Community War Memorials Fund

Community War Memorials Fund

Applications to Round 2 will open on Remembrance Day 2022 (11 November).

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, security measures for memorials, repairs to war memorial halls and improvements to the accessibility of memorials.

Two application rounds are run each year. The rounds open on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day.

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)  Public Works Advisory, Heritage NSW and the NSW Office for Veterans Affairs.  

The below table outlines key dates for the 2022/23 Community War Memorials Fund application rounds. 

 

  Round 1Round 2
Applications open

Anzac Day, 25 April 2022

Remembrance Day, 11 November 2022
Applications close

5pm, Monday 25 July 2022

5pm, Monday 13 February 2023
Approximate date for announcement of outcomes

October 2022

May 2023



How to apply

Study the 2022/23 Program Guidelines before completing the online Community War Memorials Fund application at https://veteransnsw.smartygrants.com.au.

We also recommend you refer to the Caring for our war memorials guide and the Photographing War Memorials guidelines. 

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact the Office for Veterans Affairs. 

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Community War Memorials Fund Documents


 Recipients of Round 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2022–2023

Application ID
Organisation name
Project Title
Project Description
Grant

CWMF00607

Ku-ring-gai Council

Lindfield Soldiers War Memorial Park and Gates

Conservation to the memorial gates at the entrance to Lindfield Soldiers War Memorial Park including the restoration of the metal gates, cleaning and treating bronze plaques and repairing damaged areas of lead over the cornice.

$10,000.00

CWMF00610

Hornsby RSL sub-Branch

Hornsby War Memorial

Conservation work to the Hornsby War Memorial, including cleaning and repointing of stonework and cleaning and regilding of panels.

$10,000.00

CWMF00615

Narromine Shire Council

Trangie Memorial Hall

To have a condition assessment report prepared for the Trangie War Memorial Hall including specification for physical works.

$3,000.00

CWMF00622

Bogan Shire Council

Nyngan and District First and Second World Wars Memorial

To have a condition assessment report prepared for the Nyngan and District First and Second World Wars Memorial.

$2,200.00

CWMF00625

Mallanganee Hall Public Land Managers

Mallanganee Memorial Hall

To have a condition assessment report prepared for the Mallanganee Memorial Hall including specification for physical works.

$3,000.00

CWMF00627

Singleton RSL sub-Branch

Singleton Town Cenotaph

To prepare a condition assessment for the memorial and specification for physical works.

$3,000.00

CWMF00629

Dubbo Public School

Dubbo District School Great War Honour Roll

To have a condition assessment report prepared for the Dubbo District School Great War Honour Roll.

$2,000.00

CWMF00632

Inner West Council

Leichhardt War Memorial

Conservation work to the Leichhardt War Memorial, including cleaning of stonework, treatment of bronze plaques and regilding.

$10,000.00

CWMF00636

Gosford RSL sub-Branch

Gosford Cenotaph

Conservation work to the Gosford Cenotaph, including cleaning the monument and repairs and conservation work to the upper section.

$9,999.00

CWMF00640

Mosman Preparatory School

Mosman Church of England Preparatory School WWI Roll of Honour

To have a condition assessment report prepared for the Mosman Church of England Preparatory School First World War Roll of Honour.

$3,600.00

CWMF00642

Deniliquin RSL sub-Branch

Deniliquin Uniting Church First World War Roll of Honour

Conservation work to the Deniliquin Uniting Church First World War Roll of Honour, including removing deteriorated varnish and regilding of names.

$6,162.42

CWMF00643

Maitland City Council

East Maitland War Memorial

Conservation work to the East Maitland War Memorial, including cleaning and pointing of stonework, and treatment and repairs to fence and kerbset.

$10,000.00

CWMF00645

Snowy River RSL sub-Branch

Berridale War Memorial Precinct

Conversation work to the Berridale War Memorial, including cleaning and repainting.

$3,000.00

CWMF00646

City of Wollongong RSL sub-Branch

Wollongong Cenotaph

Conservation work to the Wollongong Cenotaph, including cleaning, repairs to sandstone and marble features, and repainting of lettering.

$10,000.00

CWMF00647

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Sphinx Memorial

To have a conservation management plan prepared for the Sphinx Memorial precinct.

$4,389.00

CWMF00648

Glen Innes Uniting Church

Glen Innes Cameron Memorial Uniting Church Great War Memorial Transept

Conservation work to the Glen Innes Cameron Memorial Uniting Church Great War Memorial Transept, including repairs to render on walls and treatment of concrete cancer around windows.

$5,200.00

CWMF00659

Glen Innes RSL sub-Branch

Emmaville War Memorial Restoration

To have a condition assessment report prepared for the Emmaville War Memorial including specification for physical works.

$3,000.00

CWMF00661

MidCoast Council

Stroud War Memorials

Conservation work to the Stroud Showground Great War Memorial and Stroud Cenotaph, including cleaning, replacement of missing mortar and repairs to lettering.

$9,000.00

CWMF00667

Austinmer Thirroul RSL sub-Branch

Thirroul First World War Memorial

Conservation work to the Thirroul First World War Memorial, including cleaning, replacement of grout, repairs to tiling, and painting.

$10,000.00

CWMF00671

Richmond Valley Council

Volunteers from Woodburn District Who Served Their Country During the Great War

Conservation work to two flood damaged First World War honour rolls from the Woodburn Memorial Hall.

$10,000.00

 

Previous Funding Recipients