Veteran communities from across Australia will share in $534,617 to help honour our nation’s past and present servicemen and women Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Bruce Billson, announced today. Mr Billson said the funding is part of the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service commemorations program, and helps bring our wartime history to life.

“Saluting Their Service provides an important source of funding to community and ex-service organisations committed to recognising the service and sacrifice of our servicemen and women – past and present – and preserving Australia’s wartime heritage for future generations,” Mr Billson said.

“Saluting Their Service encourages community understanding and participation by, for example, raising awareness of significant wartime anniversaries, supporting commemorative events, providing education resources for schools and preserving wartime memorabilia. Many of these initiatives recall the major battles on the Western Front where we lost many thousands of lives 90 years ago.

“The Australian Government remains committed to supporting community projects that acknowledge those who have served, and continue to serve, our nation in wars, conflicts and peace operations. Since the program began ex-service and community organisations across Australia have benefited from Saluting Their Service funding” he said. “As a nation, we remain indebted to the dedicated Australians who put their lives on the line in the service of Australia. The Australian Government is committed to honouring them and their place in history—they will not be forgotten,” Mr Billson said.

· The Nundah Northgate RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3000 for a dedication service held in September 2007 at the Milne Bay Memorial Wall in Nundah Memorial Park Brisbane. The service will be followed by a reunion afternoon tea to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay.

· The National Servicemen’s Association, Ingham District Sub-branch, will receive a grant of $2400 to help construct a memorial wall at Ingham District Cemetery to commemorate National Servicemen from the district.

· Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service will receive a grant of $3000 to help install interpretive signage at the World War II campsite at Millstream Falls National Park.

· The Beaudesert RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $2250 for a reunion held in August at the club to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the battles of Coral and Balmoral. The Sub-branch also receive a grant of $90 to help install a plaque at the club to commemorate the 22 soldiers who were killed during the 1968 battles of Coral and Balmoral and those who returned home.

· The A Field Battery Association will receive a grant of $2250 to help hold a final reunion in Sydney for members of A Field Battery Association to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the departure of the Battery to the Malayan Emergency and the 40th anniversary of their return.

· The Gaythorne RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1673 to help install a Women at War medal board to commemorate the contribution made by Australian women to our wartime history.

· Ipswich City Council will receive a grant of $4000 to help restore the Australian Imperial Forces Memorial located at the Ipswich General Cemetery.

· The Rollingstone Historical Society will receive a grant of $4000 to help upgrade the Rollingstone Cenotaph with a new memorial wall listing the names of local servicemen and women who served during World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War.

· The Maclagan Memorial Hall Association will receive a grant of $4000 to help restore and upgrade the Maclagan War Memorial.

· The Trustee for Russ Eagan Family Trust (trading as Wellington Park Private Care) will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole at Wellington Park Private Care in Wellington Point for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Torbay Retirement Villages will receive a grant of $1645 to help install a flagpole at the village in Torquay for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Mr Lionel Veale will receive a grant of $3000 to help produce a talking book of a unit wartime history Wewak Mission for vision impaired veterans.

· Crows Nest State School will receive a grant of $1832 to help construct a memorial in the school grounds dedicated to past students who served Australia in times of war and conflict.

· The Queensland Branch of the Far East Strategic Reserve Association will receive a grant of $2415 to help install a memorial outside the Sandgate RSL to commemorate the service of the Far East Strategic Reserve between 1955-1971.

· The Lockhart River Police Station will receive a grant of $3000 to help publish a book titled Carved in the Jungle, Iron Range during WWII highlighting the role of Australian and American servicemen and women at Iron Range Airbase during World War II.

· Hervey Bay RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1088 to help restore the TS Krait Memorial located at Hervey Bay which has been vandalised over the years.

· The Avondale State School will receive a grant of $1590 to help create a garden of remembrance including a flagpole and commemorative plaque at the school for use by students on days of remembrance.

· Killarney RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help upgrade security at the RSL to protect wartime memorabilia housed at the site from further vandalism.

· Winston Shire Council will receive a grant of $4000 to help replace the deteriorated flagpole and war memorial at the Winton Memorial Swimming Pool.

· K & M Healthcare will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of the White House on Paradise in Slacks Creek for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Miss Carole Young will receive a grant of $3000 to help publish a book titled Platoon Commander’s Notebook 1915 depicting the lives of 66 men who served in 9 Platoon C Coy 3rd Battalion during World War I.

· The 11th Brigade, Australian Imperial Forces, Porton Memorial Committee will receive a grant of $2750 to help surface the exposed concrete surrounding the platform around the Brigade’s memorial in Anzac Park, Townsville.

· The Holy Spirit Care Services trading as Bethlehem Home will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in the grounds of Bethlehem Home in Cairns for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Star Gardens Order of Eastern Star Home for the Aged will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in their grounds in Beaudesert for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Beenleigh RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $2000 to erect a war memorial at the entrance of their club dedicated to veterans from the district who served in wars and conflicts in which Australia was involved.

· The Coolum Peregian RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to upgrade the Coolum Peregian RSL Cenotaph to improve access and to deter vandals.

· The Hillside Haven Aged Care Facility in Collinsville will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in their grounds for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Runaway Bay RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to complete its upgrade of the Runaway Bay War Memorial Precinct.

· Hill View Aged Care will receive two grants of $1639 to install flagpoles at their facilities in Merrimac and Ashmore for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Clermont RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to install three commemorative plaques at the Clermont Cenotaph dedicated to four local servicemen and one servicewoman who are not listed on the memorial.

· Marsden State Primary School will receive a grant of $2500 to construct a war memorial with a plaque in their grounds.

· The Gordonvale RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1639 to replace its deteriorated flagpole.

· Highfields State School will receive a grant of $3664 to construct a Garden of Remembrance in their grounds.

· The Waggamba Shire Council will receive a grant of $3987 to restore and upgrade the surrounds of the Yelarbon Memorial.

· The Queensland Commando Association will receive a grant of $436 to replace a deteriorated plaque in Anzac Square in Brisbane dedicated to all who served in Commando Squadrons Special Forces during World War II.

· The Immanuel Gardens Retirement Village will receive a grant of $2215 to help install a flagpole and lighting in their grounds in Buderim for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Beewah Peachester RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1497 to install display cabinets to exhibit wartime memorabilia.

· The Winton District Historical Society & Museum Inc will receive a grant of $699 to update the Winton Roll of Honour to include World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and the East Timor operation.

· The Bungil Shire Council will receive a grant of $4000 to erect a memorial at the entrance to the Injune RSL Memorial Hall dedicated to all servicemen and women who served Australia in times of war and conflict.

· Mt Olivet Community Services, Mitchelton Campus will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in the grounds of the Oxford Park Retirement Village in Mitchelton for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Goondiwindi State High School will receive a grant of $5250 to hold a reunion on 12 November 2007 for local servicemen and women to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay, and publish a book written by students who visited the graves of local World War I and II soldiers who were buried in battle fields in Turkey, Belgium and France.

· The Hervey Bay RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to install a memorial at the Hervey Bay RSL and Services Memorial Club in Pialba dedicated to nurses who served in wars and conflicts in which Australia was involved.

· Yeppoon RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3000 to help preserve and display wartime memorabilia at the Yeppoon RSL Military Museum.

· The Wallangarra RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help construct a Wall of Remembrance in the grounds of the Sub-branch for wreath laying ceremonies and commemorative plaques to be added to the garden.

· The Queensland Branch of the Australian Army training Team Vietnam Association will receive a grant of $3000 for a memorial service and luncheon held in July to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the formation of the association. The association will also receive a grant of $2040 to help erect a sign at the AATV Memorial Grove to enable visitors to locate the name of soldiers who are honoured with a tree and plaque.

· The Kabara Site of NoosaCare will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of the Kabara Aged Care Facility in Cooroy for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Tin Can Bay RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3000 to help install a display cabinet at the Sub-branch to preserve and exhibit wartime memorabilia.

· The Women’s Australian Air Force Association will receive a grant of $534 to help install a commemorative plaque on the Memorial Wall at the Air Force Memorial Estate at Bullcreek dedicated to the women who served in the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force.

· Mr Allen Stenhouse will receive a grant of $3000 to help publish a book titled Remember Rabaul Part 2 which contains information about the New Britain experience during World War II.

· The Australian Special Air Service Association WA Branch will receive a grant of $3000 to help hold a reunion for members of the Australian Special Air Service on 15 September at Campbell Barracks, Swanbourne, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Special Air Service Regiment.

· Catholic Homes will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of Ocean Star Aged Care in Bunbury to be used by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Royal Australian Air Force Association, Australian Pacific Branch, will receive a grant of $1250 for a reunion held in Bullcreek on 16 June 2007 for members of the RAAF Australian Pacific Branch.

· The Special Air Service Regiment Auxiliary will receive a grant of $3000 to help publish the history of the Special Air Service Regiment Auxiliary titled A History and Memoirs from SASR Auxiliary.

· Kelmscott-Pinjarra 10th Light Horse Memorial Troop will receive a grant of $1504 to help purchase three World War I uniforms for display at agricultural shows, school presentations and on days of commemoration.

· The Shire of Coorow will receive a grant of $3981 to help construct a new memorial in Cliff Park, Green Head, dedicated to those who have served Australia in all wars and conflicts.

· Belrose Care will receive a grant of $776 to install a flagpole in the grounds of the Grandview Aged Care Facility in Joondalup for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Naval Association of Australia Perth North Sub-section will receive a grant of $1403 to install a RAN Sloops Memorial Plaque in the Naval Memorial Park in Rockingham in memory of 280 Naval personnel who lost their lives during World War II.

· The Shire of Boyup Brook will receive a grant of $4000 to restore and improve the surrounds of the Sandakan Memorial in Sandakan Park, Boyup Brook.

· The Returned Sisters RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $2900 to upgrade the SS Vyner Brooke Nurses Memorial at Point Walter Reserve, Bicton.

· The Cunderdin Branch of the Royal WA Historical Society will receive a grant of $759 to install a plaque at the RAAF 9 Elementary Flying Training School in Cunderdin dedicated to the local men who trained at the school during World War II.

· The Manjimup RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to restore the Manjimup War Memorial and three honour boards.

· The City of Rockingham RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $2450 to install a display cabinet at the Sub-branch to protect, preserve and display wartime memorabilia.

· The Australian Special Air Service Association will receive a grant of $3000 to publish the 50th anniversary edition of the Special Air Service Regiment Rendezvous, which will be distributed for free to members of the regiment and to school libraries.

· The Geraldton Regional Library will receive a grant of $3000 to collect oral histories from veterans and the general community depicting life in Geraldton during the war years, which will be placed the library’s website and used to create a CD-Rom and an interactive touring display.

· The RAAF Radar Veterans WA Group will receive a grant of $500 to install a plaque on Vlamingh Head at Exmouth Gulf dedicated to Australian servicemen who served at Radar Station 310 and Radar Station 314 during World War II.

· Honouring Indigenous War Graves Inc will receive a grant of $4000 to install a new war memorial at Memorial Park in Broome dedicated to Z Special Force.

· Churches of Christ Homes & Community Services will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in the grounds of Bethenie Waters Aged Care Facility in Port Kennedy for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Shire of Koorda will receive a grant of $1260 to erect an honour board at the Koorda Cemetery listing the names and grave sites of returned servicemen and women who are now buried at the cemetery.

· The Keilor East RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3000 to help install two display cases at the Sub-branch to exhibit wartime memorabilia.

· Slouch Hat Productions will receive a grant of $3000 to help publish The Fighting Fourth, a unit history of the 4th Infantry Battalion in World War I.

· Swan Hill and District RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1500 to help restore the Nyah District Memorial Gates.

· Yarra Valley Aged Care will receive a grant of $3000 to help install a display cabinet at the facility to display wartime memorabilia.

· The Royal Australia Corps of Signals Association Victoria will receive a grant of $1759 to help install two plaques at the Rocky Creek War Memorial Park dedicated to the First Australian Army Signals Australian Imperial Force and the Advanced Land Headquarters.

· Darwin Defenders 1942-45 will receive a grant of $564 to help install a plaque in the grounds of the Geelong Anglican Christ Church dedicated to all veterans who served in Darwin between 1942-45.

· Walmsley Friendship Village will receive a grant of $1375 to help install a flagpole at the aged care facility in Kilsyth to be used by residents on days of commemoration.

· Sarsfield Recreation Reserve Committee will receive a grant of $1200 to help restore the World War I Roll of Honour located in Sarsfield Recreation Reserve Hall and cover it with a protective glass.

· Footscray City College will receive a grant of $3000 to help publish a book titled Australian Nurses in Conflict involving students interviewing Australian nurse veterans and researching their history and wartime memories.

· Camberwell Primary School will receive a grant of $3000 to help restore the commemorative bell in the entrance foyer of the school. The bell was once located at the Scarborough Road School in London until the school was destroyed by enemy action in World War II.

· The Trustee for Lyons Unit Trust (trading as Covenant House) will receive a grant of $1375 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of Covenant House in Blackburn for use by residents on days of remembrance.

· The HMAS Warramunga Association Victoria will receive a grant of $4000 to help construct a memorial at Ocean View Lookout, Queenscliff, dedicated to crew members from HMAS Arunta, HMAS Bataan and HMAS Warramunga.

· The HMAS Castlemaine Association will receive a grant of $640 to help hold a 65th and final reunion on 19 October 2007 for HMAS Castlemaine crew members with a commemorative service in the Naval Memorial Gardens in Melbourne, followed by a luncheon at the Royal Botanic Gardens.

· Horn Island Veterans Association will receive a grant of $3500 to help erect three plaques at Horn Island Airport dedicated to the units that were deployed to Horn Island during World War II.

· The HMAS Lismore Association will receive a grant of $600 to help install a commemorative plaque and tree in the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance dedicated to the crew of HMAS Lismore.

· The Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia Education Team Victoria will receive a grant of $5000 to help build a website about the Vietnam War to be used by students for research purposes.

· The Black Hat Reunion will receive a grant of $3000 to help hold a national Black Hat reunion in Canberra in April 2008 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Battles of the Coral Sea and Balmoral.

· Caulfield Manor will receive a grant of $1375 to help install a flagpole at the aged care facility for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Hume Veterans’ Information Centre will receive a grant of $880 to help install a flagpole at the centre in Wodonga for use on days of remembrance.

· The 4 Royal Australian Regiment (Anzac) Reunion 2008 will receive a grant of $3000 to help hold a reunion in February 2008 in Melbourne to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Regiment’s deployment to South Vietnam.

· Domain Gardens will receive a grant of $1375 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of the aged care facility in Frankston, for use by veterans on days of commemoration.

· Morwell RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help construct a new war memorial at Anzac Park, Traralgon East, dedicated to those who have served Australia in wars and peace operations.

· Aged Care Services Six (Mirridong), Southbank will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in the grounds of the Mirridong Aged Care Facility in Bendigo for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Aged Care Services Sixteen (Millward), Southbank will receive a grant of $1375 to install a flagpole in the grounds of Millward Aged Care Facility in Doncaster East for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Aged Care Services Seven (Kelaston), Southbank will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flag pole in the grounds of the Kelaston Aged Care in Wendouree for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Huon Healthcare Pty Ltd will receive a grant of $4125 to install flagpoles in the grounds of their facilities in Templestowe, Clarinda and Rosebud for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Amity at Berwick will receive a grant of $1067 to install a flagpole in the grounds of their aged care facility in Narre Warren North for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Traralgon RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to install a World War II plaque at the Rosedale War Memorial listing 200 names of those who served from the Rosedale district.

· Sale Memorial Hall Youth & Civic will receive a grant of $4000 to install a safety ramp outside the Sale Memorial Hall and Cenotaph.

· The HMAS Hawkesbury Association will receive a grant of $1831 to purchase a plaque to be installed at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to HMAS Hawkesbury and all who served on the frigate during World War II, and hold a plaque dedication service in March 2008.

· The Edenhope & District Memorial Hospital will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in their grounds for use by residents on days of commemoration. .

· The St Vincent de Paul Society will receive a grant of $1375 to install a flagpole in the grounds of Bailly House in North Melbourne for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Aged Care Services Five (Narracan Gardens), Southbank will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in the grounds of Narracan Gardens in Newborough for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Aged Care Services Eight (Elanora), Southbank will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in the grounds of Elenora Aged Care Facility in Brighton for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Domain Aged Care will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole at Domain by the Bay Aged Care Facility in Mount Martha for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Aged Care Services Nine (George Vowell), Southbank will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flag pole at the entrance of the George Vowell Aged Care Facility in Mount Eliza for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The HMAS Hobart Reunion will receive a grant of $2750 to hold a reunion to commemorate the 40th anniversary since the commissioning of HMAS Hobart.

· The Coburg RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1375 to help replace a deteriorated flagpole.

· The Moira Board of Trustees will receive a grant of $3000 to publish a book containing names of citizens listed on memorials and honour rolls from the Moira Shire.

· The Regis Group, Armadale will receive eight grants worth $16,965 to install flagpoles and commemorative plaques in the grounds of their facilities in Cranbourne, Blackburn and McLeod in Victoria and The Gap, New Farm, Herston, Birkdale and Salisbury in Queensland to be used by residents on days of commemoration.

· The East Gippsland Historical Society will receive a grant of $4000 to restore gold lettering on the Shire of Bairnsdale World War I Honour Board located at the East Gippsland Historical Society Museum.

· The Warracknabeal Secondary College will receive a grant of $3000 to publish a book titled Beersheba Heroes, which has been researched and collated by students at the Warracknabeal Secondary College.

· The Frankston RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help restore and upgrade the Avenue of Honour located at South Main Street in Frankston.

· The Hamilton RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $2525 to help restore and display wartime memorabilia held at the Hamilton RSL club rooms.

· The Bethanga Soldiers Memorial Hall will receive a grant of $3862 to erect a new war memorial in Bethanga dedicated to all veterans who served in wars and conflicts.

· Melbourne Aged Care will receive a grant of $1461 to install two flagpoles in the grounds of the Heritage Gardens Aged Care Facility in Bayswater for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The ACT RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help relocate the RSL Memorial Stone from the Federal Highway to the ex-services section of the Gungahlin Cemetery.

- The Australian Flying Corp and Royal Australian Air Force Association ACT Division will receive a grant of $810 to help install a plaque in the Sculpture Garden at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to No 2 Squadron RAAF.

- The Canberra Services Club will receive a grant of $4000 to establish a Memorial Peace Garden in their grounds to be used by ex-service organisations on days of commemoration. The garden will incorporate a boundary screen that will be dedicated to a theatre of war, conflict or peacekeeping in which Australia was involved.

· The Tasmanian Ex-RAN Association, Devonport/Ulverstone Branch, will receive a grant of $3000 to help restore the naval history globe in HMAS Shropshire Naval Memorial Park.

· New Town Primary School will receive a grant of $4000 to help establish an Avenue of Honour in New Town including the installation of 35 plaques at the base of an existing avenue of trees to commemorate former students from New Town State School who died during World War I. The school will receive a further grant of $4000 to help restore the World War I Honour Board located in the foyer of the school.

· Beaconsfield RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1760 to help upgrade the Wall of Remembrance at RSL Park in Beaconsfield.

· Huon Valley Council will receive a grant of $4000 to help construct a community memorial in Cradoc Park dedicated to those from the district who served during World War I.

· The Naval Military & Air Force Club of Tasmania will receive a grant of $3000 to restore and preserve the portrait of Lieutenant General J L Whitham CMG DSO for display in the Military Museum of Tasmania at Anglesea Barracks in Hobart.

· The Latrobe RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole and new signage at the Latrobe RSL Sub-branch.

· Zeehan RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to upgrade the Zeehan RSL Memorial.

· The Scottsdale RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3080 to install security lighting to a commemorative tree carving situated adjacent to the Scottsdale Cenotaph, and replace an old flagpole.

· The Sheffield RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1230 to purchase a cabinet for secure display of wartime memorabilia at the Sheffield RSL Sub-branch.

· The HMAS Pirie Association will receive a grant of $500 to help hold a final reunion in Victoria during October for members of the Association.

· The 9th Australian Division Council will receive a grant of $750 to help hold a reunion in October to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein.

· The Bundanoon RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help construct a war memorial in Bundanoon.

· Dungog Historical Society will receive a grant of $700 to help preserve and copy a World War I diary which was kept by two local brothers who enlisted in Dungog and were killed in action.

· Artillery Surveyors ’67 will receive a grant of $2025 to help develop a website for a unit history and historical resource of the Artillery Surveyors of 131 Divisional Locating Battery.

· The Cowra Breakout Association will receive a grant of $4000 to help install a new Observation Tower War Memorial at the Cowra prisoner of war camp dedicated to the guards from the 22nd Garrison.

· The U Australian Heavy Battery Association will receive a grant of $600 for the Association’s 60th and final reunion held in Sydney in April 2007.

· The 23 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery Association will receive a grant of $1344 to help install two plaques at the Kogarah Multi User Depot dedicated to members of 18 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment and 23 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery.

· The Royal Australian Engineers Sergeants Mess will receive a grant of $2150 for a reunion held in September to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Engineer Peacekeeping and Peacemaking operations worldwide.

· The Bowral Vietnam Memorial Walk Trust will receive a grant of $3272 to help replaces 22 vandalised trees in the Cherry Tree Walk at the Vietnam War Memorial in Bowral.

· The Bermagui RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help install a new memorial in Bermagui dedicated to all local servicemen and women who served our nation in wars and conflicts.

· Redleaf Manor will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of the Manor in Concord for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Integrated Servicepeople’s Association of Australia will receive a grant of $3000 to help relocate the World War I Junee Reefs Memorial, which is currently located in the grounds of a demolished school, to the centre of Junee Reefs.

· Aged Disabled Association (trading as ADA Cottage) will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole at the aged care facility in Kandos to be used by residents on days of commemoration.

· Frank Partridge Victoria Cross Military Museum will receive a grant of $1760 to help install four flagpoles outside the museum to be used to raise the flags of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Merchant Navy.

· Megalong Valley Community Association will receive a grant of $1836 to help install an honour board in the Megalong Valley Community Hall dedicated to members of the local community who served Australia in wars and conflicts.

· The Avalon Beach RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3000 to help install three glass fronted cabinets at the Sub-branch to display wartime memorabilia.

· The 2/5th Australia General Hospital Association will receive a grant of $3000 to help publish the second edition of the 2/5th Australian General Hospital unit history Proudly We Served.

· Forestville RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3000 to help local school students and their families identify family members who served in wars and conflicts, and understand their achievements.

· Shoalhaven Heads RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $2250 for a commemorative service and luncheon held in September at the Shoalhaven Heads Bowling Club to honour World War II veterans, and to also mark the anniversary of the end of World War II.

· The Integrated Servicepeople’s Association of Australia will receive a grant of $4000 to help restore the Junee Reefs War Memorial.

· The 7th Australian Division Australian Imperial Forces Association will receive a grant of $3000 to help replace three inaccurate plaques on the Kokoda Trail Memorial in Wahroonga dedicated to the 7th Australian Division Australian Imperial Forces.

· Keena Investments (trading as Merrylands Aged Care Centre) will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole at the centre in Greystanes for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Uniting Care Ageing Western Region (trading as Bernard Austin Lodge) will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of Bernard Austin Lodge in Liverpool for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Principal Healthcare Finance (trading as Norah Head Nursing Home) will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of the Norah Head Nursing Home in Toukley for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· No 77 Squadron Association will receive a grant of $2200 to help publish the biography of the late Wing Commander Dick Cresswell titled Mr Double Seven.

· Weethalle RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help construct a memorial in RSL Cenotaph Memorial Park in Weethalle dedicated to the servicemen and women from the district who served in all wars and conflicts.

· The Balgowlah, Seaforth, Clontarf RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1650 to help restore and relocate a 25-pounder Field Gun to the Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club and improve the immediate surrounds.

· Nelligen Progress Association will receive a grant of $2500 to help replace the soldier’s gun on the Nelligen War Memorial Cenotaph.

· The Cootamundra War Memorial Precinct Committee will receive a grant of $4000 to help refurbish the Cootamundra War Memorial Obelisk, which was originally erected shortly after the end of World War I.

· St Andrew’s Village Ballina will receive a grant of $2639 to help install a flagpole and memorial plaque at the village for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Catholic Health Care (trading as Stella Maris Catholic Healthcare) will receive a grant of $1638 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of Stella Maris Aged Care in Cronulla to be used by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Coonamble Hostel Association will receive a grant of $1636 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of the Koonambil Hostel in Coonamble to be used by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Entrance/Long Jetty RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3000 to install a water and weather proof safety glass shelter around a World War II Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun located outside The Entrance/Long Jetty Military Museum.

· The First Battalion Association will receive a grant of $5223 to help install three plaques in the Sculpture Garden at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the 1st Australian Infantry Battalion 1st Division Australian Imperial Forces 1914-1918, the 1st Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment 1945, and the 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion 6th Division Australian Imperial Forces 1939-1945.

· Berry and District Historical Society will receive a grant of $3000 to help restore and display wartime memorabilia held at the Berry Museum.

· The Epping RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $24,000 to help upgrade the Boronia Park Epping War Memorial Cenotaph to accommodate the increasing number of people attending remembrance services each year.

· Wommin Bay Village will receive a grant of $1108 to install a plaque on Kingscliff Memorial Walkway dedicated to all veterans who served Australia in time of war or conflict.

· Gosford RSL Leisure Living will receive a grant of $4000 to restore and upgrade the memorial at the Gosford RSL Leisure Living facility.

· The Mary Andrews Retirement Village in South Hurstville will receive a grant of $1639 to install a flagpole in their grounds for their residents’ use on days of commemoration.

· The Balranald Shire Council will receive a grant of $1639 to replace the flagpole at the Balranald Retirement Village for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The Uralla RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1820 to upgrade the Korean, World War II and Vietnam Memorials in Uralla.

· The Australian Air Force Cadets 313 (City of Dubbo) Squadron will receive a grant of $3278 to help restore two DC3 propellers, a Mantra R530 Missile and a 500lb bomb located at the Kokoda Barracks in Dubbo.

· The Sussex Inlet RSL Bowling Club will receive a grant of $2634 to restore existing honour boards located at the club and install a new honour board dedicated to all veterans who served in wars and conflicts in which Australia was involved.

· The NSW Scottish Regimental Association will receive a grant of $3000 to purchase a display cabinet to exhibit and preserve wartime memorabilia acquired by the NSW Scottish Regiment at the Pymble Training Depot.

· Cudgen Primary School will receive a grant of $1500 to install two plaques at the Wheelchair Walkway, Kingscliff, which were created by students to commemorate the Indonesian Confrontation and the Battle of Buna.

· The Kingscliff RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3000 to hold a Remembrance Day Exhibition from 9–12 November 2007 at the Kingscliff RSL Hall to promote public awareness of the contribution veterans have made to Australia’s military history.

· The Eastwood Baptist Church will receive a grant of $830 to restore the World War II Honour Roll in the Eastwood Baptist Church.

· The Great Lakes Christian Outreach Centre will receive a grant of $4000 to restore and preserve Light Horse memorabilia and exhibit the Light Horse memorabilia in various locations to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Charge of the Light Horse in Beersheba.

· The Wagga Wagga RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $830 to amend wrongly spelled names on the Wagga Wagga Cenotaph Honour Roll and add names that have been missed.

· The Auburn RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3905 to restore the Word War I Honour Roll of students from Auburn West Public School who enlisted in the War, and restore the World War I Honour Roll of students from Auburn North Public School who enlisted in the War.

· Shoalhaven City Council will receive a grant of $4000 to upgrade the Voyager Park Memorial located in Huskisson to improve access.

· The National Malay and Borneo Veterans Association will receive a grant of $3236 to help install a plinth and plaque in the Pathway of Honour in Adelaide dedicated to those who served in Malaya, Borneo and the Indonesian Confrontation.

· Salisbury Gardens Aged Care will receive a grant of $1639 to help install a flagpole in the grounds of the facility for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· Port Pirie Regional Council will receive a grant of $4000 to help restore the Port Pirie World War I Memorial Gates.

· Waikerie RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1307 to help construct a Walk of Remembrance in the Waikerie Memorial Gardens to commemorate local servicemen and women from Waikerie who served Australia in wars and conflicts.

· The City of Mt Gambier will receive a grant of $4000 to help install a power supply at the Vansittart Park War Memorial.

· The McLaren Vale and District RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $3870 to help erect a memorial at Gemmel Tassie Reserve in McLaren Vale dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Gaza and Beersheba, and to those from the district who served in the Australian Light Horse during World War I.

· Aberfoyle Hub Primary School will receive a grant of $800 to help plant a Lone Pine tree in the school grounds in honour of local servicemen and women who served in war and peace and to erect security fending around the site.

· South Australian Mounted Rifles Association will receive a grant of $3000 to help hold a commemorative dinner in November 2007 for the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Gaza and Beersheba.

· Saddleworth and District RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $1320 to help restore the marble soldier on the top of the Saddleworth War Memorial.

· Mt Lofty Districts Historical Society will receive a grant of $3000 to help hold an exhibition in November at the Stirling RSL Sub-branch to commemorate the involvement of local veterans in the New Guinea campaign.

· The 9 Royal Australian Regiment Association (SA) will receive a grant of $4000 to help install a memorial at the Pathway of Honour in Adelaide dedicated to the 9th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment.

· Mount Barker RSL Sub-branch will receive a grant of $4000 to help restore the Mount Barker War Memorial.

· The 1st Australian Field Hospital Association will receive a grant of $2607 to help purchase six unit banners dedicated to the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, which will be distributed to each state for use on days of remembrance.

· The 9th Australian Division Reunion will receive a grant of $1250 to hold a luncheon on 28 October 2007 at the Mount Gambier Community RSL to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of El Alamein.

· The Northern Adelaide Hills Health Service will receive a grant of $4000 to establish a commemorative garden at the Gumeracha District Soldiers Memorial Hospital for the use of residents on days of commemoration.

· Wakefield Regional Council will receive a grant of $3000 to relocate a Mark 7 Twin Barrelled 4.7 inch Naval World War II gun with turret from Sydney to Port Wakefield. This is a replacement gun that the Department of Defence has supplied to the Wakefield Regional Council to replace the original World War II gun, which was located in Port Wakefield for 40 years and later moved to Sydney as part of the commemoration of the defence of Sydney Harbour in World War II.

· Birdwood High School will receive a grant of $3000 to help publish a book titled Connecting Spirits, which documents the 2006 pilgrimage by students from the Meningie Area School and Birdwood High School to the World War I battlefields. Eight Meningie Area School students and five students from Birdwood High School visited the Western Front in 2006 to commemorate four Ngarrindjeri Anzacs who never returned home as well as other local soldiers who lost their lives in the war.