ANZAC commemoration grants
Memorials, commemorative sites and activities aimed at preserving our military history will be funded right across Australia as part of the latest round of Saluting Their Service (STS) grants announced today.
FILE PHOTO: By Sergeant Troy Rodgers
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said the grants would support communities in recognising local Australian Defence Force service, with a wide variety of projects being funded, including activities to commemorate the 75thanniversary of the end of the Second World War.
“A community’s military history, through those who have served or continue to serve, is a key part of its identity and by involving community groups such as our ex-service organisations we can ensure this history is never forgotten,” Mr Chester said.
“As we approach the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 15 August, it is encouraging to see organisations being awarded funding to help recognise this important commemorative anniversary for our nation in their local community.
“Chances are we all know someone who has served our nation, whether a family member, friend or even the next-door neighbour, and for those in the community commemorating the end of the Second World War, I encourage you to involve the living veterans of this conflict where possible.
“For those organisations seeking to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in August, I also encourage you to apply for funding in the next round of Saluting Their Service grants.”
STS grants are designed to preserve the nation’s wartime heritage and highlight the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service men and women in wars, conflicts and peace operations.
Organisations can submit applications now for the next funding round, which closes on 31 March 2020.
To apply or find out more visit the Saluting Their Service Commemoration Program page on the Community Grants Hub.
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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program – Batch 2
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
| Electorate | Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
| Bean | Norfolk Island RSL Sub‑Branch Museum | Host a week-long event to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day. | $28,525 |
| Canberra | Campbell Primary School | Commission a local artist to paint a commemorative mural at Campbell Primary School. | $3,637 |
| Total Grants – ACT – 2 | Total $32,162 | ||
NEW SOUTH WALES
| Electorate | Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
| Blaxland | Bass High School | Replace a plaque which commemorates the Armistice of the First World War in the Anzac Community Garden at Bass High School. | $1,384 |
| Blaxland | Cumberland Council | Install an interpretive panel and commemorative plaques at the Royal Australian Air Force Stores Depot Memorial. | $4,000 |
| Blaxland | St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School Bankstown | Replace St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School flagpole. | $4,000 |
| Calare | Lyndhurst RSL Sub‑Branch | Purchase and install cabinets to display military memorabilia at the Carcoar School of Arts Hall. | $2,850 |
| Calare | National Servicemen’s Association of Australia NSW Branch Incorporated | Install 213 pavers in the Bathurst Cemetery to honour the service and sacrifice of National Servicemen who were killed in the Borneo and South Vietnam conflicts. | $8,000 |
| Calare | Newbridge Progress Association Incorporated | Construct a memorial wall and garden with flagpole to commemorate local service personnel who served during the First World War. | $4,000 |
| Calare | Spring Hill Activities Group Incorporated | Construct an honour wall to commemorate local service personnel. | $4,000 |
| Cook | Bayside Council | Relocate and restore the Ramsgate War Memorial dedicated to railway and tramway employees’ service in the First World War. | $4,000 |
| Cowper | Kempsey-Macleay RSL Sub-Branch | Install CCTV at the Kempsey Macleay RSL Museum to protect military memorabilia. | $3,118 |
| Dobell | Wyong RSL Sub-Branch | Install a sandstone border at the Jilliby Cemetery Memorial. | $1,200 |
| Eden-Monaro | Delegate RSL Sub‑Branch | Enable the installation of a Light Horse Statue and granite tiles at the Delegate Cenotaph. | $2,157 |
| Farrer | Deniliquin RSL Sub-Branch | Enable the addition of missing service personnel names from the local area to the Deniliquin Cenotaph. | $4,000 |
| Farrer | Moulamein Community Development Incorporated | Refurbish the Moulamein War Memorial, dedicated to local service personnel who served in the First and Second World Wars. | $3,375 |
| Farrer | Wentworth Angling Club Inc | Install a lectern at the Fort Courage Caravan Park to enable commemorative services to be conducted. | $3,500 |
| Grayndler | Inner West Council | Dismantle, temporarily store and refurbish the Haberfield roll of honour for display at the redeveloped Haberfield Centre and Library. | $4,000 |
| Hunter | Lake Macquarie City Council | Enable an exhibition at Rathmines Park commemorating significance of the site being a former Royal Australian Air Force seaplane base. | $4,000 |
| Kingsford Smith | Daceyville Public School P&C Association | Restore and relocate the double mast yardarm flagpole from HMAS Parramatta I at the Daceyville Primary School. | $3,500 |
| Lyne | Karuah RSL Sub-Branch | Purchase and install three plaques at the Karuah RSL Club to commemorate the Navy, Army and Air Force. | $3,000 |
| Macarthur | Currans Hill Public School | Create a memorial garden at Currans Hill Public School for commemorative activities. | $4,000 |
| Macquarie | Mt Wilson Progress Association Inc | Restore the Mount Wilson War Memorial and install a surrounding fence. | $4,000 |
| New England | Tingha RSL Sub-Branch | Construct two new memorial walls at the Tingha War Memorial to house 57 relocated plaques commemorating the service and sacrifice of local service personnel. | $3,850 |
| Page | Catholic Parish Of Our Lady Help Of Christians South Lismore – Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School | Install a replacement flagpole at Our Lady Help of Christians School. | $1,600 |
| Page | Coraki Rural Transaction Centre Incorporated | Conduct a school essay competition and Anzac Day 2020 march and service. | $3,000 |
| Parkes | Moree Plains Shire Council | Display images of local Aboriginal service personnel at the Dhiiyaan Aboriginal Centre. | $4,000 |
| Parkes | Orana Gardens Ltd | Install a flagpole at the Orana Gardens Aged Care Facility. | $4,000 |
| Parkes | Sunset Strip Progress Association Incorporated | Refurbish the Strip Community War Memorial site by installing garden beds at the boundary. | $4,000 |
| Reid | Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway Limited | Record memories and personal stories of Second World War veterans through virtual reality and augmented reality technology and launch these on the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day in 2020. | $95,000 |
| Richmond | Bangalow RSL Sub‑Branch | Restore a First World War marble memorial plaque in the Bangalow RSL Community Hall. | $1,300 |
| Richmond | Bangalow RSL Sub‑Branch | Combine several small honour rolls from the Far North Coast Region of NSW into a new Second World War honour board, to be displayed in the Bangalow RSL Hall. | $4,000 |
| Richmond | Tweed Heads and Coolangatta RSL Sub‑Branch Incorporated | Install new display cabinets for wartime memorabilia. | $4,000 |
| Shortland | San Remo Neighbourhood Centre Inc | Install a totem pole and plaque to commemorate local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander military personnel who served in the Boer War. | $2,660 |
| Sydney | African Australian Advocacy Centre Incorporated | Hold a public event on 7 May 2020 at NSW Parliament House to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Australian participation in Operation TAMAR in Rwanda. | $4,000 |
| Warringah | Sevenmile Limited | Create a collection of oral history interviews involving local high school students and service personnel. | $3,500 |
| Total Grants – NSW – 33 | Total $206,994 | ||
NORTHERN TERRITORY
| Electorate | Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
| Lingiari | Taminmin High School Council | Supply and install flagpoles at Taminmin High School. | $3,500 |
| Total Grants – NT – 1 | Total $3,500 | ||
QUEENSLAND
| Electorate | Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
| Bowman | Redlands RSL Sub‑Branch | Install two plaques commemorating the Australian Merchant Navy and Australian Women’s Land Army at Anzac Centenary Park, Cleveland. | $1,025 |
| Capricornia | Emu Park Historical Museum Society Inc. | Develop a digital interactive presentation to accompany a memorabilia display commemorating local service personnel at the Emu Park Historical Museum. | $4,000 |
| Dawson | Descendants of The Rats of Tobruk Australia Association Inc. | Enable the addition and restoration of plaques on the Siege of Tobruk memorial in Mackay. | $5,500 |
| Fisher | Beerwah and District Sub-Branch | Restore and display memorabilia in the new Beerwah RSL building. | $2,900 |
| Fisher | Caloundra RSL Sub‑Branch | Purchase and install cabinets to display memorabilia at the Caloundra RSL Club military display unit. | $4,000 |
| Fisher | Glasshouse Mountains Primary P&C Association | Install flagpoles in the Glass House Mountains State School Memorial Garden. | $3,628 |
| Forde | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited | Install an honour board at the Jimbelunga Nursing Centre to commemorate residents who have served the Australian Defence Force. | $2,000 |
| Griffith | Queensland Maritime Museum Association | Restore the HMAS Diamantina to enable events that commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day. | $45,455 |
| Griffith | Queensland Maritime Museum Association | Hold a commemorative event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day on and around the HMAS Diamantina. | $26,710 |
| Griffith | Submarines Association Australia Queensland Inc | Frame crocheted HMAS AE1 and AE2 poppy banners and a white ensign and commission information plaques for the items. | $2,165 |
| Herbert | 4th Regiment Regimental Trust Fund | Rebuild the existing 4th Regiment Royal Australian Regiment memorial to commemorate recent conflicts and operations in which members have participated. | $4,000 |
| Hinkler | Bundaberg District Women Veterans Inc. | Host two events commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day on 15 August 2020. | $2,500 |
| Kennedy | Boulia Shire Council | Erect a flagpole in the Boulia Anzac Memorial Gardens. | $2,690 |
| Kennedy | National Servicemens Association of Australia (Queensland) Inc. | Install a new plaque dedicated to the Australian Women’s Land Army in the Tolga Memorial Park. | $2,178 |
| Kennedy | National Servicemens Association of Australia (Queensland) Inc. | Install new plaques at the Coral Sea Battle Memorial Park to commemorate the service and sacrifice of National Servicemen. | $4,000 |
| Kennedy | Pentland Progress Association Inc. | Install two memorial benches at the Pentland Soldiers Memorial Hall. | $2,837 |
| Leichhardt | Cairns RSL Sub Branch | Production of a documentary commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Second World War, focussing on the memories of veterans and residents of Far North Queensland. | $29,800 |
| Leichhardt | Pandanus Park War Veterans Retreat Inc | Update the Pandanus Park War Veterans Shrine to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in recent conflicts and peace operations. | $2,000 |
| Lilley | Kedron-Wavell RSL Sub‑Branch | Contribute to the 40th anniversary of the Commonwealth Ceasefire Monitoring Force’s deployment to Southern Rhodesia. | $2,640 |
| Maranoa | Bell RSL Sub-Branch Inc | Purchase and install two cabinets to securely store and display memorabilia at Bell RSL Hall. | $3,000 |
| Maranoa | Clifton and District Historical Society Inc. | Build cabinets to display local military memorabilia at the Clifton and District Historical Society Museum. | $2,589 |
| Maranoa | Queensland Country Women’s Association – Jackson Branch | Install an honour board at Jackson Hall to commemorate local service men and women in wars, conflicts and peace operations post First World War. | $800 |
| Maranoa | Warwick Christian College | Construct a memorial garden at Warwick Christian College consisting of a plaque and flagpoles to honour the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $2,800 |
| McPherson | Burleigh Heads-Mowbray Park Surf Life Saving Club Inc. | Construct a new honour board to commemorate the service and sacrifice of club members who have served in the Australian Defence Force. | $2,500 |
| McPherson | Currumbin Palm Beach RSL Sub-Branch | Involve local schools in creating a poppy display and exhibition for Anzac Day. | $4,000 |
| McPherson | Kalwun Development Corporation Limited | Construct a ‘Yarning Circle’ for commemorative services. | $4,000 |
| McPherson | S.E.Qld Vindicatrix & Mn Mariners Association Inc | Restore the Point Danger Memorial to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $223 |
| Moreton | Stephens RSL Sub‑Branch | Purchase and install a cabinet to display wartime memorabilia at the Stephens RSL Sub-Branch. | $4,000 |
| Oxley | Women Veterans Network Australia Inc. | Publish a collection of stories, essays, poems, letters, emails, photos and artwork that commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service women. | $8,550 |
| Total Grants – QLD – 29 | Total $182,490 | ||
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
| Electorate | Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
| Adelaide | City of Adelaide | Reinstate the Dardanelles Memorial cenotaph and gardens to commemorate South Australian service personnel who served in the First World War. | $150,000 |
| Grey | District Council of Cleve | Enable the display of a wartime uniform and accessories at the Cleve RSL Hall. | $4,000 |
| Grey | District Council of Cleve | Create a memorial display at the Cleve RSL Hall. | $4,000 |
| Grey | District Council of Mount Remarkable | Install two flagpoles at Port Germein Memorial Park. | $1,590 |
| Grey | District Council of Mount Remarkable | Restore the Port Germein War Memorial. | $1,840 |
| Grey | Port Pirie RSL Sub-Branch Incorporated | Manufacture and install storyboards with QR codes to commemorate the Korean War, Borneo Campaign, Malayan Emergency and Vietnam War. | $2,307 |
| Grey | Yunta Race Club Incorporated | Conduct an Anzac Day commemorative service at the conclusion of the Yunta picnic races and gymkhana. | $2,000 |
| Grey | Yacka Community Development Association Incorporated | Restore the Yacka War Memorial. | $4,000 |
| Mayo | Penneshaw Progress Association Incorporated | Restore the Penneshaw honour board to commemorate locals who served during the First World War. | $4,000 |
| Mayo | The Military Historical Society Australia (SA Branch) Incorporated | Publish of a book commemorating the formation and legacy of Australian Light Horseman Units, predominantly during the First World War. | $6,000 |
| Total Grants – SA – 10 | Total $179,737 | ||
TASMANIA
| Electorate | Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
| Clark | Australian Flying Corps and Royal Australian Air Force Association Tasmania Division | Contribute to several commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of Australia’s involvement in the Battle of Britain. | $4,050 |
| Clark | Glenorchy City Council | Install flagpoles at the Glenorchy City Council to enable commemorative events at the site. | $3,780 |
| Total Grants – TAS – 2 | Total $7,830 | ||
VICTORIA
| Electorate | Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
| Calwell | Jacana School for Autism | Install flagpoles at the Jacana School for Autism. | $3,500 |
| Casey | Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub‑Branch Inc. | Mount and display a collection of Second World War medals at the Upwey Belgrave RSL Club. | $1,650 |
| Corangamite | Anglesea RSL Sub-Branch Inc. | Construct a new war memorial commemorating local service personnel. | $4,000 |
| Flinders | Westernport Oberon Association Incorporated | Mount an exhibition at the Victorian Maritime Centre incorporating a replica section of an AE2 submarine, mural, electronic presentation and story boards. | $4,000 |
| Gippsland | East Gippsland Shire Council | Repair and restore the Bairnsdale War Memorial. | $137,290 |
| Gippsland | Twin Rivers Men’s Shed Association Inc. | Supply two flagpoles to be installed between the Johnsonville Public Hall and the proposed Twin Rivers Community Hub. | $2,987 |
| Hotham | Oakleigh – Carnegie RSL Sub-Branch Inc. | Install a plaque on the Oakleigh Cenotaph commemorating the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan and Peacekeeping operations. | $3,500 |
| Kooyong | NO PS32651P Willsmere Body Corporate | Restore the Kew Asylum roll of honour to commemorate staff who served during the First World War. | $4,000 |
| La Trobe | Provenance Artists Inc. | Commission and exhibit paintings by local artists to commemorate the Vietnam War. | $18,750 |
| Mallee | Yeungroon Community Hall Inc. | Construct a memorial at the Yeungroon Fire Station to honour the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $4,000 |
| Monash | Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club Inc. | Refurbish the Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club memorial and install new plaques to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in the Vietnam War. | $3,500 |
| Nicholls | Greater Shepparton City Council | Enable an addition to the Mooroopna War Memorial to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in the Second World War, Vietnam War and Korean War. | $122,300 |
| Wannon | Terang RSL Sub-Branch | Finalise the surrounding area of the Second World War memorial W871 tram at the Terang RSL Hall. | $4,000 |
| Wannon | Warrnambool RSL Sub‑Branch Inc. | Install a colour TV at the Warrnambool War Memorial to enable the nightly display of commemorative material to the public. | $4,000 |
| Wills | Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria -Leonidas Inc. | Conduct a commemorative exhibition acknowledging the contribution of Australia’s service personnel in Greece during the Second War World. | $4,000 |
| Total Grants – VIC – 15 | Total $321,477 | ||
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
| Electorate | Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
| Burt | Canning Vale Senior Football Club Inc. | Conduct commemorative ceremonies prior to each game on Anzac Day 2020. | $1,000 |
| Canning | Araluen Botanic Park Foundation Inc. | Upgrade the Grove of the Unforgotten at Araluen Botanic Park to commemorate Young Australian League members who served in the First World War. | $30,000 |
| Canning | Shire of Murray | Relocate the Pinjarra War Memorial to the Pinjarra Heritage Rose Garden. | $4,000 |
| Durack | Broome Historical Society Incorporated | Restore the First World War roll of honour at the Broome Historical Society and Museum. | $4,000 |
| Durack | Quairading RSL Sub‑Branch | Install a plaque at the Quairarding Community Resource Centre to commemorate the service and sacrifice of National Servicemen from 1951 – 1972. | $1,700 |
| Forrest | Shire of Dardanup | Improve access and install a commemorative rose garden at the Dardanup War Memorial Gardens. | $4,000 |
| Moore | City of Joondalup | Produce a booklet and hold an exhibition to commemorate the service and sacrifice of local service personnel. | $4,000 |
| O’Connor | Albany RSL Sub-Branch | Purchase appropriate uniforms for the 10th Light Horse Albany Troop for participation in commemorative events. | $6,590 |
| O’Connor | City of Albany | Restore the wording on the Albany Cenotaph. | $3,500 |
| Pearce | Northam RSL Sub-Branch | Install a new memorial commemorating local service personnel who served in the Korean War. | $3,788 |
| Pearce | Woodridge Community Association Inc | Construct a new memorial at the Woodridge Community Centre to honour the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $4,000 |
| Total Grants – WA – 11 | Total $66,578 | ||
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