Funds flow to preserve military history in Longreach

January 7, 2021

The Longreach RSL Sub-Branch will preserve the region’s rich military history with $9,180 under the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program, Maranoa MP David Littleproud announced today.

Mr Littleproud congratulated The Longreach RSL Sub-Branch on their hard work ensuring those in Longreach have an awareness of the strong connection to our nation’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 Longreach RSL Sub-Branch will receive $9,180 to catalogue and restore items for display at the Longreach RSL Memorial Services Club. This important local project will go a long way towards preserving the military history of Longreach and honouring the service and sacrifice of Maranoa’s 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.