Chester release - Community grants for projects honouring veterans

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RAASC Vietnam Supply Platoons Association Inc

Fenner

Install a plaque and hold a dedication ceremony at Glenorchy to commemorate members of the Royal Australian Army Service Corps who served in the Vietnam War

571

Riverwood Punchbowl Anglican Church

Banks

Install a flagpole at the Riverwood Punchbowl Anglican Church to fly the Australian National Flag on days of commemoration

1,364

St Alban's Anglican Church

Bennelong

Publish a book to commemorate the First World War soldiers of the Epping area

2,727

The 7th Australian Division AIF Association

Blaxland

Install a plaque on the Bass Hill Remembrance Wall to commemorate the Battle for Australia and hold a dedication service

1,453

Stuarts Point Workers Recreation and Bowls Club Ltd

Cowper

Replace a deteriorated flagpole located at the Stuart Point Workers Club

909

Tumbarumba RSL Sub-branch

Eden-Monaro

Upgrade the Cenotaph in Tumbarumba and install a plaque in memory of Vietnam Veterans

3,500

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

Eden-Monaro

Install a plaque and hold an unveiling ceremony in Queanbeyan to commemorate the service and sacrifice of all members of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps

1,555

Narooma Historical Society Inc

Eden-Monaro

Hold an exhibition in Narooma, NSW to commemorate the Centenary of Armistice

2,775

Wattle Grove Public School

Hughes

Create a memorial garden at the Wattle Grove Public School to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australian servicemen and women

2,924

Colo Vale Community Association Inc

Hume

Install a stainless steel Anzac sculpture at the Colo Vale War Memorial

4,000

Lake Macquarie City Council

Hunter

Conserve the Killingworth War Memorial

3,636

Lake Macquarie City Council

Hunter

Conserve the West Wallsend War Memorial.

3,636

Museum of Fire

Lindsay

Upgrade the interpretive panels regarding firefighters during the Second World War at the Museum of Fire in Penrith NSW

1,720

City of Penrith RSL Sub-branch

Lindsay

Repair display cases exhibiting wartime memorabilia at the Penrith RSL Club

2,727

Gloucester RSL Sub-branch

Lyne

Upgrade the War Memorial located at the Gloucester cemetery

3,636

Dungog Shire Council (Vacy Sportsground Management Committee)

Lyne

Install plaques at the Gresford School of Arts War Memorial depicting all theatres of operation and those who served since 1975

3,636

Gloucester RSL Sub-branch

Lyne

Install a plaque at the Memorial Clock Tower in Gloucester, NSW to commemorate the Vietnam War and the Battle of Coral/Balmoral

3,636

Australian Christian Nation Association Inc

Macarthur

Hold a memorial service at the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Light Horse Charge on Beersheba

3,000

National Trust of Australia (NSW) / Saumarez Homestead

New England

Install a plaque to commemorate the 33rd Battalion AIF and a flagpole to fly the Australian National Flag on days of commemoration

1,943

Walcha & District Historical Society Inc

New England

Purchase a glass fronted cabinet for the display of wartime memorabilia at the Pioneer Cottage and Museum Complex in Walcha

2,727

National Trust of Australia (NSW) / Saumarez Homestead

New England

Hold a memorial service at Saumarez Homestead, Armidale, NSW to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

245

National Trust of Australia (NSW) / Saumarez Homestead

New England

Hold an exhibition of First World War memorabilia at Saumarez Homestead, Armidale, NSW to commemorate the contribution of the people of the New England district

523

Maclean RSL Sub-branch

Page

Install a sandstone block to display a plaque gifted by the Greek consulate at the front of the Maclean Cenotaph

945

Port Stephens Naval Association

Paterson

Install a plaque displaying the Naval Ode on the memorial to HMAS Psyche at Salamander Bay

300

Breakfast Point Community Association DP270347

Reid

Restore the immediate surrounds of the Breakfast Point War Memorial

3,636

Mullumbimby RSL Sub-branch

Richmond

Restore the Mullumbimby Cenotaph

3,636

Garema Public Hall & Recreation Reserve Trust

Riverina

Install a replica honour board at the Garema Hall

1,200

Parkes Shire Council

Riverina

Update honour roll plaques on the Vietnam War Memorial and the Cenotaph in Parkes

3,636

Parkes Shire Council

Riverina

Update the immediate surrounds of the Parkes Cenotaph

1,475

Parkes Shire Council

Riverina

Install a flagpole

1,364

The Rock RSL Sub-branch

Riverina

Install three interpretive plaques to identify memorabilia at The Rock Avenue of Honour

1,754

Murringo Community Association Inc

Riverina

Install a flagpole at the Murringo Cenotaph

1,000

Parkes Shire Council

Riverina

Install security lighting at the Vietnam War Memorial in Parkes to deter vandalism

3,636

Murringo Community Association Inc

Riverina ---

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