Community War Memorials Fund
Applications to Round 1 of the 2021/22 Community War Memorials Fund will open on Anzac Day 2021.
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 2021/22 Community War Memorials Fund application rounds.
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Applications open |
Anzac Day, 25 April 2021 |
Remembrance Day, 11 November 2021 |
Applications close |
5pm, 26 July 2021 |
5pm, 11 February 2022 |
Approximate date for announcement of outcomes |
October 2021 |
May 2022 |
How to apply
Study the 2021/22 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.
Community War Memorials Fund Documents
- Community War Memorials Fund 2021/2022 - Program Guidelines
- Caring for our War Memorials Guide
- Guidelines for photographing war memorials
Recipients of Round 2, Community War Memorials Fund 2020-2021
Application ID |
Organisation name |
Project Title |
Project Description |
Grant |
|
CWMF00452 |
Armidale Regional Council |
Armidale Sportsground War Memorial Gates |
To replace the gate posts and rehang the memorial gates |
$2,552.00 |
|
CWMF00454 |
Lake Cargelligo RSL sub-Branch |
Lake Cargelligo War Memorial |
To undertake conservation work to the memorial including its stonework and lettering |
$6,000.00 |
|
CWMF00455 |
Paddington Woollahra RSL sub-Branch |
Paddington War Memorial |
To undertake conservation work to the Memorial and sandstone paving including cleaning and treatment report |
$10,000.00 |
|
CWMF00458 |
Maitland City Council |
Morpeth War Memorial |
To undertake conservation work to the memorial including cleaning, repointing and repairs to the stone and lettering. |
$10,000.00 |
|
CWMF00462 |
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council |
Muttama Hall |
To undertake repairs to the hall including the replacement of deteriorated windows and doors |
$10,000.00 |
|
CWMF00467 |
Tuncurry Memorial Hall Reserve Trust |
Tuncurry WWI Memorial Hall |
To replace the deteriorated main doors of the Memorial Hall |
$4,570.83 |
|
CWMF00468 |
Cobargo RSL sub-Branch |
Cobargo and District Soldiers Memorial |
To replace the hall’s non-compliant electrical system including rewiring existing VIR wiring and replacement of power outlets and light switches |
$4,350.00 |
|
CWMF00469 |
Blue Mountains City Council |
Lawson Honour Avenue Gardens |
To have a conservation management plan prepared for the honour avenue |
$7,500.00 |
|
CWMF00473 |
Goulburn Mulwaree Council |
Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum |
To restore to the memorial’s rotating beacon |
$10,000.00 |
|
CWMF00475 |
Our Town Balldale Incorporated |
Balldale War Memorial |
To have a conservation management plan prepared for the memorial |
$3,960.00 |
|
CWMF00476 |
Shoalhaven City Council |
Nowra Soldiers Memorial |
To have a condition assessment report prepared for the memorial |
$7,708.00 |
|
CWMF00477 |
Central Coast Council |
Gwandalan War Memorial |
To construct an accessible pathway to the memorial |
$1,650.00 |
|
CWMF00479 |
Snowy Valleys Council |
Tumut Boer War Memorial |
To undertake conservation work to the Memorial including cleaning, repair of lettering and restoration of the missing finial |
$8,940.00 |
|
CWMF00480 |
Cronulla RSL sub-Branch |
Cronulla War Memorial |
To undertake conservation work to the memorial including cleaning, repairing the wreath, repointing paving and replacing unsympathetic metal plaques |
$10,000.00 |
|
CWMF00481 |
Cessnock City Council |
Cessnock War Memorial |
To have a conservation management strategy prepared for the HMAS Cessnock Deck Gun |
$5,000.00 |
|
CWMF00490 |
Tenterfield RSL sub-Branch |
Tenterfield Boer War Memorial |
To have a condition assessment report prepared for the memorial |
$1,314.50 |
|
CWMF00491 |
Barkers Vale Public School |
Barkers Vale District War Memorial |
To have a condition assessment report prepared for the memorial |
$5,000.00 |
|
CWMF00494 |
Copmanhurst War Memorial Hall Reserve Land Manager |
Copmanhurst War Memorial Hall |
To undertake repairs to a section of the hall’s roof which is leaking |
$8,902.39 |
|
CWMF00495 |
Canterbury-Bankstown Council |
Panania War Memorial |
To undertake conservation work to the Memorial including stripping existing paint, sealing cracks and repainting |
$1,500.00 |
|
CWMF00497 |
Kogarah Bay Progress Association Incorporated |
Kogarah War Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool Carss Park |
To have a historical study of the Pool undertaken |
$4,950.00 |
Previous Funding Recipients
- Round 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2020-2021
- Round 2, Community War Memorials Fund 2019-2020
- Round 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2019-2020
- Round 2, Community War Memorials Fund 2018-2019
- Round 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2018-2019
- Round 2, Community War Memorials Fund 2017-2018
Image: Fallen Soldier Memorial in St Mary's Cathedral, photographed by Kerrin Lovell 2018