ANZAC COMMUNITY PROJECTS REMINDER
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 grants of up to $10,000 for local war memorial projects, including conservation works and protection. There are two rounds a year each offering $125,000, closing on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day.
Meanwhile, the $50,000 ACGP provides grants of up to $2000 to schools, community and veterans groups to educate the community on the service and sacrifice of military personnel, support activities benefiting veterans, and engage with the community.
Past recipients of ACGP funding in the Cootamundra electorate have been:
Harden Regional Development Corporation, $1800 to produce an educative promotional package to accompany a Bill the Bastard bronze statue commemorating the Light Horse as local hero.
$1000 for The 7th Light Horse - Gundagai Troop’s "Remember the Light Horse" travelling re-enactment and display "light horse camp life".
$2000 for Weddin Shire Council to improve the quality and safety of the Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun Mark II displayed in Vaughn Park.
$1000 for the Junee & District Historical Society to create a First World War- specific display in the local museum.
Applications for both grant programs are open until 5pm on Remembrance Day, Saturday 11 November 2017.
For more information, please visit: www.veteransnsw.smartygrants.com.au
