Successful grant projects

The Community War Memorials Fund provides grants of up to $10,000 for the conservation of local war memorials, including specialist heritage advice and physical work. Grant applications are open to local councils and community organisations, including memorial trusts, veteran groups and local councils.

Read about some recent memorial conservation projects and how the funding helped their local communities to care for their war memorial heritage and continue to commemorate those who served.

 

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Leichhardt War Memorial

In 2022, Inner West Council successfully applied for a Community War Memorials Fund (CWMF) grant to support conservation work to the significant Leichhardt War Memorial.

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Deniliquin Uniting Church First World War Roll of Honor

Deniliquin RSL sub-Branch was awarded a Community War Memorials Fund (CWMF) grant in 2022 to support the conservation of the Deniliquin Methodist Church First World War Roll of Honor.

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100 years young: Conserving the Gosford Cenotaph for its centenary

Gosford RSL sub-Branch was awarded three Community War Memorials Fund (CWMF) grants from 2021 to 2023 to support the much-needed conservation of the Gosford Cenotaph ahead of its centenary in 2024.

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Woodburn Hall First World War Honour Rolls

Richmond Valley Council was awarded a Community War Memorials Fund (CWMF) grant in 2022 to support the conservation of the Woodburn District Great War Roll of Honor and the Woodburn Lodge 146 First World War Roll of Honour. 

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Kogarah War Memorial

Georges River Council was awarded a Community War Memorials Fund (CWMF) grant in 2022 to support the conservation of the 100-year-old Kogarah War Memorial.

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Glenorie Roll of Honour

In 2021 Hornsby Shire Council was awarded a $10,000 Community War Memorials Fund (CWMF) grant to support the conservation of the historic Glenorie Roll of Honour. 

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Tenterfield Boer War Memorial

The Tenterfield RSL sub-Branch was awarded two Community War Memorials Fund grants in 2021 to support the conservation of the Tenterfield Boer War Memorial.

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Rocky Hill Memorial Tower Beacon

In 2021, Goulburn Mulwaree Council was awarded a $10,000 Community War Memorials Fund grant to restore the rotating beacon on the historic Rocky Hill War Memorial Tower.

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Corowa War Memorial Clock

Corowa War Memorial Clock

In 2022, Federation Council received a $8,945 Community War Memorials Fund grant to support the conservation of the Corowa First and Second World Wars Memorial Clock, which had damaged clock faces and a broken dial mechanism.

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Morpeth War Memorial

In 2021, Maitland City Council received a grant for a specialist stonemason to undertake conservation work to this historic town’s war memorial. First unveiled in 1921, the memorial commemorates those from the local community who served from the First World War to Vietnam.

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Bondi Bathers Surf Life Saving Club

Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club

Located alongside the nation’s most iconic beaches, the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club received funding for conservation work on two historic Honour Rolls commemorating club members who served in the First World War and Second World War. Repairs to damage caused by weathering restored these memorials to their glory just in time for Anzac Day commemorations in 2022.

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Celtic Cross War Memorial, Christ Church, Gosford

The Anglican Parish of Gosford received a grant to repair the memorial outside its historic Christ Church, including weathering damage that rendered the names of those honoured illegible. The work restored the names of those who served so their service and sacrifice could continue to be remembered.

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Holbrook War Memorial

The Holbrook RSL sub-Branch was awarded two Community War Memorials Fund grants to support the management of the Holbrook War Memorial, including the preparation of a condition assessment followed by specialist conservations and restoration work. 

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