Published Wednesday, 01 October, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Minister for Public Works, Housing and Information and Communication Technology
The Honourable Robert Schwarten
KENMORE’S MOGGILL DIGGER MONUMENT ATTRACTS RESTORATION FUNDING
The Kenmore Moggill RSL Sub-branch has been awarded an $8,000 Queensland Government grant to restore the ‘Moggill Digger’ monument at Kenmore, Acting Public Works Minister Judy Spence announced today.
Ms Spence said the grant from the government’s Community Memorials Restoration Program would ensure this high profile war memorial continues to be the focal point of community ceremonies on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day.
“The ‘Moggill Digger’ has been part of the life of the Moggill community since 1919,” Ms Spence said.
“In 1988, Pike Place Park at the entrance to the Kenmore Village Shopping Centre car park became its new home.
“Funds granted to the Sub-branch for the project will be used to clean the memorial, reinstate damaged and weathered parts, replace four missing urns and repair area previous patched.”
Ms Spence said the Community Memorials Restoration Program had funded more than 240 projects across the state since its inception in 2004.
“The program has granted more than $2.9 million in dollar-for-dollar subsidies to councils and community organisations to help restore local monuments and other iconic structures,” she said.
“As Queensland plans for the celebration of its 150th year of statehood, the Queensland Government is honouring its election commitment to help communities recognise their history of settlement, community development and wartime engagement.”
Fifty-one projects across the state have been funded in the 2008-09 round with 37 communities benefiting from the allocation of more than $700,000 in subsidy funds.
Media contact: Scott Chandler on (07) 3237 1832
Ms Spence said the grant from the government’s Community Memorials Restoration Program would ensure this high profile war memorial continues to be the focal point of community ceremonies on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day.
“The ‘Moggill Digger’ has been part of the life of the Moggill community since 1919,” Ms Spence said.
“In 1988, Pike Place Park at the entrance to the Kenmore Village Shopping Centre car park became its new home.
“Funds granted to the Sub-branch for the project will be used to clean the memorial, reinstate damaged and weathered parts, replace four missing urns and repair area previous patched.”
Ms Spence said the Community Memorials Restoration Program had funded more than 240 projects across the state since its inception in 2004.
“The program has granted more than $2.9 million in dollar-for-dollar subsidies to councils and community organisations to help restore local monuments and other iconic structures,” she said.
“As Queensland plans for the celebration of its 150th year of statehood, the Queensland Government is honouring its election commitment to help communities recognise their history of settlement, community development and wartime engagement.”
Fifty-one projects across the state have been funded in the 2008-09 round with 37 communities benefiting from the allocation of more than $700,000 in subsidy funds.
Media contact: Scott Chandler on (07) 3237 1832