Funding granted to cenotaphs
Victorian communities are being given more opportunities to remember and honour veterans through various projects to build and repair memorials, preserve stories and ensure their wellbeing.
Minister for Veterans Robin Scott last week announced $700,000 for 63 projects across the state as part of four grant programs: Victoria Remembers, Restoring Community War Memorials and Avenues of Honour, the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund and the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War Two.
Further support is being directed to the organisations Carry On and Melbourne Legacy to provide ongoing welfare support, including emergency food supplies and food vouchers, amid the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic.
The Victorian Government has worked to ensure all funded projects comply with coronavirus restrictions, such as social distancing.
Projects that have received funding in the Baw Baw Shire include $2200 to help re-gild the inscriptions, repair and clean the brickwork on the Neerim South cenotaph and $14,900 to help restore the lettering, treat the bronze plaques and repair the mortar damage on the stone plinth of the Warragul cenotaph.
Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing said that the funding will go a long way in making sure veterans’ legacies are remembered into the future.
“This funding will help to ensure that our veterans’ legacy is remembered, including through the sharing of history, memories and stories with future generations.”