Media Release Archive · Veterans Affairs

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

141126 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
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

Releases by the previous Government

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
NSW Students to honour the Anzac Spirit 19 December 2009
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
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