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 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2024/25

 

 Application ID
 Organisation name
 Project Title
 Project Description
 Grant

CWMF00841

Windsor and District RSL Sub-Branch

Moran's Rock Reserve First and Second World War Honour Rolls

Conservation works to the Moran’s Rock Reserve First and Second World War Honour Rolls including cleaning and repairs to lettering.

$6,700.00

CWMF00843

Austinmer Thirroul RSL sub-Branch

Thirroul First World War Memorial

Conservation work to the Thirroul First World War Memorial including repairs and replacement of previous repairs.

$9,933.00

CWMF00850

Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council

Muttama Hall

Conservation works to the Muttama Hall including installing mini-orb corrugated iron ceiling.

$3,596.00

CWMF00851

 Broken Hill City Council

Broken Hill Great War Memorial (The Bomber)

Conservation works to the Broken Hill War Memorial including cleaning, treating of corrosion, and repointing mortar.

$10,000.00

CWMF00853

Mangrove Mountain Christian Group Incorporated

Mangrove Mountain Union Church First World War Memorial Tablet

Conservation works to the Mangrove Mountain Union Church First World War Memorial Tablet including cleaning, repairs, and re-lettering.

$10,000.00

CWMF00854

Sussex Inlet RSL sub-Branch Limited

Sussex Inlet RSL sub-Branch Memorial Hall

Conservation works to the Sussex Inlet RSL sub-Branch Memorial Hall including replacement of roof.

$15,000.00

CWMF00858

 Goulburn Mulwaree Council
 Goulburn Boer War Memorial
 To have a condition assessment prepared for the Goulburn Boer War Memorial.
 $5,390.00

CWMF00861

Patonga Beach Progress Association

Patonga Beach War Memorial

Conservation works to the Patonga Beach War Memorial including repairs to the lamp stand and lamp bowl.

$7,000.00

CWMF00862

Portland RSL sub-Branch

 Portland War Memorial

Conservation works to the Portland War Memorial including regilding of lettering.

$2,090.00

CWMF00863

Port Stephens Council

Knitting Circle Memorial, East Seaham

Conservation works to the Knitting Circle Memorial at East Seaham including repairs to the flagpole, replacement of the timber fence and treatment of the memorial stone.

$12,672.00

CWMF00864

Fairfield City Council

Cabravale Memorial Park Bandstand

To have a Conservation Management Plan prepared for the Cabravale Memorial Park Bandstand.

$10,000.00

CWMF00875

City of Newcastle Council

The Junction Soldiers War Memorial

To have a condition assessment prepared for The Junction Soldiers War Memorial.

$14,300.00

CWMF00877

Tamworth Regional Council

 Tamworth Boer War Memorial Fountain

Conservation works to the Tamworth Boer War Memorial Fountain including cleaning, painting, and replacement of plantings.

$10,000.00

CWMF00879

 Council of the City of Ryde

Meadowbank First World War Memorial

To have a condition assessment prepared for the Meadowbank First World War Memorial.

$9,677.00

CWMF00884

Bland Shire Council

Mirrool War Memorial

Conservation works to the Mirrool War Memorial including replacement of surrounding pavers.

$2,000.00


 

Previous Funding Recipients 

 

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