Community War Memorials Fund
Applications to Round 2 2023/24 of the Community War Memorials Fund close on 11 February 2024.
Announcement
The CWMF Program Guidelines have been reviewed and updated for Round 2 2023/2024. Please disregard versions of the Program Guidelines accessed prior to 11 November 2023.
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, 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), NSW Public Works, Heritage NSW and the NSW Office for Veterans Affairs.
Key Dates
Round 1 | Round 2 | |
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Applications open |
Anzac Day, 25 April 2023 |
Remembrance Day, 11 November 2023 |
Applications close |
5pm, 25 July 2023 |
5pm, 11 February 2024 |
Approximate date for announcement of outcomes |
31 October 2023 |
31 May 2024 |
How to apply
Applications to Round 2 2023/24 of the Community War Memorials Fund are open online at https://veteransnsw.smartygrants.com.au.
Please read the Round 2 2023/2024 CWMF Program Guidelines before starting your application.
If you have any questions, please see our Resources for Applicants webpage or email us at VeteransGrants@veterans.nsw.gov.au
Community War Memorials Fund documents and resources
- Round 2 2023/24 Program Guidelines
- Caring for our War Memorials Guide
- Guidelines for photographing war memorials
- Resources for applicants
Recipients of Round 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2023–2024
Application ID |
Organisation name |
Project Title |
Project Description |
Grant |
CWMF00740 |
Tocumwal War Memorial Hall |
Tocumwal War Memorial Hall |
Conservation works to the front façade of the Tocumwal War Memorial Hall, including painting timber fittings, window surrounds, decorative statues, and ceramic surfaces. |
$7,800.00 |
CWMF00751 |
Barkers Vale Public School |
Barkers Vale District War Memorial |
Conservation works to the Barkers Vale District War Memorial, including repairs to the steps and mortar, cleaning of marble tablets and flagpole supports. |
$9,450.00 |
CWMF00753 |
Mallanganee Hall Public Land Manager |
Mallanganee Memorial Hall |
Conservation works to the Mallanganee Memorial Hall, including repairs to timberwork, plumbing and fire doors and provision of disabled access. |
$9,979.00 |
CWMF00756 |
Northlakes High School |
Northlakes High School War Memorial |
To have a condition assessment report prepared for the Northlakes High School War Memorial. |
$3,500.00 |
CWMF00768 |
Coolah District Development Group Inc |
Coolah War Memorial School of Arts |
Conservation work to the Coolah War Memorial School of Arts, including cleaning, repairing, and repainting of the building and honour rolls. |
$10,000.00 |
CWMF00770 |
Bellingen Shire Council |
Urunga War Memorial |
Conservation work to the Urunga War Memorial, including cleaning, removal of biological growth, repointing and repairs to stonework. |
$10,000.00 |
CWMF00775 |
Blayney Shire Council |
Millthorpe War Memorial Gates |
Conservation works to the Millthorpe War Memorial Gates, including regilding of the honour roll, repositioning posts, and repainting pillar tops. |
$8,921.00 |
CWMF00776 |
Anglican Church Property Trust Diocese of Sydney as trustee for Anglican Parish of Gladesville |
Christ Church War Memorial Gates, Gladesville |
Conservation works to the Christ Church War Memorial Gates at Gladesville, including correcting alignment, removal of flaking paint and corrosion, application of protective coatings and repainting. |
$10,000.00 |
CWMF00777 |
Blue Mountains City Council |
Wentworth Falls War Memorial |
Conservation works to the Wentworth Falls War Memorial, including cleaning of memorial and surrounding stonework. |
$4,950.00 |
CWMF00785 |
Shoalhaven City Council |
Nowra Soldiers Memorial |
Conservation works to the flagpole mounts on the Nowra Soldiers Memorial. |
$8,107.00 |
CWMF00789 |
Shoalhaven City Council |
Nowra Mafeking Boer War Memorial |
Conservation works to the Nowra Mafeking Boer War Memorial, including repairs and repointing of marble, replacement of rusted pipe and restoration of lettering. |
$11,627.00 |
CWMF00790 |
Shoalhaven City Council |
Kangaroo Valley Soldiers Memorial |
Conservation works to the Kangaroo Valley Soldiers Memorial, including cleaning and removal of biological growth, repointing the base, restoration of lettering and taking test samples for future repointing. |
$15,000.00 |
CWMF00791 |
Shoalhaven City Council |
Berry War Memorial |
Conservation works to the Berry War Memorial, including repointing of stonework and treatment of the honour roll lettering and plaques. |
$14,905.00 |
Previous Funding Recipients
- Round 2, Community War Memorials Fund 2022-2023
- Round 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2022-2023
- Round 2, Community War Memorials Fund 2021-2022
- Round 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2021-2022
- Round 2, Community War Memorials Fund 2020-2021
- 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
- Round 1, Community War Memorials Fund 2017-2018
- Rounds 1 and 2, Community War Memorials 2016-2017