Local Community Receives $16,000 To Honour Wa's Veterans

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Parliament House Canberra ACT 2602 

Telephone 02 6277 7820  Facsimile 02 6273 4140

The Hon Alan Griffin MP

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs


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Friday 7 November 2008  


LOCAL COMMUNITY RECEIVES $16,000 TO HONOUR WA’S VETERANS


Ahead of the 90th anniversary of Remembrance Day, projects across Western Australia

honouring Australia’s wartime history have been awarded $16,735 in funding, the Minister for

Veterans’ Affairs, Alan Griffin, announced today. 


Mr Griffin said the funding demonstrated the Australian Government’s commitment to helping

local communities honour Australia’s wartime heritage.


“Today we have funded six local projects and activities that recognise the contribution of the

men and women who have served our nation in the defence forces,” Mr Griffin said.


“Local communities play an important role in encouraging Australians to learn about our nation’s

involvement in wars, conflicts and peace operations through local exhibitions and

commemorative activities such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day.


“These grants will fund a range of projects across Australia to preserve and display wartime

memorabilia, upgrade and restore local war memorials, publish untold unit histories and support

school initiatives for younger Australians,” he said.


Mr Griffin said already this year more than 350 local and community organisations across the

country had benefited from over $1 million nationally through the Department of Veterans’

Affairs’ Saluting Their Service commemorations program. 


“Defence service has been part of the lives of many Australian families since the Boer War

more than a century ago.  This Government is committed to ensuring the legacy of those who

have served, and continue to serve, is honoured and remembered for generations to come,” Mr

Griffin said.


Mr Griffin encouraged local community and ex-service organisations interested in applying for

funding to visit www.dva.gov.au or contact their nearest DVA office on 133 254 (for metro

callers) or 1800 555 254 (for non-metro callers).


Media inquiries: Laura Ryan  0437 863 109


Editors note: A list of grant recipients is attached.


The VVCS – Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service can be contacted 24 hours a day, seven days a

week on 1800 011 046.


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Saluting Their Service Western Australian Grant Recipients

The National Trust of Australia (WA) will receive $1350 to help purchase a ceremonial bugle

and portable flagpole to be used at commemorative events.


The Western Australian Division of the Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) Association will

receive $995 to help install a commemorative stained glass window in St Michael's Chapel,

RAAFA Estate, Meadow Springs, dedicated to RAAF Transport Command.


Geraldton City RSL Sub-branch will receive $4000 to help install lighting at the Geraldton

Cenotaph to deter vandalism.


The City of Geraldton-Greenough will receive $3390 to help restore the vandalised HMAS

Sydney II War Memorial at Geraldton.


The City of Fremantle will receive $3000 to help hold a service at St Patrick’s Basilica on

Remembrance Day to commemorate the sinking of the HMAS Sydney.


Peaceful Bay RSL Sub-branch will receive $4000 to help construct a new war memorial

dedicated to all wars and conflicts.









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