Parliament House Canberra ACT 2602
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The Hon Alan Griffin MP
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
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Friday 7 November 2008
LOCAL COMMUNITY RECEIVES $36,000
TO HONOUR QUEENSLAND’S VETERANS
Ahead of the 90th anniversary of Remembrance Day, projects across Queensland honouring
Australia’s wartime history have been awarded $36,729 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 15 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 Queensland Grant recipients
The Holland Park and Mt Gravatt RSL Sub-branch will receive $2250 for a dedication
service and luncheon to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.
The National Servicemen's RSL Sub-branch will receive $850 for a member’s luncheon in
Morningside to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.
The Friends of St Deny will receive $1797 to help build a memorial garden in the grounds of
St Denys Anglican Church in Amiens for use by residents on days of commemorations.
Jennings Public School will receive $2442 to lay a paved area in the school’s
commemorative garden with the names of veterans in the district inscribed in the pavers and
install a seat in the garden.
Holy Name Primary School in Toowoomba West will receive $4000 to help create an Anzac
Memorial Garden at the school.
The Gold Coast and District Branch of the Ex-Prisoner of War Association will receive $1592
to help install a plaque at the Burleigh Heads War Memorial dedicated to all doctors who
helped prisoners during their internment, and hold a morning tea.
The Cooroy-Pomona RSL Sub-branch will receive $2079 to help install plaques at the RSL
Memorial Park in Cooroy commemorating Australia’s involvement in wars, conflicts and
peace operations.
The 105th Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery Association will receive $1050 to help hold
a reunion dinner to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Field Battery’s second
deployment to Vietnam.
Kedron Wavell RSL Sub-branch will receive $4000 to help refurbish the Kedron Wavell war
memorial.
Yeppoon RSL Military Museum will receive $632 to help restore and preserve wartime
memorabilia donated to the museum.
The Emu Vale Memorial Hall Association will receive $3831 to help erect a new community
war memorial and garden.
Annandale State School will receive $2331 to help erect a new war memorial in the school
grounds for use by students on days of commemoration.
Hervey Bay RSL Sub-branch will receive $4000 to help install a plaque at the club
commemorating the 60th anniversary of the formation of The Royal Australian Regiment.
The Queensland Naval Brigade Company, Southport Volunteer, will receive $3000 to help
establish a military heritage museum at Southport.
Beerwah State Primary School will receive $2875 to help install a flagpole at the school’s
war memorial and a path to improve safety at the memorial.
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