· Northern Midlands Council will receive $4000 to help restore two Second World War Minenwerfer guns at the Longford Cenotaph and install an interpretive plaque.

· Devonport RSL will receive $3000 to help install a display case to exhibit wartime memorabilia.

· Scottsdale RSL will receive $1000 to help install a secure display cabinet at the RSL’s museum to house an M60 machine gun and SLR rifle from the Vietnam War.

· Beachcomber Press will receive $3000 to help publish an autobiography of Phil Davenport’s experiences as a pilot with 461 and 235 Squadrons during the Second World War.

Saluting Their Service grants Western Australian recipients

· St George’s Cathedral in Perth will receive $3000 to help install display cases in the Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel to exhibit Lieutenant Sadlier’s Victoria Cross and medal group along with Sergeant Charles Stokes full medal group.

· South Fremantle Football Club will receive $3000 to help with the costs of the inaugural Sir Hughie Edwards VC Anzac Day Football Derby held at Fremantle Oval on Anzac Day 2009.

· Jarrahdale Community Association will receive $2420 to help repair steps leading up to the Jarrahdale War Memorial and install a flagpole.

· Albany Lions Community Care Centre will receive $680 to help install a flagpole to fly the Australian flag on commemorative occasions.

· Amana Living will receive $1755 to help install a flagpole at the Lady McCuster Aged Care facility in Duncraig for use on commemorative occasions.

· RAAF No 9 Squadron Association will receive $1050 to help with the costs of a commemorative service held at Kings Park in April 2009, marking the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Binh Ba.

Saluting Their Service grants Victorian recipients

· The 2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment will receive $3000 to help establish a website about the Regiment and its Second World War achievements.

· Barongarook Gardens will receive $1639 to help install a flagpole to fly the Australian flag on commemorative occasions.

· Heidelberg RSL will receive $2028 to help restore the Heidelberg War Memorial including cleaning the memorial and enhancing the lettering.

· The Rotary Club of Dingley Village will receive $4000 to help install a new memorial dedicated to Australian veterans who served in all wars and conflicts.

· Chelsea Manor will receive $3000 to help install a flagpole in their Anzac Rose Garden to fly the Australian flag on commemorative occasions.

· Hellenic RSL will receive $3000 to help publish a book based on the oral histories of Greek-Australian servicemen who fought in Vietnam.

· Girgarre RSL will receive $4000 to help erect a memorial commemorating local veterans who lost their lives serving in wars and conflicts; and an additional $4000 to restore and relocate a 25 pounder artillery piece and attach interpretive panels explaining its use in action.

· Stratford Primary School will receive $925 to help research former students who have served in the Australian Defence Force and publish the information in a booklet.

· Loch Public Hall Historical Society will receive $3950 to help upgrade the Loch War Memorial to commemorate First World War veterans.

· Macarthur RSL will receive $3000 to help restore and frame wartime photographs, and purchase a display cabinet to exhibit wartime memorabilia.

· Yarra Glen RSL will receive $3000 to help erect a new memorial at the entrance of the Anzac Avenue of Honour dedicated to local veterans who served in the First World War.

· Skipton and District Historical Society will receive $3350 to help replace roll of honour plaques on the Skipton War Memorial with more accurate versions.

· St Joseph’s College in Echuca will receive $4000 to help build a memorial garden in their grounds to commemorate local veterans who served in wars and conflicts.

Saluting Their Service grants South Australian recipients

· Tarlee Community Services will receive $220 to help install a memorial plaque at the base of the Lone Pine tree in Tarlee.

· Norwood Primary School will receive $4000 to help restore their deteriorating First World War Memorial.

· The SA Branch of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Association will receive $2000 to help with the costs of their national reunion held in Adelaide in April 2009.

· Macclesfield RSL will receive $3759 to help restore the Avenue of Honour at the Macclesfield War Memorial Community Oval Gates including planting several new trees.

· Port Germein Progress Association will receive $4000 to help replace 63 deteriorated plaques at the base of the Port Germein Second World War Avenue of Honour.

· Blinman Progress Association will receive $1360 to help install a flagpole and plaque at the front of the Blinman Memorial Hall commemorating veterans from all wars and conflicts.

· Brinkworth Koolunga Yacka RSL will receive $1650 to help restore a First World War memorial plaque on the Brinkworth War Memorial.

· Barmera RSL will receive $2900 to help install a display cabinet to exhibit wartime memorabilia donated by soldier settlers from the district.

· Victor Harbor RSL will receive $2550 to help erect a Long Tan Cross in the local War Memorial Gardens to commemorate local veterans who served in the Vietnam War; and an additional $3000 to research and compile a written and visual history of local soldiers who died in the First World War.

Saluting Their Service grants Queensland recipients

· Greenbank RSL will receive $4000 to help install a shade cloth over the Greenbank War Memorial, providing sun protection for visitors attending commemorative services.

· No 9 Squadron Association will receive $5663 to help purchase a banner for each state for use at Anzac Day parades and other commemorative events.

· Beenleigh & District RSL will receive $2750 to help install bookshelves for a planned RSL Museum Library which will house an extensive wartime book collection.

· The Queensland Branch of The Royal Australian Regiment Association will receive $1187 to help publish two booklets for visitors to the Memorial Walk at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera.

· A Section 1 Topographical Survey Troop will receive $950 to help hold their first reunion in Brisbane in September. The unit served in South Vietnam and was based at Nui Dat.

· Blackall-Tambo Regional Council will receive $11,000 to help undertake several projects including installing three interpretive boards in the Blackall Memorial Park Precinct; refurbishing and relocating honour boards to the new culture centre facility; and to help fund commemorative activities for the opening and rededication of the Park held in April 2009.

· The Queensland Branch of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam Association will receive $4000 to help improve the grounds in front of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam War Memorial in Canungra for commemorative services.

· Mary Valley State College in Imbil will receive $2484 to help create a memorial garden for use on days of commemoration.

· St Francis Xavier Catholic School in Runaway Bay will receive $4000 to help create an Anzac Garden for use on days of commemoration.

· Kilcoy RSL will receive $4000 to help replace plaques on the Kilcoy Korean War Memorial; and an additional $3000 to install two display cabinets to exhibit wartime memorabilia.

· Mr Max Emery will receive $3000 to help publish a unit history of the 8th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force 1914-1919.

Saluting Their Service grants New South Wales recipients

· Blaxland/Glenbrook RSL will receive $4000 to help attach three plaques to the Blaxland/Glenbrook War Memorial listing the names of 150 local veterans who served Australia in wars, conflicts and peace operations.

· Eltham Public School will receive $3000 to help install a memorial garden, with a commemorative plaque featuring the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force logos, dedicated to those who served in all wars and conflicts.

· The Brisbane Waters Sub-branch of the National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia will receive $3675 to help erect a new memorial in Woy Woy Memorial Park dedicated to veterans who served during the Malayan Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation.

· The Royal Australian Survey Corps Association will receive $1595 to help replace a deteriorated banner for use at Anzac Day marches and other commemorative events.

· The NSW Branch of the National Servicemen’s Association of Australia will receive $1080 to help restore a 1928 photograph of the first Anzac Day service held at the Martin Place Cenotaph in Sydney for display at the Ingleburn Military Precinct Bardia and RSL headquarters.

· City of Lismore RSL will receive $850 to help relocate the National Servicemen and Legacy memorials located at the Lismore Memorial Baths to a more prominent position in Lismore Memorial Park.

· Bathurst Regional Council will receive $4000 to help construct a new war memorial at the Yetholme Community Hall for use by the community on days of commemoration.

· Coledale RSL will receive $2238 to help replace the deteriorated flagpole located at the Coledale War Memorial.

· Abermain RSL will receive $2100 to help plant native trees at the rear of the Abermain War Memorial to screen it from the rail line and install a bench seat for elderly visitors.

· The 52nd Australian Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment Australian Imperial Force Association will receive $1162 to help install a plaque at the Australian War Memorial dedicated to the Regiment.

· HMAS Vampire Association will receive $1550 to help hold a reunion at the Darling Harbour Maritime Museum on 23 June 2009 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of HMAS Vampire II.

· Gloucester RSL will receive $3000 to help install two display cabinets to exhibit wartime memorabilia.

· The Frank Partridge VC Military Museum in Bowraville will receive $2240 to help purchase equipment for audio visual displays depicting Australia’s involvement in all theatres of war.

· Crescent Head Lions Club will receive $4000 to help replace the badly deteriorated Crescent Head War Memorial.

· Manly Warringah War Memorial Park Remembrance Trust will receive $1849 to help install a flagpole to fly the Australian flag on days of commemoration.

· Avalon Beach RSL will receive $638 to help apply anti-graffiti protection to the Avalon Beach RSL War Memorial to protect it from vandalism.

· Presbyterian Aged Care Ashleigh Lodge Nursing Home will receive $1144 to help install a flagpole for use by residents on days of commemoration.

· The NSW Branch of the 5/7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Association will receive $791 to help purchase a banner for use during commemorative marches.

· Singleton High School will receive $2630 to help cover the costs of an Anzac Day service held at the school with a focus on the Vietnam War.

· Liverpool City Council will receive $4000 to help landscape the new Liverpool Regional War Memorial in Bigge Park including installing a path, benches, turf, trees and other plantings.

· The ACT Branch of the Submarines Association Australia will receive $600 to help purchase a new lightweight banner for use at Anzac Day services and other commemorative events.

· Gold Coast South-Twin Towns Branch of the National Servicemen’s Association of Australia will receive $4000 to help install a memorial with commemorative plaques at Point Danger in Coolangatta commemorating 287,000 National Servicemen who served between 1951 and 1972.

· The National Office of the Reserve Forces Day Council will receive $3000 to help publish a commemorative souvenir booklet titled The 39ers to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War.