More Community Commemorative Grants awarded

Local communities are set to receive almost $200,000 in Saluting Their Service grants which deliver projects commemorating Australia’s wartime history and reflect our gratitude to all those who have served our country.

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester described the 85 community projects as thoughtful and moving, ranging from memorial gardens, exhibitions and sculptures, to repairs to cenotaphs, reunions and services.

“I congratulate these communities, this funding will deliver meaningful projects which commemorate Australia’s role in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations and recognise the sacrifice of Australians who have served and continue to serve our nation,” Mr Chester said.

“In my own electorate of Gippsland, Saluting Their Service grants have supported a range of projects over the years including a Boer War honour board at the Morwell Historical Society to recognise service personnel from the local area.

“It’s a permanent tribute to those who served more than 100 years ago and it includes each person’s rank, their service number and their unit.”

Community Commemorative Grants for the Saluting Their Service program provides up to $4000 for each project and applications can now be made through the Community Grants Hub.

Applicants requiring support in submitting their application are encouraged to phone 1800 020 283 or email support@communitygrants.gov.au

A list of the 85 projects receiving the most recent funding allocations follows.

All funding listed is GST exclusive.

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Saluting Their Service Grants

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Recipient	Electorate	Funding description	Amount $
RAASC Vietnam Supply Platoons Association Inc	Fenner	Install a plaque and hold a dedication ceremony at Glenorchy to commemorate members of the Royal Australian Army Service Corps who served in the Vietnam War	571
Total Grants – ACT – 1		Total $571

NEW SOUTH WALES

Recipient	Electorate	Funding description	Amount $
Riverwood Punchbowl Anglican Church	Banks	Install a flagpole at the Riverwood Punchbowl Anglican Church to fly the Australian National Flag on days of commemoration	1,364
St Alban’s Anglican Church	Bennelong	Publish a book to commemorate the First World War soldiers of the Epping area	2,727
The 7th Australian Division AIF Association	Blaxland	Install a plaque on the Bass Hill Remembrance Wall to commemorate the Battle for Australia and hold a dedication service	1,453
Stuarts Point Workers Recreation and Bowls Club Ltd	Cowper	Replace a deteriorated flagpole located at the Stuart Point Workers Club	909
Tumbarumba RSL Sub-branch	Eden-Monaro	Upgrade the Cenotaph in Tumbarumba and install a plaque in memory of Vietnam Veterans	3,500
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	Eden-Monaro	Install a plaque and hold an unveiling ceremony in Queanbeyan to commemorate the service and sacrifice of all members of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps	1,555
Narooma Historical Society Inc	Eden-Monaro	Hold an exhibition in Narooma, NSW to commemorate the Centenary of Armistice	2,775
Wattle Grove Public School	Hughes	Create a memorial garden at the Wattle Grove Public School to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australian servicemen and women	2,924
Colo Vale Community Association Inc	Hume	Install a stainless steel Anzac sculpture at the Colo Vale War Memorial	4,000
Lake Macquarie City Council	Hunter	Conserve the Killingworth War Memorial	3,636
Lake Macquarie City Council	Hunter	Conserve the West Wallsend War Memorial.	3,636
Museum of Fire	Lindsay	Upgrade the interpretive panels regarding firefighters during the Second World War at the Museum of Fire in Penrith NSW	1,720
City of Penrith RSL Sub-branch	Lindsay	Repair display cases exhibiting wartime memorabilia at the Penrith RSL Club	2,727
Gloucester RSL Sub-branch	Lyne	Upgrade the War Memorial located at the Gloucester cemetery	3,636
Dungog Shire Council (Vacy Sportsground Management Committee)	Lyne	Install plaques at the Gresford School of Arts War Memorial depicting all theatres of operation and those who served since 1975	3,636
Gloucester RSL Sub-branch	Lyne	Install a plaque at the Memorial Clock Tower in Gloucester, NSW to commemorate the Vietnam War and the Battle of Coral/Balmoral	3,636
Australian Christian Nation Association Inc	Macarthur	Hold a memorial service at the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Light Horse Charge on Beersheba	3,000
National Trust of Australia (NSW) / Saumarez Homestead	New England	Install a plaque to commemorate the 33rd Battalion AIF and a flagpole to fly the Australian National Flag on days of commemoration	1,943
Walcha & District Historical Society Inc	New England	Purchase a glass fronted cabinet for the display of wartime memorabilia at the Pioneer Cottage and Museum Complex in Walcha	2,727
National Trust of Australia (NSW) / Saumarez Homestead	New England	Hold a memorial service at Saumarez Homestead, Armidale, NSW to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux	245
National Trust of Australia (NSW) / Saumarez Homestead	New England	Hold an exhibition of First World War memorabilia at Saumarez Homestead, Armidale, NSW to commemorate the contribution of the people of the New England district	523
Maclean RSL Sub-branch	Page	Install a sandstone block to display a plaque gifted by the Greek consulate at the front of the Maclean Cenotaph	945
Port Stephens Naval Association	Paterson	Install a plaque displaying the Naval Ode on the memorial to HMAS Psyche at Salamander Bay	300
Breakfast Point Community Association DP270347	Reid	Restore the immediate surrounds of the Breakfast Point War Memorial	3,636
Mullumbimby RSL Sub-branch	Richmond	Restore the Mullumbimby Cenotaph	3,636
Garema Public Hall & Recreation Reserve Trust	Riverina	Install a replica honour board at the Garema Hall	1,200
Parkes Shire Council	Riverina	Update honour roll plaques on the Vietnam War Memorial and the Cenotaph in Parkes	3,636
Parkes Shire Council	Riverina	Update the immediate surrounds of the Parkes Cenotaph	1,475
Parkes Shire Council	Riverina	Install a flagpole	1,364
The Rock RSL Sub-branch	Riverina	Install three interpretive plaques to identify memorabilia at The Rock Avenue of Honour	1,754
Murringo Community Association Inc	Riverina	Install a flagpole at the Murringo Cenotaph	1,000
Parkes Shire Council	Riverina	Install security lighting at the Vietnam War Memorial in Parkes to deter vandalism	3,636
Murringo Community Association Inc	Riverina	Publish a hardcover book for the community with information of men who enlisted in the First World War from Murringo, NSW.	3,000
Art Studios Co-operative Ltd	Robertson	To support the 2018 Australian Spirit Exhibition	3,000
Peats Ridge Public School	Robertson	Install a flagpole at Peats Ridge Public School to fly the Australian National Flag on days of commemoration	1,500
Belmont RSL Sub-branch	Shortland	Install lighting at the Belmont War Memorial to deter vandalism	2,479
Lake Macquarie City Council	Shortland	Restore the First World War German trench mortar in Speers Point Park	3,636
Mittagong RSL Sub-branch	Whitlam	Install a Centenary Commemoration Stone at the Mittagong and District War Memorial to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of the men and women of the Australian Defence Force	2,000
C Company 2 RAR Reunion	Whitlam	Hold a reunion to commemorate 50 years since the Battle of Coral and Balmoral	600
Total Grants – NSW – 39		Total $91,069

 

QUEENSLAND

Recipient	Electorate	Funding description	Amount $
Home Hill RSL Sub-branch	Dawson	Install service emblems, inscriptions and soldier silhouettes on the Remembrance Wall at the Home Hill War Memorial	4,000
Emerald State High School	Flynn	Upgrade the Emerald State High School Centennial Memorial to include battles from the First World War to Afghanistan	3,636
Toowoomba United RSL Sub-branch Inc	Groom	Remount and frame historical military photographs for public display at the Soldiers Memorial Hall	2,689
Royal Australian Air Force Association Townsville Branch	Herbert	Install a plaque at St Benedict’s Catholic School dedicated to the men and women who served at the RAAF Bohle River Airfield during the Second World War	392
Chillagoe Alliance Incorporated	Kennedy	Install a flagpole, honour board and interpretive signage at the Chillagoe railway precinct to depict the town’s contribution to the First and Second World Wars and subsequent conflicts	2,403
Burpengary State School P&C Association	Longman	Install a monument of honour at Burpengary State School to honour past students who served in conflicts since the First World War	2,395
No 38 Squadron (RAAF) Association	Longman	Purchase three 38 Squadron (RAAF) Association Battle Honour banners	1,582
3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Corporation	Petrie	Purchase and install a plaque in Regimental Square, Sydney, commemorating all those who served in 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment	921
Sixth Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Association	Petrie	Install a plaque at Regimental Square, Sydney, to commemorate all those who have served with 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment	1,163
Tramways RSL Sub-branch	Ryan	Install a plaque at the Tramways RSL in memory of the First and Second World War Veterans who worked in the Transport Department of the Brisbane City Council in Taringa	696
Beechmont Anzac Committee	Wright	Install 19 plaques on the Beechmont Memorial Wall commemorating local service men	1,936
Total Grants – QLD – 11		Total $21,813

 

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Recipient	Electorate	Funding description	Amount $
Mannum RSL Sub-branch	Barker	Restore the “Garden of Memory” monument at the Mannum Cemetery	847
Purnong District Hall Incorporated	Barker	Upgrade the surrounds of the Anzac Arch at the Purnong District Hall	3,837
Burra RSL Sub-branch	Grey	Restore a Krupp Cannon for display at the Burra War Memorial	3,000
Beltana Progress Association	Grey	Hold a service and install a flagpole at the Beltana Hall	1,938
District Council of Mount Remarkable	Grey	Publish a book about the men and women who enlisted for service in both World Wars from Willowie Township and district of South Australia	2,727
Port Elliot RSL Sub-branch	Mayo	Restore and upgrade the Port Elliot War Memorial	4,000
Hillsview Village Residents Association Inc	Mayo	Install a flagpole and plaque at the Hillsview Retirement Village in Happy Valley, SA.	2,564
Riverton RSL Sub-branch	Wakefield	Install a First World War Honour Board and replace the deteriorated flagpole at the Riverton RSL	1,784
Town of Gawler	Wakefield	Install paving around the immediate surrounds of a new war memorial in Pioneer Park, Gawler	3,636
Australian Air Defence Artillery Association Inc	Wakefield	Purchase a banner for the Australian Air Defence Artillery Association to be used during annual Anzac Day Marches	259
Total Grants – SA – 10		Total $24,592

 

VICTORIA

Recipient	Electorate	Funding description	Amount $
Dandenong/ Cranbourne RSL Sub-branch	Bruce	Hold an event to commemorate the 20th Anniversary Reunion of International Force East Timor	273
Australian Special Air Service Association	Deakin	Produce a booklet commemorating the service of 2 Squadron Special Air Service Regiment in the Vietnam War	3,000
Morwell Historical Society Inc	Gippsland	Publish a book about Morwell District Soldiers who served in the Boer War	3,000
Windsor Community Children’s Centre	Higgins	Install a flagpole at the Windsor Community Children’s Centre to fly the Australian National Flag	850
Swanpool Memorial Hall & Recreation Reserve Committee Inc	Indi	Relocate and restore the Swanpool War Memorial	4,000
Sherbrooke Community School	La Trobe	Install a plaque about the Aleppo Pine at the Sherbrooke Community School	286
St Peter’s Eastern Hill Anglican Church	Melbourne	Restore the Wayside Cross War Memorial at St Peter’s Eastern Hill Anglican Church which commemorates 241 parishioners who died during the First World War	3,636
Alfred Health – Caulfield Hospital	Melbourne Ports	Hold an exhibition at Caulfield Hospital, VIC to commemorate 100 years since its establishment as a military hospital	2,727
39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941-43) Association Inc	McEwen	Establish a walk of honour at One Tree Hill National Park, VIC to commemorate the Kokoda Campaign	4,000
Portland Bay School	Wannon	Create a commemorative garden at the Portland Bay Special Development School	2,727
Nelson Cemetery Trust	Wannon	Install a tree guard around a Lone Pine and install a plaque to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Armistice at the Nelson War Memorial Gates	1,814
Cavendish RSL Sub-branch	Wannon	Install a flagpole at the John Thomson Memorial Gates in Mooralla to fly the Australian National Flag	1,500
Cavendish RSL Sub-branch	Wannon	Install a fence around a Lone Pine tree at the John Thomson Memorial Gates in Mooralla	820
Total Grants – VIC – 13		Total $28,633

 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Recipient	Electorate	Funding description	Amount $
Shire of Shark Bay	Durack	Install security lighting at the Anzac Memorial in Pioneer Park, Denham	3,636
Shire of Morawa	Durack	Restore the remembrance wall at the RSL Memorial Park in Morawa	2,727
Nannup RSL Sub-branch	Forrest	Restore the Nannup War Memorial	4,000
2/16 Australian Infantry Battalion AIF Association Inc	Perth	To restore a plaque dedicated to the 16th Battalion AIF located in Kings Park	935
Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia Western Australia Branch	Perth	Hold a memorial service in Kings Park, WA to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Coral/Balmoral	2,178
Total Grants – WA – 5		Total $13,476

 

TASMANIA

Recipient	Electorate	Funding description	Amount $
St Patricks River Valley Progress Association Inc	Bass	Restore the Cenotaph and create a portable replica cenotaph in Nunamara	3,943
Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia Greater Hobart Branch	Franklin	Hold a memorial service at the Hobart Cenotaph to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral	1,145
Central Highlands Council	Lyons	Restore the First World War Memorial in Gretna	3,636
Total Grants – TAS – 3		Total $8,724

 

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Recipient	Electorate	Funding description	Amount $
Back to the Track 2020 Inc	Solomon	Produce a promotional brochure for Back to the Track 2020	1,605
Darwin Military Museum	Solomon	Upgrade the First World War Furphy display at the Darwin Military Museum	318
Total Grants – NT – 2		Total $1,923

 

Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) can be reached 24 hours a day across Australia for support and free and confidential counselling. Phone 1800 011 046 (international: +61 8 8241 4546). VVCS is a service founded by Vietnam veterans.

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