Published Friday, 23 October, 2009 at 04:49 PM
Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology
The Honourable Robert Schwarten
$600,000 in funding for community memorials available
Local communities in Queensland are encouraged to apply for the latest round of funding to restore and recognise local historic icons with a particular focus this year on local war memorials.
Minister for Public Works Robert Schwarten today announced $600,000 had been made available in 2009-10 for the Community Memorials Restoration Program to assist restoring valuable community memorials.
“Through the Community Memorials Restoration Program, the Queensland Government provides dollar-for-dollar grants of up to $25,000 to local councils and other organisations to restore and repair significant local memorials. Up to $15,000 is offered for cemetery related projects,” Mr Schwarten said.
“This is the sixth round of funding for the program and priority will be given to local war memorial projects.
“Since the program started in 2004 the Queensland Government has provided $2.9 million to restore more than 240 memorials across the State.
“In that time the program’s funding has gone to the restoration and repair of monuments, memorials, honour boards, historical markers, community halls, park gates, obelisks, cairns, plaques, fountains, statues, memorial gardens, cenotaphs and clocks.
“Recently, the program was expanded to assist local government and community groups to undertake projects to research, document, re-instate, and restore cemeteries,” he said.
Mr Schwarten said the Queensland Government established an online war memorials register in April this year, in time for ANZAC Day.
“The Department of Public Works developed the online register not only to further honour Queenslanders who died for the country, but also to serve as an excellent resource for historians.
“There are clear synergies between the Community Memorials Restoration Program and the Queensland War Memorial Register and we look forward to the outcomes of this latest round being shown on the register.
“The Queensland Government aims to collect information about every war memorial that is the focus of local commemorative services or valued by a community,” he said.
For further information about the Community Memorials Restoration Program go to: www.publicworks.qld.gov.au/Services/preservation/Pages/communitymemorials.aspx.
For further information on the Queensland War Memorial Register go to: www.qldwarmemorials.com.au
Minister’s Office contact: 3237 1184
Minister for Public Works Robert Schwarten today announced $600,000 had been made available in 2009-10 for the Community Memorials Restoration Program to assist restoring valuable community memorials.
“Through the Community Memorials Restoration Program, the Queensland Government provides dollar-for-dollar grants of up to $25,000 to local councils and other organisations to restore and repair significant local memorials. Up to $15,000 is offered for cemetery related projects,” Mr Schwarten said.
“This is the sixth round of funding for the program and priority will be given to local war memorial projects.
“Since the program started in 2004 the Queensland Government has provided $2.9 million to restore more than 240 memorials across the State.
“In that time the program’s funding has gone to the restoration and repair of monuments, memorials, honour boards, historical markers, community halls, park gates, obelisks, cairns, plaques, fountains, statues, memorial gardens, cenotaphs and clocks.
“Recently, the program was expanded to assist local government and community groups to undertake projects to research, document, re-instate, and restore cemeteries,” he said.
Mr Schwarten said the Queensland Government established an online war memorials register in April this year, in time for ANZAC Day.
“The Department of Public Works developed the online register not only to further honour Queenslanders who died for the country, but also to serve as an excellent resource for historians.
“There are clear synergies between the Community Memorials Restoration Program and the Queensland War Memorial Register and we look forward to the outcomes of this latest round being shown on the register.
“The Queensland Government aims to collect information about every war memorial that is the focus of local commemorative services or valued by a community,” he said.
For further information about the Community Memorials Restoration Program go to: www.publicworks.qld.gov.au/Services/preservation/Pages/communitymemorials.aspx.
For further information on the Queensland War Memorial Register go to: www.qldwarmemorials.com.au
Minister’s Office contact: 3237 1184