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| Australian War Memorial |
To assist the AWM to host a conference on the impact of war wounds and the trauma of conflict. |
$22,000 |
| The Australian Forward Air Controller Group |
Hold a reunion to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the group’s service in Vietnam and install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the Australian Forward Air Controllers. |
$2,476 |
| The ACT branch of the Royal Australian Navy Communications Association |
Replace the Association’s ACT banner to include the new Communications and Information Systems badge. |
$1,000 |
| The ACT Division of the Royal Australian Air Force Association |
Preserve the commemorative propeller at the RAAF Memorial Grove. |
$3,636 |
| Marist College Canberra |
Install an honour board at the college dedicated to ex-students who served in World War II. |
$4,000 |
| Morshead Home for Veterans and Other Aged Persons |
Collect oral histories from veterans in the home and make them available online; and $4000 to restore the field gun at the Morshead Veterans Memorial Garden. |
$3,000 |
| Dr John Moremon |
Publish a unit history of No 4 and No 5 Squadrons, Royal Australian Air Force in World War II. |
$3,000 |
| Memorials Development Committee Deakin West |
Memorials Development Committee Deakin West |
$55,000 |
| Australian War Memorial |
The Australian War memorial is hosting an international conference on 27-28 November 2008 titled 1918 Year of Victory to mark the 90 the anniversary of the end of the First World War. |
$33,000 |
| Legacy Club Canberra |
Sponsorship of Legacy Club of Canberra Concert featuring Mr Guy Sebastian, the Band of the RMC and the Kapooka Army Band. |
$5,000 |
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| Darwin High School |
Restore submarine buoys used in Darwin Harbour during World War II for public display on a headland overlooking the harbour. |
$3,000 |
| The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) Association of the Northern Territory |
Hold a service at the Darwin Cenotaph, followed by a reception at the Casuarina Sports Social Club to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral, and the 60th anniversary of the formation of the RAR. |
$2,750 |
| Darwin and District Sub-branch of the National Servicemen’s Association of Australia |
Install a plaque and hold a dedication ceremony in August 2008 to commemorate all national servicemen. |
$2,652 |
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| Pearl Beach Progress Association Inc |
Refurbish the World War II and Korean War plaque on the Pearl Beach War Memorial. |
$1,091 |
| Doyalson-Wyee RSL Sub-branch |
Install two display cases and purchase four mannequins to display wartime memorabilia at the Doyalson-Wyee RSL Sub-branch. |
$3,167 |
| 4RAR/4RAR (CDO) Association NSW |
Purchase four new unit banners to include Afghanistan for the 4RAR/4FAF (CDO) Association. |
$2,766 |
| 35th Battalion Descendant's Association |
Install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the 35th Battalion AIF. |
$1,010 |
| Burwood Council |
Restore the Burwood Park War Memorial Arch. |
$4,000 |
| Concord Heritage Society Inc |
Conserve, display and research wartime memorabilia held at the Concord Heritage Society relating to several members of the Savage family who gave distinguished service in World War I and World War II. |
$3,000 |
| Woonona Bulli RSL Sub-branch |
Install a display cabinet at the Woonona Bulli RSL Sub-branch to house a large amount of wartime memorabilia held by the sub-branch. |
$3,000 |
| 32nd Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Association |
Install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the 32nd Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. |
$1,132 |
| Tweed Valley Murwillumbah Sub-branch National Servicemen's Association of Australia (NSW) Inc |
Attach a plaque to the Murwillumbah Wall of Remembrance dedicated to all national servicemen. |
$2,000 |
| Maroubra RSL Sub-branch |
Attach two plaques to the Maroubra RSL War Memorial commemorating the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I and honouring all veterans who served in the war. |
$2,154 |
| Kyogle RSL Sub-branch |
Install three commemorative plaques at the Kyogle War Memorial depicting the Navy, Air Force and Army badges. |
$1,080 |
| Toukley RSL Sub-branch |
Upgrade the Toukley RSL Cenotaph by installing additional drainage to improve safety and accessibility in inclement weather. |
$3,897 |
| Upper Hunter Shire Council |
Relocate the Gallipoli Lone Pine tree and plaque to the new Administration Centre in Scone. |
$3,000 |
| City of Botany Bay |
Hold a museum exhibition and information sessions at the George Hanna Memorial Museum to raise community awareness of the contributions made by Australians to the defence of our country. |
$3,000 |
| Tarago & District Progress Association Inc |
Replace the vandalised flagpole at the Tarago Community War Memorial with an internal halyard and inground security to deter vandalism. |
$1,800 |
| Wingham RSL Sub-branch |
Sign write the three Armed Forces logos on the the entrance wall at the Wingham Town Hall and install security lights over the honour rolls located at the Hall to deter vandalism. |
$3,383 |
| Eumungerie Coboco RSL Sub-branch |
Install a cenotaph at the Eumungerie Coboco Public Recreational Reserve dedicated to veterans from the district who served in all wars and conflicts. |
$4,000 |
| Kentucky Memorial Hall & Literary Institute Inc |
Install a plaque at the newly established Noalimba Avenue Memorial to commemorate World War I returned soldier settlers and World War II servicemen and women from the district. |
$2,376 |
| Tingha RSL Sub-branch |
Install an honour board at the Tingha RSL Hall commemorating local servicemen and women who served in all wars and conflicts. |
$2,300 |
| Medowie RSL Sub-branch |
Restore and upgrade the Medowie Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| Darlington Point Coleambally RSL Sub-branch |
Erect an honour roll and display cabinet at the Darlington Point RSL Sub-branch to house wartime memorabilia. |
$4,250 |
| Clyde River & Batemans Bay Historical Society Inc |
Install display cabinets at the Clyde River & Batemans Bay Museum to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$2,250 |
| Wilcannia War Memorial Fund |
Restore the Wilcannia War Memorial. |
$2,800 |
| 73 AA Searchlight Battery Association |
Install a paver in the Memorial Walk at North Fort depicting the unit's service in PNG from 1942-44. |
$1,500 |
| Gooloogong Historical Society Inc |
Create a Walkway of Remembrance at the Gooloogong Memorial Park dedicated to veterans from the district who paid the supreme sacrifice. |
$4,000 |
| Gooloogong Historical Society Inc |
Create an exhibition titled 'Australia Women's Land Army in Gooloogong' to be put on public display at the Gooloogong Memorial Park. |
$3,000 |
| Dungog Historical Society Inc |
Restore the Dungog Masonic Lodge World War I Honour Board. |
$165 |
| Tamworth Regional Council |
Replace the West Tamworth Memorial Clock mechanism. |
$4,000 |
| Port Macquarie Gardens Nursing Centre |
Install a plaque in the grounds of the Port Macquarie Nursing Centre dedicated to the memory of those who served in the Armed Forces in war and peace operations. |
$765 |
| The Scots School Albury |
Install a display case at The Scots School Albury to house wartime memorabilia related to the 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion. |
$3,000 |
| Narrabri Shire Council |
Restore the Boggabri War Memorial and immediate surrounds and install safety fencing. |
$4,000 |
| Great Lakes Historical Cooperative Society Ltd valign="top" |
Frame 50 wartime photographs for display at the Great Lakes Museum and purchase a mannequin to display military uniforms. |
$3,000 |
| Kenmore Hospital Museum |
Preserve wartime memorabilia held by the Kenmore Hospital Museum including stretchers and an Australian Army Medical Women's Service uniform. |
$638 |
| City of Campbelltown RSL Sub-branch |
Install a comemmorative plaque in Campbelltown dedicated to HMAS Sydneyand her crew. |
$4,000 |
| Rose Bay RSL Sub-branch |
Install four display cases and shelving at the Rose Bay RSL Sub-branch to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Campbelltown Sub-section Naval Assocation of Australia |
Provide light refreshments for guests attending the dedication ceremony on 30 November 2008 for the HMAS Sydney Memorial in Campbelltown. |
$2,500 |
| Laurieton RSL Sub-branch |
Restore and upgrade the World War I and Post World War I Memorial Wall located at Laurieton. |
$4,000 |
| Museums and Galleries NSW |
The Development and touring of a travelling exhibition titled There's a war on! |
$64,130 |
| Bungarby Rural Fire Service |
Install display cabinets at the Bungarby Rural Fire Station to exhibit World War I and World War II Honour rolls. |
$1,350 |
| Fairfield City Council |
Upgrade the Fairfield War Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum Inc |
Purchase a freezer and special vacuum bags for the New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum to preserve an extensive range of wartime uniforms dating from the 1880s. |
$1,590 |
| Tweed Heads & Coolangatta RSL Sub-branch |
Hold a luncheon to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
$2,250 |
| City of Wollongong RSL Sub-branch |
Hold a luncheon to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
$1,750 |
| Penshurst RSL Sub-branch |
Restore memorabilia cabinets at the Penshurst RSL Sub-branch. |
$3,000 |
| Wallerawang War Memorial Restoration Committee |
Restore the Wallerawang Avenue of Honour. |
$3,000 |
| Muswellbrook RSL Sub-branch |
Replace 38 deteriorated Army, Navy and Air Force unit signs at the Muswellbrook Memorial Grove. |
$2,430 |
| Wyrallah Hall Association Inc |
Install an honour roll at the Wyrallah Public School commemorating past students who served in World War I. |
$853 |
| Ourimbah Lisarow RSL Sub-branch |
Improve access to the Ourimbah Cenotaph. |
$4,000 |
| Port Kembla RSL Sub-branch |
Hold a commemorative service followed by a luncheon to ccommemorate the 90th anniversary of the 1st World War I Armistice. |
$1,950 |
| City of Albury RSL Sub-branch |
Install a statue of an Australian soldier at the memorial wall at the Albury Sailors, Soldiers and Airmens Club. |
$4,000 |
| Ku-ring-gai Council |
Refurbish and preserve the Lindfield Soldiers World War II Memorial gates and the "Avenue to the Fallen". |
$4,000 |
| Mendooran Merrygoen Memorial Club |
Restore the honour wall and path at the entrance to the Mendooran Merrygoen Memorial Club. |
$4,000 |
| Molong RSL Sub-branch |
Publish a book to accompany a series of wartime portraits which were unveiled at Molong. |
$3,000 |
| Sydney Jewish Museum |
Refurbish the NSW Jewish War Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| City of Orange RSL Sub-branch |
Improve safety at the Orange Memoral Hall by installing security sensors. |
$3,000 |
| The National 40th Coral/Balmoral Anniversary Committee |
Events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Coral and Balmoral - travel costs for the next of kin of the 26 Australians killed in action |
$25,000 |
| Tea Gardens RSL Sub-branch |
Will receive a grant of to install a ‘Touch & Tell’ interpretive facility in Anzac Park, Tea Tree Gardens. |
$3,000 |
| No.3 Control and Reporting Unit |
Hold a dinner to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Unit. |
$2,250 |
| Balranald Shire Council |
Restore a 25 pound artillery cannon located at Kyalite. |
$1,320 |
| Clarence Town Anzac Committee |
Install a flagpole at the Clarence Town Boer War Memorial Gates for commemorative services. |
$1,190 |
| HMAS Shoalhaven Association |
Hold a reunion for crew members and dedicate a plaque at the Australian War Memorial. |
$1,1750 |
| Brocklesby Focus Group |
Repair and restore an Avro Anson engine for display at Blacksmith Park, Brocklesby, and to install a plaque describing its significance. |
$3,000 |
| Far East Strategic Reserve (Navy) Association of NSW/ACT |
Erect a new war memorial in Woy Woy. The memorial will list the names of ships of the Royal Australian Navy that the Reserve served on in Malaya. |
$4,000 |
| Grafton Memorial Committee of Grafton Korean Veterans |
Hold a final reunion commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Korean War cease fire. |
$3,000 |
| The Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum |
Install lighting at the museum to illuminate wartime memorabilia on display. |
$1,460 |
| Wilberforce School of Arts |
Install an honour board dedicated to Wilberforce servicemen and women who served in World War II. |
$3,097 |
| Granville Historical Society |
Produce a DVD based on experiences of servicemen from the Granville district to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
$3,000 |
| Kempsey-Macleay RSL Sub-branch |
Restore the Frederickton War Memorial on Great North Road, Frederickton. |
$4,000 |
| Snowy River Shire Council |
Restore and preserve the council’s historical Snowy River Route March Roll of Honour. |
$1,320 |
| 2/1 Australian Anti-Tank Regiment Association |
Install a plaque dedicated to the Regiment at the Australian War Memorial. |
$1,132 |
| Gloucester District Historical Society |
Hold an exhibition of wartime memorabilia from the Boer War to the Vietnam War. |
$3,000 |
| Palm Beach RSL Sub-branch |
Relocate the Palm Beach RSL War Memorial to a more prominent location that is closer to the club. |
$4,000 |
| Central Darling Shire Council |
Upgrade the fence and surrounds of the Menindee War Memorial Cenotaph. |
$4,000 |
| Balgownie War Memorial Fund |
Install a security system at the Balgownie War Memorial to help prevent further vandalism attacks. |
$3,000 |
| Bombala RSL Sub-branch |
Restore the Bombala World War I Honour Board and erect a protective covering over it. |
$4,000 |
| Warialda and District RSL Sub-branch |
Replace the badly deteriorated Warialda War Memorial with a new memorial to be located in Captain Cook Park. |
$4,000 |
| 4 RAR (Commando) Museum Foundation |
Install a plaque at the 4 RAR Commando Museum dedicated to members who were killed in war and peace operations. |
$616 |
| Deniliquin RSL Sub-branch |
Restore a Krupp Field Gun located at the club. |
$4,000 |
| 7 RAR Association |
Install a memorial with two plaques in Alma Memorial Park, Uralla, dedicated to soldiers of C Company 7th Battalion RAR who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. |
$4,000 |
| Tenterfield RSL Sub-branch |
Create a new display area at the club and to restore and preserve memorabilia and honour boards for exhibition. |
$6,000 |
| Barham and District RSL Sub-branch |
Construct new memorial gates at the entrance to the Barham Cenotaph. |
$4,000 |
| Nowra-Greenwell Point RSL Sub-branch |
Refurbish the Greenwell Point War Memorial in Anzac Park, Nowra. |
$4,000 |
| Karuah RSL Sub-branch |
Upgrade the Karuah War Memorial. |
$3,000 |
| National Service and Combined Forces Association |
Install a commemorative plaque in Veterans Park, Cessnock dedicated to all National Servicemen. |
$1,300 |
| Wingham RSL Sub-branch |
Upgrade honour rolls at the Wingham Memorial Town Hall dedicated to veterans from the Manning Valley. |
$1,880 |
| Elsmore Soldiers War Memorial Trust |
Restore the Elsmore Honour Board. |
$900 |
| Blacktown City Council |
Hold a festival to commemorate Blacktown City’s involvement in Australian military history |
$3,000 |
| RAAF Vietnam RTFV/35 Squadron Council |
$3000 to hold a medal presentation and afternoon tea at the Australian War Memorial; and a further grant of $1204 to help install a commemorative plaque dedicated to the Squadron. |
$4,204 |
| Kurri Kurri RSL Sub-branch |
Install a mural at Kurri Kurri Workers Club commemorating the service of veterans from the district. |
$4,000 |
| Bunyah Public Hall Committee |
Install a plaque at Bunyah Public Hall commemorating the service of veterans from the district. |
$1,254 |
| Woy Woy Ettalong Hardy’s Bay RSL Sub-branch |
Preserve two honour boards at the Peninsula Centre in Woy Woy. |
$3,600 |
| US Army Small Ships Association |
Install a plinth and two plaques at Dawes Point in Sydney, dedicated to the US Army Small Ships. |
$2,000 |
| Lismore RSL Sub-branch |
Restore the Nimbin War Memorial Cenotaph in Allsop Park. |
$2,548 |
| Performance Space Ltd valign="top" |
Hold a theatre production titled Back from Front which explores the experiences of returned soldiers and the impact of their wartime service on them and their families. |
$3,000 |
| Bomber Command Association of Australia |
Hold a memorial day at the Australian War Memorial to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Berlin |
$3,000 |
| Sixth Australian Division Association |
Purchase eight unit flags and holders for 2nd Australian Imperial Force Units to use in marches and days of commemoration. |
$1,500 |
| Cooma-Monaro Sub-branch of the National Servicemen’s Association of Australia |
Attach commemorative plaques to war memorials in Nimmitabel, Bombala, Jindabyne, Berridale and Adaminaby dedicated to all national servicemen from the district. |
$2,270 |
| Moree Plains Shire Council Dhiiyaan Indigenous Centre |
Install a plaque at the Moree Cemetery dedicated to all Aboriginal ex-servicemen from the district who served in World War I and World War II. |
$1,929 |
| Shortland RSL Sub-branch |
Refurbish an artillery gun located at the Shortland RSL Memorial Grove. |
$3,250 |
| Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia, St Marys Outpost Sub-branch |
Hold a commemorative service for the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral at St Marys RSL Club in August. |
$3,000 |
| Sugarloaf and Districts Action Group, West Wallsend Cemetery Committee |
Construct a new war memorial in West Wallsend commemorating servicemen and women from the district who served post World War I. |
$4,000 |
| Queanbeyan City Council |
Repair and restore the Queanbeyan Boer War Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| Goomeroi Aboriginal Elders Council Toomelah |
Build a new war memorial at Toomelah Mission dedicated to Aboriginal servicemen and women. |
$4,000 |
| Garden Village Port Macquarie |
Create a commemorative garden with plaque and flagpole in the grounds of the facility for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$3,000 |
| Women’s Royal Australian Air Force Reunion Group |
Hold a final reunion at the NSW Leagues Club in Sydney in October. |
$1,000 |
| Woodburn Evans Head RSL Sub-branch |
Expand the display area at the sub-branch to include new display cabinets to house wartime memorabilia; and purchase display items and mannequins to display military uniforms. |
$5,752 |
| Military Police Association of Australia |
Purchase a national banner for use at commemorative events. |
$558 |
| Wentworth Falls RSL Sub-branch |
Restore and upgrade the surrounds of the Wentworth Falls War Memorial to improve safety. |
$4,000 |
| Dubbo RSL Sub-branch |
Restore the Wongarbon War Memorial located at the Wongarbon Public School. |
$660 |
| Miranda RSL Sub-branch |
Hold a modern history symposium for year 10 students involving veteran guest speakers and a photographic display of various wartime events. |
$1,850 |
| Integrated Servicepeople’s Association of Australia |
Purchase display cabinets to house Navy and Air Force wartime memorabilia at the association’s Veterans Centre Memorabilia Room. |
$5,060 |
| 30th Australian Infantry Battalion Australian Imperial Force Association |
Install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the battalion. |
$1,050 |
| 3 Transport Association |
Install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to 3 Company Royal Australian Army Service Corps to be followed by a luncheon. |
$3,424 |
| Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force Association, NSW Division |
Hold a dedication ceremony in September, and install a commemorative plaque at the RAAF Memorial Grove to honour women’s service during World War II. |
$2,682 |
| Blue Mountains Vietnam Veterans and Associated Forces |
Hold a memorial service at the Springwood War Memorial in August to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral followed by a luncheon. |
$3,000 |
| Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Trust |
Extend the current monument and memorial walls at Rathmines Park, Royal Australian Air Force Base, to display wartime memorabilia. |
$4,000 |
| Tweed Heads and Coolangatta RSL Sub-branch |
Hold a Vietnam veterans awareness display at the Twin Towns Services Club in August which will include photographs, maps, uniforms and other memorabilia from the Vietnam War. |
$3,000 |
| Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway |
Replace vandalised glass panels at the Menari, Macdonalds Corner and Sanananda Stations at the walkway. |
$6,333 |
| Avalon Beach RSL Sub-branch |
Install a display cabinet at the sub-branch to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Euchareena Honour Board Committee |
Restore the World War I honour board and install a new honour board to include the names of servicemen and women from the district who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam at the Euchareena Soldiers Memorial Hall; and dedicate the new honour board and install a flagpole. |
$4,955 |
| Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia, St Marys Outpost Sub-branch |
Install a plaque at Charlesworth House on Bent Street in Sydney. The plaque will mark the site of the headquarters of the Australian Military Forces, Water Transport and Landing Craft which directed operations in the South West Pacific Area in World War II. |
$1,400 |
| Murwillumbah East Public School |
Install a plaque at Kingscliff Memorial Walkway commemorating women in war to be followed by a morning tea for veterans and guests. |
$1,528 |
| 2/6th Australian Field Regiment Association |
Install a plaque at Rocky Creek Memorial Park, and install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the 2/6th Australian Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, 7th Division Australian Imperial Force 1940-1945. |
$1,683 |
| United Nations Police Association of Australia |
Install a plaque and honour board at the Goulburn Police Academy dedicated to police veterans who served in United Nations peace operations in Cyprus and East Timor. |
$4,000 |
| 9th Australian Division Council |
Hold a luncheon at the Combined Services Club in Sydney in October to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Battle for Sattelberg. |
$750 |
| Milton-Ulladulla RSL Sub-branch |
Refurbish the Ulladulla War Memorial at Kendall Cottage. |
$2,695 |
| Port Kembla RSL Sub-branch |
Install a memorial at the Koonawarra Public School to be used by students on days of commemoration. |
$1,870 |
| Seven Hills/Toongabbie RSL Sub-branch |
Install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to Ordnance Field Park 1966-1972 Vietnam Nui Dat. |
$958 |
| Murwillumbah RSL Sub-branch |
Hold a Remembrance Day exhibition titled ‘Women in the Services’ at the Murwillumbah Services Memorial Club in November. |
$3,000 |
| Dungog Sub-branch of the National Servicemen’s Association |
Install a plaque at the RSL Memorial in Stroud dedicated to national servicemen. |
$2,891 |
| Marulan District Historical Society |
Upgrade the Marulan War Memorial by adding the names of servicemen and women from the district who served in World War II, Vietnam and Iraq. |
$4,000 |
| Endeavour Nursing Home |
Install a flagpole at the home in Kogarah for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,639 |
| Fleet Air Arm Association of Australia |
Publish a unit history of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam. |
$3,000 |
| Operations Pilgrimage Group |
Hold an event at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour to commemorate the voyage of the MV Krait in World War II, which was held on 1 June 2008. |
$3,000 |
| Taralga RSL Sub-branch |
To help replace the flagpole at the Taralga World War II War Memorial after recent vandalism. |
$1,507 |
| Far North Coast Sub-branch of the Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia |
Hold a function to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral. |
$2,750 |
| Bankstown Multicultural Youth Service |
To run a series of community events with local school students about Australia’s wartime heritage. |
$3,000 |
| Wentworth and Coomealla Districts Sub-branch of the Vietnam Veterans’ Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Association of Australia |
Hold a lunch to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral combined with Long Tan Day commemorations; and erect a memorial at the sub-branch dedicated to those who have served Australian in times of war, conflict and peace operations. |
$2,969 |
| The 7th Australian Division Australian Infantry Forces Association |
To install a plaque at the Rocky Creek War Memorial Park dedicated to the 7th Australian Division and the 2nd Australian Infantry Forces who served from 1940-46. |
$928 |
| Department of Premier and Cabinet NSW |
Funding towards the construction of a Korean War Memorial in Centennial Park, Sydney. |
$27,500 |
| Dunheved Pty Ltd valign="top" |
A television documentary titled ''Winning World War I, Anzacs on the Western Front, Battle by Battle' to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Armistics and the battles on the Western Front. |
$20,000 |
| City of Penrith RSL Sub-branch |
Redevelopment and dedication of the local war memorial in Memory Park, Penrith NSW. |
$33,000 |
| Liverpool City Council |
Hold an exhibition titled 'Nam Bang! Producing Generation 2' from 4 April to 21 June 2009. |
$44,000 |
| Muswellbrook RSL Sub-Branch |
Funding towards a new memorial in honour of those who served in the Vietnam War |
$11,000 |
| Film Australia Limited |
Assist in the development and production of documentary - Search for HMAS Sydney. |
$165,000 |
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| National Servicemen's Association of Australia (Qld) Inc Bayside Branch |
Install a memorial plaque at Darling Point, Manly, dedicated to four local national servicemen who lost their lives in action in Borneo and Vietnam. |
$4,000 |
| Redbank RSL Sub-branch |
Upgrade the Redbank World War I Honour Board located in the School of Arts Building with correct identification of 91 soldiers. |
$4,000 |
| The United Nations Police Association of Australia Queensland Branch |
Hold a reunion in Caloundra from 27-30 September 2009 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of United Nations Police Peacekeeping service. |
$2,250 |
| Beerwah Peachester RSL Sub-branch |
Upgrade the Beerwah/Peachester War Memorial by placing bronze plaques on the memorial wall to commemorate each of the services. |
$1,311 |
| Elliott Heads & District Ratepayers & Residents Association |
Improve access to the Elliott Heads Submarine Lookout Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| National Servicemen's Association of Australia Qld Inc Stanthorpe Sub-branch |
Erect a memorial commemorating national servicemen from the Stanthorpe district who served between 1951-1972. |
$4,000 |
| 25th Battalion Association Toowoomba Inc |
Purchase a new banner dedicated to the 25th Battalion for use on days of commemoration. |
$647 |
| Blue Care Iona Nursing Centre |
Install a flagpole and a commemorative plaque in a new memorial garden at the Iona Nursing Home in Kenmore for use of residents on days of commemoration. |
$3,502 |
| Charleville RSL Sub-branch |
Purchase a photograph of the picture titled 'Anzac' which depicts the 11th Battalion AIF part of the 1st Division that landed on the wrong beach at Anzac Cove. |
$3,500 |
| Gympie Sub-branch of the Returned & Services League of Australia |
Replace the existing plaque on the Gympie Memorial Lane titled "Cost of War" with an updated version to complete the upgrade project. |
$2,398 |
| Gold Coast Naval Foundation |
Hold a church service and luncheon on 26 October 2008 at the Southport Sharks Football Club to commemorate the finding of the Sydney II. |
$2,250 |
| 105th Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery Association Inc |
Hold a 40th anniversary reunion dinner to commemorate the 105th Field Battery RAA's second deployment to Vietnam. |
$1,050 |
| Kedron Wavell RSL Sub-branch |
Refurbish the Kedron-Wavell Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| Yeppoon RSL Military Museum |
Restore and preserve wartime memorabilia donated to the Yeppoon RSL Military Museum. |
$632 |
| Emu Vale Memorial Hall Association Inc |
Erect a new community war memorial at the Emu Vale Memorial Hall and create a garden area around the memorial. |
$3,831 |
| Annandale State School |
Erect a new war memorial in the Annandale State School grounds for use by students on days of commemoration. |
$2,331 |
| Hervey Bay RSL Sub-branch |
Install a plaque commemorating the 60th anniversary of the formation of The Royal Australian Regiment at the Hervey Bay RSL Sub-branch and hold a luncheon. |
$4,000 |
| Qld Naval Brigade (Southport Volunteer) Company Inc |
Establish a Military Heritage Museum at Southport with the purchase of display cases and showcases for uniforms and medals from the Boer War to the present time and refurbishment of de-activated weapons. |
$3,000 |
| Beerwah State Primary School |
Install a flagpole at the Beerwah State Primary School War Memorial and add a concrete path to improve safety. |
$2,875 |
| Highfields RSL Sub-branch |
To erect a new war memorial at the Highfields Culture Centre. |
$3,200 |
| Bundaberg Special School |
To install a memorial in the grounds of the school for use by students on days of remembrance. |
$4,000 |
| The 3rd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment Corps |
To install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the Battalion, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$968 |
| Coolum-Peregian RSL Sub-branch |
To construct memorial gardens at Coolum Primary School, Coolum Christian College, St Andrews Anglican College, Peregian Community College and Coolum High School, for use by students on days of remembrance. |
$1,500 |
| East Palmerston State School |
To erect a community war memorial at the school to be used by students and members of the community on days of remembrance. |
$3,966 |
| Bluecare Yarrabee Centre of Care |
To install a flagpole at the centre in Redland Bay for use by residents on days of remembrance. |
$1,639 |
| The Cairns branch of the of the Royal Australian Air Force Association, Queensland Division |
To install a plaque at the Rocky Creek Memorial Park dedicated to the 19th and 43rd Heavy Bombardment Groups, 8th Fighter Group of the United States 5th Air Force and the Australian Airmen who served with them. |
$978 |
| The Carlyle Gardens Townsville RSL Sub-branch |
To install two display cabinets at Carlyle Gardens Retirement Village in Townsville to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$2,098 |
| Nambour RSL Sub-branch |
To help upgrade the memorial wall in Quota Memorial Park, Nambour, to include plaques dedicated to veterans from the district who served in Korea, Malaya, Borneo and peace operations. |
$4,000 |
| Greenbank RSL Sub-branch |
To restore and display wartime memorabilia at the club. |
$3,000 |
| Nerang RSL Sub-branch |
To help hold a commemorative service and dinner at the club to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$3,000 |
| The 3 RAR Corporation |
To dedicate a plaque at Enoggera Barracks to members of 3 RAR who lost their lives during service in Korea. |
$1,000 |
| St Joseph’s Nudgee College |
To install a display cabinet atthe college to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Sherwood Returned Services Club |
To restore the Sherwood World War I honour board. |
$4,000 |
| Wooloowin State School |
To upgrade the school’s war memorial with the addition of a bronze slouch hat. |
$2,240 |
| Cooktown RSL Sub-branch |
To install two plaques in Anzac Park, Cooktown, dedicated to veterans from the district who served in World War I and II. |
$4,000 |
| The Australian Mining Corps Memorial Campaign |
To erect a permanent display at the North Queensland Military Museum in Townsville, dedicated to Australian tunnellers from World War I. |
$4,000 |
| Operation Solace 15 Year Reunion Committee 1 RAR |
To hold a 15 year reunion commemorating the deployment of 1 RAR to Somalia in 1993. |
$3,000 |
| Toogoom Community Association |
To improve wheelchair access and pathways to the Toogoom Community Hall Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| Clayfield-Toombul RSL Sub-branch |
To help install a memorial stone and flagpole at the Clayfield-Toombul All Wars Memorial dedicated to veterans from the district who lost their lives during service. |
$1,000 |
| The Inglewood Shire Council |
To help improve the surrounds and access to the Inglewood War Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| The Royal Air Forces Association of Queensland |
To hold a lunch to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force. |
$1,150 |
| The Queensland 4 RAR Battalion Association, Charlie Coy 789 Platoon (Ratpack) |
To hold a dinner to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the homecoming of Charlie Company 4 RAR, 7, 8 and 9 Platoons. |
$1,750 |
| River Heads Progress Association |
To install a plaque in Progress Park, River Heads, dedicated to the war service of all veterans. |
$172 |
| The 16th Minesweeping Squadron Reunion Social Club |
To install a plaque at Elsie Laver Park in Mudgeeraba dedicated to the squadron. |
$844 |
| Redlands RSL Sub-branch of Queensland |
To install a flagpole at Redland Memorial Bay in Neville Stafford Park for use at commemorative services. |
$3,000 |
| St Joseph’s Church |
To install two stained glass windows in the church at Nambour, commemorating veterans who lost their lives while serving Australia in war. |
$2,000 |
| Coolangatta Tweed Heads Sub-branch of the Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia |
To install a plaque and hold a luncheon at the Kirra Sports Club to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$4,000 |
| The Australian Intelligence Corps Association |
To construct a memorial garden at the Defence Intelligence Training Centre in Bundall to commemorate members who lost their lives during operations. |
$4,000 |
| Beenleigh and District RSL Sub-branch |
To help install display cabinets in the Beenleigh RSL Memorial Room to display wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Darling Downs Sub-branch of the Naval Association of Australia |
To hold a memorial service and luncheon at the Queens Park Mothers Memorial in Toowoomba to commemorate the RAN’s involvement in the Korea War and the 55th anniversary of the end of the war. |
$1,299 |
| Burleigh Heads RSL Sub-branch |
To hold a memorial service to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
$2,050 |
| Kissing Point Military Museum |
To install an audio visual interpretive display in the North Queensland Military Museum. |
$3,000 |
| Currumbin Palm Beach RSL Sub-branch |
To install lighting at the Currumbin Palm Beach RSL Cenotaph to improve safety and enhance the memorial. |
$2,959 |
| The Veterans’ Support and Advocacy Service Australia |
To install display cabinets at the Advocacy Service building in Jimberoo to showcase wartime memorabilia and military books. |
$3,000 |
| Biloela RSL Sub-branch |
To refurbish the RSL Cenotaph and landscape its surrounds. |
$4,000 |
| Yarraman and District Historical Society |
To upgrade the Beersheba room at the historical society by including naval memorabilia and framing service medals. |
$2,151 |
| The Coolangatta Tweed Heads Branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia |
To re-establish the Gold Coast Vietnam Veterans Memorial Garden and memorial plaques in the Kirra Sports Club and hold a luncheon in August to commemorate the re-opening of the memorial. |
$7,000 |
| The Queensland Division of the Vendetta Veterans Association |
To hold a reunion in Brisbane in April 2009 to commemorate the re-commissioning of HMAS Vendetta I in 1939 and the 1969 deployment of HMAS Vendetta II to Vietnam. |
$3,000 |
| Robina State High School |
To install a war memorial and commemorative plaque at the school to be used by students on days of remembrance. |
$2,000 |
| The Southport and Districts Sub-branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia |
To install a plaque at the Southport RSL Cenotaph on Vietnam Veterans’ Day dedicated to 1st and 3rd Battalions, The Royal Australian Regiment, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$4,671 |
| Mudgeeraba RSL Sub-branch |
To install a display case to showcase wartime memorabilia. |
$4,000 |
| Miles and District Historical Society |
To restore 100 World War II photographs held at the historical society. |
$1,768 |
| Sarina RSL Sub-branch |
To establish a memorabilia room at the club to display wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Tiaro RSL Sub-branch |
To install a new memorial in the Tiaro Memorial Gardens dedicated to those who served in Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam and Peace Operations. |
$1,590 |
| The Innisfail, Tully and Babinda Sub-branch of the National Servicemen’s Association of Australia |
To install a memorial dedicated to National servicemen in Anzac Park, Innisfail. |
$1,270 |
| Pittsworth RSL Sub-branch |
To install a display cabinet, and preserve and restore wartime memorabilia to showcase in the cabinet. |
$3,000 |
| Beenleigh and District RSL Sub-branch |
To install security lighting at the Beenleigh War Memorial to help deter vandalism and improve safety. |
$3,254 |
| The Pine Rivers Sub-branch of the Royal Australian Air Force Association |
To install a display cabinet at the sub-branch to showcase wartime memorabilia including mannequins wearing RAAF uniforms. |
$4,000 |
| The Gold Coast-Tweed Heads Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Centre |
To help hold a luncheon in Surfers Paradise in October to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
$3,000 |
| Vietnam Veterans' Federation of Australia Lockyer/Brisbane Valley Sub-branch |
Hold a memorial service to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral. |
$960 |
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| Mallala & District Historical Committee |
Install a display cabinet at the Mallala & District Historical Committee rooms to display 60 World War I service records. |
$3,000 |
| Clare RSL Sub-branch |
Refurbish the Clare World War I Memorial located at the Clare RSL Sub-branch. |
$4,000 |
| Auburn RSL Sub-branch |
Install lighting at the Auburn War Memorial and flagpole located at the Auburn RSL to improve safety and deter vandalism. |
$1,100 |
| 4th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Association |
Install a memorial at the Pathway of Honour in Adelaide dedicated to the 4th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment. |
$4,000 |
| 4th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Association |
Hold a ceremony on 2 February 2009 at the Pathway of Honour at the Torrens Training Depot in Adelaide to dedicate the newly erected memorial to the 4th RAR Battalion members who paid the supreme sacrifice whilst on active service. |
$1,750 |
| Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) Association SA |
Hold a final reunion in February 2009 in Adelaide to commemorate the formation of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps. |
$1,150 |
| National Trust of South Australia Kadina Branch |
Install display cabinets at the Farm Shed Museum in Kadina for preservation and display of military uniforms from World War I to the Vietnam War. |
$2,806 |
| Brighton RSL Sub-branch |
Modify and re-install memorabilia display cases at the Brighton RSL premises. |
$1,372 |
| Brighton RSL Sub-branch |
Refurbish the 1914-1919 Roll of Honour Board located at the Brighton RSL Sub-branch. |
$1,265 |
| Keith RSL Sub-branch |
Replace the memorial signs at the entrance to the Soldiers Memorial Park in Keith. |
$749 |
| Dublin Institute Committee |
Restore and reframe the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia SA Branch Appreciation Certificate held by the Dublin Institute Committee. |
$230 |
| Christian Brothers College Junior School Adelaide |
Hold a service to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of WWI followed by a morning tea. |
$2,250 |
| Willunga High School |
Establish a war memorial in the grounds of the Willunga High School for use by students on days of commemoration. |
$3,000 |
| One Tree Hill Progress Association Inc |
Install a flagpole outside the One Tree Hill Memorial Hall for use by residents on days of commemoration |
$2,075 |
| South Australia State Branch of the RSL |
Replace a stolen plaque at the 2/27th Infantry Battalion Memorial at the Pathway of Honour in Adelaide. |
$1,836 |
| Ardrossan RSL Sub-branch & Auxiliary Inc |
Install a display cabinet at the Ardrossan RSL Sub-branch to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Loxton RSL Sub-branch |
Install 11 commemorative plaques at the Cross of Sacrifice in Loxton dedicated to all wars and conflicts. |
$4,000 |
| Port Broughton RSL Sub-branch |
Replace the damaged flagpole at the Port Broughton RSL Sub-branch. |
$930 |
| St Francis of Assisi School , Newton |
Create a Peace Platform of Rememberance at the St Francis of Assisi School to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australian servicemen and women. |
$4,000 |
| Brighton RSL Sub-branch |
Install a display cabinet at the Brighton RSL Club to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$1,500 |
| Coonawarra-Penola RSL Sub-branch |
Resurface the concrete paths leading to the Penola Soldiers War Memorial to improve safety. |
$4,000 |
| Lameroo Regional Community School |
Replace 110 crosses located at the Lameroo Regional Community School which represent servicemen and women who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I and World War II. |
$742 |
| Thorndon Park Primary School |
Develop an Anzac Commemorative Garden in the grounds of the Thorndon Park Primary School for use by students on days of remembrance. |
$3,000 |
| Port Elliot RSL Sub-branch |
Attach plaques to the base of the Port Elliot WWI and WWII War Memorial to commemorate wars and conflicts in which Australia was involved post WWII. |
$3,000 |
| Parndana Campus of Kangaroo Island Community Education |
Students from the Parndana Campus of Kangaroo Island will interview soldier settlers from Kangaroo Island to learn about the hardships that soldier settlers experienced and also develop an understanding of veterans who served in World War II. The students will research pictures from the island and display them at the school. |
$2,400 |
| Anglican Parish of Woodville |
Renovate the commemorative Lych Gate located at the front of St Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church. |
$2,970 |
| The Lobethal Tapestry Weavers group of Lobethal RSL Sub-branch |
To help create a tapestry depicting the war history of the Onkaparinga Woollen Mill. |
$3,000 |
| The South Australian Division of the Far East Strategic Reserve (Navy) Association |
To purchase a new Association banner $800, $1750 to help install a plaque dedicated to the service of the association, in the Adelaide Naval Memorial Gardens and a further $400 to help hold a dedication service and luncheon for the plaque unveiling. |
$2,950 |
| The South Australian branch of the RAR Association |
will receive a grant of $3000 to help hold a service and refreshments at the Torrens Parade Ground in Adelaide to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$3,000 |
| Peterborough RSL Sub-branch |
$2970 to help restore the Terowie War Memorial and a further grant of $627 to help erect a flagpole at the club’s new premises for use on days of commemoration. |
$3,597 |
| The Anglican Parish of Port Adelaide |
To repair roof supports of the World War I War Memorial in front of St Paul’s Anglican Church. |
$1,667 |
| Payneham RSL Sub-branch |
To install a display cabinet at the club to exhibit war memory books held by the Sub-branch. |
$1,559 |
| Morphett Vale and District RSL Sub-branch |
To install a Korean memorial plinth at the City of Onkaparinga Memorial Gardens. |
$4,000 |
| The Southern Mallee District Council |
To hold an exhibition at the Council’s premises to recognise the contribution of women during the war. |
$3,000 |
| Kadina RSL Sub-branch |
To restore the Kadina Memorial Arch and its immediate surrounds which is dedicated to all veterans who served in times of war. |
$4,000 |
| The Mitcham branch of the South Australian division of the RAAF Association |
To construct and dedicate a Civic War Memorial within the Soldiers Memorial Gardens in Mitcham. |
$4,000 |
| Resthaven Aged Care Facility |
To replace a flagpole at the facility for use on days of commemoration, as well as paving the area to enable safe access for residents. |
$1,740 |
| The District Council of Barunga West |
To restore the Alford War Memorial in Port Broughton Memorial Park. |
$2,400 |
| Alfred Masonic Hall Trust |
To refurbish the World War I roll of honour located at the Illingworth Masonic Hall in Goodwood. |
$1,297 |
| The South Australian Branch of the Vietnam Veterans’ Federation of Australia |
To hold a ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$2,250 |
| Mylor Citizens Friendship Club |
To pave around the Mylor War Memorial to improve access and safety for elderly community members attending commemorative services. |
$4,000 |
| Robe RSL Sub-branch |
To help restore the Robe War Memorial. |
$1,964 |
| McLaren Vale and Districts RSL Sub-branch |
To install a memorial in McLaren Vale Memorial Park dedicated to veterans from the district who served in all wars and conflicts. |
$3,100 |
| The Beachvale Sub-section of the Naval Association of Australia |
To install three display cabinets at the club rooms to display wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| The National Malaya and Borneo Veterans Association of Australia |
To purchase six banners to be used in marches and on days of commemoration. |
$2,500 |
| The Junction Community Centre |
To restore the Ottoway World War I honour board located at the community centre. |
$4,000 |
| Kadina Memorial High School |
To help with a student research project into the service of 15 former students and two nurses. |
$1,033 |
| The Australian Federation of Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex-servicemen and Women |
To relocate flagpoles from the memorial garden in South Terrace to a new garden in Richmond. |
$880 |
| HMAS Vendetta Reunion |
To hold a reunion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the HMAS Vendetta. |
$2,450 |
| The Port Noarlunga/Christies Beach RSL Sub-branch |
The Port Noarlunga/Christies Beach RSL Sub-branch |
$3,630 |
| The 9th Australian Division Reunion |
To hold a reunion at the Mount Gambier RSL Club in October to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Lae Invasion and the Battle for Sattelberg. |
$1,250 |
| The Survey Ex-Servicemen’s Association of South Australia |
To install a Royal Australian Survey Corps Memorial at the Pathway of Honour in Adelaide dedicated to the men and women who served in the Corps. |
$3,900 |
| The West Croydon and Kilkenny RSL Sub-branch |
To restore the honour board at the club and add 100 names of veterans from the West Croydon and Kilkenny area. |
$1,964 |
| The Mitcham Primary School Council |
To restore 340 metal crosses dedicated to the 2/48th Infantry Battalion which will be placed on the lawns on North Terrace, adjacent to the State War Memorial in Adelaide on Remembrance Day. |
$4,000 |
| 10th Battalion Australian Imperial Force Association |
To install a sign at the Tiger Simpson Cairn dedicated to servicemen from Kangaroo Island who lost their lives while serving at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. |
$988 |
| Padman Health Care Springfields |
To install a memorial and flagpole at the Padman Health Care facility for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$2,283 |
| Gilles Plains and Hampstead RSL Sub-branch |
To install a display case at the club to showcase wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| The Yorke Peninsula Veteran and Community Centre |
To construct a waterproof shelter over a newly restored 1917 Krupp Howitzer gun at the centre in Kadina. |
$4,000 |
| The South Australian branch of the Korea and South East Asia Forces Association |
To hold a memorial service at Henley Town Hall followed by a luncheon in July to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. |
$3,000 |
| Railways RSL Sub-branch |
To help repair the Railways Memorial at the Pathway of Honour in Adelaide after recent vandalism. |
$612 |
| The Airborne Brotherhood of South Australia |
To repair a plaque in Walkerville after recent vandalism. |
$750 |
| The Semaphore RSL Sub-branch |
To hold a march commemorating Merchant Navy Day on 3 September 2008. |
$3,000 |
| Yorke Peninsula Veteran's & Community Centre Inc |
Restore and display a 1943 Willys Jeep, which has been donated to the Yorke Peninsula Veteran's & Community Centre. |
$3,000 |
| RSL, SA Branch |
Funding towards the construction of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial in Adelaide |
$27,500 |
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| Gull Force (2/21st Battalion) Association |
Install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to members of the Gull Force 2/21st Battalion who were POWs on Ambon and Hainan, followed by an afternoon tea. |
$1,380 |
| Caulfield Hospital |
Install a memorial at the Caulfield Hospital to commemorate servicemen and women from World War I. |
$3,637 |
| Bendigo Art Gallery City of Greater Bendigo |
Hold a touring exhibition of photographs taken by Jack and Bert Grinton during World War I. |
$3,000 |
| Kellock Lodge Alexandra Inc |
Replace the deteriorated flagpole at the Kellock Lodge aged care facility in Alexandra for use by the residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,334 |
| Stratford Primary School |
Install pavers at the Stratford Primary School Memorial Garden to commemorate veterans from the area who served in wars and conflicts. |
$4,000 |
| Romsey/Lancefield RSL Sub-branch |
Install a plaque at Romsey and Lancefield commemorating veterans from the district who served in the Boer War |
$1,597 |
| Drouin Secondary College |
Students from Drouin Secondary College will research and write a narrative and pictorial book after they returned from a tour of Gallipoli in 2009 featuring 61 soldiers from the Drouin district who lost their lives at Gallipoli. |
$3,000 |
| Nathalia District Hospital |
Preserve and display soldier settler memorabilia at the Nathalia District Hospital |
$2,900 |
| Foster RSL Sub-branch |
Restore the World War I and World War II Honour Board located at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre. |
$1,148 |
| Cumberland View Aged Care Services |
Install a flagpole in the grounds of the aged care facility in Wheelers Hill for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,375 |
| 2/24 Australian Infantry Battalion Association Inc |
Install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to 2/24 Australian Infantry Battalion. |
$1,241 |
| 21 City of Melbourne Squadron Association |
Install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the 21 City of Melbourne Squadron. |
$1,000 |
| Cheltenham Moorabbin RSL Sub-branch |
Install lights, bollards and chains around the Local Story Memorial Pavement in Cheltenham. |
$4,000 |
| Vietnam Veterans Association Diamond Valley Sub-branch |
Install a display cabinet at the Greensborough RSL Sub-branch to exhibit Vietnam wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Eltham Villa Aged Care |
Install a flagpole in the grounds of Eltham Villa Aged Care for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,567 |
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Restore and upgrade the World War II War Memorial at the Golden Point Primary School and erect an additional memorial and plaque to honour past pupils of the school who served in World War I, and create a small soldiers memorial garden. |
$2,930 |
| Linton & District Historical Society Inc |
Place a plaque along the Linton Avenue of Honour honouring veterans from the district who served in World War I . |
$3,153 |
| Moliagul Reserves Committee of Management |
Restore the damaged World War I Honour Roll at the Moliagul School and preserve World War I & World War II photographs. |
$2,950 |
| Anglican Aged Care Services Group T/A Benetas Hurlingham Nursing Home |
Install a flag pole at the Benetas Hurlingham Nursing Home in East Brighton for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,485 |
| Bright RSL Sub-branch |
Restore and display wartime memorabilia held by the Bright RSL Sub-branch. |
$3,000 |
| Numurkah RSL Sub-branch |
Restore the Numurkah war memorial and surrounding area. |
$2,990 |
| Latrobe Valley Sappers Inc |
Hold a services ball to honour all defence forces and commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
$1,750 |
| Army Museum Bandiana Foundation |
Install a large display cabinet at the Army Museum Bandiana to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Inglewood Bridgewater RSL Sub-branch |
Replace two flagpoles located at the Inglewood War Memorial. |
$1,925 |
| Merchant Navy War Service League of Australia Inc |
Install a display cabinet at the Western Port Oberon Class Submarine Association Museum at Crib Point to exhibit a large amount of donated merchant navy wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| Box Hill Sub-branch Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia |
Hold a dinner to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral. |
$1,950 |
| Barwon Health |
To help upgrade a mural wall in the Garden of Reflection and Remembrance of Geelong Hospital to include Navy and Peacekeeper plaques. |
$3,000 |
| First Armoured Regiment Association |
To install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial commemorating the 1st Armoured Regiment Royal Australian Armoured Corps and the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$1,200 |
| Friends of the Skipton RSL Sub-branch |
To install a plaque at the Skipton War Memorial dedicated to soldier settlers from the district. |
$1,000 |
| Branxholme Progress Association |
To install a flagpole and erect a safety fence behind the Branxholme War Memorial. |
$2,250 |
| Balmattum Recreation Reserve |
To install an honour board at Balmattum State School, listing the names of servicemen from the district who served in World War II and the Boer War. |
$2,516 |
| Flinders RSL Sub-branch |
To install a plaque at the Flinders War Memorial dedicated to veterans from the district who served in World War II. |
$1,935 |
| Arawata Community Hall Association |
To install an honour board at Arawata Community Hall dedicated to veterans from the district who served in World War II. |
$1,266 |
| Aged Care Services One (Central Park) |
To install a flagpole in the grounds of the Central Park Extra Service Facility in Windsor for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,375 |
| Aged Care Services Three (Balmoral Grove) |
To install a flagpole at Balmoral Grove Aged Care Facility in Grovedale for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,639 |
| Aged Care Services Twelve (Albury & District) |
To install a flagpole in the grounds of the Albury and District Private Nursing Home for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,639 |
| Aged Care Services Four (Park Group) |
To install a flagpole at the Cosgrove Park Aged Care Facility in South Launceston; and a further grant of $1639 to assist the installation of a flagpole at the Tamar Park Aged Care Facility for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,639 |
| Aged Care Services Eighteen (Hallam) |
To install a flagpole at the Hallam Residential Care Facility for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,375 |
| Aged Care Services (One) Central Park |
To install a flagpole in the grounds of the Kiverton Park Nursing Home in Malvern East for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,375 |
| Aged Care Services Two (Ronnoco) |
To install a flagpole in the grounds of Ronnoco Nursing Home in St Albans Park for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,375 |
| The 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment |
To install a display cabinet in the Regiment Unit’s history room to conserve and exhibit 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment wartime memorabilia. |
$2,350 |
| The 2/33 Infantry Battalion AIF Association |
To install a plaque at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance dedicated to the battalion. |
$904 |
| Toorak Services Club |
To restore and preserve a large amount of wartime memorabilia and to install display cabinets for the exhibition. |
$6,000 |
| Watsonia RSL Sub-branch |
To erect a memorial and flagpole at the Cherry Street ‘Avenue of Honour’ in Macleod dedicated to Australian servicemen and women who lost their lives in World War I. |
$4,000 |
| The Hepburn Shire Council |
To erect a memorial at Sutton Park in Newlyn dedicated to the settler soldiers from the district. |
$3,990 |
| Western Health Reg Geary House |
To install a flagpole in the grounds of the house to be used by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,529 |
| Rainbow Primary School |
To help research the service history of veterans from the Rainbow district and produce honour boards dedicated to them. |
$3,000 |
| Derrinallum and Lismore Community Association |
To install a plaque dedicated to soldier settlers from the Ettrick Estate in Derrinallum. |
$2,960 |
| The Malvern Elderly Citizens Welfare Association |
To help create a memorial garden, flagpole and lighting in the grounds of the facility in Glen Iris for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$4,000 |
| The Casterton and District Historical Society |
To restore two honour boards located at the Dergholm Memorial Hall. |
$418 |
| The Avoca RSL Sub-branch |
To construct a protective shelter for a 25 pounder field gun, which is on display at the Avoca War Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| Yannathan Public Hall |
To restore the honour boards located at the hall. |
$1,792 |
| The Vincenpaul Hostel of the St Vincent de Paul Society |
To install a flagpole in the hostel grounds for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$945 |
| Briagolong RSL Sub-branch |
To clean and restore the Anzac Park Memorial at Briagolong. |
$2,305 |
| The Murrayville Liaison Committee |
To install six commemorative plaques dedicated to veterans from the district who served in World War I. |
$3,185 |
| Fig Tree Developments |
To install a flagpole in the grounds of Village Life Dromana for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,490 |
| Oakleigh Primary School |
To re-locate the Oakleigh World War I Memorial Gates from a busy main road to the entrance of the Oakleigh Primary School. |
$4,000 |
| Yarram RSL Sub-branch |
To restore the Yarram War Memorial. |
$4,000 |
| Pascoe Vale RSL Sub-branch |
To install a flagpole at the entrance of the club for use by members on days of commemoration. |
$1,375 |
| Wodonga RSL Sub-branch |
To restore the marble soldier at the sub-branch after several vandalism attacks. |
$2,200 |
| Westmont Aged Care Services |
To install a flagpole in the grounds of the aged care facility for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,100 |
| The Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum |
To publish a biographical honour roll of all members of the Australian Light Horse and the Australian Armoured Corps who have died during service since 1939. |
$3,000 |
| 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment Association |
5/7 Royal Australian Regiment Association |
$866 |
| Mornington Peninsula Family History Society |
To publish a book titled Echoes from the Front detailing the history of Frankston’s Avenue of Honour, a memorial to those who served in World War I. |
$3,000 |
| Geelong Legacy Club |
To display wartime photographs from Rabaul at the club. |
$385 |
| Ocean Grove RSL Sub-branch |
To install a flagpole at the entrance of the club for use by members on days of commemoration. |
$1,820 |
| Nathalia/Picola RSL Sub-branch |
To install six commemorative plaques at the base of trees in the Nathalia Memorial garden to commemorate veterans from the district who served Australian in all wars and conflicts. |
$900 |
| The Royal Australian Air Force Vietnam Veterans Association, Victoria Division |
To install a plaque at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne dedicated to the Royal Australian Air Force Vietnam. |
$538 |
| The Royal Australian Air Force Association, Victoria Division |
To install three display cabinets at the Victorian Air Forces’ Centre to exhibit wartime memorabilia. |
$3,000 |
| The Australian Civilian Medical/Surgical Team Vietnam |
To install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial in October dedicated to the Australian Civilian Medical/Surgical Team Vietnam. |
$2,250 |
| Peter James Centre, Eastern Health |
To re-establish the existing flagpole and memorial garden at Eastern Health Aged Care facility in Burwood following recent renovations. |
$4,000 |
| Footscray City College |
To fund a research project ‘Vietnam Reflections’ to be undertaken by students from the college working with local Vietnam veterans to produce a book on their wartime experiences. |
$3,000 |
| Phillip Island RSL Sub-branch |
To build a memorial garden at the Cowes RSL Club dedicated to all residents from Phillip Island who served Australia in wars and conflicts. |
$4,000 |
| The Abberfield Aged Care Facility |
To install a flagpole in the grounds of the facility for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$1,490 |
| Sea Lake RSL Sub-branch |
To restore the World War I honour board located in the foyer of the club. |
$2,600 |
| Greensborough RSL Sub-branch |
To build a commemorative wall at the club to honour veterans from all wars, conflicts and peace operations since the Boer War. |
$4,000 |
| Derrinallum and Lismore Community Association |
To install a plaque dedicated to soldier settlers from the Ettrick Estate in Derrinallum. |
$1,040 |
| Violet Town RSL Sub-branch |
To restore a World War I illuminated memorial which was presented to the mother of a local fallen soldier by 19 of his comrades in the Victorian Mounted Rifles. |
$2,233 |
| The Victoria Branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia |
To hold a memorial service at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne in August to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral combined with Vietnam Veterans Day commemorations. |
$3,000 |
| The Turriff Memorial Hall Committee |
To build a new memorial wall in Turriff dedicated to servicemen and women from the district who have served Australia in wars and conflicts. |
$4,000 |
| Golden Plains Shire |
To install a new column at the Bannockburn War Memorial dedicated to post World War II campaigns. |
$2,934 |
| The 1st Armoured Regiment Association |
To hold a commemorative dinner in Puckapunyal for the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral. |
$1,220 |
| 2/1 North Australia Observer Unit Association |
To install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the unit. |
$867 |
| Keilor East RSL Sub-branch |
To hold a function to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the formation of The Royal Australian Regiment; and $1450 to help hold a commemorative ball for the 90th anniversary of the liberation of Villers-Bretonneux, France. |
$2,700 |
| The Australian Legion of Ex-servicemen and Women |
To support the annual commemorative ceremony for Battle for Australia Day on 3 September at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. |
$3,000 |
| The HMAS Perth National Association Inc |
To hold a service to rededicate the HMAS Perth Memorial Plaque in the memorial gardens at HMAS Cerberus. |
$1,384 |
| Shrine of Remembrance Trustees |
Hold the Peacekeepers Exhibition at the Shrine of Remembrance on 6 February 2008. |
$11,000 |
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| History Teachers Association |
Sponsorship of 2009 National History Challenge competition. |
$25,000 |
| Port Kennedy RSL Sub-branch |
Install display cabinets at the Port Kennedy RSL Sub-branch to exhibit a large amount of wartime memorabilia donated to the sub-branch. |
$3,000 |
| RAAF Association (WA Division) Inc Mandurah Branch |
Attach a plaque to the Memorial Wall at RAAFA Meadow Springs Estate dedicated to all men and women who served in the Royal Australian Air Force. |
$740 |
| City of Armadale History House Museum |
Restore the Bedfordale World War I Honour board which is located at the History House Museum. |
$2,046 |
| Silver Chain Independent Living Units, Silver Vines Retirement Village |
Install a flagpole in the grounds of the Silver Vines Retirement Village for use by residents on days of commemoration. |
$421 |
| Shire of Ashburton |
Refurbish the RSL Memorial Park in Tom Price. |
$4,000 |
| Shire of Kondinin |
Publish a book of photographs of Kondinin servicemen and women from World War I and World War II to be distributed to libraries and schools in the local area. |
$2,125 |
| Bein Hoa Vietnam Reunion |
Install an honour board at the Bandiana Museum dedicated to the Ordnance Element 1 Australian Logistic Supply Company which was deployed to Bein Hoa in 1965. |
$528 |
| City Of Fremantle |
Hold a service at St Patricks Basilica in Fremantle to commemorate the sinking of the HMAS Sydneyfollowed by a luncheon. |
$3,000 |
| Peaceful Bay RSL Sub-branch |
Construct a new war memorial at Peaceful Bay dedicated to all wars and conflicts. |
$4,000 |
| Lake King Progress Association |
To erect a commemorative plaque in Lake King Bicentenary Park dedicated to all servicemen and women from the district. |
$1,000 |
| Mr Ian Gill |
To help him publish a unit history of the 16th Battalion in World War I. |
$3,000 |
| The Returned Ex-servicewomen’s RSL Sub-branch |
To erect a plaque in Kings Park dedicated to all women who served in times of war, as well as to assist with the exhibition of wartime memorabilia. |
$1,317 |
| The 86 Transport Platoon Vietnam 2008 Reunion |
To hold a reunion to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the platoon’s return to Australia from Vietnam. |
$2,750 |
| The Western Australian branch of the Allied Merchant Seamen Association |
To install an honour board dedicated to merchant seamen at Monument Hill Reserve in Fremantle, as well as to purchase a new banner for the association. |
$1,730 |
| The Royal Australian Air Force Ubon Thailand Group |
To hold a reunion and a plaque dedication ceremony in August to commemorate all who served with the RAAF contingent at Ubon from 1962-1968. |
$3,300 |
| The Western Australian Branch of The Royal Australian Regiment Association |
To hold a reunion in November to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the formation of The Royal Australian Regiment. |
$1,500 |
| The Army Museum of Western Australia Foundation |
To hold a photographic display at the museum commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$3,000 |
| The Perth North Sub-section of the Naval Association of Australia |
To hold a memorial service on Remembrance Day to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
$2,250 |
| Nashos League of Western Australia |
To construct a memorial at Brookton to commemorate National Servicemen. |
$4,000 |
| The City of Bayswater |
To upgrade the Halliday Park War Memorial with a fence and handrails to improve safety. |
$4,000 |
| The Fleet Air Arm Association |
To install a plaque at Monument Hill, Fremantle, dedicated to the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm. |
$4,000 |
| 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion Ex-members Association |
To install a memorial in Adelaide dedicated to the battalion. |
$4,000 |
| The Shire of East Pilbara |
To build a new memorial at Nullagine dedicated to all servicemen and women who served Australia in wars and conflicts |
$4,000 |
| The Shire of Bruce Rock |
To hold a ‘Back to the Bush’ reunion in November to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$3,000 |
| The Australian Defence Force Trackers and War Dogs Association |
For a memorial plaque to trackers and military dogs who have served Australia in times of war and peace. |
$1,612 |
| Perth Diocesan Trustees for St George's Cathedral Perth |
Perth Diocesan Trustees for St George's Cathedral Perth |
$11,000 |
| History Teachers Association WA Branch |
Sponsorship of the 2008 National History Challenge in the category 'In War and Peace' including general promotion and administration. |
$25,000 |
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| Hobart RSL Sub-branch |
Purchase banners to commemorate all Tasmanian units that served in wars and conflicts to be used on days of remembrance. |
$2,723 |
| Bridport RSL Sub-branch |
Replace three deteriorated flagpoles at the Bridport RSL Sub-branch. |
$1,000 |
| Sorell RSL Sub-branch |
Construct a war memorial at Dodges Ferry Primary School in Sorrell dedicated to all wars and conflicts. |
$4,000 |
| Sheffield RSL Sub-branch |
Replace a marble urn on the Sheffield Cenotaph which was vandalised. |
$1,540 |
| Campania War Memorial Committee |
Restore the Campania War Memorial and flagpole. |
$1,754 |
| The Historical Arms and Military Society of Tasmania |
To hold a memorial service and luncheon at Government House in Hobart for veterans of the Battle of El Alamein and 9th Division to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the battle. |
$1,671 |
| Dr Catherine Blackmore |
To publish a book titled “War, Medicine and the State” which is based on a soldier’s experience of the war on the Western Front and his interaction with repatriation and repatriation doctors. |
$3,000 |
| Scottsdale RSL Sub-branch |
To install a life size wooden sculpture of Simpson and his donkey at the entrance to Scottsdale Cenotaph Park. |
$4,000 |
| Beaconsfield RSL Sub-branch |
To plant 22 silver birch trees and attach plaques at the base, commemorating 22 local servicemen who died in World War II. |
$847 |
| The Tasmania Branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia |
To hold a service and luncheon at the Launceston RSL Club on 21 May 2008 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$2,250 |
| Hobart Legacy |
To print 300 copies of a booklet Legacy: A Teachers Guide as a reference guide for teachers. |
$3,000 |
| South Channel Ratepayers Association |
To restore the Middleton and Flowerpot World War I and World War II rolls of honour which were damaged in the 1967 bush fires. |
$3,495 |
| Scottsdale RSL Sub-branch |
To refurbish a 25 pounder artillery gun located at the entrance of the club. |
$1,350 |
| Oatlands RSL Sub-branch |
To frame and display wartime photographs at the sub-branch. |
$1,231 |
| Devonport RSL Sub-branch |
To restore wartime memorabilia at the Jack Mason Memorial Museum. |
$3,000 |
| Lindisfarne RSL Sub-branch and Citizens Club |
To install 16 plaques at Anzac Park, Lindisfarne, dedicated to veterans from the district who lost their lives while serving in Vietnam. |
$4,000 |
| The 12th/40th Battalion, The Royal Tasmania Regiment |
To restore and preserve the World War I 40th Battalion Australian Imperial Force flag housed in Company Headquarters in Warrane. |
$3,000 |
| The Burnie and Districts Sub-branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia |
To hold a commemorative dinner in August to mark the 40th anniversary of the Battles of Coral and Balmoral. |
$1,050 |
| Deloraine RSL Sub-branch |
To restore the Deloraine Cenotaph. |
$4,000 |
| Break O’Day Council |
Will receive $2500 to help install two plaques at the Fingal Cenotaph dedicated to all servicemen and women from the district who served in World Wars I and II; and $2500 to help install plaques at the St Mary’s Cenotaph dedicated to the veterans from the district who lost their lives in World Wars I and II. |
$5,000 |