Local service personnel in Talwood will be commemorated through upgrades to the war memorial thanks to $4,620 under the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program, Maranoa MP David Littleproud announced today.
Mr Littleproud congratulated the Goondiwindi Regional Council on being awarded a grant to honour local service personnel and strengthen the region’s connection to Australia’s military history.
“The successful applicants set to receive funding under the Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program will make an important contribution in honouring Australian service personnel and wartime heritage for current and future generations,” Mr Littleproud said.
“The Goondiwindi Regional Council will receive $4,620 to update the Talwood war memorial to include names of all local service personnel. This important local project will go a long way towards preserving the military history of the Goondiwindi region and honour the service and sacrifice of local service personnel.
“This project is one of 80 projects funded nationwide, sharing in more than $1 million to preserve Australia’s military history.
“Congratulations to those organisations that received funding and I encourage organisations in Maranoa committed to preserving our military history to consider applying for future funding rounds.”
The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program is designed to preserve Australia’s wartime heritage and involve people around the nation in a wide range of projects and activities that honour the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel.
Community groups and organisations are encouraged to apply for funding in the next round of Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program, particularly for projects and activities that commemorate the Vietnam War, with several significant anniversaries from this conflict falling in 2021. Applications for Batch 3 of the 2020-21 Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program close on 11 February 2021. Visit the Community Grants Hub for more information.
