Corangamite |
Install
plaques in Inverleigh and Bannockburn
commemorating National Servicemen |
1,580 |
|
Christian College Bellarine |
Drysdale |
Corio |
Install
three murals at the Christian College Bellarine
commemorating men and women from the Bellarine
Peninsula who served during the First World War |
2,727 |
| Western
Port Oberon Association Inc |
Crib
Point |
Flinders |
Purchase
and install a cabinet at the Victorian Maritime
Centre, Crib Point, VIC for the display of
memorabilia |
2,727 |
|
Footscray Football Club Limited Bulldogs Museum |
West
Footscray |
Gellibrand |
Install
a First World War honour board at the Bulldogs
Museum commemorating past players who lost their
lives during the war |
591 |
|
Victorian Association of Jewish Ex & Servicemen
& Women Australia Inc |
Caulfield
South |
Goldstein |
Restore
and upgrade the First World War and Second World
War honour boards at the Lamm Jewish Library |
1,850 |
| Exford
Primary School |
Exford |
Gorton |
Install
a flagpole at the school to fly the Australian
National flag on days of commemoration |
1,169 |
| Everton
Hall & Sportsground Complex Committee |
Everton |
Indi |
Install
a flagpole at the Everton War Memorial to fly
the Australian National Flag on days of
commemoration |
750 |
| Wodonga
City Council |
Wodonga |
Indi |
Update
the names on the honour rolls located at the
Wodonga Library and the Wodonga RSL |
3,455
|
|
Flemington Kensington RSL Sub-branch |
Kensington |
Melbourne |
Purchase
frames to display commemorative photographs at
Flemington & Kensington RSL Club in Kensington,
VIC |
2,727
|
| The
Battle for Australia Foundation in Victoria |
Melbourne |
Melbourne Ports |
Hold the
Battle for Australia ceremony at the Shrine of
Remembrance in Melbourne to commemorate the 75th
anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay |
2,727
|
|
Woodhouse / Nareeb Soldier Memorial Hall and
Reserve |
Nareeb |
Wannon |
Install
new servicemen and women name plaques at the
Woodhouse / Nareeb Nostalgia Grove in Nareeb,
VIC |
1,340
|
|
Total Grants - VIC – 11 |
Total $21,643
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
|
Recipient |
Location
|
Electorate |
Funding description |
Amount $ |
| Old
Fairbridgians Association Inc |
Fairbridge
|
Canning |
Restore
the Kingsley Fairbridge Farm School Honour Roll |
2,987 |
| 11th
Battalion Living History Unit |
Northern
Gully |
Durack |
Install
a memorial in Northern Gully, WA commemorating
the 11th Battalion AIF |
4,000 |
|
Cookernup Community Association |
Cookernup |
Forrest |
Restore
two honour boards in the Cookernup Community
Hall |
2,112 |
Esperance RSL Sub-branch
|
Esperance |
O’Connor |
Add
plaques commemorating East Timor, Iraq,
Afghanistan and the Gulf War to the Esperance
War Memorial in WA |
3,256 |
Total Grants - WA – 4
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Total $12,355
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Media enquiries:
Minister Tehan’s Office: Byron Vale, 0428 262 894
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Media: 02 6289 6203
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Counselling Service (VVCS) can be reached 24 hours a day
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+61 8 8241 45 46). VVCS is a service founded by Vietnam
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