Community War Memorials Fund

Community War Memorials Fund

Applications to Round 2025/26 of the Community War Memorials Fund close at 11pm on 25 June 2025.

 

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

Apply online now

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

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Community War Memorials Fund documents and resources

 


 Recipients of Round 2, Community War Memorials Fund 2024/25

 

 Application ID
 Organisation name
 Project Title
 Project Description
 Grant

CWMF00889

Vietnam Veterans Peacekeepers & Peacemakers Association of Australia Incorporated (VVP&PAA inc)

Wagga Wagga Vietnam War Memorial

Conservation work to the Vietnam War Memorial in Wagga Wagga including cleaning and regilding.

$1,805.00

CWMF00894

Tomaree Museum Association

HMAS Assault Memorial

Conservation works to the HMAS Assault Memorial including replacement of a stolen plaque.

$635.54

CWMF00899

Maitland City Council

East Greta Soldiers Memorial

Conservation works to East Greta Soldiers Memorial including cleaning, restoration of recovered sandstone blocks and reconstruction of memorial on a new site.

$10,000.00

CWMF00904

 2/30th Battalion A.I.F. Association

Forest Grove 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion Memorial

Conservation works to the Forest Grove 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion Memorial including repairs and replacement of paving.

$9,882.95

CWMF00905

Bogan Shire Council

Nyngan and District War Memorial

Conservation works to the Nyngan and District War Memorial including cleaning, treatment of corrosion and application of biocide and protective wax. 

$9,988.00

CWMF00908

Central Darling Shire Council

Ivanhoe War Memorial

Conservation works to the Ivanhoe War Memorial including repairs to paving, upgrading of fencing and minor earthworks and landscaping.

$10,000.00

CWMF00913

 Boorowa RSL sub-Branch Boorowa War Memorial
 Conservation works to the Boorowa War Memorial including repairs to flooring and window frames, painting and repairs to brick fence. $11,339.90

CWMF00918

Gloucester RSL sub-Branch

Gloucester Memorial Clock Tower

Conservation works to the Gloucester Memorial Clock Tower including cleaning, repairs to any cracks and painting of the upper structure.

$10,000.00

CWMF00926

Wellingrove Progress Association Incorporated

 Wellingrove Memorial Hall

Conservation works to the memorial fence at the Wellingrove Memorial Hall including preparation of the metal fencing and painting.

$9,790.00

CWMF00927

 MidCoast Council Wingham Memorial Town Hall Conservation works to the clock of the Wingham Memorial Town Hall including replacement of deteriorated timekeeping mechanism. $10,000.00

CWMF00928

Broke Residents Community Association

Broke War Memorial

Conservation work to the Broke War Memorial including replacement of deteriorated timber panelling and cleaning and repairs to stone tablets.

$6,195.00

CWMF00936

Greater Sydney Parklands

Sydney Harbour Bridge War Memorial, Callan Park

Conservation works to the Sydney Harbour Bridge War Memorial including repairs to masonry, metalwork and waterproofing.

$20,000.00

CWMF00937

Georges River Council

 Hurstville War Memorial

Conservation works to Hurstville War Memorial including cleaning, repointing of deteriorated/missing mortar, replacement of cement-based mortar, and regilding of inscriptions.

$15,000.00

CWMF00938

 Gunnedah Shire Council

Gunnedah Remembrance Wall

Conservation works to the Gunnedah Remembrance Wall including cleaning of plaques, stonework and paving, and cleaning and repainting of flagpole.

$10,000.00


 

Previous Funding Recipients 

 

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