Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Woodstock War Memorial Hall's Lisa Brien, Adam Dwight and Ann Graham with Steph Cooke MP. Honour rolls featuring the names of Woodstock’s esteemed veterans have undergone cleaning and repairs, with grant funding supporting the work. Woodstock War Memorial Hall Inc received $11,590 from the Community War Memorials Fund 2025/26 to fund the hand-cleaning of the community’s honour rolls. 60 names are preserved on the Woodstock Great War Roll of Honour, with a quarter of those

​​Wednesday, 23 November 2022​ Community groups are being encouraged to make an application for funds to conserve the state’s community war memorials under round two of the NSW Government’s Community War Memorials Fund. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said $125,000 would be available in round two which is now open with funding available to support the repair, protection and conservation of community war memorials across the state. “This funding from the state is vitally i

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 Groups across the Cootamundra electorate have the opportunity to share in $125,000 to conserve the region’s tributes to servicemen and servicewomen with round two of the Community War Memorials Fund opening on Remembrance Day. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said grants of up to $10,000 are available for projects that repair, protect and conserve existing war memorials throughout NSW. “War Memorials are found in every town, village and hamlet acro

​​Wednesday, 15 July 2020​ The Trungley, Coolamon and Woodstock War Memorials have received funding from the NSW Government’s Community War Memorials Fund to help preserve them for future generations. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the three deserving local memorials would be undergoing repairs and restorations. “Our local war memorials are the stand-in for known and unknown graves scattered across the globe, and are places where our communities can reflect on the

Monday, 4 May 2020​ Communities across the Cootamundra Electorate are being encouraged to apply for funding grants of up to $10,000 to restore and protect war memorials. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said Community War Memorials Fund grants help protect, conserve and repair war memorials in NSW. “Our war memorials are the stand-ins for thousands of graves, both known and unknown, scattered across the world. They are a place where we can focus our collective grief and co

​​Friday, 21 February 2020​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has announced a $2,000 grant has been awarded to the Grenfell Shire Council as part of the Community War Memorials Fund. “War memorials are places of remembrance that help us to understand our history. It is important that we keep them in good condition through careful repair and maintenance,” Ms Cooke said. “Like so many communities around our region, Grenfell’s sons and daughters stepped up to do their part in

​​Friday, 14 February 2020​ Eurongilly’s war memorial will undergo restoration work thanks to a grant from the NSW Government.  Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke today announced a $3080 grant to the Junee Shire Council to clean and restore the plaques, restore the pillars and powder coat the gates at the Memorial. “War memorials are places of remembrance that help us to understand our history. It is important that we keep them in good condition through careful repair and m

November 4, 2017 Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, is reminding local communities that applications for the latest round of the Community War Memorials Fund (CWMF) and the Anzac Community Grants Program (ACGP) close this Saturday November 11, 2017. New funding of $175,000 is currently available to help communities protect and repair local war memorials and to support projects which commemorate the service of current and former NSW service men and women. The CWMF provides g