Kate Lundy, Labor Senator for the ACT has today welcomed the announcement of $14,361 in funding for ACT projects which honour Australia’s wartime heritage.
The funding is part of the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative grants program to help communities across the nation honour and commemorate our wartime history.
The following ACT projects received funding:
- Charles Conder Primary School will receive $4,000 to help build a veterans’ garden in the school grounds. Local veterans will be invited to help plant the garden. A Plaque will also be installed in the garden dedicated to those who served in all wars and conflicts.
- Canberra Services Club will receive $3,000 to help display wartime photographs depicting Australian Army deployments including the European theatre, New Guinea and Korea. Australia’s first Indigenous commissioned Army Officer, Captain Reginald Saunders MBE, is the central figure linking the photographs.
- Canberra Grammar School will receive $3,000 to help add details of the school choir’ participation in the 2009 Anzac Day ceremonies in France and the united Kingdom on their website and produce a CD recording of the tour.
- The RAAF Association National council will receive $1,150 to help hold a reunion in Hobart in September to mark the 70th anniversary of the Second World War.
“With the Australian War Memorial, the ACT is in a unique position where funding for commemorative projects complements and plays an important role in encouraging Australians to learn about our wartime experiences,” Senator Lundy said.
“This funding is a good opportunity for younger Canberrans to get involved in Australia’s proud wartime history and another way for veterans to share their stories.”
Senator Lundy encourages the ACT community and ex-service organisations interested in applying for funding to visit www.dva.gov.au or contact the DVA office on 133 254.
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