Joint media release - More than $1 million to salute their service
The Hon Matt Keogh MP
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Minister for Defence Personnel
Member for Burt
Peter Khalil MP
Federal Member for Wills
Josh Burns MP
Federal Member for Macnamara
Community organisations across Australia will share in more than $1 million in grant funding to recognise veterans and preserve Australia’s military history in the latest round of the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program.
The grants have been awarded to more than 80 community groups and ex-service organisations, schools and councils for important local projects that commemorate the service and sacrifice of our veterans.Saluting Their Service is an ongoing national grants program, with applications for the current round now open.
To submit your application or for more information please visit the GrantConnect website.
Quotes attributed to Matt Keogh, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel:
“Saluting Their Service grants provide much needed funding to organisations committed to honouring the service and sacrifice of our defence personnel and preserving our military history”.
“The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee, based in Melbourne, has been successful in receiving a significant grant to produce a documentary entitled ANZACS: The Greek Chapter, which will tell the important story of Australian and
New Zealand service personnel in Greece during the Second World War.
“This year, Australia is also commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of our involvement in the Vietnam War, I encourage any organisations thinking about conducting a commemorative project to mark the anniversary to make an application.”
Quotes attributed to Peter Khalil, Member for Wills:
“I congratulate the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee on successfully receiving funding through the Saluting Their Service program.
“The documentary film they will produce, ANZACS: The Greek Chapter will bring to life a lesser-known chapter of the ANZAC story. The film will feature veteran video interviews and audio recordings to tell the important story of Australians and New Zealanders who served in Greece and the subsequent Battle of Crete in April and May 1941.
“Honouring the service of our defence personnel is about honouring their experiences, which are ever more important to the Australian story.
“I know that this project means so much to the family members of veterans who served in Greece as well as the broader Greek-Australian community.”
Quotes attributed to Josh Burns, Member for Macnamara:
"‘Lest we forget’ are the words we say to remember the sacrifices made by those who have served our county in our armed forces. These three words, commit us as individuals, and as a nation to never forgetting the cost of war and our ongoing commitment to peace."
"War memorials just like our own Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial in Albert Park, create a sacred place to remember and pay our respects. That’s why I so pleased to join the Minister in announcing the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee receiving their Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grant at this important community monument, and I look forward to seeing the work of the committee."
EDITORS NOTE: Australians planning to travel to Gallipoli in Türkiye or Villers-Bretonneux in France for ANZAC Day can now book their attendance passes online at the Commemorations website.
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Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program 2022 23, Round 2
| Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Mulwaree Museum | Restore the Thurlow First World War Honour Board for display at the Mulwaree Museum. | $1,050 |
| The Royal Australian Regiment Foundation | Create a podcast series on the history of the Royal Australian Regiment. | $68,000 |
| TOTAL | $69,050 | |
| Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Technical High School | Install an Honour Board to commemorate students of the school who served in the Vietnam War. | $8,390 |
| Veteran's Well Being Centre - Hornsby Incorporated | Produce a documentary entitled Tank Crews in Vietnam. | $95,500 |
| South West Rocks RSL Sub-Branch | Install plaques at the South West Rocks Cenotaph to provide information on locals who served in the Second World War. | $10,000 |
| Kempsey Shire Council | Install solar lighting at the Willawarrin War Memorial. | $6,850 |
| City of Penrith RSL Sub-Branch | Restore the Memory Park War Memorial in Penrith. | $5,000 |
| Hunter River High School | Upgrade the school’s Lone Pine Commemorative Garden. | $10,000 |
| Kingscliff RSL Sub‑Branch | Install a plaque at the Wommin Bay Memorial Walkway to provide information on the Sandakan Death Marches. | $1,316 |
| 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion AIF Association | Contribute to costs associated with an event at the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, on 7 September 2023 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Liberator Crash during the Second World War. | $8,855 |
| Trustee for the Anzac Memorial Building Fund | Host an exhibition at the Anzac Memorial showcasing portraits of 50 Vietnam veterans. | $59,610 |
| Paddington-Woollahra RSL Sub-Branch | Install a plaque on the Paddington War Memorial to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $7,546 |
| TOTAL | $213,067 | |
| Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
|---|---|---|
| Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School | Commission and install an Honour Board at the school to commemorate locals who have served in all wars, conflicts and peace operations and purchase a portable flagpole. | $10,000 |
| The Royal Australian Artillery Association (Northern Territory) Inc. | Restore a Centurion tank displayed at the Darwin Military Museum. | $8,500 |
| Tiwi Resources Pty. Ltd. | Publish a book that commemorates the contribution of Tiwi Island people to Australia’s effort during the Second World War. | $20,000 |
| TOTAL | $38,500 | |
| Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich City Council | Contribute to the repositioning of the Redbank Plains War Memorial. | $10,000 |
| Ipswich RSL Sub Branch Incorporated | Upgrade the Ipswich Memorial Gardens to include nine new plinths. | $131,619 |
| Cockscomb Veterans Bush Retreat Inc. | Install flagpoles at the Retreat. | $2,000 |
| Install paving around the Cenotaph at the Retreat. | $5,000 | |
| CQ Rats of Tobruk Association Inc. | Restore the Rats of Tobruk Memorial in Rockhampton. | $2,695 |
| Emu Park Historical Museum Society Inc. | Construct cabinets and install lighting to display wartime memorabilia at the Emu Park Historical Museum. | $2,922 |
| Eungella State School | Install new flagpoles at the school. | $2,000 |
| Frenchville Sports Club Ltd. | Relocate and re-establish the Memorial Wall at the Club. | $10,000 |
| Alton Downs and Combined District Remembrance Committee | Restore the Alton Downs Cenotaph. | $4,850 |
| Gem Christian Education Limited | Construct a Memorial Garden at Ontrack College to honour Indigenous Soldiers, Stockman and the Lighthorse Brigade. | $10,000 |
| St Andrew's Anglican Church - South Brisbane | Restore the First World War Honour Roll in St Andrew’s Anglican Church. | $2,500 |
| Kulpi Primary Parents and Citizens' Association | Install flagpoles at the school. | $2,000 |
| The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For The Diocese of Cairns | Install flagpoles at St Rita’s School in Babinda. | $2,000 |
| Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Restore the St Paul’s War Memorial on Moa Island. | $7,700 |
| Patriots Australia Inc. | Contribute to the upgrade of the Memorial Cross area at the Patriots Military Motorcycle Club. | $5,000 |
| Boonah Hospital Auxiliary Inc. | Install a memorial stone at Boonah Hospital to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $3,648 |
| TOTAL | $203,934 | |
| Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Australian Regiment Association - SA Branch Incorporated | Contribute to costs associated with hosting an event on 29 July 2023 at Torrens Training Hall to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the end of the Korean War. | $3,069 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran School Angaston | Install new flagpoles at the school. | $2,000 |
| Tanunda RSL Sub-Branch Incorporated | Contribute to the construction of a Wall of Honour at the Tanunda RSL Hut to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $10,000 |
| Price Soldiers Memorial Hall | Install an Honour Roll at Price Soldiers Memorial Hall to commemorate locals who have served in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. | $9,629 |
| Port Broughton RSL | Contribute to costs associated with constructing a Memorial Garden to commemorate the service and sacrifice of local service personnel. | $3,600 |
| Flinders Ranges Council | Commission sculptures for installation at the Quorn War Memorial. | $10,000 |
| Henley and Grange RSL Sub-Branch Incorporated | Install a flagpole at the Henley and Grange Memorial Oval. | $2,000 |
| Largs Bay RSL Sub-Branch Incorporated | Purchase materials to enable the preservation and display of historical military information and artefacts. | $500 |
| Sheidow Park Primary School | Install flagpoles at the school. | $2,000 |
| Pedare Christian College Inc. | Install flagpoles at the entrance to Pedare Christian College Junior School. | $2,000 |
| Penneshaw Progress Association Incorporated | Restore and reproduce historic First World War images for public display at Penneshaw Town Hall. | $10,000 |
| Upper Sturt Community Association Inc. | Install stained glass windows at Upper Sturt Soldiers Memorial Hall to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $4,200 |
| Victor Harbor RSL Sub‑Branch | Contribute to the establishment of an Avenue of Honour in Victor Harbor to commemorate the service and sacrifice of all Australian service personnel. | $5,512 |
| Houghton, Inglewood and Hermitage Memorial Park Incorporated | Install solar lighting at the Houghton Remembrance Wall and along the Soldiers Memorial Walk. | $9,990 |
| Town of Gawler | Install CCTV at the Gawler Lone Soldier Memorial to prevent vandalism. | $10,000 |
| City of Burnside | Replace plaques at the Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees in Rose Park. | $9,155 |
| TOTAL | $93,655 | |
| Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
|---|---|---|
| South Riana Hall Committee Incorporated | Restore and paint the South Riana Memorial Gates. | $3,164 |
| South Riana Hall Committee Incorporated | Install a new Honour Board at South Riana Memorial Hall to commemorate locals who served in the Second World War. | $5,071 |
| Vietnam Veterans Association Hobart Branch Incorporated | Contribute to costs associated with holding an event at the Hobart Cenotaph on 18 August 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Australia’s withdrawal from the Vietnam War. | $1,340 |
| Dover RSL and Servicemen's Club | Refurbish the 25-Pound Second World War Artillery Gun displayed at the Club. | $4,300 |
| Derwent Valley Council | Restore and conserve the New Norfolk War Memorial Cenotaph. | $10,000 |
| Westbury RSL Sub-Branch Inc. | Install shelving to create a library space containing various military history books and replace the Ode of Remembrance lights at the Westbury RSL Club. | $5,609 |
| TOTAL | $29,484 | |
| Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hill Primary School | Create a memorial area at the school to commemorate students who served in the First World War. | $5,297 |
| Campbells Creek Primary School No 120 | Install new flagpoles in the front yard of the school. | $2,000 |
| Victory Christian College Inc. | Install three new flagpoles and create a commemorative garden space at the school. | $7,000 |
| 2/3rd Australian Light Anti‑Aircraft Regiment Association Incorporated | Update the association’s website. | $10,000 |
| Christian College Highton Ltd. | Install a flagpole at the Bellarine Campus of Christian College Geelong. | $2,000 |
| Nazareth School Grovedale | Install flagpoles at the school. | $2,000 |
| Seaford Park Primary School | Construct a new War Memorial at Seaford Park Primary School. | $4,500 |
| St Annes School Seaford | Construct a new War Memorial at the school. | $4,500 |
| Baranduda Primary School | Create a Memorial Garden at the school to commemorate the service and sacrifice of all Australian service personnel. | $4,064 |
| Wodonga Primary School | Construct a new Memorial at the school to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $10,000 |
| Wodonga RSL Sub-Branch Building Patriotic Fund | Create a Memorial Garden and for installation of flagpoles at the Wodonga RSL. | $3,492 |
| Le Page Primary School | Create a reflection garden and install a flagpole at the school. | $7,000 |
| Werribee RSL Sub Branch Inc. | Install cabinets at the Werribee RSL to display military memorabilia. | $10,000 |
| St Kilda Cricket Club | Commission an Honour Roll for installation at the St Kilda Cricket Club to commemorate members of the club who served in the Second World War. | $3,855 |
| Tarnagulla Public Hall Committee of Management | Commission indoor and outdoor banners for display around Tarnagulla to commemorate local service personnel. | $5,132 |
| Newborough Primary School | Install flagpoles at the entrance to the school. | $2,000 |
| Tongala Primary School | Redevelop the school’s Lone Pine area to create a Memorial Garden. | $5,000 |
| Dartmoor Primary School | Install new flagpoles at the school. | $2,000 |
| Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee Inc. | Produce a documentary entitled ANZACS The Greek Chapter which details the story of Australian and New Zealand service personnel in Greece during the Second World War. | $139,917 |
| TOTAL | $229,757 | |
| Recipient | Funding description | Amount $ |
|---|---|---|
| Bertram Primary School | Create a Memorial Garden at the school to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $10,000 |
| St George's College | Install an Honour Board to commemorate the service and sacrifice of students of the College who served in the Second World War. | $1,716 |
| Baynton West Primary School | Construct a Memorial Wall at the school. | $10,000 |
| York RSL Sub-Branch | Replace plaques in the Sub-Branch’s Memorial Garden dedicated to locals who have served in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. | $9,980 |
| HMAS Perth (I) Memorial Foundation Incorporated | Contribute toward the completion of a memorial to commemorate the Battle of Sunda Strait and the service and sacrifice of the HMAS Perth I crew. | $62,327 |
| Ellenbrook Secondary College | Create a commemorative mural at the entrance to the college dedicated to the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel. | $10,000 |
| North Beach RSL Sub‑Branch | Purchase cabinets for installation at the North Beach Bowling Club to display military memorabilia. | $5,368 |
| City of Wanneroo | Refurbish Wanneroo Regional Museum’s ‘Anzac Museum in a Box’. | $7,100 |
| Bethanie Group Inc. | Install a flagpole at the Bethanie on the Park Retirement Village in Menora. | $2,000 |
| Returned and Services League of Australia WA Branch Incorporated | Install a cabinet at the City of Belmont RSL Sub-Branch to display wartime memorabilia and military uniforms. | $10,000 |
| Air Force Association (Western Australian Division) Incorporated | Construct an eternal flame sculpture at the Bullcreek Aviation Heritage Museum. | $10,000 |
| TOTAL | $138,491 | |