Community War Memorials Fund

Community War Memorials Fund

Recipients of Round 2025/26 of the Community War Memorials Fund have been announced.

 

Announcement

There are some exciting program changes to the Community War Memorials Fund starting from the current round.

There is now one grant round per year with a total of $250,000 funding available, with the maximum individual grants amount increased to $15,000.

Applications can also be submitted for works to war memorial precincts, under an expansion of the existing Category B for physical works, as well as the existing Category A for reports and assessments.

These changes will allow for more funding to organisations and more significant works to war memorials across NSW. If you have any questions about these changes, please email VeteransGrants@veterans.nsw.gov.au.

More information about the 2025/26 round is available in the Program Guidelines.

 

Overview

The NSW Government established the Community War Memorials Fund to help conserve, repair and protect war memorials across NSW. Since the establishment of the program in 2008, grants have been provided for a wide range of projects including conservation assessments, honour roll repair, war memorial cleaning and conservation work, arborist advice for war memorial trees, minor repairs to war memorial halls and improvements to the accessibility of memorials.

Grant applications are assessed by the State War Memorials Committee, which is comprised of senior representatives of the Returned and Services League of Australia NSW Branch (RSL NSW), NSW Public Works, Heritage NSW and the NSW Office for Veterans Affairs.  

 

 

Key dates for Round 2025/26 

Applications open

 Midday, 22 April 2025
Applications close

 11pm, 25 June 2025
Approximate date for announcement of outcomes

 31 October 2025

 

 

How to apply

The online application form and Program Guidelines for the next round of the Community War Memorials Fund will be available on this website when applications open.

If you have any questions, please see our Support for Applicants webpage or email us at VeteransGrants@veterans.nsw.gov.au

 

 

Community War Memorials Fund documents and resources

 


 Recipients of the 2025/26 Community War Memorials Fund

 

 Application ID
 Organisation name
 Project Title
 Project Description
 Grant

CWMF00948

Windsor and Districts RSL sub-Branch

Freemans Reach First and Second World Wars Memorial

Conservation works to the Freemans Reach First and Second World Wars Memorial including cleaning and the restoration of lead lettering. 

$4,100.00

CWMF00949

Forbes Shire Council

Forbes Cenotaph

Conservation works to the Forbes Cenotaph including lettering repairs and upgrades to the memorial lighting.

$10,883.90

CWMF00951

Hornsby RSL sub-Branch 

Hornsby War Memorial Hall

Conservation works to the Hornsby War Memorial Hall including replacement of a bronze plaque.

$4,727.80

CWMF00954

 Woollahra Municipal Council

Lieutenant G J Grieve Memorial; Vaucluse First World War Honour Rolls; Double Bay First World War Memorial; Vaucluse War Memorial;
Rose Bay War Memorial, Tingira Memorial Park; Royal Australian Corps of Signals Memorial Plaque; Rushcutter Naval Memorial

To produce a War Memorial Conservation Survey of 8 war memorials in the LGA to allow for future scheduling of appropriate forward conservation planning.

$15,000.00

CWMF00955

East Maitland War Memorial & Rest Park Land Manager

East Maitland War Memorial Centre

Conservation works to the East Maitland War Memorial Centre including brick removal, installation of new footings and reconstruction of a wall using reclaimed bricks. 

$15,000.00

CWMF00957

Blue Mountains City Council

Lone Pine Memorial Gates

Conservation works to the Lone Pine Memorial Gates including cleaning, repointing and the re-painting of heritage inscriptions.

$11,000.00

CWMF00958

 Gundaroo Community Association Incorporated
 Gundaroo War Memorial Conservation works to the Gundaroo War Memorial including repair work to the immediate memorial precinct.
 $10,000.00

CWMF00968

Hillgrove Progress Association Inc

Hillgrove War Memorial

Conservation works to the Hillgrove War Memorial including repair work to the immediate memorial surrounds. 

$7,218.50

CWMF00970

Woodstock War Memorial Hall Inc

 Woodstock First World War Honour Roll

Conservation works to the Woodstock First World War Honour Roll including cleaning and repair work.

$11,590.00

CWMF00972

 Mosman Municipal Council Mosman War Memorial Conservation works to the Mosman War Memorial including the relocation of existing flagpoles. $14,487.00

CWMF00974

Dubbo Regional Council

Dubbo War Memorial

To produce a condition assessment for the Dubbo War Memorial to guide future conservation works.

$12,980.00

CWMF00975

Goulburn Mulwaree Council

Goulburn Boer War Memorial

Conservation works to the Goulburn Boer War Memorial including restoration work to address significant deterioration of sandstone features. 

$8,237.00

CWMF00980

Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall Inc

 Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall 

Conservation works to the Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall including the repair and replacement of 13 windows to prevent water ingress.

$7,150.00

CWMF00982

 Queanbeyan RSL sub-Branch

Queanbeyan Boer War Memorial

Conservation works to the Queanbeyan Boer War Memorial including the cleaning of marble plaques and repair to lead lettering.

$6,907.00

CWMF00986

Fairfield City Council

Cabravale Memorial Park Bandstand

Conservation works to the Cabravale Memorial Park Bandstand including the improvement of drainage and ventilation to allow increased usability of the memorial.

$15,000.00
CWMF00987

North Sydney Council

North Sydney War Memorial

Conservation works to the North Sydney War Memorial including cleaning.

$15,000.00

 CWMF00990

Orange City Council

Newman Park Great War Memorial Avenue

Conservation works to the Newman Park Great War Memorial Avenue including refurbishment works to the hexagonal monument.

$12,265.00

CWMF00995

 Bomaderry RSL sub-Branch

Bomaderry War Memorial

To produce a heritage and conservation plan of the Bomaderry War Memorial to provide future maintenance guidance and treatment recommendations for the memorial and military artefacts.

$7,150.00

CWMF01002

The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) on behalf of Uniting Church in Australia Lithgow Parish

Roll of Duty, St Mary’s Presbyterian Church 1914

To produce a condition assessment for this significant First World War memorial document to inform future physical treatment. 

$4,100.00

CWMF01006

Anglican Parish of Lismore

Memorial windows in the Warrior Chapel of the Garrison Church of St Andrew, Lismore 

Conservation works to the Memorial windows in the Warrior Chapel of the Garrison Church of St Andrew, Lismore, including cleaning and sealing the window surrounds against water ingress.

$1,980.00

CWMF01014

 Dungog RSL sub-Branch Dungog Memorial Arches To produce a condition assessment for The Dungog Memorial Arches to guide future conservation works.
 $3,872.00

CWMF01015

Dungog RSL sub-Branch

Christ Church Second World War Memorial Gates

To produce a condition assessment for the Christ Church Second World War Memorial Gates to guide future conservation works.

$3,872.00

CWMF01016

Dungog RSL sub-Branch

 The Dungog Memorial Bowling Club Gates

To produce a condition assessment for The Dungog Memorial Bowling Club Gates to guide future conservation works.

$3,872.00

CWMF01022

 Clarence Valley Council South Grafton War Memorial Baths Gates To produce a condition assessment for the South Grafton War Memorial Baths Gates to guide future restoration, conservation and repair. $14,210.75

CWMF01025

Strathfield Municipal Council

Enfield War Memorial; Flemington War Memorial (Melville Reserve Great War Memorial Gate and Bridge); Homebush War Memorial; Homebush-Strathfield RSL War Memorial; Strathfield War Memorial

To produce a condition assessment for 5 memorials within the LGA to enable for future scheduling of appropriate forward conservation planning.

$14,850.00

CWMF01032

Corrimal RSL sub-Branch

Balgownie War Memorial

Conservation works to the Balgownie War Memorial including the regilding of inscriptions and repairs to cracked stonework.

$5,963.00

CWMF01033

Abermain RSL sub-Branch

 Abermain War Memorial

To produce a condition assessment for the Abermain War Memorial to guide future restoration and conservation works.

$3,894.00


 

Previous Funding Recipients 

 

Banner image: Conservation works for the Urunga War Memorial, funded with a CWMF grant awarded to Bellingen Shire Council.