Media Release Archive

2024 media releases

• Anzac Memorial 90th Anniversary Exhibition Launch – 2 November 2024
• From the eyes of veterans, photography exhibition explores life in military service – 3 October 2024
• 25th Anniversary of Australian service in East Timor – 20 September 2024
• Opening of the Central Coast Veteran and Family Hub – 14 September 2024
• 2024 Anzac Community Grants applications now open – 11 September 2024
• Report of Royal Commission into Defence & Veteran Suicide – 10 September 2024
• Legacy Week launches today – 2 September 2024
• Veterans remembered 51 years since Australia's withdrawal from Vietnam War – 18 August 2024
• Second World War veterans remembered on VP Day – 15 August 2024
• 80th Anniversary of the Cowra Breakout – 4 August 2024
• Veterans' employment exceeds targets in NSW – 28 July 2024
• Inaugural service for Middle East veterans – 11 July 2024
• Respecting our Veterans: Anzac Day trading hour restrictions to be extended – 10 July 2024
• New war memorial honouring Australians who served in the Middle East – 10 July 2024
• 20 students chosen for WW2 Japan scholarship – 8 July 2024
• Vale Guy Warren – 14 June 2024
• Honouring sacrifice and service on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy – 6 June 2024
• War memorials around NSW to receive funding – 4 June 2024
• NSW honours the service and sacrifice of veterans on Anzac Day – 25 April 2024
• Women's service to Australia's military honoured this International Women's Day – 8 March 2024
• Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon – 8 March 2024
• Anzac commemorations funded across the state – 9 February 2024

2023 media releases

• Sydney alights with poppies on Remembrance Day – 11 November 2023
• Central Coast veteran and defence community comes together on Kokoda Day – 3 November 2023
• War memorials across the state in line for a facelift – 30 October 2023
• War Widows honoured in Sydney and across NSW – 19 October 2023
• Veterans’ transition to employment in NSW on the right track – 5 October 2023
• Anzac Memorial collection increased with priceless donation – 4 October 2023
• Consultation process announced for Anzac Day trading hours – 30 September 2023
• Anzac Community Grants Program open to honour veterans – 22 September 2023
• Australia’s worst air disaster commemorated 80 years on – 7 September 2023
• Commemorating the Battle for Australia 81 years on – 6 September 2023
• Centenary of service celebrated this Legacy Week – 28 August 2023
• Vietnam veterans remembered, 50 years on from Australian troop withdrawal – 18 August 2023
• Second World War veterans remembered on VP Day – 15 August 2023
• 50 years on, photography exhibition marks Australia’s withdrawal from Vietnam – 12 August 2023
• Anzac Memorial Veteran Artist in Residence opportunity opens – 1 August 2023
• Talisman Sabre Exercise – 1 August 2023
• Cutting red tape to give veterans ongoing access to rego and licence concessions – 30 June 2023
• Community consultation to honour contemporary veterans – 23 June 2023
• War memorials around NSW to receive funding – 21 June 2023
• Twenty students from NSW to travel to Singapore and Darwin – 20 June 2023
• Launch of Armistice in Korea 1953-23 photography exhibition – 2 June 2023
• Funding available for war memorials in NSW – 25 April 2023
• Anzac Day commemorations in full swing – 25 April 2023
• NSW Government to begin consultation for new Iraq and Afghanistan veteran memorial – 25 April 2023
• Welcome to The Hon. David Harris MP – 6 April 2023
• NSW Government Veterans Employment Program a resounding success – 2 March 2023
• Applications now open for inaugural $10,000 Military History Prize – 21 February 2023
• War memorial restoration funding closing soon – 10 February 2023
• Anzac Memorial Scholarship tours Singapore and Darwin – 28 January 2023
• NSW Government grants give veterans projects a boost – 24 January 2023
• Australia's first Veterans' Brain Bank in NSW – 23 January 2023

2022 media releases

• New $10,000 Military prize included in Premier's History Awards – 25 November 2022
• New target for Veterans Employment Program – 11 November 2022
• Funding available to conserve war memorials – 11 November 2022
• Red poppies light up the dawn sky for Remembrance Day – 9 November 2022
• Establishment of NSW Kokoda Day to honour veterans – 3 November 2022
• Construction industry joins voices for veterans – 2 November 2022
• Inaugural War Widows Day commemorated across NSW – 19 October 2022
• Government funding for 20 new war memorials – 30 September 2022
• Students embark on Premier's Anzac Memorial Scholarship Tour – 23 September 2022
• Further funding for projects to honour veterans – 16 September 2022
• Battle of Britain remembered – 15 September 2022
• 80 years since the Battle for Australia – 7 September 2022
• Annual day of recognition to honour war widows – 21 August 2022
• Commemorating the Vietnam War – 18 August 2022
• Commemorating Victory in the Pacific Day – 15 August 2022
• 20 students secure Premier's Anzac Memorial Scholarship – 16 June 2022
• 80th Anniversary Submarine Attack on Sydney Harbour – 31 May 2022
• New laws to reduce expenses and boost the governance of RSL sub-Branches passes Parliament – 19 May 2022
• Contemporary veterans lead Anzac Day March – 25 April 2022
• NSW Government lodges submission to the Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide – 24 April 2022
• The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide – 23 April 2022
• Inaugural Veteran Artist in Residence Exhibition opens at the Anzac Memorial – 23 April 2022
• New funding for war memorials across NSW – 23 April 2022
• Preparing our veterans for council careers – 23 April 2022
• Anzac Day traditions return – 21 April 2022
• Veterans honoured with a return to full Anzac Day services – 4 April 2022
• Remembering Australia's War in Vietnam – 31 March 2022
• $341 Million Tower Opens at Concord Hospital – 25 March 2022
• Military history lesson on offer for students – 15 February 2022
• Vale Bert Collins – 14 February 2022
• Funding provided for veterans projects in NSW – 10 February 2022
• Jobs program reaps rewards for NSW veterans – 30 January 2022

2021 media releases

• Remembering HMAS Sydney II 80 years on – 19 November 2021
• Dawn poppies light up Opera House for Remembrance Day – 11 November 2021
• Kokoda Track Memorial to commemorate sacrifice for future generations – 11 November 2021
• New tools added to the Veteran Employment Program's suite of resources – 29 September 2021
• Grants Boost For Projects Honouring Veterans – 6 September 2021
• The NSW Budget 2021-2022 | $14.3 million to support NSW veterans and seniors – 22 June 2021
• Free Training for Veterans – 31 May 2021
• Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Ceremony – 28 May 2021
• Funding available to restore war memorials – 26 April 2021
• Anzac Bridge lights up from dusk to dawn – 23 April 2021
• Flagship strategy to support NSW Veterans – 14 April 2021
• RAAF 100 Exhibition takes off at Anzac Memorial – 27 March 2021

2020 media releases

• Poppies at dawn to recognise our fallen on Remembrance Day 11 November 2020
• War Memorials get Remembrance Day boost 10 November 2020
• Securing Kokoda Track Memorial's future 3 November 2020
• Schools get crafty for Remembrance Day 2 November 2020
• Staying social and fit in Veterans' Health week 24 October 2020
• Relaxing of restrictions for Remembrance Day 15 October 2020
• Community grants to honour veterans 14 September 2020
• NSW Government leads protection of WWII heritage sites 75 years on 2 September 2020
• Supporting veterans' families in legacy week 27 August 2020
• NSW pays tribute on the 75th anniversary of VP Day 15 August 2020
• Veterans focus groups help inform the first NSW strategy for veterans and their families – 18 August 2020
• 22 local war memorials to be restored – 29 June 2020
• Light rail honours Australian veterans in Korean War – 24 June 2020
• Landmark consultation to improve the lives of NSW veterans – 18 June 2020
• NSW WWII veterans share memories of VE Day – 8 May 2020
• Memorials to get funding boost after Anzac Day – 4 May 2020
• Marking Anzac Day in 2020 – 22 April 2020
• Anzac Day 2020: We will remember them – 22 April 2020
• Postponement of PAMS 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic – 6 April 2020
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) update – 23 March 2020
• Leading the way in veterans employment – 12 March 2020
• WWII Memorials restored for 75th anniversary – 11 February 2020
• Supporting the investigation into veteran suicide – 5 February 2020

2019 media releases

• Remembrance Day 2019 – 11 November 2019
• World class care for veterans at Concord Hospital – 6 September 2019
• PAMS 2020 Schools Ballot now open – 21 August 2019
• Vale Walter Scott-Smith – 17 August 2019
• Grant applications are now open – 15 August 2019
• Protecting historic war memorials – 30 June 2019
• Honouring our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans – 31 May 2019
• Veterans Employment Program exceeds target to employ 200 former ADF personnel by 2019 – 4 May 2019
• NSW Caretaker Period has commenced – 1 March 2019

2018 media releases

• Building a legacy of support for veterans – 8 November 2018
• Students to tour World War II battlegrounds – 24 October 2018
• NSW students to tour historic battlefields – 19 September 2018
• Anzac projects hit million dollar mark – 6 September 2018
• NSW smashes veterans' employment target – 21 August 2018
• $130,000 breathes new life into war memorials – 28 June 2018
• NSW based Vietnam veterans invited to apply to attend the 2018 Premier’s Reception held in their honour – 24 May 2018
• Extra security for Anzac Day March – 24 April 2018
• New funding for veterans projects across NSW – 9 February 2018

2017 Media releases

• Poppies return to the Sydney Opera House – 10 November 2017
• New funding is available for Anzac community projects – 9 November 2017
• NSW History teachers are invited to apply to travel to the Western Front in 2018 – 18 September 2017
• Students to follow in the footsteps of the Anzacs -  calling for expressions of interest – 20 July 2017
• Revitalising regional war memorials – 29 June 2017

2016 media releases

• Premier's Anzac Memorial Scholarship - Expression of Interest –18 October 2016
• Investing in our Veterans Legacy – 14 September 2016
• Redevelopment of Anzac Memorial Begins – 20 August 2016
• Anzac Memorial Artwork Commemorates Century of NSW Military Service – 26 June 2016
• $1 Million to Help Preserve our Military History – 24 April 2016
• Anzac Day March moves to Elizabeth Street – 6 April 2016
• Students to remember the Anzacs on the Western Front – 20 March 2016

2015 media releases

• Applications open for community war memorial grants 14 September 2015
• Students to walk in footsteps of the Anzacs 13 September 2015
• Plans to redevelop Anzac Memorial unveiled 19 July 2015
• More than $140,000 to restore 31 war memorials 30 June 2015
• Community war memorial grants open 2 March 2015

2014 media releases

• Retirement of Don Rowe OAM 26 November 2014
• Gallipoli-School-Tour-Ballot-two weeks left 12 August 2014
• Anzac-Seminar-for-Western-Sydney-students 12 August 2014
• Expressions of Interest open for 2015 Gallipoli school tour 30 July 2014
• Grants encourage multicultural groups and young people to embrace the Anzac Spirit 22 July 2014
• NSW to commemorate Aboriginal diggers during Naidoc Week 27 June 2014 NSW NAIDOC week – grant recipients
• Minister Dominello – Budget to build stronger communities in NSW 17 June 2014
• University of Sydney commits to honour Aboriginal Veterans 29 May 2014
• Free Anzac Day Public Transport for Diggers 23 April 2014
• New Chair of Centenary of Anzac Council announced 12 March
• Honouring NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Diggers 5 March
• NSW Community War Memorial Grants Announced February 2014

2013 media releases

• Joining forces to commemorate our Veterans 10 December
• NSW school students walk in the footsteps of Australian soldiers along the Western Front16 November
• Young Veterans supported to share their stories16 October
• Jobs help for our young Veterans 22 August 2013
• Anzac Notes launched at Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway 8 August 2013
• War memorials benefit from funding 5 August 2013
• Community grants to foster Anzac spirit 5 August 2013
• NSW Government assists memorial to replace stolen plaques 24 June 2013
• New ambassadors to help spread the Anzac spirit 21 June 2013
• Newcastle historian awarded World War I History Fellowship 19 June 2013
• Health and welfare focus on contemporary veterans 18 June 2013
• Funds to restore war memorials 7 May 2013
• Anzac education for next generation 7 May 2013
• Young scholars keep the Anzac legacy alive 10 April 2013
• World War One centenary honoured with $20,000 history fellowship 12 March 2013
• Cenotaph desecration condemned 19 January 2013

2012 media releases

• Young people and multicultural communities to embrace Anzac spirit 11 November 2012
• Fair go on public transport for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans 14 October 2012
• Children taught to keep Anzac spirit alive 09 October 2012
• Premier condemns cenotaph attack 31 August 2012
• Ambassadors to Lead Anzac Centenary 18 June 2012
• NSW Centenary of Anzac Ambassadors Bios 18 June 2012
• Multicultural Australians Sharing Anzac Story 18 June 2012
• Japanese midget submarine on display for 70th anniversary 31 May 2012
• Honouring our history: General Peter Cosgrove AC MC to lead Anzac Centenary 1 April 2012
• Federal Gov't consultants wrong: Anzac unites not divides 26 March 2012
• $98,630 in support of Community War Memorials 13 March 2012
• New National Servicemen's Memorial and new Japanese garden entity for Cowra 4 February 2012
• NSW students to honour the Anzac spirit 23 January 2012

2011 media releases

• Remembering our Service Men and Women Through Evoking the Anzac Spirit 11 November 2011
• Free Public Transport Travel for Veterans and ADF Personnel on Remembrance Day 8 November 2011
• New Statue a Lasting Reminder of Kokoda 3 November 2011
• Government Supports Stronger Communities 6 September 2011
• NSW Government Supports Restoration of Local Memorial at Beecroft 2 September 2011
• Give in Force for Legacy Week 29 August 2011
• NSW Honours Vietnam Veterans 18 August 2011
• NSW Government pays tribute to Nancy Wake 8 August 2011
• 95 Years On, NSW Remembers Fromelles 19 July 2011
• New Community War Memorial Grants for Newcastle 27 June 2011
• NSW Government Announces New Anzac Community Grants Program 25 May 2011
• 60 Years of Anzac Remembrance 19 April 2011

2010 media releases

• Community War Memorial Restoration Grants Announced 7 December 2010
• State Government Backs Future of Cowra Japanese Garden 29 October 2010
• State Government to Restore Vandalised Kokoda Memorial 25 July 2010
• Premier Announces ANZAC Memorial Scholarships to Honour the Anzac Spirit 29 November 2010
• Vietnam Veterans and Long Tan Day Commemoration Service 18 August 2010
• NSW Government Honours Korean War Veterans 25 July 2010
• NSW Kicks off Gallipoli Centenary Preparations 25 May 2010
• Photo Cards now free for Pensioners and War Widows 28 April 2010
• Heritage Listing for Sydney's Landmark War Memorial 23 April 2010
• Show your support for veterans on Anzac Day 24 April 2010
• Extra services in place for Anzac Day 22 April 2010
• Minister pays tribute to Anzac Field of Remembrance Service 21 April 2010
• Kokoda Track Memorial 19 April 2010
• Enfield War Memorial Upgade 19 March 2010
• Community War Memorials 11 March 2010
• Grant to help protect and relocate Engadine War Memorial 05 March 2010
• Sydney Veterans and Defence Expo 05 March 2010
• Grants to protect and restore Hunter war memorials 12 February 2010
• $20,000 to protect and restore local war memorials 11 February 2010
• Grant to protect and restore Wentworth Falls War Memorial 11 February 2010
• Indians celebrate 60 years of republic 25 January 2010
• ANZAC Memorial Scholars gather in Sydney 19 January 2010

2009 media releases

• NSW Students to honour the Anzac Spirit 19 December 2009
• Ceremoney to Commemorate 75 Years of Sydney's ANZAC Memorial 24 November 2009
• Remembrance Day Tree Planting 11 November 2009
• Minister Acknowledges Battle of Britain 11 November 2009
• Role of Merchant Navy Acknowledged 03 September 2009
• Funding for Anzac Parade Obelisk 7 August 2009
• Veterans of Royal Australian Air Force No 35 Squadron Honoured 5 August 2009
• Paying Tribute to Cowra's Military Past 31 July 2009
• Memorial for Korean War Veterans 26 July 2009
• Reserve Forces Day parade celebrations 5 July 2009
• Rees Government acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans 29 May 2009
• Parliament House plays host to the Federal Naval Ship Associations 23 April 2009
• Anzac Day honours our servicemen and women 23 April 2009
• Juvenile Offenders Commemorate Anzac Day 22 April 2009
• Minister attends War Widows' Guild Anzac Service 22 April 2009
• Honouring the veterans of the Korean War 18 April 2009
• NSW represented at the 2009 Villers – Bretonneux Anzac Service 09 April 2009
• Celebrating the 88th birthday of the Royal Australian Air Force 31 March 2009
• Funding to protect and restore Coledale War Memorial 27 March 2009
  Photo: Coledale Cenotaph – Minister West and Paul Mcleay MP
• Funding to protect and restore Mendooran-Merrygoen Memorial 21 March 2009
• Funding to protect and restore local War Memorials 18 March 2009
• Freedom of Entry Parade 13 March 2009