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Community War Memorials Fund

Each year, $250,000 is allocated to the Community War Memorials Fund, administered by the State War Memorials Committee, to assist RSL, community groups and local councils to refurbish and repair war memorials.

The Committee includes representatives of the RSL, the NSW Shires Association and the Government Architect's Office and is chaired by the Director of the Office for Veterans' Affairs. In 2010-11 a total of $249,990 was allocated to 34 projects.

For more information about the Fund, visit the Veterans' Affairs website.

2010-11 projects to be assisted

Purpose Amount Paid
Restoration of Bathurst War Memorial Carillon $30,000
Upgrade of Burdekin Park War Memorial with Disability Access $17,000
Restoration of Memorial Services Club Wall of Remembrance $15,160
Junee Cenotaph Roof Restoration $14,289
Repairs to Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway following vandalism $10,000
Relocation of the Euston War Memorial $10,000
Restoration of Mount Victoria War Memorial $10,000
Raising height of Comradeship Memorial Statue in Memorial Park Cabra-Vale $10,000
Refurbishment of SEE Memorial Park in Railwaytown $10,000
Upgrade of Rocky Hill War Memorial Tower Forecourt $10,000
Refurbish and Relocate Memorial at Bar Beach $10,000
Interior painting of Memorial Hall $10,000
Restoration of Hunter's Hill RSL 150mm German Howitzer $10,000
Restoration of two Honour Boards $8,000
Erection of Greta Wall of Remembrance $7,500
Refurbishment of War Memorial $7,000
Restoration of Nowra War Memorial Gates at Nowra Showground $6,500
New Concrete Path and Disability Access to Emmaville Memorial $6,430
Additional plinth to Mawson Park War Memorial $5,000
Restoration of World War Two 25 Pounder Artillery Piece $5,000
Restoration/purchase/engraving of plaques at Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Flagstaff Hill Wollongong $4,500
Restoration of Armidale War Memorial Fountain $4,000
Refurbishment of Raymond Terrace War Memorial $4,000
Wyndham Community War Memorial Fencing $4,000
Cleaning and refurbishment of plaques at Sandakan Memorial, Burwood Park $3,600
Construction of National Servicemen's Memorial, Squire Park Cowra $3,500
Katoomba Community War Memorial repairs to bollard lighting  following vandalism $3,500
Interpretive Materials for Exhibit "The Forgotten War" $3,500
Restoration of School 'Garden of Peace" $3,000
Polished granite post for engraving of names at Remembrance Memorial in Brulee Crematorium $1,500
Installation of marble plaque in Council Chambers to honour Korean and Vietnam War Veterans $1,000
Installation of plaque at Nobby's Head Memorial Wall $911
Upgrade of Cobar War Memorial $600
Memorial Hall repairs to exterior brickwork $500
TOTAL $249,990