Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee Budget supplementary estimates; November 2005 Answers to questions on notice from Department of Veterans' Affairs

Question 45

Outcomes: 2, 3 (Health) (Commemorations) and Output Group 6 Topic: Veteran & community grants

Senator Hurley (written question on notice)

1. Under each grants program administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, what grants were approved by the Minister in (a) 2003/04 and (b) 2004/05, showing (i) value, (ii) recipient (iii) purpose and (iv) electorate.

Answer:

1.(a) 2003–04

Veteran & community grants Value Recipient Purpose Electorate (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) $49,500.00 Council on the Ageing Employ a Project Officer to introduce the Adelaide South Australia Living Longer Living Stronger program of progressive resistance strength training to South Australia. Through partnerships with providers, this program takes advantage of ‘down time’ in existing facilities. $13,695.00 Vietnam Veterans Establish a drop in centre in the waiting Adelaide Association of Australia room area of their South Australian South Australia Branch Branch Headquarters. The new facilities will enable them to expand their advocacy and welfare core business to offer social and support activities for members. $31,914.00 RAAF Association To establish a Social Mess in new Adelaide South Australia Branch premises at Torrens Drill Hall for use by 3 ex-service organisations now located there. The social venue will provide meals, recreation and entertainment to the veteran community. $12,059.00 Health Service Hepburn Health Service is seeking Ballarat Hepburn funding to establish Better Health Self- Management Courses in Hepburn Shire. $37,398.00 Community Health Centre Grampians Community Health Centre is Ballarat Grampians seeking funding to establish Better Health Self-Management and on-going self support groups to older adults living in the Shire.

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$7,894.00 RSL The Clunes RSL Sub-branch is applying Ballarat Clunes Sub-branch for funding to assist with the cost of repairing it premises. The project will ensure the safe and continued participation in Sub-branch activities by Sub-branch and other community members. $14,000.00 Legacy Requesting funding to help meet the costs Ballarat Ballarat of constructing a ramp at the main entrance to the organisation’s premises in Ballarat. This project aims to improve access for frail and disabled members of the veteran community and encourage their part. $9,608.00 RSL Purchase entertainment equipment, Barker Goolwa Sub-branch refrigerator and freezer. Extend existing luncheon program incorporating healthy nutritious meals, encourage new membership, and encourage the participation of older people. $3,097.00 Citizen Advocacy To conduct a series of seminars on the Bass Launceston Region role of Citizen Advocacy in rural and Incorporated, Launceston remote areas. $3,000.00 RSL Social outing activities to be carried out Bass Launceston Sub-branch over a period of three years. $6,916.00 Veterans Support Group Veterans Support Group North require Bass Tasmania (North) replacement equipment for their home and garden maintenance service which was has been going for 8 years. $7,711.00 RSL Purchase of upgraded catering equipment Bass Launceston Sub-branch to assist in the preparation of meals and snacks for members and others organisations who use the facility. $40,607.00 Lions Club The Castlemaine Lions Club Inc is Bendigo Castlemaine applying for funding to assist with the cost of purchasing and a vehicle to be used for community transport. $24,679.00 Shire Council The Mount Alexander Shire Council on Bendigo Mount Alexander behalf of the Central Victorian Health Alliance is applying for funding towards the cost of establishing strength-training programs in seven rural townships in central Victoria.

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$22,000.00 RSL The Wedderburn & Korong Vale RSL Bendigo Wedderburn/Korong Vale Sub-branch Inc is applying for funding to Sub-branch assist with the cost of modifying its premises. The organisation intends to undertake extensive upgrade of its premises, which will result in the alterations to the interior. $23,690.00 Vietnam Veterans’ To provide amenities for disabled and Blair Federation of Australia elderly veterans by the installation of air Lockyer/Brisbane Valley conditioning in recreation room and toilet Sub-branch facilities. $500.00 RSL Provision of one day bus trip for ageing Blair Kilcoy Sub-branch and socially isolated veterans. $401.00 RSL To purchase a PA System to be used on Blair Kilcoy Sub-branch special occasions and for social activities. $3,890.00 RSL To purchase equipment for a social Blair Laidley Sub-branch support and fund bus trips to overcome social isolation. $6,930.00 Legacy Club Bus hire to attend a series of six Blair Ipswich physically and mentally stimulating events and health promotion projects in south-east Queensland. $12,838.00 RSL To purchase entertainment and public Boothby Blackwood District address equipment to enhance facilities so that they can conduct their present level of activity more effectively and in addition offer a wide range of daytime activities to members particularly older members. $3,920.00 Vietnam Veterans’ A quilting group at Vietnam Veterans’ Boothby Federation of Australia Federation Warradale have applied for South Australia Branch funds to purchase quilting machines to assist in the completion of quilts within the group. $2,620.00 Vietnam Veterans’ Purchase and construct an all steel Boothby Federation of Australia verandah and accessories (heaters, fans, South Australia Branch pvc blinds), chairs and construct disabled access and ramp to toilet. Increase social activities and address carers and social isolation. $9,113.00 Airfield Defence Assoc To purchase equipment to support Bowman Australia, Queensland production of newsletter. $11,019.00 RSL Provision of appropriate seating for club Braddon Burnie Sub-branch and visiting members. $4,364.00 RSL To purchase a photocopier to produce a Braddon Ulverstone Sub-branch newsletter and other health information material for distribution to the veteran community.

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$1,800.00 Vietnam Veterans To assist in the purchase of a computer. Braddon Association of Australia Burnie Sub-branch $1,725.00 RAAF Association Computer to produce newsletters, Braddon North West (Tas) Division correspondence, maintain databases, training members in relation to computers. $3,000.00 Legacy Widows’ Club 6 social outings out over the next 3 years. Braddon Wynyard $1,500.00 RSL Bowls Association Inc Friendly competition between state Braddon - Tasmanian North West sections. All sections travel to Section Launceston to compete in lawn bowls for Ulverstone 2 R&SLA shields. This is an annual event to be held for the next 3 years. $3,000.00 RSL, Burnie Sub-branch Provide funding for Bus Hire for Social Braddon Ladies Auxiliary Outings over a 3 year period. $3,000.00 RAAF Association Funding for bus hire for social outings Braddon North West (Tas) Division over 3 years. $70,000.00 RAAF Association Purchase a bus for the new Erskine Grove Brand Branch Estate in Mandurah. $28,836.00 Totally & Partially Disabled Purchase of kitchen equipment for a new Brand Veterans community hall on the Association’s Western Australia property in Baldivis. $99,000.00 RSL War Veterans Homes To create a program that will have a Brisbane Ltd positive impact on the quality of life of Queensland veterans particularly those experiencing moderate to extreme effects of mental illness. $16,604.00 RSL Applying for funding to upgrade the Burke Woodend Sub-branch existing toilet facilities at its premises. The project aims to improve access for frail and disabled members of the veteran community and encourage their participation in social activities run at the premises. $2,092.00 Shire Council Hold a health and community Expo at Calare Cabonne Molong to provide information on aged, health promotion and veterans services. $28,164.00 Anglican Care of the Aged The project is targeted at supporting Calwell Victoria dementia sufferers by converting the backyard behind Kilby House Day Centre into an especially designed functional Sensory Garden. $35,871.00 9th Australian Masters To provide assistance with the running of Canberra Games, Canberra the volunteer program. $9,000.00 Woodcraft Guild Install toilet facility, water tank and Canberra ACT storage units for the workshop and purchase carpentry hand tool sets.

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$3,358.00 WRANS Association Assist with the establishment of the new Canberra ACT ACT WRANS Association. $7,150.00 RSL To provide a new photocopier for the Sub Charlton Toronto Sub-branch Branch to produce its newsletter. $55,294.00 University Deakin University is applying for funding Chisholm Deakin to initiate a 12 month pilot project that will provide veterans and other community members living in supported accommodation and independent living units with training and access to the internet. $14,850.00 Shire Council The Colac Otway Shire is seeking Corangamite Colac-Otway funding to establish a weekly centre- based program at two senior citizens’ centre’s, targeting elderly people living in the more isolated areas of the Shire. $3,635.00 Community Hospital The Lorne Community Hospital is Corangamite Lorne seeking funding to establish a weekly exercise program for seniors living in the small coastal township of Airey’s Inlet and surrounding districts. $2,000.00 Australian Army Training The Australian Army Training Team Corangamite Team Vietnam Association Vietnam Association, Victoria Victoria (AATTVA) is applying for funding to purchase a computer and a multi-function unit (ie printer, scanner, fax and copier) in order to continue the production of their newsletter. $2,749.00 TPI Welfare and Social Funding to purchase a computer and Corio Club printer, in order to continue with the Geelong production of their bi-monthly newsletter. The aim of the project is to maintain the communication links with their members. $13,483.00 Vietnam Veterans’ The Vietnam Veterans’ Federation Corio Federation of Australia Victorian Branch Inc. is requesting Victoria funding to assist with the purchase of equipment to support ‘Bowder House’, which will be used to provide accommodation for veterans and their families. $3,658.00 Partners of Veterans Purchase of a computer to publish a Cowan Association of Australia Inc newsletter. Western Australia $4,050.00 RSL Purchase of a photocopier and fax Cowan Wanneroo-Joondalup Sub- machine to assist with publication of a branch newsletter. $39,625.00 Legacy Welfare Fund Provide garden and home maintenance Cowper Coffs Harbour services in the Coffs Harbour area.

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$3,580.00 TPI Social & Welfare Club Purchase computer for veteran Cowper Coffs Harbour & District community to use in the public library. $7,500.00 RSL Purchase of a bus to transport members to Cowper Maclean Sub-branch day care clubs in Lower Clarence Valley. $2,130.00 RSL Improve driving skills and knowledge of Cowper Coffs Harbour Sub-branch road rules, and promoting safe driving. $16,500.00 Australian Special Air Modification and erection of the toilet Curtin Service Association facilities at “The House” to include Western Australia disabled toilet and shower facilities. $3,300.00 Legacy Recreational bus hire for the Floreat Curtin Laurel Club. $2,140.00 RSL Purchase of a photocopier, upgrade an Curtin Mt Hawthorn Sub-branch existing computer and contribution to postage costs for the first year. $71,489.00 Whitehorse Division of The Whitehorse Division of General Deakin General Practice Inc Practice is seeking funding to establish a Nunawading home based strength-training program for veterans. The project will target veterans with disabilities living in the Whitehorse region. $4,968.00 RSL The Mitcham RSL Sub-branch Inc. is Deakin Mitcham Sub-branch applying for funding to purchase items of equipment that will be used to support the functions of a Drop-in Centre to be established at the Sub-branch premises in Mitcham. $36,137.00 Legacy Statewide program of cooking classes to Denison Hobart promote healthy lifestyles by enhancing the nutrition, food preparation and food safety skills of people living on their own or with a partner. $3,587.00 RSL Assist with the purchase of a portable Denison Tasmanian Branch public address system for use by kindred ex-service organisations at club and commemorative events. $1,800.00 RSL To inform members on issues within their Denison Glenorchy club by producing monthly newsletters. $2,654.00 War Widows’ Guild of Upgrade of computer equipment for Denison Australia newsletter and replacement of outdated Tasmanian Branch office equipment. $3,000.00 RSL Women’s Auxiliary To take Southern Auxiliary members on Denison Southern Division (TAS) social outings to various parts of southern Tasmania. $3,000.00 War Widows’ Guild of Funding for bus hire for social outings Denison Australia over a 2 year period. Tasmanian Branch

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$12,980.00 Eat Well Tasmania Wall Planner/Calendar for Day Clubs & Denison Tasmania ESO groups. Includes information about community events, special health weeks/days, nutrition and menu planning. $3,000.00 Australian Federation of TPI Funding for bus hire for social outings. Denison Ex-Servicemen and Women Tasmania $24,919.00 Health Care Network Peninsula Health through the Frankston Dunkley Peninsula Health Community Health is seeking funding to implement a Men’s Shed program. The project aims to overcome the effects of social isolation experienced by men living in the local area. $43,904.00 RSL The Chelsea RSL Sub-branch is applying Dunkley Chelsea Sub-branch for funding to assist with the cost of the purchase of new tables and chairs to equip a newly acquired activity room at the Sub-branch premises. $3,391.00 Shire Council Enhance the social activity program held Eden-Monaro Snowy River for the Boys from Snowy River which provides outings and socialisation. $1,866.00 Naval Association of To purchase a photocopier to produce a Fadden Australia, South Coast Sub quality newsletter. Section (Qld) $4,286.00 RSL To offer training to veterans whilst Fairfax Tewantin Noosa Sub-branch offering support to others, $3,509.00 RSL To offer mobility and to assist social Fairfax Tewantin Noosa Sub-branch interaction. $6,940.00 RSL To offer the veteran and ex-service Fairfax Tewantin Noosa Sub-branch community and their families an informative monthly newsletter. $30,000.00 Shire Council The project aims to increase opportunities Farrer Holbrook for members and veterans of the Holbrook community who are socially and geographically isolated to access services, activities and locations of interest using a community vehicle. $4,883.00 Health Service The Far West Area Health Service is Farrer Far West (Broken Hill) applying for funding to establish an exercise and life-style program for seniors and other community members in the Balranald and surrounding district. $4,185.00 RSL To provide a new sound system and Farrer Tumut Sub-branch equipment for the RSL Day Care Club. $2,800.00 Combined Ex- To run 10 ‘healthy away day’ trips to Fisher Servicewomen’s local venues on the Sunshine Coast over a Association period of 12 months. Maroochydore

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$1,913.00 RAAF Association To purchase equipment to enable Fisher Nambour computerised production of RAAFA Nambour newsletter. $4,147.00 Incapacitated Servicemen’s To undertake a series of social outings for Fisher & Women's Association Inc housebound, socially isolated and frail Sunshine Coast aged members. $1,358.00 Naval Association of To purchase computer to further upgrade Fisher Australia, Sunshine Coast production of newsletter. $3,056.00 Health & Welfare Assoc. To provide lawn and garden maintenance Forde Inc service to support members of the veteran Beaudesert & District community to remain in their homes. $13,106.00 Health & Welfare Assoc. Pilot art therapy program offered twice Forde Inc weekly targeting veteran community in Beaudesert & District the Beaudesert Shire to help reduce social isolation. $33,000.00 RSL To purchase a replacement bus to Forde Boonah Sub-branch continue to provide for the increasing transport needs of the local veteran community. $3,828.00 RSL To purchase a computer and photocopier Forde Tamborine Mountain Sub- to assist in producing a monthly branch newsletter to promote health issues and provide information to support members remaining independent. $1,009.00 BCOF Association, Gold To purchase photocopier to assist with Forde Coast & Northern Rivers printing of newsletter. $5,828.00 RSL To help assist veterans to attend Forde Canungra Sub-branch luncheons once a month. $2,381.00 RSL To purchase furniture and appliances for Forde Boonah Sub-branch the drop in centre. $22,675.00 RSL Purchase of additional equipment for the Forrest Donnybrook Sub-branch existing men in sheds project in Donnybrook. $5,355.00 RSL Purchase a photocopier to assist with Forrest Busselton Sub-branch publishing a newsletter. $14,035.00 RSL Purchase of whitegoods and furniture for Forrest Collie Cardiff Sub-branch the extended sub-branch premises. $23,489.00 Australian Brain Foundation To develop stroke support groups in rural Franklin Tasmania and remote areas of Tasmania: Huonville, Geeveston, St Helens, Bicheno, Triabunna, Deloraine, Kings Meadows. $2,361.00 Vietnam Veterans’ Hold two carers workshops for Vietnam Fraser Federation of Australia Veterans’ Federation wives and carers. Australian Capital Territory $20,000.00 RSL Purchase and installation of a range of City of Cockburn Sub- social and equipment at the recently branch renovated sub-branch headquarters.

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$9,690.00 RSL, Milton-Ulladulla Sub- Renovating the kitchen and widening the Gilmore branch access ramp at Kendall Cottage. $4,903.00 Community House Funding to establish a strength-training Gippsland Briagolong program for older adults. The aim of the project is to improve the health and well- being of members of the veteran and wider community. $10,000.00 RSL The Inverloch RSL Sub-branch is Gippsland Inverloch Sub-branch applying for funding to refurbish its kitchen in order to meet Local Government health and safety standards. $22,014.00 Regional Health Service & The Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Gippsland Community Health Centre in collaboration with Orbost Regional Bairnsdale Health Service is seeking funding to enhance project participants’ ability to self-manage their health conditions and chronic disease. $4,380.00 Council Purchase new technology which will Grayndler Leichhardt allow people with low vision to participate in the existing computer club $48,029.00 St Vincent de Paul Society Activities for men including woodwork Grayndler Mary Mackillop Outreach activities and projects, as well as guest speakers and a mentoring program. $11,950.00 Uniting Care Increase physical activity, provide Grayndler Lucan Care opportunity for socialisation and exposure to aged care services in the local area. $7,590.00 RSL Upgrade facilities to entice veterans back Grey Coober Pedy Sub-branch to the RSL, extend opening hours. Purchase paving, indoor and outdoor seating and tables. $1,740.00 RSL To purchase equipment to provide a lawn Groom Middle Ridge mowing service. $12,817.00 Trans-cultural Community Establish a volunteer visiting program for Gwydir Council Inc frail, aged and isolated men in the Lightning Ridge and Region Lightning Ridge Area. $61,117.00 RSL To replace a previously funded 13 year Herbert Townsville Sub-branch old 13-seater minibus with a 21-seater Toyota Coaster Diesel bus. $5,000.00 RSL of Australia Lawn Annual national lawn bowls carnival to Hindmarsh Bowls Association be held in late December 2004 in South Australia Adelaide. Funding sought to cover transport costs. $24,527.00 Arthritis Foundation This project is designed to educate the Hindmarsh South Australia veteran community about falls prevention and self-management of their chronic conditions in the western metropolitan region.

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$2,500.00 RAAF Association To run a series of five activity outings Hinkler Bundaberg & District over a period of 12 months to encourage involvement in community activities and reduce social isolation. $2,500.00 Council of Ex-Service To provide a series of bus trips to reduce Hinkler women’s Associations social isolation and provide healthy Bundaberg & District activities in a group format. $2,664.00 Mercy Care Centre To assist in the training and support of Hume Young volunteers in the provision of a palliative care service. $6,148.00 Partners of Vietnam To fund an introductory tai chi course, Hunter Veterans Support Group resource library and kitchen equipment Maitland for this partners group. $4,300.00 Partners of Vietnam 4 days of activities at the Myuna Bay Hunter Veterans Support Group 2004 Women’s Retreat. Maitland $2,187.00 Partners of Veterans Computer skills training. Hunter Singleton $17,031.00 Shire Council The Towong Shire Council is seeking Indi Towong funding towards the costs of upgrading a walking track around the foreshore of Lake Hume located in the township of Tallangatta. $52,336.00 Community Health Service Upper Hume Community Health Service Indi Upper Hume is seeking funding to establish a Healthy Lifestyle Program for socially and geographically isolated veteran and older community members residing in the Indigo and Alpine Shire’s of Victoria. $25,440.00 Community Care Inc Purchase of furniture for Community Indi Glenview Centre project. $12,712.00 Day Club The Warby Day Club is requesting Indi Warby funding to purchase equipment which will help establish the first rural Day Club in Victoria at Wangaratta. The project aims to encourage participation and provide stimulating recreational activities for veterans. $7,695.00 RSL The Bright RSL Sub-branch is requesting Indi Bright Sub-branch funding towards the cost of the purchase of an ‘In-House Theatre System’ for use at its premises. The aim of the project is to improve the well-being of Sub-branch members.

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$3,772.00 Fleet Air Arm Association This organisation is applying for funding Jagajaga of Australia to purchase a new photocopier in order to Victoria continue the production of their regular newsletter “Flight Deck News”. The aim of the project is to maintain the communication and information to their members. $20,000.00 Shire Purchase of a commuter bus for the Kalgoorlie Shark Bay Denham community. $14,929.00 Community Association Inc To upgrade access to Rural Transaction Kennedy Rollingstone and District Centre by addition of access ramps. $1,716.00 RSL To provide monthly shopping trips to Kennedy Cardwell Sub-branch larger commercial centres. $5,507.00 Australian Army Ordnance Establish newsletter and other Kingston Corps Association communications facilities for Ordnance SA Division Corps Association newsletter. $15,550.00 RSL Refurbish kitchen area so meals program Kingston Morphett Vale & District can continue. Introduce nutrition/basic Sub-branch cooking classes. $5,290.00 Aged Services Society BASS Care is seeking funding to run a Kooyong Boroondara ten-week strength-training program for veterans and their families, with a view to extending the program on completion of the course. $8,100.00 RSL Applying for funding to assist with the La Trobe Dandenong Ranges Sub- cost of refurbishing its premises. This branch project aims to improve the well-being of Sub-branch members by encouraging their continued and increased participation in the activities. $5,630.00 RSL The Gembrook RSL Sub-branch is La Trobe Gembrook Sub-branch applying for funding to assist with the cost of upgrading its Sub-branch premises. This project aims to improve the well being of Sub-branch members by encouraging their continued and increased participation. $2,935.00 T&PDSA To fund a recreational bus trips. Leichhardt Cairns Sub-branch $4,000.00 Veterans’ Drop In and To purchase basic equipment to furnish Longman Activity Centre and equip a drop in centre for the local Beachmere Sub-branch veteran community. $102,700.00 Fleet Air Arm Association Establish a volunteer service to assist Lowe of Australia veterans and war widows with the Inner West (NSW) transition from home to residential aged care facilities.

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$4,000.00 RSL Hold an information day to showcase Lowe Concord Sub-branch community services, physical activity, health and veteran issues. $10,000.00 RSL, Harrington-Crowdy Installation of a disability access toilet at Lyne Head Sub-branch the Harrington Memorial Hall. $17,498.00 Legacy Club Install disabled toilet and airconditioning, Lyne Taree plus upgrade kitchen facilities. $1,161.00 RSL To purchase an overhead projector and Lyons St Helens Sub-branch screen to use in the presentation of veteran health seminars by MHPEs. $5,391.00 Vietnam Veterans Provide information and support to Macarthur Association of Australia veterans. South West Region $5,500.00 Vietnam Veterans & Photocopier to assist with production of Macquarie Associated Forces Inc bi-monthly newsletter. Blue Mountains $5,749.00 Secondary College and The Robinvale Secondary College & Mallee Community Brass Band Inc Community Brass Band Inc is seeking Robinvale funding to assist with the purchase of a range of musical instruments which will facilitate the formation and development of a local brass band. $17,943.00 RSL The Manangatang RSL Sub-branch is Mallee Manangatang Sub-branch seeking funding to upgrade it sub-branch premises. The aim of the project is to improve the well being of Sub-branch members by encouraging their continued and increased participation. $6,775.00 RSL The Nhill RSL Sub-branch is requesting Mallee Nhill Sub-branch funding to assist with the cost of upgrading the toilet facilities at its premises. $1,472.00 RSL The Redcliffs/Irymple RSL Sub-branch is Mallee Red Cliffs/Irymple Sub- requesting funding to help meet the cost branch of constructing a ramp, railing and lighting at the kitchen door entrance to the RSL Sub-branch premises. $17,250.00 RSL The Merbein RSL Sub-branch is seeking Mallee Merbein Sub-branch funding to upgrade it Sub-branch premises. The aim of the project is to improve the well-being of Sub-branch members by encouraging their continued and increased participation.

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$2,406.00 Extremely Disabled War The Extremely Disabled War Veterans Maribyrnong Veterans Association of Association of Australia Inc Victorian Australia Branch is applying for funding to Victoria purchase a computer, software and printer in order to continue the production of the organisation’s newsletter to its members. $2,904.00 Memorial Bowling Club The Sunshine RSL Memorial Bowling Maribyrnong Sunshine Club is requesting funding to assist with the cost of the purchase of bowling support rails to be installed at the clubs bowling greens. $24,727.00 Veterans Community Establish a range of programs and Mayo Association Inc activities for veterans and families living Fleurieu Peninsula in the Fleurieu Peninsula region. Based at the McLaren Vale RSL Sub Branch clubrooms. $26,793.00 RSL Upgrade the facilities within their Mayo Echunga & District Sub- clubrooms. The funds will be used to branch construct an external disabled ramp with overhead protection, construct an internal ramp to allow access to amenities, purchase chairs, carpet, vinyl, and storage cupboards. $7,451.00 National Servicemen’s To provide effective communication to McPherson Association of Australia members at meetings and at home. Gold Coast North $2,625.00 RSL, Currumbin Palm A series of five day bus trips over a 12 McPherson Beach Sub-branch month period. $109,098.00 Carers Association Carers Association Victoria Inc. is Melbourne Victoria applying for funding to assist with the cost of developing a series of web based information sheets for carers of veterans and other older people to assist them to successfully deal with the issues. $4,584.00 Totally & Permanently The Totally & Permanently Disabled Melbourne Disabled Soldiers Soldiers Association of Victoria (TPI Association Association of Victoria) is applying for Victoria funding to purchase a computer, printer, scanner and software, to assist with the production of its quarterly publication. $28,793.00 Legacy Funding to purchase a photocopier & Melbourne Melbourne projector and camera security system. The aim of the project is to continue & improve the efficiency of its programs of support to widows & other dependents of deceased veterans.

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$18,219.00 RSL The Doncaster RSL Sub-branch is Menzies Doncaster Sub-branch requesting funding to assist with the cost of upgrading its Sub-branch premises. This project aims to improve the well- being of Sub-branch members by encouraging their continued and increased participation. $2,585.00 RSL The Doncaster RSL Sub-branch is Menzies Doncaster Sub-branch requesting funding to replace old and worn catering equipment and purchase new furniture. $2,336.00 T&PDSA To purchase computer, printer and fax to Moncrieff Gold Coast/Tweed Heads assist with the production of the Sub-branch newsletter. $3,760.00 Ex-Prisoners of War To fund a series of 5 outings of one day’s Moncrieff Association of Australia duration over a period of 12 months. Gold Coast Sub-branch $2,925.00 Legacy Club Bus trips over a 12 month period. Moncrieff Gold Coast Sub-branch $3,705.00 RSL To provide information on Moncrieff Surfers Paradise Sub-branch commemorative & historical events, DVA and Health related matters. $2,640.00 T&PDSA A series of five bus trips over a 12 month Moncrieff Gold Coast/Tweed Heads period to include physical exercise and Sub-branch mental stimulation. $3,641.00 Vietnam Veterans Social A series of 4 bus trips over a 12 month Moncrieff Golf Club period. Highland Park $3,000.00 Incapacitated Servicemen’s A series of day coach trips for members Moreton & Women’s Association Inc and carers to encourage involvement in South Eastern (Qld) community activities and to reduce social isolation. $55,000.00 Retirement Villages Shepparton Retirement Village Inc. is Murray Shepparton applying for funding to assist with the cost of purchasing and modifying a vehicle to be used for community transport. The vehicle will be fitted with hydraulic wheelchair access and capacity for four wheelchairs. $20,000.00 Memorial Hall Committee The Leitchville Memorial Hall Murray of Management Committee of Management is applying Leitchville for funding to improve the toilet facilities at the Leitchville Memorial Hall. $6,658.00 RSL The Shepparton RSL Sub-branch is Murray Shepparton Sub-branch requesting funding to purchase equipment which will help establish the second rural Day Club in Victoria.

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$2,187.00 Legacy The Echuca Group of Bendigo Legacy is Murray Echuca seeking funding to purchase equipment, including computer software and hardware and a scanner and printer to produce a quarterly newsletter. $9,781.00 Novacare Incorporated Provision of 2 computers for Novacare Newcastle Newcastle clients - be trained in computer skills and use in a social setting. Capacity of 20 clients per week. Veterans 10%+ of clientele. $4,085.00 RSL Series of information sessions delivered Newcastle Newcastle District Council to aged community in Hunter - “Lay of Sub-branches Person’s Guide to Dementia”. $8,161.00 RSL Weekly socialisation program to provide Newcastle Merewether Sub-branch companionship, physical activities and cognitive stimulation for aged and socially isolated people in local area. $9,604.00 Uniting Care Extend the existing Men’s shed to open North Sydney Sydney North Ageing & one extra day to allow ‘high needs, low Disability Services skills’ men to participate in the activities $15,744.00 Shire Assist with the running costs of a O’Connor Bruce Rock veterans gathering and expo to be held in the Wheatbelt town of Bruce Rock. The project is a cooperative venture with a local Vietnam Veterans Group and is intended to address social, mental, physical health issues. $25,000.00 Shire Establishment of a Men In Sheds O’Connor West Arthur program in Darkan. $1,625.00 RSL Purchase of a photocopier to assist with O’Connor Moora Sub-branch publication of a bi-monthly newsletter. $6,250.00 RSL Upgrade hall and facilities to include a O’Connor Albany Sub-branch dedicated kitchen area, new chairs and tables, new fridge, wheelchair and hot water system. $3,545.00 Legacy Club Participation in one day social event Page Lismore which includes gentle exercise, safe food preparation and nutrition and healthy lifestyles. $7,605.00 RSL Provide social activities for isolated Page Grafton Sub-branch veterans. $20,066.00 Community Services Establish a men’s shed to provide social Parkes Weddin interaction and community activities. The shed will be located at the disused Grenfell Railway Station goods shed. $20,343.00 RSL Facilitate a series of healthy cooking Parkes Broken Hill Sub-branch classes and fortnightly meals program.

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$6,540.00 Veterans Advisory Group To promote, organise and deliver an aged Parramatta Sydney West and ex-service community expo. $105,145.00 Aged Care Purchase a bus and have wheelchair Paterson Port Stephens Veterans & modifications fitted, in order to provide Citizens social transport to the Independent Living Units at the facility. $1,700.00 RAAF Association Purchase and installation of an audio Pearce Cambrai Sub-branch induction loop system in the Club Rooms at the RAAFA Estate Cambrai. $5,665.00 RAAF Association Purchase and installation of an Aqualift Pearce Western Australia Branch swimming pool chair lift for the RAAF Estate at Cambrai. $11,000.00 RSL Purchase of tables, chairs and a fridge to Pearce Beverley Sub-branch complete the hall renovations and for use by the veteran and wider communities. $3,450.00 RAAF Association Purchase a computer a computer and Pearce Western Australia Branch digital camera to assist with publication of a newsletter. $3,300.00 Legacy Funding for bus trips for the Avon Valley Pearce Perth Legacy Group. $2,700.00 Carers Association Enable carers to take a break and Perth Western Australia recharge through regular planned and carer focused social activities. $90,000.00 Council on the Ageing A progressive strength program for Perth Western Australia people over 50 years of age. $36,047.00 RSL Purchase of new furniture to provide Perth Western Australia Branch improved facilities to meet occupational health and safety standards required for equipment used by frail and aged veterans. $1,730.00 Veterans’ Support Group Purchase of a computer to publish a Perth and LINCS, WA newsletter. $4,044.00 Special Rate Pensioners Bus outings for members. Petrie Association Inc Redcliffe & District $3,000.00 T&PDSA To provide day trips for the members of Petrie Redcliffe the Centre with the view of meeting other veterans. $21,879.00 RSL Purchase of chairs, DVD, microphone to Port Adelaide Largs Bay Sub-branch enhance activities. Collaboration with Seagulls day club. $16,556.00 Vietnam Veterans Training in Service and Repair of Rankin Motorcycle Club motorcycles, motor vehicles and Queensland equipment. $66,431.00 Disabled Ex-servicemen’s Purchase of a community bus for use Reid Social and Welfare Club during social activities and events. Western Districts (NSW)

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$8,235.00 RSL To assist in the provision of furniture and Richmond Murwillumbah Sub-branch equipment to the Oxley Day Care Club. $11,458.00 RSL To provide equipment and furniture to Richmond Alstonville Sub-branch assist in the establishment of the Tibouchina Day Care Club. $7,831.00 RSL, Pottsville District Sub- Provide social interaction and activities Richmond branch for older veterans and wider community. $2,023.00 Naval Association of To provide short, interesting activities & Richmond Australia trips to encourage veterans to stay active Twin Towns Sub-branch and maintain social networks. $3,240.00 Council of Ex- To run 6 bus trips over a 12 month period Richmond Servicewomen’s for 48-50 ex-servicewomen. Associations, Tweed Coolangatta & District $7,750.00 Community Centre Social and community garden project for Riverina Cootamundra ex-service organisations, unemployed and young people. Garden will provide food to a community cafe. $6,482.00 RSL, Sherwood- To purchase equipment to upgrade Ryan Indooroopilly Sub-branch production of current newsletters. $24,158.00 RSL Establish a social program based on Sturt Glynde audiovisual equipment. Purchase tables and chairs. Address social isolation and social networks. Glynde RSL Sub Branch. $2,626.00 War Widows’ Guild of To assist in the provision of a public Sydney Australia address system for the Foster/Tuncurry New South Wales Branch Club and the provision of workshops at Rockdale, Penshurst, Newcastle, Hornsby, Bateman’s Bay and Shoalhaven. $12,150.00 War Widows’ Guild of Develop a strategy and recommendations Sydney Australia for improving war widows access to New South Wales Branch transport to reduce social isolation. $7,929.00 War Widows’ Guild of Provision of a room offering Sydney Australia companionship, support, comfort and a New South Wales Branch learning facility at War Widows’ Guild Head Office. $2,500.00 Bowling Club Purchase and installation of a new Tangney Mount Pleasant gas/electric stove and 2 door refrigerator. $3,050.00 Bowling Club Assistance to purchase new chairs for the Tangney Melville main hall. $50,000.00 RAAF Association Purchase one 6 seat electric cart for each Tangney Western Australia Branch of the Bullcreek, Merriwa and Cambrai Villages to assist frail aged residents to move around the villages. $4,255.00 Employment and Training Partial funding towards the running of the Throsby Wollongong Aged Community Expo.

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$40,719.00 Health Service The East Grampians Health Service is Wannon East Grampians applying for funding to assist with the cost of purchasing a 13-seater bus fitted with a hydraulic wheelchair lift and capacity for two wheelchairs, to be used for community transport. $42,923.00 Shire Council The Southern Grampian Shire is seeking Wannon Southern Grampians funding toward the cost of upgrading the existing walking trail around Lake Hamilton. The aim of the project is to upgrade the walking trail to provide veterans access friendly facility. $1,419.00 RSL The Casterton RSL Sub-branch is Wannon Casterton Sub-branch applying for funding to purchase and install a public address system for use at its Memorial Hall as well as at out-door functions. The aim of the project is to improve communication with the hearing-impaired members. $2,000.00 AIF Swimming Association Assist with the printing of programs and Wentworth of Australia, trophies for the annual national NSW swimming carnival. $6,230.00 Vietnam Veterans To provide and install air-conditioning Wide Bay Association of Australia for the Centre and to purchase and lay Hervey Bay City Sub- floor tiles for the Centre’s kitchen. branch $3,472.00 Vietnam Veterans To purchase a PA system for use at Wide Bay Association of Australia formal group, social and community Cooloola Coast meetings. $2,885.00 Vietnam Veterans To purchase equipment to upgrade and Wide Bay Association of Australia revamp the current ad hoc newsletter Cooloola Coast production. $5,582.00 RSL Funding to purchase equipment which Wills Coburg Sub-branch will help establish their Day Club. The project aims to encourage active participation and provide stimulating recreational activities for veterans & other members. $2,706.00 RSL Funding is to purchase two new indoor Wills Pascoe Vale Sub-branch bowling mats, in order to continue their weekly recreational activity. The aim of the project is to improve safety, maintain social networks & promote health & fitness to club members.

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Grants-in-Aid Program Value Recipient Purpose Electorate (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) $8,000.00 Australian Federation of Travel on repatriation business, Adelaide Totally & Permanently administration and maintenance of Incapacitated equipment and website. Ex-Servicemen and Women $7,250.00 Australian Members Assist with Australian membership of Wentworth Committee, World Veterans World Veterans Federation (WVF) and Federation communication costs of Vice President of WVF; and to assist Australian Members Committee member delegates with travel to Johannesburg to attend the triennial General Assembly of the WVF. $2,326.50 Australian Peacekeeper and Recruitment campaign. Jagajaga Peacemaker Veterans’ Association

$2,348.00 Australian Special Air Purchase of phone/fax for National Curtin Service Association President and Adobe InDesign software for Association’s journal (part package).

$27,000.00 Australian Veterans and Travel on repatriation business, salary of Sydney Defence Services Council office administrator, administration & equipment in recognition of limited resources and services provided to a number of smaller ex-service organisations. $10,000.00 Legacy To defray costs involved in 73rd national Melbourne conference of Legacy Clubs of Australia (held on biennial basis).

$3,500.00 National Association of Purchase of computer, printer and fax Dobell Extremely Disabled War machine. Veterans (Inc)

$1,950.00 Naval Association of Digital light projector. Canberra Australia

$8,000.00 Partners of Veterans Set-up grant consisting: $5 800 for high Newcastle Association of Australia Inc capacity printer; and $2 200 for purchase of office equipment.

$5,000.00 Regular Defence Force To supplement costs associated with Canberra Welfare Association dissemination of information on veterans’ issues and the new MRCS, and to further the Association’s growth.

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$49,144.00 Returned & Services League To assist with costs associated with Canberra of Australia Limited dissemination of information on veterans’ issues to the ex-service community, and to assist with interest payments on the loan for refurbishment of the National Headquarters Building. $15,000.00 Vietnam Veterans To assist with travel and meeting Brand Association of Australia expenditure on repatriation business and office equipment and repairs.

$5,300.00 Vietnam Veterans’ To purchase: Parramatta Federation of Australia • an adobe design package (full package) for the formatting of the Federation’s national journal; • software package to improve accessibility to membership data base; and • phone/fax for the National President; and to replace an outdated computer in the VVFA National Office.

BEST Grants Value Recipient Purpose Electorate (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) $7 550.00 Korea and South East Asia Funding for computer equipment and Adelaide Forces Association of ongoing running costs Australia, South Australia $48 127.00 Legacy Adelaide Funding for salaries and ongoing running Adelaide costs $56 719.00 RSL South Australia Branch Funding for salaries and ongoing running Adelaide costs $34 900.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Adelaide Association of Australia and ongoing running costs South Australia Branch $6 066.00 RSL Mount Gambier Sub- Funding for salaries, computer equipment Barker branch and ongoing running costs $5 335.00 Vietnam and War Veterans Funding for salaries and ongoing running Barker South Australia costs $1 500.00 RSL Laidley Sub-branch Funding for salaries and ongoing running Blair costs $750.00 Veterans' Support and Funding for computer equipment and Blair Advocacy Service Ipswich running costs $2 500.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Blair Federation of Australia running costs Lockyer/Brisbane Valley Sub-branch

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$12 050.00 RAAF Association Mitcham Funding for computer equipment and Boothby Sub-branch running costs $5 610.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Boothby Federation of Australia running costs South Australia Branch $1 000.00 RSL Rockingham Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Brand branch running costs $19 140.00 RSL Mandurah Sub-branch Funding for salaries and ongoing running Brand costs $12 500.00 Armed Services Assistance Funding for salaries and ongoing running Brisbane Centre (Aust) Inc costs Queensland $364.00 Everyman's Welfare Funding for computer equipment Brisbane Services Ltd. Brisbane $500.00 Incapacitated Services Funding for running costs Brisbane Association Australia Newmarket $51 614.00 Legacy Brisbane Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane and ongoing running costs $800.00 Naval Association of Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Australia, Queensland running costs $2 813.00 Regular Defence Force Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Welfare Association running costs Queensland $70 800.00 RSL Queensland Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane and ongoing running costs $20 850.00 RSL Gaythorne Sub-branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane and ongoing running costs $12 136.00 Veterans' Support & Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Advocacy Service Toowong running costs $2 350.00 RSL Bathurst Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Calare running costs $1 245.00 RSL Australian Capital Running costs Canberra Territory Branch $18 700.00 Vietnam Veterans' Salaries and computer equipment Canberra Federation of Australia Australian Capital Territory $318.00 Legacy Club Rockhampton Running Costs Capricornia $8 540.00 RSL Emu Park Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Capricornia running costs $14 280.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Capricornia Federation of Australia and ongoing running costs Rockhampton $385.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Corio Federation of Australia running costs Victoria

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$1 000.00 Regular Defence Force Ongoing running costs Cowan Welfare Association Western Australia $440.00 RSL Wanneroo-Joondalup Ongoing running costs Cowan Sub-branch $4 840.00 Legacy Welfare Fund Coffs Funding for computer equipment and Cowper Harbour running costs $2 150.00 RSL Woolgoolga Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Cowper branch running costs $3 650.00 RSL Bowraville Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Cowper running costs $2 500.00 RSL Coffs Harbour Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Cowper branch running costs $637.00 RSL Maclean Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Cowper running costs $4 300.00 Vietnam Logistical Support Funding for computer equipment and Curtin Veterans Association WA running costs $7 364.00 RSL Mackay Sub-branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Dawson and running costs $2 695.00 Legacy Hobart Funding for computer equipment and Denison running costs $57 200.00 RSL Hobart Salaries, computer equipment and Denison ongoing running costs $8 000.00 RSL Caboolture-Morayfield Salaries for Administration Assistant Dickson District Sub-branch $12 050.00 RSL Pine Rivers Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Dickson branch running costs $3 650.00 RSL Terrigal-Wamberal Funding for computer equipment and Dobell Sub-branch running costs $350.00 Vietnam Forces Association Ongoing running costs Dobell Central Coast Hunter Valley $2 650.00 RSL Bega Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro running costs $2 000.00 RSL Moruya Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro running costs $440.00 RSL Queanbeyan Sub- Ongoing running costs Eden-Monaro branch $3 650.00 RSL Narooma Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro running costs $350.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Fairfax Association of Australia running costs Sunshine Coast Sub-branch $1 386.00 RSL Beaudesert Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Forde running costs $3 318.00 Veterans' Support and Funding for computer equipment and Forde Advocacy Service running costs Jimboomba

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$3 300.00 Royal Australian Regiment Funding for computer equipment and Forrest Association Western running costs Australia $1 000.00 Royal Australian Regiment Funding for computer equipment and Forrest Association running costs Western Australia $1 350.00 RSL Busselton Sub-branch Ongoing running costs Forrest $6 010.00 RSL Donnybrook Sub- Ongoing running costs Forrest branch $4 930.00 Kindred Organisations Funding for computer equipment and Fraser Committee Australian running costs Capital Territory $15 350.00 Legacy Club Canberra Salaries and ongoing running costs Fraser $5 300.00 RSL Huskisson Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Gilmore running costs $2 000.00 RSL Toowoomba Sub- P/time Admin Support Running Costs Groom branch Continued leased computer equipment $7 080.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Herbert Association of Australia running costs Townsville Sub-branch $29 695.00 ESO Support Centre Funding for computer equipment and Hinkler Bundaberg & District running costs $350.00 Legacy Club Gladstone Running Costs Hinkler $300.00 RSL Cessnock Sub-branch Internet costs Hunter $4 192.00 RSL Kalgoorlie Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Kalgoorlie running costs $1 082.00 RSL Charters Towers Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Kennedy branch running costs $3 850.00 RSL Cardwell Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Kennedy running costs $2 235.00 Ex RAAF Motor Transport running costs Lalor Drivers Association Inc, National $15 658.00 RSL Far Northern District Funding for computer equipment and Leichhardt ESO Support Centre Cairns running costs $1 818.00 RSL Bribie Island Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Longman branch running costs $350.00 Legacy Taree/Forster Funding for computer equipment and Lyne Tuncurry Division running costs $3 564.00 RSL Harrington-Crowdy Computer equipment and ongoing Lyne Head Sub-branch running costs $7 980.00 Vietnam Veterans Salaries for pension officer Lyne Association of Australia Hastings/Manning/Macleay Sub-branch $750.00 RSL Mittagong Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Macarthur running costs

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$3 080.00 Vietnam Veterans & Ongoing running costs Macquarie Associated Forces Incorporated Blue Mountains $1 636.00 RSL Roma Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa running costs $3 400.00 RSL Warwick Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa running costs $3 400.00 RSL St George Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa running costs $1 250.00 Veterans' Support and Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa Advocacy Service running costs Warwick $8 026.00 RSL Currumbin Palm Salaries, computer equipment and McPherson Beach Sub-branch ongoing running costs $10 945.00 Legacy Melbourne Salaries, computer equipment and Melbourne ongoing running costs $350.00 Regular Defence Force Ongoing running costs Melbourne Welfare Association Victoria $402 776.00 RSL/VVAA Victorian Salaries, computer equipment and Melbourne Branch ongoing running costs $3 300.00 Legacy Club Gold Coast Salaries, computer equipment and Moncrieff Sub-branch ongoing running costs $2 750.00 RSL Surfers Paradise Sub- Salaries, computer equipment and Moncrieff branch ongoing running costs $2 000.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Moncrieff Association of Australia running costs Southport & Districts Sub- branch $12 100.00 Vietnam Veterans' Salaries, computer equipment and Moncrieff Federation of Australia ongoing running costs Queensland $15 000.00 RSL Tamworth Sub-branch Salaries, computer equipment and New England ongoing running costs $350.00 RSL Glen Innes Sub-branch Ongoing running costs New England $1 000.00 RSL Norfolk Island Sub- Ongoing running costs Norfolk Island branch $1 000.00 RSL Geraldton Sub-branch Ongoing running costs O'Connor $1 100.00 RSL Albany Sub-branch Computer equipment and ongoing O'Connor running costs $5 100.00 RSL Collie Cardiff Sub- Computer equipment and ongoing O'Connor branch running costs $3 300.00 RSL Narrogin Sub-branch Computer equipment and ongoing O'Connor running costs $350.00 RSL Narrogin Sub-branch Computer equipment and ongoing O'Connor running costs

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$40 318.00 RSL Moreton District Sub- Salaries, computer equipment and Oxley branch ongoing running costs $8 250.00 RSL Sherwood- Salaries, computer equipment and Oxley Indooroopilly Sub-branch ongoing running costs $330.00 RSL Alstonville Sub-branch Ongoing running costs Page $14 850.00 Vietnam Veterans Ongoing running costs Page Association of Australia Far North Coast (NSW) Sub- branch $61 050.00 RSL Western Australia Salaries, computer equipment and Perth Branch ongoing running costs $2 000.00 Veterans' Support Group Salaries Perth and LINCS WA $7 318.00 RSL Redcliffe Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Petrie running costs $1 350.00 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Funding for computer equipment and Reid Islander Veterans & running costs Services Association of Australia, New South Wales $140 850.00 Vietnam Veterans salaries, computer equipment and Reid Association of Australia ongoing running costs Granville Sub-branch $1 822.00 RSL Ballina Sub-branch Funding for computer equipment and Richmond running costs $3 650.00 RSL Brunswick Heads / Funding for computer equipment and Richmond Billinudgel Sub-branch running costs $3,850.00 RSL Tweed Heads & Funding for computer equipment and Richmond Coolangatta Sub-branch running costs $3 163.00 Incapacitated Servicemen's Funding for computer equipment and Riverina & Women's Association Inc running costs Cootamundra $385.00 RSL Wagga Wagga Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Riverina branch running costs $350.00 RSL Gosford Sub-branch Ongoing running costs Robertson $2 795.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Robertson Association of Australia running costs Gosford City Sub-branch $4 012.00 RSL Funding for computer equipment and Stirling Osborne Park Sub-branch running costs $55 500.00 Legacy Salaries and ongoing running costs Swan Perth $147 350.00 RSL (NSW) Welfare & Funding for salaries, computer equipment Sydney Benevolent Fund and ongoing running costs New South Wales $75 350.00 Sydney Legacy Appeals Funding for salaries, computer equipment Sydney Fund, Sydney and ongoing running costs

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$82 250.00 Vietnam Veterans Salaries, computer equipment and Warringah Association of Australia ongoing running costs New South Wales Branch $5 318.00 Legacy Club Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay Maryborough running costs $3 000.00 RSL Wondai Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay running costs $5 000.00 RSL Hervey Bay Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay branch running costs $4 582.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay Association of Australia running costs Hervey Bay City Sub- branch $2 550.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay Association of Australia running costs Cooloola Coast $2 000.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay Association of Australia running costs Gympie

Commemoration Grants Value Recipient Purpose Electorate (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) $3,000 RAAF Association Inc (SA) Refurbish RAAF memorabilia and Adelaide relocate to new premises $957 Vietnam Veterans' Flagpole replacement for Kangaroo Adelaide Association of Australia - Island South Australia Branch $4,000 Totally and Permanently Construct a memorial garden for TPI Adelaide Incapacitated Association of veterans South Australia $1,040 RSL - SA Branch Inc Refurbish a WWI Honour Board and Adelaide Relocate to Torrens Parade Ground $2,320 Army Museum of South Build a Kokoda Track Diorama at the Adelaide Australia Army Museum in Keswick $2,480 RSL - SA Branch Inc Relocate a John Dowie Sculpture to the Adelaide State RSL Anzac House Torrens Training Depot, Adelaide $3,000 Federation Committee Publish a book 'Pirating the Aghia Irini' Aston Wantirna South $1,095 Soldiers Memorial Hall - Erect a soldier settler plaque at the Ballarat Burrumbeet Burrumbeet Soldiers Memorial Hall $3,500 Arms and Militaria Restore a WWI German 150mm Ballarat Collectors Society - Ballarat Howitzer in Ballarat

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$790 Historical Society Inc - Install a Plaque in Rokewood to Ballarat Leigh and District - Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bannockburn Settlement by WWII Ex-servicemen $3,000 Australian Legion of Ex- Install a memorabilia cabinet and honour Banks Servicemen and Women - board at the Riverwood Sub-Branch of Riverwood Sub-Branch the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women $628 53rd Australian Composite Install a plaque at the Australian War Banks Anti-Aircraft Regimental Memorial dedicated to members of the Association 53rd Australian Composite Anti-Aircraft Regimental Association $2,436 Karoonda East Murray Restore three honour rolls for display in Barker District the Karoonda Institute $4,000 Lameroo RSL Sub Branch Improve access to Lameroo RSL Barker Memorial Gates $1,484 Mallee Health Service Construct a War Memorial at Karoonda Barker and District Soldiers Memorial Hospital $2,000 Parndana Soldier Settlers Erect a Shelter for a Mortar and Plaque at Barker Museum the Parndana Soldier Settlement Museum $3,769 Allendale East Soldiers Refurbish Memorial at the Entrance of Barker Memorial Park Inc the Soldiers Memorial Park, Allendale East $2,767 District Council of Grant Refurbish the Arch, Plaques and Barker Supporting Pillars at the Kongorong War Memorial at Port MacDonnell $1,725 Mannum RSL Replace the Bronze Laurel Wreath Stolen Barker from the WWII Honour Roll on the Mannum War Memorial $2,500 Ramsgate RSL Sub-Branch Remove and relocate part of the honour Barton board at the Ramsgate RSL Sub-Branch club rooms $500 National Servicemen's Erect a plaque in Royal Park, Launceston Bass Association of Australia - Launceston Sub-branch $2,000 Reservoir Primary School Construct a memorial in Reservoir to Batman honour former resident and ex- servicemen and women from the district $2,398 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Display Cabinet to House Regimental Batman Horse Regimental Museum Colours for 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment Museum $2,200 Bridgewater and Inglewood Repair and refurbish the Inglewood War Bendigo RSL Sub-Branch Memorial $2,500 Bendigo RSL Sub Branch Produce twelve 'Saluting Their Service' Bendigo street banners for display in Bendigo Mall leading up to $3,460 Loddon Shire Council Create a Traffic Island Around the Bendigo Inglewood War Memorial

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$3,000 Ryde RSL Sub-Branch Restore military histories held at the Bennelong Ryde District RSL Sub-Branch $1,000 45/54 Association/54th A/A 60th Anniversary Reunion for 45/54 Bennelong Regiment Association and 54th A/A Regiment $600 2/12 Australian Field Hold a luncheon to commemorate the Berowra Regiment Association 60th anniversary of the amphibious and (NSW Branch) land assaults by the 2/12 AFR in New Guinea $3,000 7th Division Cavalry Publish a Unit History of the 7th Division Berowra Regiment Association Cavalry Regiment in the Beachheads Campaign in New Guinea during 1942- 1943 $4,000 Nanango Shire Council Refurbish and Upgrade Nanango War Blair Memorial $333 Yarraman RSL Sub-Branch Repair the Yarraman War Memorial and Blair Restore the Honour Board at the Community Hall $4,000 City of Playford Relocate Smithfield War Memorial Bonython $3,000 Wood, Barry Publish a biography of Corporal Frank Braddon MacDonald MM $420 Malaya and Borneo Erect a plaque on the Memorial Cenotaph Braddon Veterans Association (North at Anzac Park, Smithton West Branch) $850 9th Australian Division Hold a reunion lunch for 9th Division in Bradfield Council (NSW) Sydney in 2003 $7,000 Vietnam Logistical Support Publish a booklet 'The Vung Tau Ferry' Brisbane Veterans' Association (Qld and hold a national reunion Branch) $2,000 460 Squadron RAAF Hold a final reunion for 460 Squadron Brisbane Association (Qld) $40,000 Queensland Museum Sharing Their Legacy Museums Project Brisbane at the Queensland Museum $2,000 State School - Milton Erect a community memorial in the Brisbane Milton State School Commemorative Garden and upgrade surrounding garden $3,000 Marks-Hirschfeld Museum Restoration of Three Paintings from Brisbane of Medical History Changi Prison Depicting Medical Diseases, and Purchasd a Display Cabinet $2,000 School - Brisbane Grammar Erect a Post 1945 Honour Board at Brisbane Brisbane Grammar $3,000 RAAF Beaufort Squadrons Publish a Unit History Titled Song of the Brisbane Association (Qld) Beauforts $7,000 Korean Veterans Place Plaques on 50 Bruce Association of Australia Inc Memorials (Vic) $1,681 Mount Macedon Memorial Repair vandalism to the mount Macedon Burke Cross Committee Memorial Cross

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$4,000 Woodend Colour Erect a WWI War Memorial in the Burke Spectacular Group Woodend , Woodend $814 Holy Cross Catholic Repair and Re-install the Flagpole at Burke Primary School Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, and Install an Indoor Flagpole $1,111 St Bridgid's Primary School Install a Flagpole at St Bridgid's Primary Burke - Gisborne School, Gisborne, to be Used on Days of Commemoration $4,000 Oberon RSL Sub-Branch Erect a new memorial in Oberon Calare $4,000 Lithgow City Council Refurbish the Wallerawang District War Calare Memorial $3,000 Cabonne Food Wine and Display wartime memorabilia in Cudal Calare Culture Centre $4,000 Cooee March Memorial Construct a memorial gateway in Molong Calare Gateway Committee $18,226 Cowra POW Breakout 60th Hold the Cowra POW Breakout 60th Calare Anniversary Committee Anniversary Program $1,100 RAAF Association (Orange) Purchase a ceremonial banner for the Calare RAAF Association, Orange $3,000 Tourism Corporation - Display of POW memorabilia at the Calare Cowra Cowra Visitors Centre $4,000 City of Orange RSL Sub Upgrade the City of Orange Cenotaph Calare branch $1,132 College - Emmaus Erect a flagpole at Emmaus Catholic Calwell Primary School, Syndenham $1,276 St Francis de Sales Primary Erect a flagpole at St Francis De Sales Calwell School Oak Park Primary School for use on commemorative days $2,000 Huggonson, David Produce a CD with photographs and Canberra wartime biographies of WWI Aboriginal soldiers $610 5th Battalion Association Install a 5th Battalion RAR plaque at the Canberra Royal Australian Army Regiment $3,000 Bar, Geoffrey Publish a book titled Beyond the Myth Canberra Australian Military Police 1914–1918 $500 Royal Australian Armoured Install a plaque on the Cambrai Village Canning Corps Association (WA) Commemorative Wall $300 3 RAR Assault Pioneer Hold a 35th anniversary reunion for 3rd Canning Platoon - Canning Vale Royal Australian Regiments (3 RAR) Branch Assault Pioneer Platoon $3,000 Browning, Neville Publish a Unit History of the 52nd Canning Battalion $3,148 Yeppoon RSL Sub-Branch Relocate Commemorative Gate Posts in Capricornia Yeppoon $3,000 Morrison House Inc Undertake a joint veterans and schools Casey project in Mt Evelyn

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$680 77th Anti-Aircraft Install a plaque in Rocky Creek War Casey Searchlight Association Memorial Park dedicated to the 77th Australian mobile searchlight $1,100 Croydon RSL Sub-Branch Display cabinet at Croydon RSL Sub- Casey Branch to house wartime memorabilia $414 Signals 7th Australian Place a plaque in the Rocky Creek War Casey Division AIF (Vic Division) Memorial Park dedicated to members of Signals 7th Australian Division AIF $4,000 Collie Cardiff RSL Sub Update and improve existing run down Charlton Branch Cardiff Memorial $4,000 Wangi Wangi RSL Sub- Restore and repair a 25 pound field gun Charlton Branch which forms part of the memorial and was recently vandalised. $462 2/9 Australian Field Erect a plaque at Rocky Creek War Cook Regiment Association Memorial Park dedicated to 2/9 Australian Field Regiment Association $1,500 Historical Society Inc, Leigh Erect a soldier settler plaque in Shelford Corangamite and District, Bannockburn $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a memorial at Geelong RSL Sub- Corangamite Association of Australia, Branch Geelong Branch $1,500 Waurn Ponds Memorial Display an anti-aircraft gun at the Waurn Corangamite Reserve Committee Ponds Memorial Reserve $2,651 Colac RSL Sub-Branch Replace Boer War plaque on Colac Corangamite Cenotaph $935 Anglesea RSL Sub Branch Restore a WWII 25 pounder field gun at Corangamite Anglesea $700 HMAS Westralia Hold a dedication ceremony at the Cowan Association (WA) Rockingham Naval Memorial Park $400 29th Australian Infantry Install a plaque at the Australian War Cowper Brigade Association (NSW Memorial dedicated to the 29th Branch) Australian Infantry Brigade $1,620 Nambucca Heads RSL Sub- Erect a plaque on the Sandakan-Ranau Cowper Branch Death March Memorial at Nambucca Heads $3,000 2/28 Australian Infantry Restore and preserve on DVD more than Curtin Battalion and 28 Anti Tank 1,000 slides which record the wartime service of 28 Battalion $2,500 RAAF Association ACS Erect a stained glass window at the Curtin Sub-branch (WA Division) RAAF Estate in Meadow Springs commemorating Airfield Construction Squadrons $1,600 City of Subiaco RSL Sub Erect a plaque outside Subiaco Primary Curtin Branch School $4,000 The Town of Claremont Restore Claremont war memorial Curtin Council $2,500 Veterans Support Group Inc Erect a war memorial at the Mackay Dawson - Mackay Veterans Support Centre

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$1,000 Primary School, Our Lady Erect a flagpole at Our Lady of Perpetual Deakin of Perpetual Succour Succour Primary School, Ringwood $3,000 Hobart RSL Purchase 37 banners to be carried by Denison school students in the Anzac Day parade in Hobart each year $1,600 Primary School, Albuera Restoration of the Albuera Street Primary Denison Street School's two WWI honour boards $1,500 RSL Tasmanian Branch A Memorabilia Display for Frank Denison MacDonald at the Victoria Cross Memorial Room at Anglesea Barracks $2,000 Australian Army Trackers & Erect a memorial walk and reflection Denison Dogs Association space in the Glenorchy Community $1,188 RAAF Association (Pine Collect RAAF memorabilia for display Dickson Rivers Sub-Branch) $3,350 Naval Association of A memorial in Brisbane dedicated to Dickson Australia, Brisbane Sub- HMAS Moreton and Navy Personnel Section $4,000 Ourimbah-Lisarow RSL Restoration of the Ourimbah-Lisarow Dobell Sub-Branch War Memorial and its immediate surrounds $2,288 Terrigal-Wamberal RSL Erect three service plaques to the Dobell Sub Branch memorial wall at the Terrigal Beach war memorial $1,275 Australian Special Wireless Erect a plaque dedicated to the Wireless Dunkley Group Association Group at the Mornington Racecourse $3,000 Historical Society, Bega Collect, audit wartime memorabilia held Eden-Monaro Valley at Bega Valley Historical Society $3,000 Braidwood RSL Sub Branch Research and publish Braidwood wartime Eden-Monaro history $4,000 Towamba Progress Upgrade the Towamba War Memorials Eden-Monaro Association $500 Residents Association - Upgrade the Emerald Gardens Anzac Fadden Emerald Gardens Memorial in Coombabah $180 National Servicemen's Attach plaques to the Redland Bay War Fadden Association of Australia– Memorial and the Cleveland Cenotaph Brisbane Ease and Bayside Branch $800 Mary Valley RSL Sub- Replace two pillars on the RSL Memorial Fairfax Branch in Kandanga $3,000 Historical Museum, Restore a WWII military rail locomotive Fairfax Nambour and District for display at the Nambour Museum $3,000 Council Provide interpretive signage indicating Farrer the historic site of the dual RAAF Avro– Anson land in 1940 $2,250 Tocumwal Rotary Club Hold a ceremony to celebrate opening of Farrer two new bridges at Tocumwal $616 Walla Walla RSL Sub- Restore and refurbish three honour rolls Farrer Branch located at the Walla Walla Memorial Hall

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$4,000 Council Restore the Union Jack War Memorial in Farrer Tumbarumba, and upgrade the immediate surrounds $4,000 Public Hall Management Upgrade and refurbish the Burrumbuttock Farrer Committee - Burrumbuttock War Memorial and honour boards $2,833 Wakool Action Group Erect a plaque on the Wakool and District Farrer War Memorial, and pave the immediate area $2,000 Red Hill Consolidated Construct a memorial peace garden in the Flinders School grounds of Red Hill Consolidated School $2,000 Primary School, Boneo Establish an Anzac walk and garden at Flinders Boneo Primary School $3,000 Slouch Hat Publications Publish the history of the 7th Battalion, Flinders Rosebud 1914-1919 $2,000 Primary School, Install a plaque at Moorooduc Primary Flinders Moorooduc School $2,180 Tamborine Mountain RSL Purchase display units and bookcases for Forde Sub-Branch Tamborine Mountain RSL Sub-Branch $3,000 Boonah RSL Sub Branch Display cabinets for Boonah RSL Sub- Forde Branch $3,000 Beaudesert RSL Sub Branch Construct a memorial wall with display Forde niches in the Beaudesert RSL Sub-Branch to House Wartime Memorabilia $4,000 Rathdowney RSL Sub- Repairs to the Rathdowney and District Forde Branch Memorial Gates $1,157 Collie Cardiff RSL Install a flagpole in the newly created Forrest Remembrance Garden in front of the RSL Hall in Collie $660 Bunbury RSL Sub Branch Restore the Rathmines Memorial in Forrest Bunbury $4,000 Progress Group Inc - Enhance the Yarloop War Memorial Forrest Yarloop $3,417 Harvey and Districts RSL Relocate the Existing War Memorial and Forrest Sub-branch Create a Dedicated Area for the Brunswick War Memorial $4,000 Huonville Reference Group Restore the Franklin WWII Memorial Franklin Gates $1,450 Kingborough RSL Sub- Restore and Upgrade the Snug War Franklin branch Memorial $650 Korea and South East Asia Hold a reunion to commemorate the 50th Fraser Forces Association (ACT) anniversary of the Korean War Armistice $3,000 Hold a final reunion of the National RAN Fraser Corvettes Association (ACT Corvettes Association in Canberra in Branch) 2003 $940 St Margaret's Primary Erect a flagpole at St Margaret's School, Gellibrand School Maribyrnong Maribryrnong

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$2,563 Shoalhaven Heads RSL Upgrade Shoalhaven Heads War Gilmore Sub-Branch Memorial $1,747 St George's Basin RSL Sub- Upgrade the St Georges Basin Public Gilmore Branch School Memorial $4,000 Bass Coast Shire Redevelop Wonthaggi Cenotaph Soldiers Gippsland Reserve $479 Primary School - Lucknow Install a plaque in the grounds of Gippsland Lucknow Primary School $750 Devon North Primary Restoration of the Devon North War Gippsland School Memorial, Which is in Urgent Need of Repair $680 3rd Australian Division Erect a plaque in the Rocky Creek War Goldstein (AIF) Memorial Park dedicated to the units of 3rd Australian Division (AIF) $2,000 Combined RAAF Airfield Hold a 60th Anniversary Celebration of Goldstein Construction Squadrons the Formation of the RAAF Airfield (Vic Branch) Squadron $8,000 Erect a WWII Memorial at the Steel Park Grayndler Recreation Complex in South Marrickville $2,000 High School, Ashfield Boys Erect a community war memorial at Grayndler Ashfield Boys High $4,000 Naval Association Australia/ Restore HMAS Nirimba Memorial and Greenway Nirimba Sub-section hold a 10th Anniversary memorial service $2,000 Nagle College Create a commemorative garden with Greenway plaque dedicated to the women of the Australian Army Nursing Corps $4,000 Riverton RSL Sub-Branch Erect a new war memorial in Riverton Grey $2,766 Morchard Hall Committee Restore WWI photographs of ex- Grey servicemen from the Morchard district for display in the Orroroo RSL Hall $4,000 Jamestown RSL Renovate the memorial gates entrance at Grey Memorial Park, Jamestown $2,037 Hall Management Restore and conserve the Hallett WWI Grey Committee, Hallett Honour Roll, repair the Willalo and District Honour Board, and erect a granite vase on the Hallett War Memorial $1,800 Crystal Brook RSL Sub Erect an honour board at the Chrystal Grey Branch Brook Institute $880 Butler Bridge Hall Replace the honour Boards at Butler Grey Bridge Hall $3,000 Peterborough RSL Sub- Restore the Peterborough War Memorial Grey Branch $1,924 Port Broughton RSL Sub Refurbish a WWII Bofors Gun in Port Grey Branch Broughton $4,000 Clare RSL Sub, Branch Construct a memorial in Clare Grey

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$1,684 Stanley Flat Soldiers' Place a plaque at the Stanley Flat Avenue Grey Memorial Hall Inc of Honour $1,350 Mount Remarkable District Install an Honour Roll in Wilmington Grey Council Hall $648 War Memorial Hall Inc - Replace the Mannahill Roll of Honour Grey Mannahill $931 Laura RSL Sub-Branch Upgrade the War Memorial in Laura Grey $600 Sunderlanders Association Hold a 65th anniversary reunion of Griffith (Qld Branch) Sunderlanders $40,000 Queensland Museum Queensland Museum 'Sharing Their Griffith Legacy' museums project $3,000 Toowoomba State High Produce a booklet with a brief history of Groom School the HMAS Toowomba $4,000 National Servicemen's Build a State Memorial to National Groom Assoc of Australia (Qld) Inc Servicemen in Toowoomba $3,000 Kandos Museum Restore and display wartime photos held Gwydir by Kandos Museum $3,000 Gunnedah Museum Restore and display wartime memorabilia Gwydir in Gunnedah Rural Museum $3,600 Vietnam Veterans and Construct a new memorial in Murrurundi Gwydir Veterans Motorcycle Club Murrundi Branch $3,565 Baradine RSL Sub Branch Erect a memorial wall at the Baradine Gwydir RSL Sub-branch $3,000 McDonald, Ean Publish a book titled Flip Side War Hasluck $1,230 Shire of Kalamunda (WA) Install safety lighting to the Darling Hasluck Range War Memorial $2,000 P&C Association, Hermit Enhance the memorial area at Hermit Herbert Park State School Park State School, Townsville $3,000 Maritime Museum of Create a Permanent Wartime Exhibition Herbert Townsville at the Maritime Museum of Townsville $7,000 City of Charles Sturt Repair an historic wartime leadlight Hindmarsh window and restore 20 photographs $2,000 State School, Bundaberg Install a commemorative Anzac Hinkler South Memorial and garden within the Bundaberg South State School grounds $1,200 Rotary Club of Childers Replace the fence surrounding Doolbi Hinkler War Memorial $1,772 Marmor Anzac Day Erect a war memorial at Marmor Hinkler Commemorations Memorial Park Committee $3,000 Davis, Donald Publish a history of the Volunteer Air Hotham Observers Corps in Australia during 1941–1945 $500 80 Squadron Association Hold a final reunion for members of 80 Hotham Squadron

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$600 7th Division AASC Erect a plaque in the Rocky Creek War Hotham Association Memorial Park to commemorate the 7th Division AASC Supply Column $3,000 4 RAR (Commando) Purchase a Display Case to House 4RAR Hughes Museum Foundation (Commando s) 40-year History; and Write a Book About the Battalion $2,000 Tharawal Primary School Erect a remembrance garden and Hughes monument in the grounds of Tharawal Primary School $2,000 Taylors Creek Landcare Install a plaque dedicated to the Hume Currandooley and Willeroo World War II soldier settlers $1,335 Cowra RSL Sub Branch Erect two plaques at Cowra RSL Sub- Hume Branch clubrooms $1,000 Wallendbeen Memorial Hall Erect a plaque on the Wallendbeen WWI Hume Memorial Obelisk $4,000 Boorowa RSL Sub Branch Redevelop Boorowa War Memorial Hume $4,000 8 Battalion Royal Australian Install an 8 RAR War Memorial in Hume Regiment Bowral $2,000 Lake Bathurst Function Provide a WWII Educational Display at Hume Centre Lake Bathurst $3,000 Goulburn City Council Erect Two Seats at Goulburn War Hume Memorial $693 Boorowa RSL Sub Branch Erect Two Plaques on the Boorowa War Hume Memorial $500 Goulburn RSL/Vietnam Upgrade the HMAS Goulburn Memorial Hume Veterans' of Australia, at the Cathedral Church St Saviours in Shepparton Goulburn $3,800 Benalla RSL Sub Branch Upgrade the war memorial Indi at Baddaginnie $4,000 Beechworth RSLSub- Restore the Beechworth Cenotaph and Indi Branch surrounding grounds $2,000 Vietnam and Associated Hold an exhibition 'What Price Freedom' Indi Veterans Club (Albury Wodonga Branch) $1,000 Vietnam and Associated Construct a display case to house wartime Indi Veterans Club (Albury memorabilia in Wodonga Wodonga Branch) $4,000 Yackandandah Memorial Erect a roll of honour in Yackandandah Indi Committee $4,000 Stanley Cemetery Trust Erect memorial gates at Stanley Public Indi School $979 Eldorado Preservation Erect a Plaque on the Boer War Memorial Indi Group at Eldorado $4,000 Baddaginnie Community Relocate the Baddaginnie War Memorial Indi Inc

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$4,000 Wahgunyah Progress Upgrade the Wahgunyah Memorial Indi Association Garden $3,944 Mentone RSL Sub-Branch Relocate the Mentone Parade Park Isaacs Memorial and flagpoles $2,519 Primary School - Eltham Refurbish the Eltham Primary School Jagajaga Honour Board $1,000 Primary School - Eltham Erect a flagpole at Eltham East Primary Jagajaga School, and landscape the immediate area $1,000 National Servicemen's Erect a plaque at Heidelberg Repatriation Jagajaga Association Northern Hospital Districts $2,300 1st Armoured Regiment Hold a 40th anniversary reunion to Jagajaga Association Inc, Briar Hill commemorate the deployment of the Australian Armoured Regiment in Vietnam $985 Association of First Infantry Install a plaque dedicated to the First Jagajaga Battalions, Greensborough Infantry Battalion at the Remembrance Garden, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital $4,000 Shire of Dundas Relocate plaques to a new wall in the Kalgoorlie foyer of the New Dundas Shire Council Offices $3,000 Gascoyne Memorial Fund Erect a Fence Around the Andrew Kalgoorlie Inc Drummond Memorial and Refurbish Two Plaques $1,250 Eastern Goldfields Defence Attach two plaques to the memorial at Kalgoorlie Services Charitable Trust Kalgoorlie RSL & Ex-services Memorial Club $1,000 Esperance RSL Sub-Branch Place plaques on the Esperance War Kalgoorlie (WA) Memorial to commemorate Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam $2,000 State School, East Erect a memorial arch/gateway leading to Kennedy Palmerston the East Palmerston State School $4,000 Mount Isa City Council Construct a new war memorial in Kennedy Camooweal $880 Gibbons, Dennis Hold a major Anzac Day photographic Kingsford Smith exhibition $4,000 St John's Anglican Church Upgrade and restore memorial and flag Kingsford Smith Maroubra pole, Maroubra $1,850 Touched by Fire Australia Extend the 'Touched by Fire' display Kingston Morphett Vale trailer $4,000 City of Onkaparinga Erect an eternal flame in the Memorial Kingston Gardens at Onkaparinga $1,446 RSL, Korea Veterans' Erect a plaque in the Austin and Kooyong Repatriation Medical Centre naming all Victorians who died in the Korean War $380 Benetas Erect a plaque in the Commemorative Kooyong Garden at Benetas

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$1,140 Christian School - Belgrave Erect a flagpole in the grounds of La Trobe Heights Belgrave Heights Christian School $688 Thomas Carr College Install a Memorial Commemorating the Lalor Malayan and Indonesian Conflicts at Thomas Carr College $3,000 B-24 Liberator Memorial Restore and replace items of memorabilia Lalor Restoration Fund Inc damaged by a storm at the Association's warehouse $4,000 Cairns RSL Sub-Branch Erect a plinth and plaque on the Cairns Leichhardt Esplanade $680 RAAF Association (Cairns Erect a plaque at the Rocky Creek War Leichhardt Branch) Memorial Park dedicated to members of 5 Squadron and 100 Squadron $12,000 St Augustine's Pipe Organ Restoration of St Augustine's memorial Lilley Restoration Committee pipe organ $620 Royal Australian Survey Place a plaque dedicated to the Royal Lilley Corps Association (Qld Australian Survey Corps at the Rocky Branch) Creek War Memorial Park $375 2nd Battalion RAR Place a plaque dedicated to the 2nd Lilley Association Inc Battalion RAR in the Memorial Walkway at Chris Cunningham Park, Tweed Heads $1,100 Jamison Gardens Aged Care Erect a memorial in the Jamison Gardens Lindsay Centre Aged Care Centre $3,200 Penrith RSL Sub Branch Upgrade the Castlereagh Roll of Honour Lindsay Obelisk $695 Jamison Gardens Aged Care Erect a flagpole at the Jamison Gradens Lindsay Centre Memorial $4,000 Katherine RSL Sub-Branch Realign the RSL War Memorial Lingiari Cenotaph in O'Shea Park $4,000 Humpty Doo Village Green Upgrade the Humpty Doo War Memorial Lingiari Management Board Inc $2,030 Community Government Upgrade Elliott Memorial Lingiari Council, Elliott District $2,000 Air Defence Queensland Hold a national reunion in Woodside for Longman members of Air Defence in 2004 $4,000 National Naval Reunion Hold a national naval reunion in Sydney Lowe 2004 in 2004 $3,273 113th AGH Memorial Illuminate the stained glass panel of the Lowe Chapel, Concord Repat 113 AGH Memorial Chapel at Concord General Hospital Hospital, Concord $450 Just Paddlers Inc A 60th anniversary commemorative Lyne plaque for Operation Jaywick $1,200 Steppes Community Hall Erect a plaque in the grounds of the Lyons Committee Steppes Community Hall, Bothwell $500 HMAS Barcoo Association Reunion for 60th anniversary of the Macarthur (NSW Branch) commissioning of HMAS Barcoo

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$3,000 Naval Association of Erect a Naval Memorial Anchor in Macarthur Australia, Campbelltown Campbelltown and District Sub-branch $4,000 Camden Council Restore three WWI field guns in Camden Macarthur $4,000 Narabeen RSL Sub-Branch Restore the Narrabeen War Memorial Mackellar $3,000 Armadillo Aero–Nautica Display cases to house wartime Mackellar Museum memorabilia in the Armadillo Aero– Nautica Museum $680 35th Australian Infantry Install a plaque at the Rocky Creek War Mackellar Battalion AIF Association, Memorial Park Dedicated to the 35th Newport Branch Australian Infantry Battalion AIF $4,000 Avalon Beach RSL Sub- Relocate and update the Avalon Beach Mackellar branch RSL Cenotaph $1,045 RAAF Association Erect a plaque on the RAAF memorial in Macquarie (Richmond Branch) Friendship Park, Richmond $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a war memorial in Leura Macquarie Association of Australia (NSW Branch) $870 National Servicemen's Replace bronze plaque stolen from Para Makin Association of Australia - Districts National Servicemen's Memorial Para Districts Sub-branch in Salisbury $4,000 Nhill RSL Sub Branch Refurbish the Nhill World War I War Mallee Memorial in Goldsworthy Park, Nhill $1,500 Apsley War Memorial Erect a plaque dedicated to the soldier Mallee settlers from Newlands Estate, Apsley $3,000 Warracknabeal and Districts Publish the history of veterans from the Mallee Historical Society Inc Warracknabeal district from WWII to Vietnam $370 Public Hall Committee, Erect a new Lawloit and district honour Mallee Lawloit roll outside the Lawloit Pulic Hall $3,900 Wycheproof RSL Sub- Restore War Memorial Mallee Branch $2,222 Woorinen RSL Sub-Branch Restore Woorinen memorial gates Mallee $2,500 Mildura RSL Sub-branch Refurbish Mildura Cenotaph Mallee $2,350 Donald RSL Sub Branch Replace wooden crosses erected at the Mallee base of trees in the garden of the Donald Ex-service Nursing Home $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a memorial dedicated to National Mallee Association, Mallee Sub- Servicemen in Henderson Park, Mildura branch $3,938 Kiata Cemetery Trust Erect a war memorial in Kiata for Mallee Veterans From the District $591 Warracknabeal RSL Sub- Restore Original Photographic WWI Roll Mallee Branch of Honour Dedicated to Veterans from the Crymelon District $1,260 Memorial Hall Committee, Erect a World War II Honour Board in Maranoa Burncluith the Burncluith Memorial Hall

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$500 Assumption College Erect an honour board at Warwick Maranoa Assumption College $798 25th Battalion Association, Restore and display wartime memorabilia Maranoa Stanthorpe Sub-Branch from members of the 25th Battalion Stanthorpe Sub-Branch $3,000 Historical Society, Display cabinets for Millmerran and Maranoa Millmerran District Historical Society $2,000 Inglewood Shire Council Refurbish the Inglewood WWI honour Maranoa board $1,500 State School, Freestone Install a memorial plaque and garden at Maranoa Freestone State School $4,000 Stanthorpe Shire Council Upgrade Stanthorpe Maranoa $78 Anzac Day Committee - Erect a plaque at Bell War Memorial Maranoa Bell $4,000 Murweh Shire Council Replace the base of the Morven war Maranoa memorial $4,000 Taroom Shire Council Restore the WWI and WWII honour Maranoa boards in Taroom Town Hall $4,000 Emerald RSL Sub Branch Construct Two WWII Honour Walls at Maranoa (Qld) the Emerald Cenotaph, Queensland $2,000 Millbrook Primary School Replace a roll of honour at Millbrook Mayo Primary School that was destroyed when the school perished in the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 $800 McLaren Flat Recreation Erect an honour roll to WWII and Mayo Ground Inc Vietnam veterans to be displayed in the McLaren Flat Soldiers Memorial Hall $4,000 Mansfield RSL Sub Branch Restore Bonnie Doon War Memorial McEwen $3,410 Seymour RSL Sub-Branch Refurbish the hospital memorial gates in McEwen Bretonneaux Street, Seymour $780 Our Lady's Primary School, Purchase a Flagpole for Our Lady's McEwen Craigieburn Primary School, Craigieburn, for Use on Special Commemorative Days $1,650 Morwell RSL Sub branch Restore the Gormondale District war McMillan memorial $621 Baw Baw Shire Council Renew gold lettering on the Trafalgar McMillan War Memorial $2,393 Warragul Primary School Restore the Warragul Primary School McMillan Honour Board $3,050 Hall Committee, Neerim Erect a war memorial in Neerim East McMillan East $3,767 Progress Association, Erect a new memorial in Tynong McMillan Tynong $4,000 Naval Association of Hold a 40th Anniversary Reunion of McPherson Australia, Gold Coast RAN Minesweepers Involved in the /Hinterland Indonesian Confrontation

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$2,000 St Vincent's Primary School Create a Memorial Garden in the McPherson Clear Island Waters Grounds of St Vincent's Primary School $608 Merchant Navy RSL Sub Purchase a Red Ensign Melbourne branch (Vic) $4,000 Legacy Coordinating Publish a book Lives of an Australian Melbourne Council airman–letters to a daughter $6,882 St Peter's Anglican Church Restoration of five honour boards in St Melbourne East Melbourne Peter's Anglican Church, East Melbourne $3,000 History Teachers' Special edition of a history teachers Melbourne Association (Vic) magazine covering women's involvement during all wars and conflicts $2,000 Fire Services Museum of Erect an Ex-servicemen's memorial wall Melbourne Victoria at the Fire Services Museum of Victoria $1,435 St Bridgid's Primary School Erect a flagpole at St Bridgid's Primary Melbourne - North Fitzroy School, North Fitzroy, to be used as a centre for commemoration activities $500 Sunderland Branch - RAAF Place a plaque dedicated to 10 Squadron Melbourne Association Victorian and 461 Squadron at the Australian War Ports Division Memorial $3,000 Veale, Lionel Produce a book covering the history of Moncrieff Coastwatchers behind the Japanese lines in 1943 $3,000 D Company 9 RAR 35th Anniversary Reunion for D Moncrieff Reunion Company 9 RAR $4,000 Rats of Tobruk Association, Erect a memorial in Tweed Heads to the Moncrieff Gold Coast Rats of Tobruk $3,000 Albert Battery Queensland Restore a Bofors #6 gun tractor at the Moncrieff Volunteer Artillery Bicentennial Building in the Gold Coast City Council precinct at Nerang $3,300 Nerang RSL Sub-branch Upgrade the Nerang war memorial Moncrieff $236 Sixth Australian Division Attach a memorial plaque at the Kedron Moreton AIF Queensland Wavell Services Club, Chermside $1,769 Yeronga/Dutton Park RSL Install a plaque in Yeronga dedicated to Moreton Sub-Branch Pte Clark who died in action during WWI $4,000 Tongala (Glenroy Branch) Construct a memorial in Tongala Murray RSL Sub-Branch dedicated to the Australian Light Horsemen and horses, and hold a dedication service $3,000 Tatura Historical Society Publish Our Heroes–Tatura's World Murray War I Roll of Honour $1,471 Public Hall Inc Committee, Erect an honour board in the Karrimba Murray Kaarimba Public Hall $3,450 Numurkah RSL Sub- Replace a replica rifle on the Numurkah Murray Branch War Memorial $800 Darwin Defenders 1942– Attach a plaque to the War Memorial in Murray 1945 Inc Goulburn Valley Welsford Street Branch

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$4,000 Yarroweyah Memorial Hall Erect a memorial at the Yarroweyah Murray Committee of Management Memorial Hall $4,000 Primary School, Numurkah Refurbish the Numurkah Primary School Murray WWI roll of honour $2,500 War Memorial Committee, Upgrade the Cobram War Memorial Murray Cobram and District $1,200 Kotupna Ladies Social Club Restore the Kotupna State School honour Murray board $3,000 Murchison RSL Sub- Restore two murals painted by a German Murray Branch POW $1,600 Lemnos Primary School Upgrade the commemorative area Murray surrounding the Lone Pine planted at Lemnos Primary School grounds; install a WWII honour board; and restore a WWI German field gun $1,640 East Loddon P–12 College Flagpole to be moved at East Loddon P– Murray 12 College as the school is being renovated, and pave around the flagpole to ensure the children's safety $2,536 Strathmerton RSL Sub- Repair lettering and update the WWI war Murray Branch memorial and add WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Malayan conflicts $758 Ashford RSL Sub Branch Complete the restoration of the Ashford New England war memorial $520 Tingha Progress Purchase equipment and upgrade the New England Association Inc surrounds of the Tingha Memorial Garden $2,000 Glen Innes RSL Sub- Establish a memorial garden within the New England Branch grounds of Glenwood Gardens Aged Care Hostel $4,000 Severn Shire Council Erect a war memorial and honour board New England in Dundee $2,955 Severn Shire Council Install an Honour Board in Emmaville New England $4,000 Severn Shire Council Erect a war memorial and honour board New England in Wellingrove $3,362 Severn Shire Council Install an honour board in Torrington New England $4,000 Severn Shire Council Erect a war memorial and honour board New England in Glen Elgin $4,000 Severn Shire Council Erect a war memorial and honour board New England in Pinkett $4,000 Severn Shire Council Erect a war memorial and honour board New England at Deepwater School of Arts $4,000 Severn Shire Council Erect a war memorial and honour board New England in the Willows Community Centre $2,500 War Memorial Hall Trust - Restore and display wartime photos from New England Ben Lomond the Ben Lomond District

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$3,000 Battle for Australia Booklet on Newcastle's role in WWII Newcastle Newcastle Commemoration Committee $1,485 St Andrew's Presbyterian Restore the WWI honour board at St Newcastle Church Newcastle Andrew's Church, Newcastle $1,087 The Army Mariners Restore and upgrade plaques on the North Sydney Memorial Army Mariners Memorial at Chowder Bay $285 Association of First Infantry Purchase a 2/1st Australian Infantry North Sydney Battalions (NSW Branch) Battalion Flag $4,000 All Saints Anglican Parish Restore the WWI memorial located in North Sydney the grounds of All Saints Church, Hunters Hill $918 Bornholm-Kronkup Restore the lettering on the Bornholm- O'Connor Community Centre Kronkup war memorial $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a memorial in York O'Connor Association of Australia - York Sub-branch $4,000 Mukinbudin Shire Council Upgrade the Mukinbudin war memorial O'Connor and upgrade the immediate area $2,000 Naval Association of Refurbish two gun turrets at Albany O'Connor Australia, Albany Sub- Forts complex Section $4,000 Progress Association - Restore the Ballidu War Memorial O'Connor Ballidu $1,645 Shire of Kulin Produce a combined honour board for the O'Connor Three Townsites of Kulin, Dudinin and Pingaring for display at Kulin Resource Centre $4,000 Ipswich City Council Restore the World War I Memorial on Oxley Rosewood Road, Amberley $400 Ipswich City Council Restore the Churchill roll of honour war Oxley memorial at Lobley Park, Churchill $2,000 Evans Head Museum Publish a revised edition of 'Wings at Page War' $3,368 Yamba RSL Sub-Branch Upgrade the Yamba War Memorial Page $2,400 Alumy Creek Reserve Trust Install lighting and display cabinets in Page the Heritage room at Alumy Creek Reserve Museum $2,200 Casino RSL Sub Branch Erect a flagpole and plaque in Casino Page $3,000 Ballina Naval and Maritime Upgrade the Display Cabinets at the Page Museum Inc Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum $2,000 Morley, Anthony Publish a Book Titled "Clarence River Page World War I Volunteers" $1,507 Tennis Club Inc - Hernani Restore the Hernani District WWII Page Memorial $4,000 Coraki RSL Sub Branch New Memorial at Coraki Page

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$400 Royal Australian Navy Participate in the 2004 Hobart Anzac Page Band Association Day Parade $3,000 Tottenham School Compile details of 25 WWI soldier Parkes settlers in the Tottenham district $2,700 Families and Friends of the Assist with the completion of a written Parkes First AIF Dubbo history of the 54th Battalion AIF $300 Grenfell RSL Sub Branch Erect a flagpole at the site of the World Parkes War I War Memorial at Bimbi $364 St Mary's War Memorial Erect a memorial at St Mary's War Parkes School Memorial School $1,200 Naval Association of Commemorate the 60th anniversary of Parramatta Australia, Parramatta the loss of HMAS Parramatta Memorial Sub-Section $535 Royal Australian Navy Install a Plaque Dedicated to the Royal Parramatta Corvettes Association Australian Navy Corvettes at the (NSW Branch) Australian War Memorial $680 2/5th Field Regiment Erect a plaque at Rocky Creek War Parramatta Association Memorial Park Dedicated to 2/5th Field Regiment 7th Division AIF $569 Australian Water Transport Install a plaque in the Sculpture Garden Parramatta Association (National at the AWM dedicated to those who Branch) served in the Australian Water Transport During World War II $1,672 Dungog RSL Sub Branch Erect a plaque dedicated to national Paterson servicemen on the cenotaph in Dungog $2,189 Nelson Bay RSL Sub- Restore the Nelson Bay War Memorial Paterson Branch $931 Public School, Martins Restore the Martins Creek Public School Paterson Creek Memorial Walk $4,000 Raymond Terrace RSL Restore the Raymond Terrace War Paterson Sub-Branch Memorial $4,000 Coomba Park Ex-Services Upgrade Coomba Park War Memorial Paterson Memorial Association $2,000 National Service and Erect a National Servicemens Memorial Paterson Combined Forces in Apex Park, Nelson Bay Association of Australia, Salamander Bay $4,000 2/16 Australian Infantry Erect a memorial in Kings Park, Perth, to Pearce Battalion AIF Association the 1/16th Battalion 1st AIF $500 Shire of Mundaring Restoration of the Mundaring Weir Pearce World War I honour roll $1,000 Mindarie Senior College Students at Mindarie Senior College to Pearce record interviews With 24 Veterans $4,000 Town of Bassendean Upgrade the Bassendean War Memorial Perth $3,000 RSL WA State Branch Purchase a 'Lest We Forget' banner Perth

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$7,500 Western Australian Ex- Upgrade the WA ex-prisoners of war Perth Prisoners of War memorial in Kings Park, Perth Association $2,000 High School – Craigslea Paint commemorative murals at Petrie Craigslea High School $1,700 Largs Bay RSL Sub-Branch Restore and display memorabilia at the Port Adelaide Largs Bay RSL Sub-Branch $680 2/6 Commando Squadron Erect a plaque at Rocky Creek War Reid Memorial Park dedicated to the Australian Commando Squadron $700 55th Australian Composite Hold a 60th anniversary reunion for Reid Anti-Aircraft Reunion members of the 55th Australian Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment $1,407 Uki Public School Upgrade the surrounds of the Aleppo Richmond Pine at Uki Public School $3,000 Alstonville RSL Sub- Collect and record service experiences of Richmond Branch veterans from the Plateau community $3,360 41 RNSWR 1 Platoon A Restore a WWII Bofor's Gun in Tweed Richmond Coy Heads and Erect a Plaque $1,760 Heritage Committee - Refurbish the WWI Honour Board in the Richmond Lennox Head Lennox Head Library $1,126 Tweed Heads and Replace the Flagpole at Tweed Heads Richmond Coolangatta RSL Sub- and Coolangatta RSL Sub-Branch Branch $4,000 Springdale Progress Restore the Springdale War Memorial Riverina Association $2,449 Eurongilly District Hall Restore and replace three granite panels Riverina on the Eurongilly Memorial Gates $2,000 National Service and Erect a memorial in Leeton Riverina Combined Forces Association of Australia - Leeton Branch $450 Council Erect two plaques in Baupaume and Riverina Bullecourt Streets in Cootamundra $4,000 High School - Hay War Install disabled access to the Hay War Riverina Memorial Memorial High School $2,590 Cootamundra RSL Sub- New display cabinet at the Cootamundra Riverina branch Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens' Memorial Club $3,372 Wagga Wagga RSL Sub- Construct a security fence around the war Riverina Branch memorial at , Wagga Wagga $2,000 Korea Veterans Hold a reunion dedicated to the 50th Robertson Association, Hervey Bay anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in Korea $3,000 Eneberg, Bernard Publish the memoirs of the author's Robertson experiences in the RAAF during WWII

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$4,000 Progress Association - Renovate and enhance Empire Bay War Robertson Empire Bay Memorial $610 Copacabana RSL Sub Install a plaque dedicated to the 133rd Robertson branch Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at the AWM $258 2/8 Australian Infantry Erect a plaque on the remembrance wall Ryan Battalion Association (Qld at the Memorial Precinct in Chermside Branch) $2,863 Kenmore-Moggill RSL Erect a war memorial in Bellbowrie Ryan Sub-Branch $2,000 Vietnam Logistical Support Erect a memorial at Newstead Park Ryan Veterans' Association (Qld Branch) $1,042 Primary School, Greenhills Install a flagpole in the grounds of Scullin Greenhills Primary $680 2/8 Battalion Association Install a plaque in the Rocky Creek War Scullin Memorial Park dedicated to the 2/8 Australian Field Regiment $2,687 Epping RSL Sub Branch Erect a flag pole and plaque at the Scullin Epping Memorial Hall $3,806 Swansea RSL Sub-Branch Restore the honour board in the Swansea Shortland Memorial Hall $2,000 Redhead War Memorial Produce a booklet titled Carved in stone Shortland Committee forever $2,750 Darwin North RSL Sub Reconstruct the watering system at the Solomon Branch memorial gardens at North Darwin RSL $3,000 5/7 RAR Regiment Record the history of 5/7 RAR's tour of Solomon East Timor $3,933 City of Stirling Upgrade the North Beach Community Stirling memorial and its immediate surrounds $4,000 City of Belmont Refurbish the Belmont Community Swan Memorial $1,595 10th Light Horse Memorial A Light Horse display for school visits in Swan Troop - Kelmscott-Pingarra the Kelmscott and Roleystone area $1,369 Historical Society - Lord Erect an honour board in Lord Howe Sydney Howe Island Island, and display memorabilia $3,000 Sydney Maritime Museum Mount a display and print a brochure for Sydney Ltd 60th anniversary of Operation Jaywick $3,000 Historical Museum - Preserve WWI and WWII memorabilia Sydney Darlinghurst in the Sydney Jewish Museum collection $2,630 Historical Society - Lord Restore photographs of veterans from Sydney Howe Island Lord Howe Island and district and purchase a display case $4,000 State Transit Authority Restore a WWI war memorial dedicated Sydney to former rail workers $3,000 WAAAF Branch RAAFA Modify and update the WAAAF display Tangney (WA) at the Aviation Museum in Bull Creek

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$2,400 POW Relatives Group Display to outline experiences of Tangney Ardross Branch Australian POWs in Borneo after the fall of Singapore $2,657 Allied Merchant Seamen Construct rails around the Allied Tangney Association Merchant Seamen's Memorial on Monument Hill $3,000 Ewen, Murray Publish a book Titled 'Anzac Mining Tangney Operations at Gallipoli' $3,000 Gill, Ian Reprint copies of a book titled 'Fremantle Tangney to France' $2,640 RAAF Association - Modify and update the existing WRAAF Tangney WRAAF Branch (Bull branch display at the Aviation Heritage Creek) Museum $1,400 RAAF Association Hold a reunion dinner to commemorate Tangney (European Branch) the end of the Battle of Berlin, the 60th anniversary of the D–Day landings, and the invasion of Europe $4,000 Stansbury RSL Sub-Branch Upgrade the Stansbury war memorial Wakefield $800 Walkerie Cemetery Install a plaque on the memorial stone Wakefield Committee behind the memorial cross at the Walkerie cemetery $2,200 District Council of Mallala Restore six WWI photographs of ex- Wakefield servicemen and display on the Windsor Football Club honour roll $3,000 Historical Society - Mallala Restore WWII photographs of Wakefield and District servicemen from the Mallala district $225 Korea and South East Asia Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end Wakefield Forces Association of of hostilities in Korea Australia (Riverland Branch) $3,000 Renmark RSL Sub-Branch Upgrade and preserve the memorial Wakefield foyer of the Renmark Institute $3,000 National Trust of South Restore and display wartime Wakefield Australia - Kadina Branch memorabilia held at the Kadina Branch of the National Trust of South Australia $1,900 Gawler RSL Sub Branch Restore an artillery field gun at Gawler Wakefield RSL Sub-Branch $2,000 Tanunda Primary School To enhance and make safe a Wakefield remembrance area at the Tanunda Primary School $1,633 Hamilton RSL Sub-Branch Erect a wall display of framed Wannon photographs and citations in the Hamilton RSL Clubrooms $1,500 Progress Association, Erect a plinth and plaque in the Wannon Glenorchy Estate Glenorchy Soldier Settlement Estate $1,079 Wickliffe Recreation Upgrade the Wickliffe Memorial Wannon Reserve

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$2,873 Nestle Export Dennington Restore the Dennington war memorial Wannon and immediate area $3,116 Hall Committee - Digby Upgrade the WWII memorial wall, Wannon improve access to Digby Memorial Hall, erect a plaque and restore WWI memorabilia $1,901 Strathkellar Hall & Reserve Erect a memorial in Strathkellar to Wannon Committee honour local veterans $2,000 New South Wales Scottish Restore the 30th Infantry Battalion New Warringah Regimental Association - South Wales Scottish Regimental Mosman Colours $1,400 HMAS Melbourne Purchase banners for HMAS Melbourne Warringah Association Association $500 13 Squadron Association Erect a plaque dedicated to members of Warringah (NSW) 13 Squadron $610 HMAS Warramunga Install a plaque dedicated to the HMAS Watson Association (NSW) Warramunga Association at the Australian War Memorial $3,000 Hurstville Regional Design a project titled 'St George and the Watson Museum World at War' $6,000 Australian National War Commemoration of Korean War Wentworth Memorial Committee armistice $2,166 Vietnam Veterans' Social Erect a war memorial in Hervey Bay Wide Bay Club - Hervey Bay $396 Korea War Veterans Social Unit banner for Korea War veterans in Wide Bay Club, Hervey Bay Hervey Bay $2,497 Theodore Historical Society Purchase a display case to exhibit Wide Bay wartime memorabilia $1,495 Ex-Servicewomen's Erect a memorial seat and plaque in Wide Bay Association, Hervey Bay Hervey Bay Sub-branch $3,000 Maryborough Light Horse Purchase a display cabinet and bookcase Wide Bay & Military Museum to exhibit wartime memorabilia at the Maryborough Light Horse and Military Museum $4,000 Cherbourg Community Upgrade the Cherbourg War Memorial Wide Bay Council $939 Toogoom Community Erect a memorial with plaque and a Wide Bay Association Inc flagpole in Toogoom dedicated to all from the district who served $780 Queens Park Aged Care Erect a flagpole at the Queens Park Aged Wills Facility Care facility

1.(b) 2004–05 Veteran & community grants Value Recipient Purpose Electorate (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

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$64,450.00 Active Ageing SA Inc To increase the participation in physical Adelaide Adelaide activity of the South Australian veteran community in a sustainable manner through a home-based exercise program that provides multi-level coaching support. $33,000.00 10th Australian Masters To provide an avenue for veteran Adelaide Games, Adelaide volunteer involvement in a major health promotion event and sporting event. $3,642.00 National Servicemen's To fund a newsletter project which will Adelaide Association of Australia be produced once a month for members Adelaide of the Northern Central Area Sub-branch of the National Servicemen's Association. Benefits include health promotion and social activities. $8,453.00 Vietnam Veterans Project to promote and encourage a Adelaide Association of Australia healthier lifestyle. Men’s Health Expo to South Australia Branch be held at Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide in conjunction with Vietnam Veterans Day, 21/8/05. $17,801.00 Australian Federation of TPI Upgrade facilities and establish a drop in Adelaide Ex-Servicemen and Women centre. Grant funds will be used to South Australia purchase tables, chairs, table trolleys and food trolleys. The project will address lifestyles, socialisation, and encouraging involvement in community activities. $37,291.00 RSL Improvement of kitchen facilities at the Adelaide Enfield Sub-branch Enfield RSL Sub-branch to enable continuing and enhancement of exercise, meal and social activities. $35,757.00 Regional Health Service Org is applying for funding to assist with Ballarat Stawell the cost of purchasing a bus fitted with a hydraulic wheelchair lift, to be used for community transport. The project will provide veterans and other community members of Stawell improved access to service. $34,338.00 Shire Council Pyrenees Shire Council in conjunction Ballarat Pyrenees with the Maryborough District Health Service is applying for funding to assist with the cost of purchasing a 13-seater commuter bus, modified to include a hydraulic wheelchair lift and retractable side step.

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$19,384.00 RSL Sustain and establish a range of programs Barker Morgan Sub-branch and activities for the veteran community within the Morgan area. Grant funds will be used to purchase carpets, chairs, BBQ, refrigerator and a first aid kit. Addresses social interaction, isolation, and carers. $4,699.00 RSL To have a social meals program Barker Mannum incorporating a barbecue, chairs and tables, fridge. $20,714.00 Tailem Bend RSL Sub- Upgrade of kitchen to allow for a meals Barker Branch, Tailem Bend program and meetings. $3,326.00 RSL Upgrade of facilities including kitchen Bass Scottsdale Sub-branch upgrade, toilet & entrance handrails and disabled seating. $3,000.00 War Widows’ Guild of Funding for bus hire for social outings. Bass Australia Launceston Sub-branch $3,000.00 RSL Funding for a portable PA System for use Bass Launceston Sub-branch on members nights, meeting and memorial services in Launceston including Anzac and Remembrance Days. $13,581.00 RSL, Scottsdale Sub-branch Upgrade of kitchen facilities. Bass $6,500.00 RSL Ladies Auxiliary New dishwasher and equipment for club Bass George Town Sub-branch kitchen. $2,394.00 National Servicemen’s To develop a database of club Bass Association of Australia information and create a meeting point Launceston for members. $4,000.00 Legacy Purchase of photocopier for Legacy Bass Launceston newsletters. $64,416.00 Garden of Eden To implement a garden maintenance Batman Melbourne project in conjunction with Cultivating Communities. The pilot project will provide a garden design and remodelling service for 40-60 veterans & war widows in the City of Darebin. $3,756.00 Carry On Victoria To support production of a number of Bendigo Bendigo regular newsletters that are produced by various ex-service organisations that share Carry On’s office facilities in Bendigo. $12,799.00 Legacy Club Bendigo Legacy Club is seeking funding Bendigo Bendigo to assist with the cost of upgrading its premises. The project aims to improve the well-being of members by encouraging their continued and increased participation in the activities held at the premises.

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$1,799.00 National Servicemen’s The Bendigo & District Sub-branch of Bendigo Association of Australia the National Serviceman’s Association of Bendigo and District’s Sub- Australia is seeking funding to purchase branch computer equipment to facilitate the production and improve the quality and distribution of its newsletter. $3,583.00 RSL Purchase furniture and equipment for Day Bennelong Epping Sub-branch Club. $15,000.00 Dementia Carers’ Group Recruit and train volunteers to support Blaxland Bankstown and expand carers program. $5,390.00 National Malaya & Borneo Production of the state newsletter Boothby Veterans Association published monthly with letters, meeting (Australia) Incorporated minutes, notices and articles on health South Australia and pension matters. $6,754.00 Vietnam Veterans’ Add removable clear panels to existing Boothby Federation of Australia verandah to extend social and craft South Australia Branch activities to all–year. $2,117.00 RSL Joint Venture Club To assist in purchasing a mat rolling Bowman Cleveland machine for the Day Club’s Indoor Bowls Program. $108,602.00 General Practice Inc To work with North West veterans and Braddon North West (Tas) Division other retirees to increase their participation in appropriate physical activity. $1,527.00 Korea Veteran Associations To purchase scanner and printer copier to Braddon Tasmania produce newsletters five times per year. $3,000.00 War Widows’ Guild of Bus hire for social outings. Braddon Australia, Burnie Sub-branch $1,800.00 Vietnam Veterans To purchase a computer, printer, scanner Braddon Association of Australia and copier to assist in producing Devonport & District Sub- newsletters for members on various branch issues to encourage members involvement in VVAA and community activities and to create a members database. $1,100.00 RSL Funding to help conduct a health Braddon Smithton Sub-branch information day. $3,000.00 Legacy Widows’ Club To provide 3 social outings for the next 3 Braddon Ulverstone/Penguin years. $1,800.00 RSL Purchase a computer package with Braddon Burnie Sub-branch relevant software to produce Sub-branch newsletters for members. $3,000.00 War Widows’ Guild of Assistance with bus hire for social Braddon Australia outings. Devonport Sub-branch

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$36,799.00 RSL Extend and upgrade the premises at the Brand Western Australia Branch Rockingham RSL Sub-Branch to allow for greater and more varied use of facilities by members and community based organisations. $1,000.00 TPI Social Club Purchase of two wheelchairs to assist Brand Mandurah disabled veterans to go on social club outings. $3,300.00 Legacy Recreational bus trips for Mandurah Brand Perth Murray Laurel Club. $9,630.00 Legacy Encourage involvement in community Brisbane Brisbane activities, increase access to community services by purchasing a photocopier to aid in production of newsletters. $2,200.00 Legacy To assist in meeting the cost of bus hire Brisbane Brisbane to take Legacy widows for the Logan East, Logan Central and Holland park care groups on outings to overcome social isolation. $2,249.00 Legacy To assist in meeting their bus hire costs to Brisbane Brisbane take Legacy widows from the Warwick, Stanthorpe, Gympie and Cooroy Care groups on outings to overcome social isolation. $2,100.00 Australian Army Training Upgrade computer and facsimile Brisbane Team Vietnam Association equipment to continue the production of Queensland the association magazine, to ensure continued contact and to support carers and reduce social isolation. $6,875.00 Morshead Home for Introduce a structured exercise program Canberra Veterans and Aged Persons to residents in the Retirement Village section of Morshead. $8,755.00 RSL Purchase furniture and equipment to Canberra Woden Valley Sub-branch establish the Eddison Day Care Club at Weston Creek. $10,103.00 RSL Upgrade the facilities at Armadale sub- Canning Western Australia Branch branch to improve and make safer the club premises for members and other users. $1,639.00 RAAF Association Purchase and installation of an audio Canning Western Australia Branch induction loop system at the Erskine Grove estate. $3,999.00 RAAF Association Purchase of an aqualift pool chair lift for Canning Western Australia Branch the Erskine estate.

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$927.00 Day Club The Lorikeet Day Club is requesting Casey Ringwood funding to replace existing equipment, which is no longer in working order and new equipment to enhance the range of activities conducted by the Day Club. $27,143.00 Partners of Veterans Provide information and training to Charlton Association members State wide to assist with growth New South Wales of sub-branch network. $11,643.00 RSL Purchase equipment to establish the Chifley St Marys Sub-branch Governor King Day Club. $7,273.00 Community Health Service To purchase additional weight resistance Corangamite Bellarine Peninsula and exercise equipment to expand and improve the Weight Resistance Training Program, which is currently conducted at five different locations on the Bellarine Peninsula. $3,300.00 National Servicemen’s The National Servicemen’s Association Corio Association of Australia of Australia Geelong & District Sub- Geelong branch is seeking funding to purchase a computer, printer and software in order to continue with the production of their bi- monthly newsletter. $2,580.00 RSL Promote physical activity and healthy Cowper Coffs Harbour Sub-branch eating in a social group to reduce social isolation. $6,098.00 RSL Provide airconditioning/heating as part of Cowper South West Rocks Sub- a general upgrade of the memorial hall. branch Hall is used for Day Club and other social activities. $9,254.00 RSL To purchase equipment and furniture to Cowper Coffs Harbour Sub-branch assist with the establishment of Lilly Pilly Day Care Club. $2,281.00 RSL Purchase computer & printer to produce Cowper Bowraville Sub-branch monthly newsletter and BBQ, outdoor furniture and sporting equipment for social activities. $12,620.00 RSL Purchase of equipment & games for Day Cowper South West Rocks Sub- Club. branch $4,300.00 RSL Purchase a bus trailer to maximise Cowper Coffs Harbour Sub-branch passenger seating and improve safety in community bus. $3,595.00 Australian National Assist with the cost of computer Cowper Servicemen’s Association equipment to produce a monthly Inc newsletter. NSW

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$6,744.00 RSL Hold 2 series of golf courses to introduce Cowper Bellinger River District veterans to gold and form social veterans Sub-branch golfers group. $4,618.00 Vietnam Veterans Develop a website to link local ex-service Cunningham Association of Australia and relevant organisations and provide a Illawarra Sub-branch single contact point for information provision. $30,000.00 Legacy Club Install wheelchair ramp and disabled Cunningham Wollongong toilet facilities at the Legacy premises. $23,648.00 Arthritis Foundation Chronic disease self management course. Curtin WA WA delivery of courses previously held in other states. Courses held metro & country. $14,960.00 Australian Special Air Bring food preparation area up to Curtin Service Association Australian Standards. Western Australia $4,959.00 Day Club The Sun Rise Day Club is requesting Deakin Sun Rise funding to purchase equipment which will help enhance the activities conducted by the Day Club located at the Mitcham RSL Sub-branch. $15,816.00 Arthritis Foundation To provide an opportunity for members Denison Tasmania of the veteran community in Tasmania to try new ways to exercise in a non threatening environment. 6 targeted veteran communities will benefit. $9,358.00 RSL To repair part of roof and ceiling Denison Glenorchy damaged from rain. $3,000.00 Ex-Servicemen’s Club Funds for bus hire for social events. Denison Taroona $10,000.00 Royal Guide Dogs for the To run programs aimed at maintaining Denison Blind Association of the independence and quality of life to Tasmania vision impaired veterans in their own Hobart homes. Objective of project is to educate veterans, their spouses, relatives and carers that independent living skills can be taught. $15,000.00 Australian Federation of TPI To provide continued newsletter Denison Ex-Servicemen and Women distribution without relying on failing Tasmania existing copier. Equipment is a digital copier, printer and scanner in one. $500.00 Vietnam Veterans Support Provision of vests, shirts and caps to a Denison Group Vietnam Veterans walking and physical Hobart fitness group. $3,000.00 Legacy Widows’ Club Bus hire for outings over period of three Denison Hobart Northern Suburbs years.

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$19,342.00 Bowls Club To assist in meeting the cost of Dickson Queensland RSL conducting the annual national bowls carnival in Queensland in December 2005/January 2006. $1,500.00 RAAF Association To assist in conducting a series of 6 bus Dickson Pine Rivers Sub-branch trips over 12 months aimed at reducing social isolation of members and spouses. $26,596.00 RSL Assist with the fit out for the new RSL Dobell The Entrance/Long Jetty hall, and purchasing equipment and Sub-branch furniture for the hall and Day Care Club. $81,031.00 RSL Purchase a bus to transport the veteran Dobell Doyalson/Wyee Sub-branch community to social and community activities. $7,850.00 Woodturners Guild Inc To purchase woodworking equipment, Dunkley Peninsula (Vic) which will be used to encourage veterans to participate in social and healthy recreational activities. $10,371.00 Woodturners Guild Inc The Peninsula Woodturners Guild Inc. is Dunkley Peninsula (Vic) requesting funding to purchase audio- visual equipment and expand and upgrade its training facilities in order to improve its training and education program. $13,699.00 RSL Care Victoria RSL Care Victoria is seeking funding to Dunkley Victoria purchase material that will be used to construct a barbecue shelter for residents living on the organisation’s independent living unit site at RSL Park in Frankston. $2,920.00 Ex-Prisoners of War To purchase computer, printer to upgrade Fadden Association of Australia production of newsletter to help reduce Gold Coast Sub-branch social isolation and disseminate information. $4,500.00 Korea Veteran Associations To assist with the purchase of a computer Fadden Queensland and photocopier to support production of a members newsletter. $5,000.00 Australian Army Aviation Restructure the existing website and Fadden Association create sections that can be upgraded. This National is to improve the extent of information and services available to members of the AAAA. $2,298.00 RSL To assist in meeting the cost of Fairfax Mapleton purchasing a computer and multi-function centre to support the production of a members Newsletter. $2,519.00 Legacy To assist in meeting the bus hire cost to Fairfax Brisbane support a series of 5 day outings to overcome social isolation.

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$4,781.00 RSL To guarantee the continuity of production Fairfax Yandina Sub-branch of the newsletter to provide information to members on welfare information, community events, special supports and sub-branch events. $5,973.00 Jindera Village Green To meet the cost of plumbing, electrical Farrer Garden Committee and landscaping work as the first stage of Jindera developing a community garden in the township of Jindera. $29,174.00 Mercy Health Service Mercy Health Service Albury Limited is Farrer Albury seeking funding to support volunteer- based assistance for people with dementia in the region surrounding Albury in both NSW and Victoria. The project will provide accredited training for volunteers. $5,817.00 Health Service The Far West Area Health Service is Farrer Far West (Broken Hill) seeking funding to establish an exercise and life-style program for seniors and other community members in Dareton and the surrounding district. $4,000.00 RSL The Culcairn RSL Sub-branch is applying Farrer Culcairn for funding to install an air-conditioner at its Sub-branch premises. The aim of the project is to encourage the continued use of the RSL Sub-branch premises as a venue for functions and social activities. $2,848.00 RSL The Berrigan RSL Sub-branch is Farrer Berrigan Sub-branch applying for funding to assist with the cost of modifying the toilets at its Sub- branch premises to provide easier access for members with limited mobility. The project aims to encourage continued participation. $4,111.00 Korean Veterans To assist in meeting the cost of Fisher Association of Australia purchasing a computer, laser printer, (Inc.) scanner, and associated It equipment to Sunshine Coast support the production of a members newsletter. $1,885.00 Vietnam Veterans Overcome social isolation by taking Fisher Association of Australia veterans and their families on trips to Sunshine Coast Sub-branch places of interest around the Sunshine Coast. $300.00 Police Senior Citizens The Hastings Police Senior Citizens Flinders Register Register is seeking funding to purchase a Hastings vehicle that will be used by volunteer staff to visit the homes of local elderly residents thus providing them with companionship and a sense of security.

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$3,000.00 Day Club To provide six bus trips over 12 months Forde Beenleigh to reduce social isolation. $2,300.00 RSL To purchase a public address system to Forde Tamborine Mountain Sub- assist hearing impaired veterans and war branch widows attending the social day club participate in activities. $3,500.00 Memorial Committee To assist with the purchase of a computer Forde Canungra Vietnam Veterans and printer to support the production of a members newsletter. $22,622.00 RSL Assist in establishing a Men in Sheds Forrest Western Australia Branch facility on Bridgetown by purchasing woodworking equipment. $2,150.00 RSL Purchase of PA system for use at Forrest Western Australia Branch functions and events. $2,568.00 Senior Citizens Centre Purchase a laptop data projector and Forrest Busselton screen to increase access to latest technology for improved information, communication and training opportunities. $8,666.00 RSL Purchase of kitchen equipment for new Franklin Kingston Beach RSL Sub-branch premises. $2,860.00 RSL Funds requested to purchase a Franklin South Arm Sub-branch photocopier for the RSL Sub-branch newsletter. $1,500.00 RSL To assist in purchasing a laptop and Franklin Kingston Beach printer for the Sub-branch to produce newsletters and to facilitate record keeping and distributing information to members. $19,895.00 Diabetes Australia Conduct a series of cooking Fraser ACT demonstrations, supermarket tours and nutrition talks for veterans and partners. $30,250.00 Vietnam Veterans’ Assist with establishing a Mens Shed/ Fraser Federation of Australia Workshop at Page in Canberra. Australian Capital Territory $3,300.00 Legacy Club Subsidy of Bus hire costs for regular Fremantle Fremantle recreational bus outings. $19,163.00 RSL Install disabled toilet, open up hall for Gilmore Sussex Inlet Sub-branch better useability, purchase of facilitating equipment and equipment for Day Care Club. $3,049.00 RSL, Nowra Greenwell Purchase PA system & furniture for the Gilmore Sub-branch Lyrebird Day Care Club.

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$15,689.00 Veterans’ Welfare Centre The Gippsland Veterans Welfare Centre Gippsland Gippsland is seeking funding to purchase items of equipment that will be used to support the functions of a Drop-in Centre and Internet Café to be established at the organisations premises in Sale. $1,400.00 RSL The Orbost RSL Sub-branch is applying Gippsland Orbost Sub-branch for funding to purchase a portable public address system for use both at its premises and for public events in Orbost. The project aims to encourage hearing- impaired members to participate fully. $11,823.00 Bowling and Tennis Club To assist with the cost of erecting a shade Goldstein Black Rock system to cover one of three bowling greens to improve the health and safety of veteran membership by reducing sun exposure. $9,819.00 RSL Upgrade to Sub-branch kitchen to Grey Ardrossan Sub-branch rejuvenate existing programs allowing for expansion and member recruitment. $19,953.00 RSL Sustain and establish a range of programs Grey Port Lincoln Sub-branch and activities for veteran community in Pt Lincoln area. Funds used to purchase carpets, tables, chairs and TV. Project aims to increase socialisation of veteran community and address social isolation. $4,314.00 Woodturners Society Supply air purification and tools for Griffith Queensland veterans to improve safety and use while working with wood and woodturning. $3,850.00 Shire Exhibition of arts, entertainment by Hasluck Kalamunda seniors and children, promotion of services, activities and healthy lifestyles. $3,300.00 Laurel Club Subsidised recreational bus trips around Hasluck Kalamunda & Districts the Perth metro area. $3,300.00 Legacy To subsidise recreational bus hire for the Hasluck Perth Midland Legacy Laurel Club for outings. $3,413.00 RSL Provide recreational bus trips for Hasluck Perth Sub-branch Bellevue RSL members to overcome social isolation. $5,060.00 Legacy, Perth Funding for recreational bus trips. Hasluck $63,800.00 Queensland Police Citizens Provide supervised muscle strengthening Herbert Youth Club classes for older adults, to maintain and Townsville improve strength, balance and flexibility. This will encourage healthy ageing ad promote falls prevention.

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$10,500.00 Totally & Permanently To offer computer training to members to Herbert Disabled Ex- improve their ability in the usage of IT Serviceperson’s Association equipment and internet. Townsville $4,036.00 RSL To purchase computer, printer and Herbert Carlyle Gardens Townsville photocopier to support production of newsletter. $5,285.00 RSL Preventing social isolation and health Herbert Thuringowa Sub-branch problems by providing weekly social activities and preventative health and welfare education. $3,515.00 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Funding will be used to purchase a Higgins Association computer and equipment, to be used to Exmouth create a web-site to continue the production of its newsletter, records assoc history and provide links to DVA. $2,500.00 Korean Veterans Reduce social isolation through providing Hinkler Association of Australia healthy and interesting activities by (Inc.), Bundaberg utilising bus trips for groups. $4,906.00 Vietnam Veterans Providing various bus trips to reduce Hinkler Association of Australia social isolation and improve networking Bundaberg Sub-branch skills. $2,500.00 Vietnam Veterans Purchasing a photocopier to improve Hinkler Association of Australia communication with members and the Bundaberg Sub-branch wider community. $5,345.00 Day Club The Whirlybird Day Club is requesting Holt Whirlybird funding to purchase a variety of equipment, which will help enhance their Day Club in Dandenong. $44,343.00 National Servicemen’s Purchase vehicle and equipment for a Hume Association of Australia lawn mowing service for the veteran Southern Highlands community run by veteran volunteers from 9 ex-service organisations. $2,137.00 RSL Information night on men’s health issues Hunter Maitland Sub-branch with presentations by specialist doctors (NSW) and other health professionals. $2,020.00 RSL Two men’s health nights (one in late Hunter Muswellbrook Sub-branch 2004 & one in early 2005) to provide information on men’s health issues. Specialist doctors & other health professionals will give presentations. $6,032.00 Community Health Service The Yarrawonga District Health Service Indi Yarrawonga is seeking funding to purchase additional weight resistance and exercise equipment in order to expand the Living Longer Living Stronger strength-training program it currently provides to a limited number.

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$26,020.00 Community Health Service Initiate a new service in partnership with Indi Alpine Upper Hume Community Health to establish the Lakeside Men’s Shed to reduce social isolation of older and younger men in the Mount Beauty area. $5,480.00 Regional Health Service The Wodonga Regional Health Service is Indi Wodonga seeking funding to purchase equipment to complement the establishment of a POWER PAL strength-training program in Wodonga and surrounding districts. $39,486.00 Queensland Police Citizens Improve the quality of life of members of Kennedy Youth Club the senior community through the Innisfail provision of a highly accessible fitness program that will provide physical strengthening activities, health education workshops and social interaction with peers. $12,607.00 RSL To assist veterans, widows and the aged Kennedy Charters Towers Sub-branch community with mowing and yard maintenance. $15,159.00 Veterans Community Develop new and expand on existing Kingston Association Inc programs that address issues of social Fleurieu Peninsula isolation and promote health, well- being and lifestyle choices. Purchase tables, chairs, and floor coverings. $985.00 Legacy Widows’ Club The Camberwell Hawthorn Legacy Kooyong Camberwell / Hawthorn Widows Club is requesting funding to replace existing equipment, which is no longer in working order and new equipment to enhance the range of activities conducted by the Legacy Widows Club. $3,766.00 RSL The Kew RSL Sub-branch is seeking Kooyong Kew Sub-branch funding to purchase items of equipment that will be used to support the functions of an Internet service to be established at the organisation’s premises in Kew. $5,000.00 Vietnam Veterans To purchase a replacement photocopier to Lalor Association of Australia continue the production of the regular Melbourne West newsletter. $3,542.00 RSL To assist in meeting the cost of hiring a Lilley Sandgate Sub-branch bus to take members on a series of 5 bus trip outings per year. $1,300.00 Vietnam Veterans To purchase computer equipment to Longman Association of Australia support the production of a members Caboolture Sub-branch newsletter.

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$5,950.00 Veterans’ Support and To assist in meeting the cost of providing Longman Advocacy Service Australia air conditioning to the recreation room at Inc., Queensland the organisations Burpengary hostel. $29,026.00 Vietnam Veterans To assist in meeting the cost of Longman Association of Australia purchasing furnishings and equipment for Bribie Island & District the organisations Drop in Centre. Sub-branch $10,828.00 College Conduct computer training courses for Lyne Macleay Valley the veteran community in three locations on the NSW mid north coast. $20,615.00 RSL. Lower North Coast 17 x 6 week healthy cooking courses to Lyne District Council Sub- be held in 9 locations on Mid North branches (NSW) Coast. $6,450.00 RSL Purchase of dining chairs suitable for Lyons Sheffield veterans with disabilities. $3,000.00 Womens Auxiliary To provide 8 social outings through to Lyons Glamorgan RSL 2007. $3,000.00 War Widows’ Guild of Bus hire for social outings over 3 year Lyons Australia period. St Helens Sub-branch $8,000.00 RSL, Funding required to repair roof and Lyons Longford-Evandale Sub- windows and provision of wheelchair branch access to premises. $32,603.00 Neighbourhood House Funds to employ a part-time project Lyons St Helens officer to establish programs for Men’s Shed Project. $7,601.00 RSL Upgrade of kitchen facilities. Lyons Primrose Sands Sub-branch $7,390.00 RSL Upgrade kitchen. Request for industrial Lyons Oatlands Sub-branch stove and dishwasher. $5,303.00 Legacy Establish a craft and social group in Macquarie Sydney/Nepean Division Richmond. $7,583.00 RSL Upgrade kitchen at the sub-branch hall to Macquarie Richmond Sub-branch enhance program of activities and events. $3,037.00 Vietnam Veterans Establish a fitness activity for veterans in Makin Association of Australia the Tea Tree Gully area of suburban South Australia Branch Adelaide, South Australia. $4,052.00 Vision Australia Foundation Vision Australia Foundation is applying Mallee Brighton for funding to establish a strength- training program for blind and vision impaired members of the veteran and wider community in the Sunraysia region. $12,139.00 Mallee Track Health and The Mallee Track Health & Community Mallee Community Service Service is seeking funding to purchase a Ouyen range of equipment and services to initiate a Men’s Shed project to meet the needs of older men residing in Ouyen and the surrounding districts.

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$5,742.00 Bowls Club Funding is requested to purchase two Mallee Mildura retractable shade systems to cover one end of two of the bowling greens at the Mildura bowls club. $17,678.00 RSL To improve disability access to the front Mallee Piangil and rear of the building, purchase & install two air-conditioning units, replace worn carpet & perished curtains, repair the front verandah and paint the exterior and interior of the building. $10,000.00 RSL To assist with the cost of upgrading its Mallee St Arnaud Sub-branch kitchen and toilet facilities. The improvements will provide accessible and safe facilities for all members. $1,560.00 RSL The Red Cliffs / Irymple RSL Sub-branch Mallee Red Cliffs/Irymple Sub- is applying for funding to purchase a branch computer, printer and software, in order to continue the production of their regular newsletter. The aim of the project is to maintain the communication and information. $3,700.00 RSL The Koondrook RSL Sub-branch is Mallee Koondrook Sub-branch applying for funding to assist with the cost of the removal and replacement of the existing stumps of its RSL Memorial Hall, in order to provide a level floor surface. $27,302.00 RSL The Sea Lake RSL Sub-branch is Mallee Sealake Sub-branch applying for funding to assist with the cost of purchasing a 12-seater bus fitted with a hydraulic wheelchair lift and capacity for two wheelchairs, to be used for community transport. $13,251.00 Active Ageing SA Inc A directory of Physical Activity Options Mayo Adelaide for war veterans in the Fleurieu peninsula. $49,515.00 RSL McLaren Vale RSL sub-branch applied Mayo McLaren Vale Sub-branch for a kitchen refurbishment to expand meals program, covered pergola to provide more area and a covered walkway to access the disabled toilet. $27,576.00 RSL Upgrade kitchen and purchase chairs, Mayo Mount Barker (SA) Sub- tables, electrical appliances and new branch access to enable an expansion of meals program. $26,114.00 RSL Purchase audio visual equipment to McPherson Burleigh Heads Sub-branch provide movie afternoons for veterans with hearing impairments.

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$3,477.00 RSL To purchase a computer and printer to McPherson Burleigh Heads Sub-branch support production of a members newsletter. $4,995.00 Currumbin Happy Group To assist in purchasing a piano for use in McPherson Currumbin providing entertainment for the members of the Currumbin Happy Group. $2,600.00 National Servicemen’s To provide monthly newsletters to McPherson Association of Australia members and visitors to update and Gold Coast South/Twin inform of upcoming events and news. Towns $30,920.00 Anti Cancer Council To conduct community information Melbourne Victoria forums on the subject of prostate and bowel cancer, enabling older people from the veteran and wider community to better manage and take control of their own health. $29,700.00 Council on the Ageing Council on the Ageing Victoria is seeking Melbourne Victoria funding to run a pilot project to establish four Older Men, New Ideas (OM:NI) mens' support groups based at four RSL Sub-branches in metropolitan and regional Victoria. $11,087.00 RSL The Returned Services League of Melbourne Victorian Branch Australia Victorian Branch is seeking funding to implement a project that will provide the entire network of RSL Sub- branches in Victoria with information on aged care matters. $3,000.00 The Partially Blinded The Partially Blinded Soldiers’ Melbourne Soldiers’ Association of Association of Australia - Victorian Australia Branch, is seeking funding to purchase a Victoria computer, printer, scanner and software, in order to continue the production of its newsletter for its members. $53,584.00 Australian Nutrition The Australian Nutrition Foundation, Melbourne Ports Foundation Victorian Division Inc is requesting Victoria Division funding to assist with the cost of implementing the DVA’s 'Cooking for one or two' program in Victoria. $37,870.00 Arthritis Foundation To provide Better Health Self- Melbourne Ports Victoria Management Courses (BHSMC) training to key health professionals and peer group leaders in selected regions to improve self-management & health outcomes of veterans & others suffering from chronic disease.

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$23,414.00 Volunteering Gold Coast To assist in meting the cost of developing Moncrieff Inc and implementing a skill development Gold Coast training program for the veteran community. $5,063.00 Vietnam Veterans To assist in meeting the cost of Moncrieff Association of Australia purchasing a computer, printer and Southport & Districts Sub- photocopier to support the production of branch a newsletter. $4,950.00 T&PDSA To assist in meeting the cost of Moncrieff Gold Coast & District purchasing a photocopier to support the production of a newsletter. $2,112.00 ISWA To assist in meeting the cost of Moncrieff Gold Coast purchasing a portable PA system to enable the conduct of a series of health and welfare information sessions. $3,045.00 Connect the Coast Inc. To assist in meeting the cost of Moncrieff Queensland purchasing tools and equipment for a garden maintenance project. $4,455.00 South East Asia & Korea To assist with the purchase of a Moncrieff Peacekeeping Veterans photocopier to support the production of Assoc. Inc., Queensland a members newsletter. $2,090.00 RSL To assist with the purchase of a PA Moncrieff Surfers Paradise Sub-branch system to support members information days. $2,270.00 RSL To assist with the cost of hiring a bus for Moncrieff Surfers Paradise Sub-branch a series of 4 day excursions over 12 months. $3,905.00 RAAF Association To assist with the purchase of a computer Moncrieff Gold Coast District Sub- and associated software to support the branch production of a members newsletter. $20,000.00 City Increase participation in physical activity Moore Joondalup for seniors of all ages in the Cities of Stirling and Joondalup culminating in a celebration on 15–20 November 2004. $2,183.00 Vietnam Veterans The Goulburn Valley Vietnam Veterans Murray Association of Australia Association Inc is applying for funding to Goulburn Valley purchase a computer and a multi-function unit (ie printer, scanner, and copier) in order to continue the production of the organisation’s newsletter. $3,498.00 RSL The Cobram Barooga RSL Sub-branch is Murray Cobram Barooga Sub- applying for funding to purchase a laptop branch computer and printer for the purpose of producing a local newsletter.

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$3,000.00 Council Aged & Disability Expo to be held in New England Armidale Dumaresq Armidale on 15th October 2004. It will target rural communities and focus on issues affecting the aged and people with disabilities in rural areas. $42,854.00 Challenge Armidale Provide a low-cost lawn mowing and New England Armidale garden service for the veteran community. $17,661.00 Vietnam Veterans’ Hold 6 Men’s Health & Information Newcastle Incorporated sessions in the Newcastle & Hunter Newcastle region and purchase a trailer, BBQ and equipment to provide catering at the sessions. Purchase a digital camera and scanner for a quarterly newsletter. $29,916.00 RSL Healthy cooking classes delivered by Newcastle Newcastle District Council final year university students in various of Sub-branches locations in the Newcastle/Hunter region. $5,515.00 RSL Purchase equipment for the RSL Day Norfolk Island Norfolk Island Sub-branch Care Club. $7,516.00 Shire Provide gym equipment for the recently O’Connor Bruce Rock upgraded Aquatic Centre gym. $15,680.00 RSL Assist in setting up a Men in Sheds O’Connor Western Australia Branch facility in Dongara by purchasing woodworking equipment. $11,545.00 RSL Funding the cost of providing a disabled Oxley Sherwood-Indooroopilly toilet and wheel chair access for a Sub-branch community hall. $3,722.00 Veterans’ Support and To assist in meeting the cost of hiring a Oxley Advocacy Service Australia bus to take members of Ipswich VSASA Inc., Queensland on 6 outdoor excursions per year. $5,568.00 Mens Resource Centre Inc Develop a range of resources and Page Lismore promotion to raise the profile of men’s health issues. Including calendar, drink coasters and displays. $4,700.00 Croquet Club Inc. Purchase materials and construct storage Page Coutts Crossing shed for croquet equipment. $9,700.00 Community Services Purchase a railway carriage to be used by Parkes Weddin Grenfell Mens Shed as showroom, office, meeting area, venue and training room. $5,000.00 RSL A day of information on healthy Parramatta Parramatta lifestyles, with practical sessions to try- out exercise activities. $43,176.00 RSL Conduct training and provide support for Paterson Gresford Sub-branch veterans and war widows with dementia and memory loss. $2,910.00 RSL Purchase laptop, printer, scanner & Paterson Gresford Sub-branch digital camera for Hunter District Council of RSL Sub-Branches newsletter.

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$3,101.00 Legacy Purchase equipment to assist with the Paterson Hunter production of a quarterly newsletter. $3,493.00 RSL Purchase of a computer and photocopier Pearce Yanchep - Two Rocks to publish and print a newsletter. $2,118.00 Royal Australian Signals To purchase a computer to produce an Pearce Association informative newsletter. Western Australia $9,900.00 Council on the Ageing An academic evaluation of the recently Perth Western Australia launched Living Longer Living Stronger program in WA. $3,300.00 Returned Ex-Service Recreational trips for the Returned Ex- Perth Women’s Club service Womens’ RSL Sub-branch, Perth RSL Sub-branch Blinded Soldiers of St Dunstans and the Partially Blinded Soldiers Association. $2,052.00 RSL Purchase electronic bingo display Perth Western Australia Branch machine and public address system to use at meeting and enable members to participate in activities. $2,984.00 Partners of Veterans Purchase craft equipment for use in Perth Association of Australia Inc various locations of WA that will Western Australia promote group activities. $10,563.00 RSL Purchase of audio and visual equipment, Port Adelaide Salisbury (SA) Sub-branch tables and extended floor area to continue and enhance a range of social and educational programs. $29,919.00 RSL Improvement of facilities to continue and Port Adelaide Largs Bay Sub-branch enhance a range of social and fitness activities. Collaboration with Seagulls Day Club. $3,940.00 Army Transport Association To purchase equipment to support Rankin Acacia Ridge production and increase content of current newsletter. $8,195.00 Community Technology To develop and implement an IT training Richmond Centre Inc. program for the veteran community. Pottsville Beach $23,786.00 Neighbourhood Centre Inc To implement a program of enhancing Richmond Pottsville Beach mental skills, social interaction and self- confidence in the veteran community. $14,600.00 Health Service Hold a two day festival to provide an Riverina Greater Southern opportunity for men to discuss health issues, and encourage them to take action to enhance their health and wellbeing. $4,348.00 RSL Purchase equipment for the Crow Day Riverina Wagga Wagga Sub-branch Club. $39,153.00 Vietnam Veterans Assist with the purchase a bus to provide Robertson Association of Australia transport to veterans and legacy widows. Gosford City Sub-branch

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$5,205.00 Extreme Disablement Purchase equipment to produce a Shortland Adjustment Veterans’ newsletter. Association of Australia Inc Toukley $3,085.00 Extremely Disabled War Purchase computer and equipment to Shortland Veterans Association of produce a bi-monthly newsletter and Australia purchase a video camera to tape Newcastle educational talks on health, nutrition and lifestyle issues for members who can’t attend. $4,200.00 RSL Hold two men’s health information Shortland Swansea Sub-branch sessions. $1,400.00 Uniting Church To install a telephone in the workshop Sturt Morialta that can be accessed at anytime and is independent of the Church office and will ensure prompt access to emergency services if needed. $46,736.00 RSL Payneham RSL seeks funds to improve Sturt Payneham Sub-branch disabled facilities and toilets within the clubrooms which will enable increased participation by existing members and prospective members through improved access. $2,129.00 Legacy Purchase of PA to replace existing Swan Perth system. $4,675.00 RSL Provide OH&S training to volunteers Sydney New South Wales Branch from the RSL Day Care Club program. $9,720.00 Physiotherapy and Sports Run modified Living Longer Living Tangney Injury Centre Stronger programme for members of Melville veteran community who, because of their physical health, are not able to attend the currently available programmes. $34,860.00 RSL Rejuvenation of the Sub-branch by Wakefield Kapunda Sub-branch providing up to date, easily accessible toilet facilities with disabled access. This will also provide wheelchair access to the building. These facilities will enable the Sub-branch to continue existing activities. $9,639.00 RSL The RSL in Tanunda are applying for Wakefield Tanunda Sub-branch heating and cooling and a refrigerator which will allow for expansion of the meal program and increase comfort and participation of veterans. $7,038.00 Mosman Municipal Council Assist with the establishment of the Warringah Mosman Carers Support Group. $10,614.00 RSL, Harbord Diggers Sub- Purchase furniture & kitchen equipment Warringah branch for Harbord Day Care Club.

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$17,348.00 RSL Providing airconditioning and setting up a Wide Bay Gayndah lounge area with a TV, video, DVD and lounge chairs to be used as a drop in centre. $ 7,794.00 Vietnam Veterans To purchase furniture and white goods Wide Bay Association of Australia and kitchen utensils for the drop in Cooloola Coast centre. $5,416.00 Vietnam Veterans To assist in meeting the cost of providing Wide Bay Association of Australia disabled toilets at the organisations Drop Hervey Bay City Sub- in Centre in Pialba. branch $3,582.00 Vietnam Veterans To purchase sewing machines to enable Wide Bay Association of Australia wives and partners of veterans to engage Hervey Bay City Sub- in a sewing based craft activity. branch

Grants-in-Aid Program Value Recipient Purpose Electorate (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) $8,000.00 Australian Federation of To assist with the Federation’s travel on Adelaide Totally & Permanently repatriation business, administration Incapacitated costs, and maintenance of equipment and Ex-Servicemen and Women a website. $3,000.00 Australian Members To assist with maintaining continued Sydney Committee Australian membership of the World World Veterans Federation Veterans Federation.

$8,000.00 Australian Peacekeeper and To assist with the purchase of computer Corangamite Peacemaker Veterans’ and office equipment, and for Association administration expenses including stationery and postage. $3,000.00 Australian Special Air To purchase a computer and peripheral Curtin Service Association equipment, and a tape recorder.

$30,000.00 Australian Veterans and To assist with the Council’s travel Sydney Defence Services Council expenses on repatriation business, office equipment, general administrative costs and the employment of an office administrator. $3,000.00 Australian Veterans and To assist with the costs associated with a Sydney Defence Services Council meeting to discuss the formation of a national Korean organisation.

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$8,000.00 Legacy To assist with the purchase of a Melbourne photocopier, refurbishment loan repayments, and the Chairman’s travel.

$3,500.00 National Association of To assist with the costs of establishing Dobell Extremely Disabled War and maintaining a website. Veterans (Inc)

$3,000.00 Naval Association of To assist in setting up a Kindred Affiliate Canberra Australia Secretariat.

$4,500.00 RAAF Association To purchase updated computer Sydney equipment.

$7,500.00 Regular Defence Force To assist the Federation with salary Canberra Welfare Association expenses, costs of disseminating information on veterans issues and lobbying the Minister and the Department on behalf of veterans. $46,481.00 Returned & Services League To assist with costs associated with the Canberra of Australia Limited dissemination of information on veterans’ issues to the ex-service community and to assist with interest payments on the loan for refurbishment of the National Headquarters Building. $12,000.00 Vietnam Veterans To assist with the Association’s travel Brand Association of Australia and meeting expenditure on repatriation business, website redesign, publishing expenses of Debrief, and for an electronic whiteboard. $5,000.00 Vietnam Veterans’ For the design and web hosting of a web Parramatta Federation of Australia site.

BEST Grants Value Recipient Purpose Electorate (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) $34 900.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Adelaide Association of Australia running costs South Australian Branch Inc $51 563.00 Returned & Services League Funding for salaries, computer equipment Adelaide South Australian Branch Inc and running costs $43 752.00 Legacy Club of Adelaide Funding for computer equipment and Adelaide Inc running costs $7 010.00 Returned & Services League Funding for computer equipment and Adelaide

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of Australia (SA Branch) running costs Inc $33 447.00 Vietnam Veteran's Funding for salaries, computer equipment Adelaide Association of Australia SA and running costs Branch Inc $11 803.10 Legacy Club of Adelaide Funding for salaries, computer equipment Adelaide Inc and running costs $32 350.00 Ballarat Veterans' Support Funding for salaries, computer equipment Ballarat Group Inc and running costs $4 850.00 Vietnam & War Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Barker South Australia Inc running costs $5 515.00 R&SL Mount Gambier Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Barker Branch running costs $9 255.00 Vietnam and War Veteran's Funding for computer equipment and Barker SA Inc running costs $12 075.00 Launceston Legacy Inc Funding for salaries, computer equipment Bass and running costs $36 700.00 Central Victorian Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Bendigo Support Centre and running costs $20 495.50 Central Victorian Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Bendigo Support Centre and running costs $1 500.00 R&SL Laidley Sub-Branch Funding for ongoing running costs. Blair $750.00 Veterans' Support & Funding for ongoing running costs. Blair Advocacy Ipswich $2 500.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Blair Federation Lockyer/ running costs Brisbane Valley Sub-Branch $5 500.00 RSL Laidley Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Blair running costs $18 600.00 Lowood RSL Sub Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Blair and running costs $4 372.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Blair Federation Lockyer/ running costs Brisbane Valley Sub Branch $11 140.00 Veterans' Support and Funding for computer equipment and Blair Advocacy Ipswich running costs $5 100.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Boothby Federation of Australia running costs South Australia Branch Inc $12 050.00 Royal Australian Air Force Funding for computer equipment and Boothby Association Mitcham running costs Branch Inc $13 913.00 Vietnam Veteran's Funding for computer equipment and Boothby Federation of Australia SA running costs Branch $1 000.00 City of Mandurah RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Brand Branch running costs

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$1 000.00 City of Rockingham R&SL Funding for computer equipment and Brand Sub-Branch running costs $9 800.00 Mandurah RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Brand running costs $3 200.00 City of Rockingham RSL Funding for computer equipment and Brand Sub-Branch running costs $6 225.00 Totally & Partially Disabled Funding for computer equipment and Brand Veterans of WA running costs $66 800.00 RSL Queensland Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane and running costs $2 813.00 Regular Defence Force Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Welfare Association, running costs Queensland $46 922.00 Brisbane Legacy Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane and running costs $12 500.00 Armed Services Assistance Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Centre Australia running costs $18 954.00 Gaythorne/Samford R&SL Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane Ex-Service Support Centre and running costs $1 245.00 Everyman's Welfare Service Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Ltd running costs $800.00 Naval Association of Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Australia Queensland Sect running costs Inc $500.00 Incapacitated Servicemen & Funding for ongoing running costs. Brisbane Women's Association $29 450.00 Armed Services Assistance Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane Centre Inc. and running costs $9 690.00 Regular Defence Force Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Welfare Assoc. QLD running costs Branch Inc $39 864.77 Brisbane Legacy Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane running costs $16 097.50 RSL Queensland Branch Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane running costs $10 022.55 Gaythorne/Samford RSL Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane Ex-Service Support Centre and running costs $4 850.00 Everyman's Welfare Service Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane Ltd and running costs $3 398.00 Naval Association of Funding for computer equipment and Brisbane Australia Qld Sect Inc. running costs $7 829.50 Incapacitated Servicemen Funding for salaries, computer equipment Brisbane and Women's Association and running costs $18 910.00 Western Suburbs Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Burke & Service Centre and running costs $350.00 Ex RAAF MTD Inc Funding for running costs Burke Association Victoria

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$3 250.00 Ex RAAF MTD Inc Funding for computer equipment and Burke Association Victoria running costs $2 350.00 Bathurst RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Calare running costs $3 042.00 Bathurst RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Calare running costs $5 705.00 Armadale RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Canning running costs $14 280.00 Central Queensland Funding for salaries, computer equipment Capricornia Veterans' Support Centre and running costs $8 540.00 R&SL Emu Park Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Capricornia Branch Inc running costs $318.00 Rockhampton & Central Funding for ongoing running costs. Capricornia Qld Legacy $5 525.00 Central Queensland Funding for computer equipment and Capricornia Veterans' Support Centre running costs $4 255.00 RSL Emu Park Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Capricornia Inc. running costs $2 900.00 Rockhampton and Central Funding for computer equipment and Capricornia Queensland Legacy Fund running costs Inc $15 209.00 Yarra Valley Support Centre Funding for computer equipment and Casey running costs $15 680.00 Morriset-Dora Creek RSL Funding for computer equipment and Charlton Sub-Branch running costs $6 734.40 South East Regional Funding for salaries, computer equipment Chisholm Veterans' Welfare Centre and running costs $13 255.00 Torquay RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and Corangamite running costs $26 965.00 Australian Peacekeepers and Funding for computer equipment and Corangamite Peacemakers Veterans' running costs Association Inc. $32 700.00 Geelong Regional Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Corio Welfare Centre and running costs $350.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for running costs Corio Federation Victoria $29 993.80 Geelong Regional Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Corio Welfare Centre and running costs $14 148.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Corio Federation Victoria running costs $440.00 Wanneroo-Joondalup RSL Funding for computer equipment and Cowan Sub-Branch running costs $1 000.00 Regular Defence Forces Funding for computer equipment and Cowan Welfare Association WA running costs Branch $2 000.00 Regular Defence Forces Funding for running costs Cowan Welfare Association (WA

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Branch) $5 215.00 Wanneroo-Joondalup RSL Funding for computer equipment and Cowan Sub-Branch running costs $2 500.00 Coffs Harbour RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Cowper Branch running costs $4 400.00 Coffs Harbour Legacy Funding for computer equipment and Cowper Welfare Fund running costs $2 150.00 Woolgoolga RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Cowper Branch running costs $3 650.00 Bowraville RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and Cowper running costs $579.00 Maclean RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and Cowper running costs $6 387.61 Coffs Harbour Legacy Funding for salaries, computer equipment Cowper Welfare Fund and running costs $2 917.00 Woolgoolga RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Cowper Branch running costs $5 052.80 Maclean RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Cowper running costs $3 745.00 Bowraville RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Cowper running costs $1 432.00 Illawarra Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Cunningham Entitlement Service running costs $4 300.00 Vietnam Logistics Support Funding for computer equipment and Curtin Association running costs $2 650.00 WA Veterans' Support Funding for computer equipment and Curtin Group & LINCs running costs $7 364.00 R&SL Mackay District Funding for computer equipment and Dawson Branch running costs $21 493.50 Mackay District Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Dawson RSL and running costs $5 630.00 Airlie Beach/Whitsunday Funding for salaries, computer equipment Dawson RSL Sub Branch and running costs $57 200.00 Joint Venture Committee - Funding for salaries, computer equipment Denison BEST Program Tasmania and running costs $2 450.00 Hobart Legacy Funding for computer equipment and Denison running costs $24 850.00 BEST Joint Venture Funding for computer equipment and Denison running costs $16 790.00 Hobart Legacy Funding for salaries, computer equipment Denison and running costs $10 955.00 R&SL Pine Rivers Ex- Funding for computer equipment and Dickson Service Organisation running costs Support Centre $8 000.00 R&SL Funding for salaries, computer equipment Dickson Caboolture/Morayfield and running costs Branch

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$16 422.00 RSL Pine Rivers ESO Funding for computer equipment and Dickson Support Centre running costs $3 650.00 Terrigal Wamberal RSL Funding for computer equipment and Dobell Sub-Branch running costs $350.00 Central Coast and Hunter Funding for running costs Dobell Valley Forces Inc $4 200.00 Terrigal Wamberal RSL Sub Funding for computer equipment and Dobell Branch running costs $2 650.00 Far South Coast Ex-Service Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro Pensions and Support running costs Centre (Bega RSL) $2 000.00 Moruya RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro running costs $400.00 RSL Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro Sub-Branch running costs $3 650.00 Narooma RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro running costs $4 700.00 Far South Coast Ex-Service Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro Pensions and Support running costs Centre (Bega RSL) $2 390.00 Moruya RSL Sub Branch Funding for running costs Eden-Monaro $4 600.00 City of Queanbeyan RSL Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro Sub-Branch running costs $6 815.00 Narooma RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Eden-Monaro running costs $350.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for ongoing running costs. Fairfax Association of Australia Sunshine Coast Sub-Branch Inc $13 997.50 VVAA Sunshine Coast Funding for computer equipment and Fairfax running costs $7 060.00 Maroochydore RSL Sub Funding for computer equipment and Fairfax Branch running costs $25 739.00 Bass Coast Veterans' & Funding for salaries, computer equipment Flinders Dependants Welfare Centre and running costs $30 700.00 Southern Peninsula Funding for salaries, computer equipment Flinders Veterans' Centre and running costs $25 211.00 Southern Peninsula Funding for salaries, computer equipment Flinders Veterans' Centre and running costs $3 318.00 Veterans' Support & Funding for computer equipment and Forde Advocacy Service Australia running costs Inc Jimboomba $1 386.00 R&SL Beaudesert Funding for computer equipment and Forde running costs $7 065.75 Beaudesert RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and Forde running costs $12 500.00 Veterans' Support and Funding for computer equipment and Forde

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Advocacy Service Australia running costs Inc Jimboomba Sun Branch $3 484.00 Boonah RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and Forde running costs $6 010.00 Donnybrook RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Forrest Branch running costs $1 350.00 Busselton RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Forrest running costs $4 300.00 The Royal Australian Funding for computer equipment and Forrest Regiment Association (WA running costs Branch) $7 840.00 Busselton RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Forrest running costs $2 705.00 Royal Australian Regiment Funding for computer equipment and Forrest Association WA Branch running costs $4 930.00 ACT Kindred Organisations Funding for salaries, computer equipment Fraser Committee and running costs $17 000.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Fraser Federation ACT Branch and running costs $15 350.00 The Legacy Club of Funding for salaries, computer equipment Fraser Canberra Inc and running costs $1 245.00 The Returned & Services Funding for computer equipment and Fraser League of Australia ACT running costs Branch $1 220.00 ACT Kindred Organisations Funding for computer equipment and Fraser Committee running costs $14 163.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Fraser Federation ACT Branch running costs $4 298.65 The Legacy Club of Funding for computer equipment and Fraser Canberra Inc running costs $1 425.00 RSL ACT Branch Funding for running costs Fraser $13 060.00 Bicton-Palmyra RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Fremantle Branch running costs $5 300.00 Huskisson RSL Sub-Branch Funding for running costs Gilmore $77 750.00 Gippsland Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Gippsland Welfare Centre and running costs $66 969.70 Gippsland Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Gippsland Welfare Centre and running costs $9 228.00 South Eastern District RSL Funding for computer equipment and Griffith running costs $2 000.00 R&SL Toowoomba Funding for ongoing running costs. Groom $4 800.00 RSL Toowoomba Funding for salaries, computer equipment Groom and running costs $6 330.00 Merriwa RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Gwydir running costs $3 000.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Herbert Association of Australia running costs

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Townsville Sub-Branch $3 790.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Herbert Federation Townsville Sub- running costs Branch Inc $8 956.75 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Herbert Federation Townsville Sub and running costs Branch $63 350.00 Melbourne Veterans' & Funding for salaries, computer equipment Higgins Services Centre and running costs $14 325.30 Melbourne Veterans' & Funding for salaries, computer equipment Higgins Services Centre and running costs $19 890.05 RSL Glenelg Memorial Funding for computer equipment and Hindmarsh Sub-Branch Inc running costs $29 695.00 Bundaberg Ex-Service Funding for salaries, computer equipment Hinkler Organisation Support Centre and running costs $350.00 Gladstone Legacy Funding for ongoing running costs. Hinkler $33 565.60 Bundaberg ESO Support Funding for computer equipment and Hinkler Centre running costs $32 550.00 South East Regional Funding for salaries, computer equipment Hotham Veterans' Welfare Centre and running costs $750.00 Southern Highlands Funding for computer equipment and Hume Veterans Entitlement running costs Service (Mittagong RSL) $2 851.00 Southern Highlands Funding for computer equipment and Hume Veterans Entitlement running costs Service (Mittagong RSL) $300.00 Cessnock RSL Sub-Branch Funding for running costs Hunter $350.00 Hume Veterans' Information Funding for running costs Indi Centre $24 246.25 Hume Veterans' Information Funding for salaries, computer equipment Indi Centre and running costs $2 750.00 Bayside Regional Centre Funding for computer equipment and Isaacs running costs $5 895.00 Bayside Regional Centre Funding for computer equipment and Isaacs running costs $25 110.00 Heidelberg Repatriation Funding for salaries, computer equipment Jagajaga Veterans' Centre and running costs $4 192.00 Kalgoolie RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Kalgoolie running costs $3 850.00 R&SL Cardwell Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Kennedy running costs $1 082.00 R&SL Charters Towers Funding for computer equipment and Kennedy running costs $3 274.00 Charters Towers RSL Sub Funding for computer equipment and Kennedy Branch running costs $7 935.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Kennedy Federation Association running costs

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Rockhampton Sub Branch $14 845.00 Western Suburbs Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Lalor & Service Centre and running costs $15 658.00 Far North Queensland Funding for computer equipment and Leichhardt Veteran & Ex-Service running costs Support Centre $15 164.75 Far North Queensland Funding for salaries, computer equipment Leichhardt Veteran & Ex-Service and running costs Support Centre $3 385.00 Sandgate RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and Lilley running costs $1 818.00 R&SL Bribie Island Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Longman Branch Inc running costs $4 548.00 RSL Bribie Island Sub Funding for salaries, computer equipment Longman Branch Inc and running costs $350.00 Forster Tuncurry Legacy Funding for running costs Lyne $7 980.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Lyne Association of Australia and running costs Hastings/Manning/Macleay Sub-Branch $3 564.00 Harrington Crowdy Head Funding for computer equipment and Lyne RSL Sub-Branch running costs $6 544.00 VVAA Funding for computer equipment and Lyne Hastings/Manning/Macleay running costs Sub-Branch $2 800.00 Blue Mountains Vietnam Funding for computer equipment and Macquarie Veterans and Associated running costs Forces Inc $11 450.00 Blue Mountains Vietnam Funding for computer equipment and Macquarie Veterans & Associated running costs Forces Inc $21 734.00 Swan Hill Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Mallee Information Centre and running costs $21 450.00 Sunraysia Regional Funding for salaries, computer equipment Mallee Veterans' Centre and running costs $12 969.00 Swan Hill Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Mallee Information Centre and running costs $12 728.00 Sunraysia Regional Funding for salaries, computer equipment Mallee Veterans' Centre and running costs $1 250.00 Veterans Support & Funding for ongoing running costs. Maranoa Advocacy Warwick $3 400.00 R&SL Warwick Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa running costs $1 636.00 R&SL Roma Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa running costs $3 400.00 R&SL St George Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa running costs

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$2 800.00 Roma RSL Sub Branch Funding for running costs Maranoa $3 020.00 Warwick RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa running costs $6 677.00 Jandowoe RSL Sub Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Maranoa and running costs $4 405.00 St George RSL Sub Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Maranoa and running costs $6 230.00 Veterans Support and Funding for computer equipment and Maranoa Advocacy Warwick running costs $350.00 Mitchell Veterans' Centre Funding for running costs McEwen $350.00 Yarra Valley Support Centre Funding for running costs McEwen $6 191.00 Mitchell Veterans' Centre Funding for computer equipment and McEwen running costs $350.00 West Gippsland Veterans' Funding for running costs McMillan Welfare Centre $3 250.00 Morwell RSL Welfare & Funding for computer equipment and McMillan Pension Centre running costs $7 800.00 Bass Coast Veterans' & Funding for computer equipment and McMillan Dependants Welfare Centre running costs $8 550.00 West Gippsland Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and McMillan Welfare Centre running costs $20 470.00 Leongatha & Districts Funding for salaries, computer equipment McMillan Veterans' Welfare Centre and running costs $5 975.00 Morwell RSL Welfare & Funding for computer equipment and McMillan Pension Centre running costs $7 296.00 Gold Coast Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment McPherson Support Service Australia and running costs Inc $8 783.60 Currumbin-Palm Beach Funding for salaries, computer equipment McPherson RSL Veterans' Support and running costs Centre $350.00 Regular Defence Force Funding for running costs Melbourne Welfare Association Victoria $9 950.00 Melbourne Legacy Funding for computer equipment and Melbourne running costs $12 931.70 Ballarat Veterans' Support Funding for salaries, computer equipment Melbourne Group Inc and running costs $10 448.00 Regular Defence Force Funding for computer equipment and Melbourne Welfare Association running costs Victoria $13 796.00 Melbourne Legacy Funding for computer equipment and Melbourne running costs $11 000.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Moncrieff Federation Queensland and running costs $2 000.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for ongoing running costs. Moncrieff Association of Australia

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Southport & Districts $3 000.00 Gold Coast Legacy Club Inc Funding for salaries, computer equipment Moncrieff and running costs $2 500.00 R&SL Surfers Paradise Funding for computer equipment and Moncrieff running costs $2 400.00 VVAA Southport & Funding for computer equipment and Moncrieff Districts running costs $18 525.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for salaries, computer equipment Moncrieff Federation QLD Branch Inc. and running costs $18 702.30 Gold Coast Legacy Club Inc Funding for computer equipment and Moncrieff running costs $5 630.00 Nerang RSL Funding for computer equipment and Moncrieff running costs $15 750.00 Surfers Paradise RSL Sub Funding for salaries, computer equipment Moncrieff Branch and running costs $350.00 Goulburn Valley Veteran Funding for running costs Murray Services $350.00 Kyabram Veterans' Support Funding for running costs Murray Centre $7 050.00 Goulburn Valley Veteran Funding for computer equipment and Murray Services running costs $1 000.00 Norfolk Island RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and n/a Branch running costs $10 000.00 Armidale RSL Sub Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment New England and running costs $15 000.00 Tamworth RSL Sub-Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment New England and running costs $350.00 Glen Innes RSL Sub-Branch Funding for running costs New England $11 310.00 Armidale RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and New England running costs $31 614.00 Tamworth RSL Sub-Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment New England and running costs $5 190.00 Glen Innes RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and New England running costs $5 790.00 Guyra RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and New England running costs $1 000.00 Albany RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and O'Connor running costs $1 000.00 Geraldton City RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and O'Connor Branch running costs $5 100.00 Collie-Cardiff R&SL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and O'Connor Branch running costs $3 650.00 Narrogin RSL Funding for computer equipment and O'Connor running costs $2 428.00 Collie-Cardiff RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and O'Connor Branch running costs $7 500.00 Sherwood/Indooroopilly Funding for computer equipment and Oxley

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RSL running costs $40 318.00 Moreton District Ex-Service Funding for salaries, computer equipment Oxley Support Group and running costs $10 450.00 Moreton District Ex-Service Funding for salaries, computer equipment Oxley Support Group and running costs $14 563.00 RSL Sherwood/ Funding for salaries, computer equipment Oxley Indooroopilly Sub-Branch and running costs $14 850.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Page Association of Australia Far running costs North Coast Sub-Branch $1 822.00 Ballina RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Page running costs $25 735.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Page Association of Australia Far running costs North Coast Sub-Branch $4 488.00 Ballina RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Page running costs $6 993.45 Lismore Legacy Appeal Funding for salaries, computer equipment Page Fund and running costs $6 425.00 Royal Australian Signals Funding for computer equipment and Pearce Association of WA running costs $5 613.00 Yanchep/Two Rocks RSL Funding for computer equipment and Pearce running costs $55 500.00 RSL Western Australia Funding for salaries, computer equipment Perth State Branch and running costs $2 000.00 WA Veterans Support Funding for computer equipment and Perth Group & LINCs running costs $7 318.00 R&SL Redcliffe Sub- Funding for salaries, computer equipment Petrie Branch and running costs $7 992.50 RSL Redcliffe Sub-Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Petrie and running costs $140 850.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Reid Association NSW Branch and running costs Inc $1 350.00 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Funding for computer equipment and Reid Islander Veterans running costs Association $28 734.14 Vietnam Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Reid Association NSW Branch and ongoing running costs Inc $3 200.00 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Funding for computer equipment and Reid Islander Veterans running costs Association $300.00 Alstonville RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Richmond running costs $3 650.00 Brunswick Heads/ Funding for computer equipment and Richmond Billinudgel RSL Sub- running costs

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Branch $3 500.00 R&SL Tweed Heads & Funding for computer equipment and Richmond Coolangatta Sub-Branch running costs $2 700.00 Alstonville RSL Sub-Branch Funding for computer equipment and Richmond running costs $2 679.00 Brunswick Heads/ Funding for computer equipment and Richmond Billinudgel RSL Sub- running costs Branch $1 425.00 Tweed Heads and Funding for computer equipment and Richmond Coolangatta RSL Sub running costs Branch $350.00 Wagga Wagga RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Riverina Branch running costs $3 163.00 Incapacitated Servicemen & Funding for computer equipment and Riverina Women's Association, running costs Cootamundra Branch $7 332.38 Integrated Service People's Funding for salaries, computer equipment Riverina Association of Australia Inc and running costs $2 795.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Robertson Association of Australia running costs Gosford Sub-Branch $350.00 Gosford RSL Sub-Branch Funding for running costs Robertson $4 950.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for computer equipment and Robertson Association of Australia running costs Gosford City Sub-Branch $10 063.00 Coffs Harbour RSL Sub- Funding for salaries, computer equipment Robertson Branch and running costs $12 136.00 Veterans' Support & Funding for computer equipment and Ryan Advocacy Service Australia running costs Inc $37 497.00 Veterans' Support and Funding for computer equipment and Ryan Advocacy Service Australia running costs Inc $4 112.00 Osborne Park RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Stirling Branch running costs $55 522.00 Perth Legacy Inc Funding for salaries, computer equipment Swan and running costs $4 575.00 Perth Legacy Funding for computer equipment and Swan running costs $147 350.00 RSL (NSW) Welfare & Funding for salaries, computer equipment Sydney Benevolent Institution and running costs $75 350.00 Sydney Legacy Appeals Funding for salaries, computer equipment Sydney Fund and running costs $15 307.58 Sydney Legacy Appeals Funding for salaries, computer equipment Sydney Fund and ongoing running costs $6 620.00 Combined Services RSL Funding for computer equipment and Sydney Sub-Branch running costs

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$5 120.00 Applecross RSL Sub- Funding for computer equipment and Tangney Branch running costs $7 975.00 Aboriginal Torres Strait Funding for computer equipment and Tangney Island Veterans and Service running costs Association WA $7 550.00 Korea South East Asia Funding for computer equipment and Wakefield Forces Association of running costs Australia South Australian Branch $743.00 South West Veterans' Centre Funding for computer equipment and Wannon running costs $3 200.00 South West Veterans' Centre Funding for computer equipment and Wannon running costs $82 250.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Waringah Association National and running costs Council NSW Branch Inc $71 290.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for salaries, computer equipment Warringah Association National and ongoing running costs Council NSW Branch Inc $3 000.00 South Burnett ESO Support Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay Centre running costs $4 582.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay Association of Australia running costs Hervey Bay City Branch $5 318.00 Legacy Club of Funding for salaries, computer equipment Wide Bay Maryborough and running costs $2 000.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay Association of Australia running costs Gympie Branch $2 318.00 Vietnam Veterans Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay Association of Australia running costs Cooloola Coast Sub-Branch Inc $5 000.00 R&SL Hervey Bay Sub- Funding for salaries, computer equipment Wide Bay Branch and running costs $9 336.00 VVAA (Qld Branch) Funding for salaries, computer equipment Wide Bay Hervey Bay City Inc. and running costs $12 526.00 South Burnett ESO Support Funding for salaries, computer equipment Wide Bay Centre and running costs $2 075.00 VVAA Gympie Branch Funding for running costs Wide Bay $8 468.00 Legacy Club of Funding for salaries, computer equipment Wide Bay Maryborough and running costs $6 555.00 Gayndah RSL Sub Branch Funding for computer equipment and Wide Bay running costs $9 640.00 Hervey Bay RSL Sub Funding for salaries, computer equipment Wide Bay Branch and running costs $2 530.00 Vietnam Veterans' Funding for running costs Wide Bay Association of Australia

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Cooloola Coast Sub-Branch Inc $6 235.00 Tiaro RSL Sub Branch Funding for salaries, computer equipment Wide Bay and running costs

Commemoration Grants Value Recipient Purpose Electorate (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) $1,483 Army Museum of South Restore the 9th Light Horse WWI unit Adelaide Australia flag to be Displayed at the Army Museum of SA Keswick $650 Army Museum of South Restore and Restring the Cheer-up Hut Adelaide Australia Piano to be Displayed at the Army Museum $2,470 Prospect RSL Sub-branch Refurbish the Prospect War Memorial Adelaide $10,300 Adelaide City Council Restoration of the South African War Adelaide Memorial in Adelaide $2,000 RSL. SA Branch Inc Hold a commemorative luncheon for five Adelaide Turkish veterans visiting Adelaide for the 90th commemoration of the Gallipoli landings $1,225 Royal South Australian Mount seven gallantry awards with Adelaide Regiment photos and the history of recipients as part of the Royal South Australia regiment historical display at Keswick Barracks in South Australia $2,000 National Servicemen's Build a memorial to National Adelaide Association (SA Branch) Servicemen in the Torrens Gardens, dedicated to those National Servicemen who died in Vietnam $45,000 History Trust of South Hold exhibitions titled the Gallipoli: the Adelaide Australia South Australian Story $150,000 Adelaide City Council VP Day events in Adelaide Adelaide $1,301 Dean Hall and Mechanics Restore WWI veterans wartime Ballarat Institute Inc photographs and erect a plaque at the Dean Hall & Mechanics Institute $3,000 Mount Clear College Purchase special display cabinets to Ballarat house photographs, war records and displays of personal and service memorabilia at Mount Clear College $4,000 Hepburn Shire Council Restore the Smeaton War Memorial Ballarat Gates $698 St Mary's Primary School - Plant a 'Lone Pine' and place a plaque Ballarat Clarkes Hill dedicated to all who served at St Mary's Primary School, Clarks Hill $300,000 City of Ballarat Complete the Ballarat Ex-Prisoners of Ballarat War Memorial

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$500 RAAF Association Hold anniversary luncheon Ballarat (Ballarat Branch) $1,000 6 Australian Division Hold a reunion for members of the 6 Banks Association Australian Division Association $2,000 Riverwood Squadron of the Construct a commemorative memorial Banks Australian Air League wall at the Australian Air League in Riverwood $1,337 Penshurst Presbyterian Restore the Penshurst Presbyterian Banks Church Church WWI Honour Roll $3,000 Paul Martin's Australian Purchase of Plastic Display Domes Banks Military History $4,000 Tailem Bend RSL Sub- Relocate the Tailem Bend War Memorial Barker branch to a Safer Position $2,000 City of Port Adelaide Refurbish the Rosewater war memorial Barker Enfield cross/fountain $1,300 City of Port Adelaide Restore the City of Enfield War Barker Enfield memorial plinth and cross and upgrade the immediate area $2,400 City of Port Adelaide Refurbish, repair and restore the WWI Barker Enfield memorial in Birkenhead $400 City of Port Adelaide Refurbish the Peter Badcoe VC Barker Enfield memorial plaque and boulder in Port Adelaide $1,700 City of Port Adelaide Restore the Bennet Reserve 25 pounder Barker Enfield field gun in Manningham $4,000 Meningie RSL Sub-branch Build an archway with the words Lest Barker We Forget at the entrance to the Meningie War Memorial $900 Tailem Bend RSL Sub- Add names of veterans from WWII to Barker branch the Tailem Bend Honour Board $1,330 Pinnaroo RSL Sub-branch Restore the memorial gates at the Barker Pinnaroo Soldiers Memorial Hospital $2,000 Kingston RSL Sub Branch Erect a plaque to commemorate the loss Barker of lives from a WWII Avro Anson that crashed near Mt Gambier $800 Rats of Tobruk Association Build a Rats of Tobruk memorial garden Bass Tasmanian State Branch at Launceston $3,000 RAAF Association Hold a special museum display in Bass (Launceston) Launceston, commemorate the 60th anniversary of VP Day $486 Scottsdale RSL Sub-Branch Restore photographs of 45 WWI soldiers Bass from the Scottsdale area and a photograph of Alfred Gaby VC who was born and educated at Scottsdale $1,508 Ringarooma Community To upgrade existing honour boards and Bass Cultural Association Inc install a new honour board to those who served in Vietnam and later conflicts

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$10,000 Legerwood Hall and Establish a memorial garden with trees Bass Reserve Committee planted in memory of those from the Legerwood district who died in World War I. $2,000 RAAF Association Funding to hold a Variety Concert Bass (Launceston) $500 42nd Australian Infantry Hold a 60th and final reunion for Batman Battalion Association members of 42nd Infantry Battalion $448 BCOF(Japan) Association Erect a plaque at the RSL Doncaster Batman of Australia cenotaph dedicated to its service in Japan $520 Bendigo RSL Sub Branch Produce a flyer about the Sandakan to Bendigo Ranau Death March $740 Woodvale Public Hall Restore name plaques on the Woodvale Bendigo Committee Avenue of Honour and frame the service records and photos of those commemorated $1,900 Talbot RSL Sub-branch Restore the Talbot WWII memorial gates Bendigo $3,500 Kangaroo Flat RSL Sub- Restore the Kangaroo Flat community Bendigo Branch war memorial $680 4th Australian Infantry Install a commemorative plaque Bennelong Battalion 1939-1945 dedicated to 4th Australian Infantry Association Battalion at the Rocky Creek War Memorial Park $2,000 RAAF Vietnam Hold a 40th anniversary reunion to Berowra commemorate the first deployment of the RAAF to Vung Tau on 8 August 1964 $3,000 RAN Radion Mechanics Publish a unit history of RAN radio and Berowra Association NSW Branch wireless mechanics in WWII $2,000 Barker College Construct a WWII memorial at Barker Berowra College, Hornsby $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a memorial dedicated to National Blair Association of Australia Servicemen at the Nanango Autumn Park (Qld) Inc South Burnett Branch $550 No 23 Squadron Install a plaque dedicated to 23 Squadron Blair in the sculpture garden at the Australian War Memorial $4,000 Shire Council Kilcoy Replace and replicate plaques located in Blair the Kilcoy Memorial Hall $3,000 Ipswich Arts Foundation Hold an Anzac Day 2005 Ipswich Blair Remembers exhibition in the Ipswich Art Gallery $600 RAAF Association Ipswich Erect a plaque at Rocky Creek War Blair Branch Memorial Plaque dedicated to the RAAF $873 2/17 Battalion AIF Install a plaque dedicated to the 2/17th Blaxland Association Australian Infantry Battalion, 9th Division, AIF, in the Sculpture Garden at the AWM

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$3,000 Cannon Hill District & Publish a unit history of the Ordnance Bowman Vietnam Services RSL Sub- Field Park in Vietnam between 1966 and branch 1972 $1,091 National Servicemen's Place a memorial plaque on a rock Braddon Association Burnie Branch adjacent to Burnie Cenotaph to commemorate all National Servicemen $354 Penguin History Group Erect a plaque to servicemen & women Braddon from the district who served during WWI and WWII, at the Sulphur Creek War Memorial Hall $285 Penguin History Group Install a seat with commemorative Braddon plaque dedicated to veterans who served in WWI near the entrance to the Sulphur Creek War Memorial Hall $4,000 Burnie RSL Sub-Branch Repair and upgrade the steps leading to Braddon the Burnie War Memorial $622 Waratah-Wynyard Council Restore and refurbish the Waratah Braddon Cenotaph $1,032 12/50th Battalion Erect a plaque on a memorial wall near Braddon Association the Launceston War Memorial $650 2/5 Australian General Install a plaque dedicated to the 2/5 Bradfield Hospital Association Australian General Hospital in the sculpture garden at the Australian War Memorial $1,614 Roseville RSL Sub-branch Erect an Anzac commemorative plaque Bradfield in Roseville to be dedicated on the 90th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli $1,000 9th Australian Division Hold a luncheon for members of 9th Bradfield Council (NSW) Division AIF at the Combined Services RSL Club in August 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII $2,100 RAAF Association Install two stained glass windows in the Brand (Mandurah Sub-Branch) Meadow Springs Chapel commemorating the RAAF Transport Command $462 Vietnam Veterans' Group Replace the existing association banner Brand (WA), Mandurah-Murray $25,000 Cathay Community Erect a Memorial Bell within the Brisbane Association Inc Precincts of the Chinatown Mall $2,062 RSL of Australia (Qld Restore the For God and Country Brisbane Branch) Memorial plaque located in Anzac Square, Brisbane $3,000 Brisbane's Living Heritage Publish a 10 page colour brochure Brisbane Network featuring Brisbane s Living Heritage Network to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the end of WWII

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$1,500 VE Day Commemorative Hold a 60th Anniversary of Victory in Brisbane Committee Europe in Brisbane in May 2005 $1,000 Ex-Servicewomen's Hold a 60th anniversary luncheon for Brisbane Association of Queensland members of the Ex-Servicewomen's Association of Qld to mark the end of WWII $2,500 Victoria Barracks Historical Victoria Barracks Historical Society to Brisbane Society hold various functions in Brisbane to celebrate VP day $2,000 Macarthur Museum Hold an exhibition titled Brisbane at War Brisbane Brisbane 1914–1919, which will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings $200,000 Brisbane City Council VP Day events in Brisbane Brisbane $4,000 Korean Veterans Install a further 42 memorial plaques to Bruce Association of Australia Inc honour Australian involvement in the (Vic) Korean War $3,000 Victoria Chapter The Hold a photographic exhibition of Bruce Historical Society of HMAS Sydney at the Shrine of Australia Remembrance, Melbourne $833 Progress Association - Enhance the surrounds of the Carlsruhe Burke Carlsruhe War Memorial $2,454 Romsey/Lancefield RSL Place a plaque on the memorials in the Burke Sub-branch townships of Romsey and Lancefield $1,470 Caroline Springs College Erect a flagpole at Caroline Springs Burke College $3,000 Mount Macedon Memorial Upgrade and repair Mount Macedon Burke Cross Committee memorial surrounds $3,672 Progress Association and Erect a war memorial with flag Pole at Calare Urban Landcare Group Inc Darbys Falls Darbys Falls $3,991 Gooloogong Historical Erect a war memorial in the park in Main Calare Society Street, Gooloogong $4,000 Canowindra RSL Sub Refurbish the Canowindra war memorial Calare branch and surrounds $1,000 Bathurst RSL Sub-Branch Hold a POWs, padres and nurses reunion Calare in August 2005 to commemorate the end of World War II; and purchase a plaque $1,270 Cana Catholic Primary Erect a flagpole at Cana Catholic Calwell School Primary School to provide a focus for commemorative activities $2,050 RSL, ACT Branch Enhance the Aboriginal memorial on Canberra Mount Ainslie including upgraded access $700 Australian Army Training Install a plaque in the sculpture garden at Canberra Team Association the AWM dedicated to the Australian Army Training Team

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$1,273 3 Infantry Battalion Kokoda Install a plaque dedicated to the 3rd Canberra Track 1942 Association Infantry Battalion in the Sculpture Garden at the AWM and hold a dedication service $125,000 Department of Development and production of the Canberra Communications, exhibition 'Parliament at War: Australia's Information Technology Wartime Prime Ministers,' incorporating and the Arts the exhibition 'John Curtin's Legacy: Leading Australia from War to Peace.' $3,000 Armadale RSL Install three display cabinets for the Canning Armadale RSL Sub-branch $2,838 Armadale RSL Purchase two display cabinets to house Canning wartime memorabilia at the Armadale RSL Sub-branch $500 Capricornia RSL Sub Construct a mobile cenotaph for Capricornia branch Capricornia RSL Sub-branch for commemorative services $1,200 St Richard's Catholic Install a flagpole in the grounds at St Casey Primary School Kilsyth Richard's Catholic Primary School at Kilsyth $500 10th Field Ambulance Install a commemorative plaque at the Chisholm Association Rocky Creek War Memorial Park dedicated to the 10th Australian Field Ambulance. $3,000 Military Police Association Publish a pictorial and written account of Chisholm of Victoria Inc military police in the Vietnam War $2,475 Waverley RSL Sub-Branch Create a commemorative area for Chisholm residents of Wahroonga Friendship Village facility for Anzac & Remembrance Day services $1,750 Robert McCubbin Primary Enhance Roberts McCubbin Primary Chisholm School School Anzac memorial $600 Australian Army Training Place a Plaque in the Memorial Garden Corangamite Team Vietnam Association at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital NSW Dedicated to the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam $1,900 Australian Army Training Purchase a flag for display at the Shrine Corangamite Team Vietnam Association of Remembrance to commemorate the (Vic) AATTV's arrival in Vietnam in 1962 $3,000 Barwon Health Invite school children to Geelong Corio Hospital Garden prior to Anzac Day $2,607 Darwin Defenders 1942- Restore 200 photographs taken in Corio 1945 Inc Darwin during WWII. To be exhibited at the , Melbourne $485 Darwin Defenders 1942- Restore and preserve 12 Squadron flag, Corio 1945 Inc which was damaged in the first raid on Darwin in 1942

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$3,000 Darwin Defenders 1942- Publish the history of Darwin's role in Corio 1945 Inc the Defence of Australia in WWII $2,000 Geelong Private Hospital Build a water feature with a 'headstone Corio style' memorial at Geelong Private Hospital in memory of all veterans $8,000 City of Wanneroo Relocate the RSL war memorial and the Cowan Burma Star plinth to the new memorial garden being established at the Wanneroo Town Centre $3,220 Naval Association of Install a stained glass memorial window Cowper Australia Nambucca Valley in the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Sub-branch Macksville $2,000 Sawtell RSL Sub-Branch Replace the existing war memorial wall Cowper at Lyle Rose Park in Sawtell $2,000 William Phillips Inform teachers and students about Cowper Australia s wartime history and display wartime memorabilia $3,000 Mr Raymond Graetz Publish the autobiography of Ray Graetz Cowper s escape experience behind Japanese lines $4,000 Coffs Harbour RSL Sub- Extend and enhance the existing war Cowper Branch memorial area in Anzac Park, Coffs Harbour $352 Vietnam Logistics Support Replace an existing association banner, Curtin Veterans' Association WA which is in poor condition (Subiaco) $3,000 28th Australian Infantry Publish the unit history of the 28th Curtin Battalion (AIF) 1939/45 Australian Infantry Battalion Association $2,000 2/28 Battalion and 24th Install eight new plaques listing those Curtin Anti-Tank Coy from the units that died in each battle on the 2/28 and 24 Anti-Tank Memorial in Kings Park, Perth. $4,000 City of Subiaco RSL Sub Refurbish the Fallen Soldiers War Curtin Branch Memorial in Subiaco $3,193 High School - Mackay Students to research and report on the Dawson North contribution of servicemen and women from the Mackay District whoserved during WWI and WWII $3,000 Historical Museum Society Construct a permanent display case to Dawson Inc, Proserpine house military artefacts at the Proserpine Historical Museum $4,000 Airlie Beach/Whitsunday Refurbish and update the Cannonvale Dawson RSL Sub-Branch Cenotaph $3,000 A Field Battery Association Publish a unit history covering the period Dawson Inc 'A' Field Battery served in the during 1957-59

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$3,000 Far East Strategic Reserve Hold a 50th anniversary reunion for Deakin Navy Association Victoria members of the Far East Strategic & Tasmania Division Reserve Navy Association $1,500 Far East Strategic Reserve Install three plaques in the grounds of the Deakin Navy Association (Vic & Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance Tas Branch) dedicated to the ships that served in the Far East Strategic Navy Reserve $1,628 Peter James Centre Establish an internal area for veterans in Deakin the centre, which will include a display cabinet to house wartime memorabilia $5,000 RSL Tasmanian Branch Supply webbing flag holders for 46 Denison schools in Tasmania $3,299 Taroona Ex-Servicemens Construct a new war memorial at Denison Club Taroona $3,000 Tasmania State Branch RSL Hold four BBQs in Tasmania as part of Denison the 60th anniversary celebrations of the end of WWII $800 Australian Merchant Navy Erect interpretive signs at the Australian Denison Awards Council Foundation Merchant Navy Memorial, Bicheno, Tasmania $4,000 Friends of the Soldiers Purchase 16 plaques to be placed beneath Denison Walk trees on the Soldiers Memorial Avenue in Queens Domain, Hobart $145 Kingborough RSL Sub- Snug War Memorial GST component Denison branch from previous grant $142,160 Hobart City Council VP Day events in Hobart Denison $10,000 Bray Park RSL Sub branch Construct a memorial wall within the Dickson grounds of the Pine Rivers Memorial Bowls Club $2,000 Pine Rivers RAAFA (Qld) Construct a memorial to fallen members Dickson of the Air Force at Kallangur $896 101 Field Battery Install a plaque dedicated to 101 Field Dickson Association Battery in the Sculpture Garden at the AWM $2,000 Naval Association of Construct a Naval memorial Dickson Australia Pine Rivers Sub- section Inc $2,000 Ourimbah-Lisarow RSL Ourimbah Lisarow RSL and Ourimbah Dobell Sub-Branch Primary School will construct a commemorative garden in the school ground. $1,012 464 Squadron RAAF Install a plaque at the Australian War Dobell Association Memorial dedicated to 464 Squadron comrades who died during WWII $1,332 Ourimbah-Lisarow RSL Construct a commemorative garden at Dobell Sub-Branch the Lisarow Primary School

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$4,000 Mt Eliza Community Establish a heritage garden in Mt Eliza to Dunkley Association use as a main focus for community commemoration $3,500 Frankston RSL Sub-Branch Restore a 25 pounder cannon located at Dunkley the Frankston RSL Sub-branch $928 2/8 Australian Armed Install a plaque dedicated to the 2/8 Dunkley Regiment Association Australian Armoured Regiment in the sculpture garden of the AWM $3,000 The Normandy Veterans Funding for an exhibition at the Shine of Dunkley Association, Seaford Remembrance $2,000 Eurobodalla Vietnam Erect a new memorial dedicated to Eden-Monaro Veterans Vietnam veterans in the Eurobodalla Shire $3,840 Cobargo RSL Sub branch Refurbish and upgrade the existing Eden-Monaro Cobargo War Memorial $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a new war memorial in the Broulee Eden-Monaro Association of Australia Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Eurobodalla & Far South Broulee dedicated to National Coast Servicemen and Reserve Forces $1,500 HMAS Canberra / HMAS Hold a 60th anniversary service and Fadden Shropshire Association reunion for members of the HMAS Canberra-HMAS Shropshire Association Gold Coast Division $2,000 Australian Maritime Hold a reunion to commemorate the 60th Fadden Charity Organisation anniversary of the Australian government decision to deploy Australian servicewomen overseas $400 Incapacitated Servicemen Replace the Incorporated Servicemen & Fadden and Women's Association Women s Association of Australia, Qld of Australia, Qld Branch, Branch, Gold Coast Sub-branch, plaque Gold Coast Sub-branch on the plaque on the Southport Cenotaph $3,759 Runaway Bay RSL Sub- Construct a new community war Fadden Branch memorial at Runaway Bay $3,742 Oxenford Coomera RSL Construct a community war memorial in Fadden Sub-branch Upper Coomera. No memorial exists at present. $1,250 Cooroy Pomona RSL Sub Hold VP Day community Fairfax branch commemorations and celebrations at Cooroy including a commemorative service and a street march $2,900 Tumbarumba Shire Council Upgrade and improve the Rosewood War Farrer Memorial $4,000 Tumut RSL Sub-Branch Refurbish and repair the Tumut Farrer Community War Memorial in Richmond Park, Tumut $1,646 Bowna Wymah Ladies Erect a new community war memorial Farrer and flagpole at the Wymah Recreation Grounds in the Upper Murray Region

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$2,600 Rand RSL Sub-branch Install lighting at the Rand War Farrer Memorial $2,850 Holbrook RSL Sub-branch Restore & relocate the Holbrook Boer Farrer War Memorial closer to the other town memorials and restore and upgrade the WWI War Memorial $3,000 E J Foote War Memorial Erect a memorial arch over the main Fisher Sanctuary Association Inc entrance to the E J Foote War Memorial Sanctuary $3,000 Caloundra RSL Sub Branch Purchase two display cabinets for Fisher Caloundra RSL Club $1,000 Mooloolaba State School Restore the "Victory in the Pacific Day" Fisher Parents & Citizens sundial at Mooloolaba State School Association $3,000 Caloundra RSL Sub Branch Hold various community events in Fisher Caloundra to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VP Day $3,000 Slouch Hat Publications Publish a book written by Mr Ron Austin Flinders Rosebud titled Galllipoli: An Australian Encyclopedia of the 1915 Dardenelles Campaign $4,000 Rosebud RSL Sub-Branch Restore and upgrade regional memorial Flinders $3,000 Beaudesert RSL Sub Construct mobile display cabinets to Forde Branch house wartime memorabilia, which will be transported to schools, libraries and community centres $2,000 Coomera Anglican College Establish an Anzac Garden at Coomera Forde Anglican College $2,000 British Commonwealth Hold a 60th anniversary ceremonial Forde Occupation Force dinner to commemorate the handover and takeover of the Australian Occupation Force from 24 US Division Corps troops in Japan $3,000 Ronald Orwin Publish a unit history of BCOF signals in Forde Japan $539 Windaroo Park Care Group Erect a plaque dedicated to peacekeepers Forde 2000 and peacemakers on the memorial at Windaroo and repair the memorial and apply an anti-graffiti coating $744 Tamborine Mountain RSL Install a plaque dedicated to 2/1 Forde Sub-Branch Australian Mechanical Equipment Company RAE and 2/3 Australian Railway Construction Company RAE $3,000 Nannup RSL Sub Branch Upgrade Nannup War Memorial Forrest $700 Capel RSL Sub branch Purchase a replacement plaque for the Forrest Capel RSL War Memorial $3,600 Karridale Augusta RSL Upgrade the Augusta War Memorial Forrest Sub-Branch

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$1,500 Gary Benton Undertake a number of activities in Forrest Collie in August 2005 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the arrival of Australian troops in South Vietnam $740 Historical Society City of Complete the remembrance corner in the Fowler Liverpool and District Liverpool Library $732 Huon Valley Remembers Erect a commemorative plaque at Franklin Committee - Huon Valley Randalls Bay in Cygnet dedicated to Council those from the district who served in WWI and WWII $3,000 Defence Health Service Publish a book celebrating 100 years of Fraser Australian Army nursing $3,000 Army History Unit Hold the Chief of Army's 2004 military Fraser history conference $610 14th Australian Field Coy Install a plaque dedicated to the 14th Fraser RAE AIF Association Australian Field Company RAE AIF $3,000 2005 National Reunion Hold 40th anniversary reunion of 5RAR Fraser Committee 5 RAR and hold a dedication service Association $216 2005 National Reunion Further funding towards a 5 RAR plaque Fraser Committee 5 RAR to be erected at the Australian War Association Memorial $3,000 Royal Australian Navy Sea Hold the 2005 King-Hall RAN History Fraser Power Centre - Australia Conference: Sea power ashore and in the air. $3,000 Dr Ruth Ray Research and produce a book on Fraser individual nurses who died while serving during WWI $86,500 Australian War Memorial Development and production of the Fraser exhibition 'The Dawn of the Legend: 25 April 1915' $4,000 Apply surface protection to the Fremantle $3,000 Mr Wes Olson Publish a book "Western Warriors West Fremantle Australians at Gallipoli" $3,000 City of Fremantle Hold an Anzac commemorative Fremantle exhibition in the Fremantle Town Hall $3,000 Military Complete the museum and historical Fremantle Interpretation Museum cottage on Rottnest Island to ensure exhibits are appropriately housed $60,000 City of Fremantle VP Day activities in the City of Fremantle Fremantle $1,095 Chisholm College Erect a flagpole in the grounds of Gellibrand Chisholm College $3,000 Footscray City College Interview local veterans and publish their Gellibrand stories for distribution in the school and local community

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$630 Fleet Air Arm Association Install a commemorative plaque Gilmore of Australia (NSW) dedicated to the Fleet Air Arm in the sculpture garden at the Australian War Memorial $2,611 Shoalhaven Heads RSL Update the existing Shoalhaven Head Gilmore Sub-Branch War Memorial $5,584 St George's Basin RSL Sub- Repair and restore the St Georges Basin Gilmore Branch War Memorial located at Lions Park in St Georges Basin $2,000 Shoalhaven District Create a memorial courtyard at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital Shoalhaven Hospital in conjuction with HMAS Albatross, HMAS Creswell, The Bombaderry RSL Sub-branch and the Police & Community Youth Club $3,918 Omeo RSL Sub-branch Repair and restore the Omeo Cenotaph Gippsland $4,000 Seaspray Reserve Construct a new war memorial in Gippsland Committee Seaspray and replace signage on the Avenue of Honour $1,204 Yarram RSL Sub-Branch Repair damaged WWI plaque on the Gippsland Carrajung Memorial Gates & mount a new WW2 & later conflicts plaque $900 Toora RSL Sub-branch Replace the flagpole at the Port Gippsland Welshpool RSL $1,000 Beaufort Memorial Gardens Install lighting to improve security and Gippsland Committee enhance the Beaufort Gardens Memorial area $4,000 Bayside City Council Construct a new war memorial in Goldstein Hurlingham Park, Sandringham $2,000 Stella Maris Primary School Erect a flagpole and create a memorial Goldstein garden at Stella Maris Primary School in Beaumaris $4,000 Caulfield South Primary Refurbish Caulfield South Primary Goldstein School School memorial gates and plaques $980 Major Arthur John Write an autobiographical account of the Goldstein involvement of Major Arthur John with the Australian Army Education Service during World War II $902 Larmenier Child & Family Erect a flagpole at Larmenier Child & Goldstein Centre Family Centre $748 2/5 Australian Commando Install a plaque in the Rocky Creek War Goldstein Squadron Association Memorial Park dedicated to the 2/5 Australian Commando Squadron $4,000 Bayside City Council Relocate and restore the WWI Memorial Goldstein from an inaccessible area on a major highway to Kamesburgh Gardens $1,240 3rd Military District Restore the RAASC memorial plaque Goldstein RAASC/RACT Association and erect a plaque to commemorate RACT

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$4,000 Petersham RSL Club Inc Upgrade the existing memorial area at Grayndler Petersham RSL Club $740 23rd Anti-Tank Regiment Install a plaque dedicated to the 2/3rd Grayndler AIF Association Anti-Tank Regiment, 9th Division, AIF, in the Rocky Creek War Memorial Park $4,000 Council Leichhardt Restore, clean & upgrade the existing Grayndler war memorial in Hinsby Park, Annandale $2,000 Australia Philippines Hold a 60th anniversary celebration to Greenway Services League honour those Filipinos, Australians and Americans who took part in the liberation of the Philippines $3,137 Progress Association - Restore and upgrade the Blyth War Grey Blyth Memorial $4,000 District Council of Orroroo Restore the Orroro War Memorial Grey - Carrieton $3,000 Clare & Districts Light Purchase a glass gun case for the Clare + Grey Horse Memorial Districts Light Horse Memorial $2,000 The District Council of Refurbish the Elliston War Memorial and Grey Elliston flagpole $583 Uniting Church - Restore the Presbyterian World War II Grey Jamestown honour roll located at the Jamestown Uniting Church $2,156 Mount Remarkable District Erect a plaque to WWI veterans with Grey Council interpretive signs at the Memorial Gates and Gardens, Melrose $2,052 Tumby Bay RSL Sub- A research project between Tumby Bay Grey Branch RSL and Tumby Bay Area School to record the history of local servicemen and women who were former students, and preserve their memorabilia $1,195 Wallaroo RSL Sub-Branch Restore a WWI German/Turkish 7mm Grey Krupp field gun located at the Wallaroo RSL clubrooms, which has fallen into a state of disrepair $1,450 Riverton RSL Sub-Branch Update access to the Riverton War Grey Memorial providing a brick paved area with integrated cross $1,190 Port Lincoln RSL Sub- Erect an honour board at the Port Lincoln Grey Branch RSL to commemorate ex-servicewomen who enlisted from the area $4,000 Koolunga Community Install an automatic watering system at Grey Development Board the Koolunga Memorial Gardens $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a memorial wall and plaque display Grey Association of Australia - for National Servicemen at the entrance Eyre Peninsula to the Port Lincoln RSL Garden of Remembrance

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$3,000 Queensland Performing An ongoing exhibition titled Wartime Griffith Arts Centre Museum Entertainment at Home and Abroad, which will be on display in the QPAC foyer $4,000 Morningside Uniting Upgrade the memorial wall in the Peace Griffith Church Park at the Morningside Uniting Church $10,000 Toowoomba RSL Sub- Construction of a Vietnam War Groom Branch Memorial in Toowoomba $4,000 Brewarrina Shire Council Relocate and restore the Brewarrina War Gwydir Memorial $500 Merriwa RSL Sub Branch Restore and upgrade the Memorial Wall Gwydir in the Remembrance Garden at Merriwa $1,200 Moree RSL Sub-branch Hold a commemorative luncheon in Gwydir Moree after the Anzac Day Service to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli $1,392 Terry Hie Hie War Erect a war memorial in Terry Hie Hie Gwydir Memorial Committee $2,351 Gosnells RSL Sub-Branch Refurbish 2 World War I honour boards Hasluck at Gosnells RSL Sub-branch $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a memorial in Rose Bay to all Herbert Association of Australia National Servicemen including those (QLD) Townsville & who died in Vietnam District Branch $500 Magnetic Island RSL Sub- National reunion of 8 Platoon 2 RAR Herbert Branch Vietnam $4,000 Toorak RSL Sub-branch Restore a WWI memorial situated in the Higgins grounds of St John s Anglican Church, Toorak $3,000 Camberwell City RSL Sub- Install three secure display units in the Higgins branch foyer of the Camberwell City RSL Club to display wartime memorabilia $1,200 2/29th Battalion AIF Hold a luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel in Higgins Association Melbourne in August 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII and the release of members after three and a half years as prisoners of the Japanese $2,000 Darwin Defenders 1942-45 Construct a memorial to the Darwin Hindmarsh Inc (SA) Defenders on the Pathway of Honour in Adelaide $135 Rosedale RSL Sub-Branch Cover an unexpected shortfall in funds Hinkler incurred by the Rosedale RSL Sub- branch with the upgrade of its Post WWII honour board $778 Boyne Island State School Construct a memorial garden and honour Hinkler board at Boyne Island State School

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$3,480 Elliot Heads & District Enhance the current war memorial site at Hinkler Ratepayers & Residents Submarine Lookout in Elliot Heads Association Inc $4,000 HMAS Anzac Association Erect a memorial at the entrance to Port Hotham Phillip Bay $4,000 Cheltenham Moorabbin Erect six plaques at the Kingston Heath Hotham RSL and Services Club Reserve $500 HMAS Mildura Association Hold a reunion for HMAS Mildura Hotham (Vic) Association members in Perth in August 2005 $2,000 Mentone Park Primary Establish a commemorative area at Hotham School Mentone Park Primary School $4,000 Liverpool City Council BC Repair and refurbish a damaged Lighting Hughes system located along the Light Horse Memorial Avenue $500 Borneo Reunion 1964 40th anniversary reunion of the Hughes Committee deployment to Borneo 1964 $3,000 6 Australian Machine Gun Publish the unit history of the 6 Machine Hughes Battalion Association Gun Battalion 1942-1944 $500 7th Australian Machine Hold a reunion to commemorate 60 years Hughes Gun Battalion AIF since the cessation of hostilities in WWII Association $4,000 Heathcote RSL Sub-branch Replace the existing war memorial at the Hughes Heathcote RSL Sub-branch $4,000 Friends of the Museum, Install two commemorative plaques in Hume Goulburn Mullwaree the Rocky Hill Memorial Gardens in Council Goulburn $700 Tarago & District Progress Erect a plaque dedicated to ex- Hume Association servicemen & women from the Tarago district, to the Tarago War Memorial. $1,650 Kurri Kurri RSL Sub- Restore the Sawyers Gully WWI Hunter branch Memorial Gates. Anzac Day and Remembrance Day services are held there $1,640 Wangaratta RSL Sub- Restore the Oxley War Memorial Indi Branch $1,444 1st Australian Field Purchase a plaque dedicated to 1st Field Indi Hospital Association Ambulance to be placed at the Shrine of Remembrance, and purchase a unit flag to be flown at the shrine on commemorative occasions $3,960 Strathbogie Shire Council Replace damaged and missing plaques Indi on the Euroa WWI Avenue of Honour $1,992 City of Wodonga Update the City of Wodonga Central Indi War Memorial $440 Nagambie RSL Sub-Branch Erect two honour boards to Indi commemorate WWI and WWII veterans from the Nagambie District

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$3,200 Strathbogie Shire Install a bronze plaque on the Indi Starthbogie/Nagambie War Memorial dedicated to WW2 Veterans $594 Chelsea Heights Primary Install a flagpole in thegrounds of Isaacs School Chelsea Heights Primary School $1,875 Mordialloc College Erect a flagpole at Mordialloc College Isaacs $660 Chelsea Primary School Erect a flagpole At Chelsea Primary Isaacs School $2,000 The Submarine Association Funding for a national conference to Isaacs of Australia (Vic Branch commemorate 60th Anniversary of the Inc) end of WWII $1,095 Sherbourne Primary School Erect a flagpole at Sherbourne Primary Jagajaga School $700 6th Australian Division Hold a final reunion in Canberra for Jagajaga Association members of the 6th Australian Division Association of Victoria $786 Royal Australian Regiment Erect a plaque in the Heidelberg Jagajaga Association Repatriation Hospital Remembrance Garden dedicated to the Royal Australian Regiment $1,350 Ladies Auxilary 2/8 Install a horse trough donated by the Jagajaga Armoured Regiment Ladies Auxillary 2/8 Armoured Regiment to the Light Horse Exhibition at the RAAC Museum in Puckapunyal $1,649 Heidelberg Repatriation Erect a plaque to commemorate the 268 Jagajaga Hospital (Austin Health) servicemen and women who lost their lives when the hospital ship, HMAS Centaur was sunk $4,000 Heidelberg RSL Sub Restore the Heidelberg Cenotaph and Jagajaga Branch upgrade the area $5,400 Laverton Shire Council Create a new memorial precinct in Kalgoorlie Laverton $4,000 Shire of Leonora Construct a new memorial in Leonora Kalgoorlie $2,500 Northampton RSL Sub- Preserve wartime photos donated by Kalgoorlie Branch members of the Northampton RSL Sub- branch $4,000 Useless Loop Community Erect a new war memorial at Useless Kalgoorlie Loop. No memorial exists at present $4,000 The Pilbara Regiment Erect a war memorial at Taylor Barracks, Kalgoorlie Karratha, dedicated to the Pilbara Regiment $4,000 Wheatbelt Vietnam Construct a veterans reflection pond at Kalgoorlie Veterans Roy Little Park, Merredin, honouring veterans subsequent to WWI & WWII $4,000 Council of the Shire of Expand the Eacham War Memorial Kennedy Eacham - Eacham $680 54th Australian Field Park Install a plaque dedicated to the 54th Kennedy Coy RAE AIF Australian Field Park Coy RAE

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$4,000 Mount Isa City Council Restore and upgrade the Mount Isa War Kennedy Memorial $1,000 Herbert River RSL Sub- Hold a luncheon to be held by the Kennedy Branch Herbert River RSL for veterans to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VP $3,000 Atherton Shire Council Hold a variety of events in the Atherton Kennedy Shire to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VP Day $2,000 Mareeba RSL Sub-Branch Erect a war memorial at the front of the Kennedy Dimbulah Memorial Hall $4,000 Babinda RSL Sub Branch Restore and upgrade the Babinda Kennedy Cenotaph and surrounding items of military hardware $3,000 1st Commando Regiment Celebrate the first 50 years of the 1st Kingsford Commando Regiment Smith $873 2/31 Australian Infantry Install a plaque dedicated to the 2/31st Kingsford Battalion (AIF) Association Australian Infantry Battalion, 7th Smith (NSW) Division, AIF, in the Sculpture Garden at the AWM $3,000 2/9 Australian Armoured Reprint the unit history "Waltzing Kingston Regiment Group Matildas" Association $2,000 Morphett Vale East Primary Install three flagpoles and plaque at Kingston School Morphett Vale East Primary School $1,500 85th Transport Platoon Hold a 30th anniversary reunion for 85 Kooyong Transport Platoon (Vietnam) $700 2/14th Field Regiment Place a plaque dedicated to the 2/14 Kooyong Association Field Regiment at the Remembrance Garden at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital $600 3 Division Signals Hold a 60th anniversary reunion to Kooyong Association commemorate the formation of 3 Division Signals and the end of World War II $3,030 Cockatoo RSL Sub Branch Restore the Cockatoo WWI War La Trobe Memorial $2,000 Werribee Secondary Erect a 12-metre Flagpole at Werribee Lalor College Secondary College $2,000 Edge Hill State School Build a memorial garden at the Edge Hill Leichhardt State School to be the focus of school commemoration services $1,606 51st Battalion - The Far Erect a plaque dedicated to the 51st Leichhardt North Queensland Battalion at the Rocky Creek War Regiment Memorial Park $1,156 Banyo RSL Sub-Branch Purchase two display cabinets to display Lilley wartime memorabilia at the Banyo RSL Club

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$404 7th Battalion The Royal Place a plaque on the memorial walkway Lindsay Australian Regiment at Chris Cunningham Park, Tweed Heads, dedicated to the memory of members of 7RAR $2,000 National Servicemen's Erect a new memorial dedicated to Lindsay Association of Australia National Servicemen from Penrith and Penrith City Sub-branch surrounding areas, in Victoria Park, St Marys $2,900 Tiwi Islands Local Place a Commemorative Plaque on Lingiari Government Inc Memorial on Bathurst Island $2,860 Community Government Repair a WWI soldier statue memorial in Lingiari Council, Elliott District Elliott and Build the concrete base for the statue $530 Darwin RSL Sub branch Erect a plaque at the Darwin cenotaph Lingiari dedicated to the airfield construction squadrons $3,000 Tennant Creek Town Purchase a display cabinet to exhibit Lingiari Council photographs and wartime memorabilia, which will be housed in the Civic Centre in Tennant Creek $3,000 Beerwah State High School Purchase a display cabinet to display Longman memorabilia about Florence Spalding at Beewah State High School $3,000 The College of Nursing, Publish a book "Scarlet Poppies" Lowe Burwood $2,685 Kokoda Track Memorial Display a collection of private Lowe Walkway Ltd photographs taken by ex-servicemen during WWII as part of the VP Day commemorative service at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway, Concord $888 2/4 Australian Infantry Install a plaque dedicated to the 2/4th Lowe Battalion Association Infantry Battalion in the sculpture garden at the AWM $2,962 Westport Public School Install a war memorial and flagpole at Lyne the Westport Public School $4,000 Kilabakh Community Refurbish the Killabakh War Memorial Lyne Association $4,000 Greater Taree City Council Repair and restore the vampire jet Lyne located in Central Park, Wingham $2,049 Ross RSL Sub-Branch Restore the Ross WWII honour board Lyons $1,090 Ross RSL Sub-Branch Preserve and frame local wartime Lyons memorabilia for display in the Ross RSL Sub-branch $940 Beaconsfield RSL Sub- Restore the Beaconsfield Cenotaph Lyons Branch $2,000 St Helens RSL Sub branch Paint a mural on the wall behind the St Lyons Helens cenotaph

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$1,320 Tasman Council Restore and repair five honour boards Lyons located in the Tasman Council offices $2,292 Maydena RSL Sub-branch Refurbish an artillery gun located at the Lyons Maydena War Memorial and clean the memorial $390 Midlands RSL Sub-branch Install a commemorative plaque on the Lyons recently restored wrought iron fence that surrounds the Midlands Cenotaph $1,570 New Norfolk RSL Sub- Upgrade the New Norfolk Cenotaph with Lyons branch a plaque listing those from the Derwent Valley who died in WW II $20,000 Evandale History Society Erect a memorial in Evandale in honour Lyons Inc of Harry Murray VC $1,000 2/4 Australian Infantry Hold a dinner to commemorate the 65th Macarthur Battalion Association anniversary of the formation of the 2/4 Australian Infantry Battalion $850 The Bundaberg and District Publish the book A Diggers Tale, which Mackellar Historical and Museum is based on the diary of a World War I Society Inc soldier $3,000 2/6th Armoured Regiment Write a unit history of the 2/6th Mackellar Association Armoured Regiment $3,000 Rats of Tobruk Association Purchase 150 maps of Tobruk to present Mackellar (NSW Branch) to schools $4,000 Hawkesbury City Council Restore the Krupp 77mm field gun Macquarie located at the Windsor War Memorial in Windsor Park $1,100 WRAAF Reunion Group Install a plaque in the RAAF Memorial Macquarie Grove in Canberra dedicated to the women of the WRAAF $3,190 Adelaide Technical High Replace an honour board at Adelaide Makin School Old Scholars Technical High School Association $4,000 City of Tea Tree Gully Develop a database at the Tea Tree Gully Makin Library $610 24 Squadron Association Erect a plaque in the sculpture garden of Makin SA the AWM dedicated to 24 Squadron $2,000 Houghton Inglewood & Construct a 'Promise' memorial as an Makin Hermitage Memorial Park important station on the Soldiers Memorial Walk at Houghton $3,000 Walpeup Memorial Hall Inc Restore and preserve an historical banner Mallee that was signed by WWI returned soldiers from the Walpeup district $3,000 Audrey Davidson Publish the history of the seaborne Mallee assault on Porton Plantation, Bougainville during WWII $1,870 Mildura Primary School Restore the World War I memorial Mallee located in the grounds of Mildura Primary School

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$3,800 Ouyen RSL Sub-branch Clean, restore and re-paint the Ouyen Mallee War Memorial $4,000 Edenhope RSL Sub Branch The RSL along with the West Wimmera Mallee Shire Council at the urging of a year 9 student propose to extend the WWI Avenue of Honour to include WWII $2,500 Warracknabeal Memorial Repair and restore the WWII memorial Mallee Swimming Pool Cimmittee in the grounds of the Warracknabeal swimming pool $3,900 Birchip RSL Sub-Branch Restore and renovate the Birchip, Curyo Mallee and Watchem War Memorials $3,600 Hopetoun RSL Sub-branch Restore the Hopetoun War Memorial and Mallee the WWI honour board located in the Hopetoun Memorial Hall $2,813 Ballandean State School Install a commemorative plaque at Maranoa Ballandean State School, and research and record the wartime history of local veterans $3,939 Tara RSL Sub-Branch Erect two plaques on the Light Horse Maranoa Memorial in Tara $4,000 Jandowae RSL Sub-branch Replace the vandalised RSL memorial Maranoa clock in central Jandowae $4,000 Murweh Shire Council Restore the Charleville War Memorial Maranoa $4,000 Diamantina Shire Council Redevelop the Birdsville War Memorial Maranoa $4,000 Diamantina Shire Council Redevelop the Bedourie War Memorial Maranoa $3,000 Warra Progress & Heritage Establish a permanent memorabilia Maranoa Society display Warra Remembers in the Warra Memorial Hall $2,000 Veterans' Support and Erect a Milne Force memorial at the Maranoa Advocacy Service Warwick war memorial in Leslie Park, (Warwick) Warwick $4,000 Stanthorpe RSL Sub branch Erection of a memorial wall dedicated to Maranoa veterans who served during WWII $4,000 Wyandra Progress & Restoration of the Wyandra War Maranoa Recreation Association Inc Memorial $4,000 City of Moonee Valley Repair and restore the Boer War Maribyrnong Memorial located in Queens Park, Moonee Ponds $3,000 Echunga and District RSL Restore, preserve and display WWI and Mayo Sub-Branch WWII photographs of veterans from the Echunga district $2,650 Victor Harbour RSL Sub- Mount a WWII honour board at the club Mayo Branch rooms at the Soldiers Memorial Gardens in Victor Harbour, and a plaque honouring those who served in all conflicts $12,000 Blackwood RSL Sub Erect three honour boards Mayo branch

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$1,200 Sacred Heart Primary Install a flagpole in the grounds of McEwen School Sacred Heart Primary School in Yea $701 39th Australian Infantry Erect a plaque at the Australian War McEwen Battalion Association (Vic) memorial dedicated to the 39th Australian Infantry Battalion $4,000 Light Horse & Armour Establish a roll of honour wall at the McEwen Memorial Foundation Army Tank Museum, Puckapunyal dedicated to members of the RAAC who died during their service $450 Yea RSL Sub-branch Erect a new honour board for the McEwen Highlands & Caveat District to honour those from this isolated area who served in the Boer War, WWI, WWII and Vietnam $3,608 Yea RSL Sub-branch Clean, refurbish and restore the Yea McEwen Cenotaph $3,880 Yarra Glen RSL Sub- Refurbish the Yarra Glen War Memorial McEwen branch $3,905 Kilmore RSL Sub-Branch Restore and repair the Kilmore McEwen Community War Memorial $525 Warragul Primary School Further Restoration of the honour board McMillan at Warragul Primary School $4,000 Cardinia Shire Council Restore and Upgrade the Cora Lynn War McMillan Memorial $3,000 Moyarra Community Group Publish a book on the local history of the McMillan 28 men whose names appear on the first World War honour roll at Moyarra $491 Baw Baw Shire Council Clean and restore the Warragul Cenotaph McMillan $1,302 Historical Group - Loch and Restore World War I honour board McMillan District $1,387 16th Minesweeper Install plaques at the Australian War McPherson Squadron Reunion Social Memorial and Elsie Laver Park, Club Mudgeeraba $484 St Andrews Lutheran Install a plaque in the grounds of St McPherson College Andrews Lutheran College, Tallebudgera, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings $484 Palm Beach State High Install a plaque in the grounds of Palm McPherson School Beach State High to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings $484 Elanora State High School Install a plaque in the grounds of Elanora McPherson State High School to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings

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$704 Delta 4 RAR Reunion Erect a plaque next to the Tweed McPherson Committee Coolangatta RSL as part of the memorial service for the inaugural reunion of the last convoy company to serve in Vietnam $1,991 St Peters Church Melbourne Restore an honour board located in St Melbourne Peter's Church, Eastern Hill $22,728 History Teachers' 2005 National History Challenge Melbourne Association (WA) $50,000 Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance– Melbourne Trustees improvement to visitor facilities $200,000 Melbourne City Council VP Day events in Melbourne Melbourne $2,000 Turkish Sub-branch of the Hold a commemorative evening for Melbourne Victorian RSL members of the Turkish Sub-branch of Ports the Victorian RSL $3,000 Aviation Historical Society Publish a reference book on the aircraft Melbourne of Australia Inc that were built in Australia over the last Ports century $3,000 Far East Strategic Reserve Purchase an association flag to Menzies Navy Association (Vic & commemorate the service of the ships of Tas Branch) the RAN and RNZN from 1955 to 1971 $3,000 Southport RSL Sub branch Purchase Wartime Memorabilia for Moncrieff Southport RSL Sub-branch; Restore Existing Memorabilia; Provide Lighting; Purchase War History Reference Books; and Purchase Plaques $8,000 Broadwater Southport Completion of stage two of the Kokoda Moncrieff Rotary Club Memorial Walk $1,000 Air Defence Association Hold a reunion in Perth in October 2005 Moore Western Australia to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the inauguration of 110 Light Anti Aircraft Battery $1,500 Ordnance Field Park SVN Hold a reunion in Hobart in 2006 to Moore commemorate the 40th anniversary of the participation of Ordnance Field Park in the Vietnam War $4,000 Borneo Prisoner of War Erect a memorial dedicated to Australian Moore Relatives Association of and British servicemen who were POWs WA at Sandakan in Kings Park, Perth $295 Rocklea State School Attach a plaque to the memorial at Moreton Rocklea State School $3,000 Sunnybank RSL Sub- Nineteen schools and two cadet units in Moreton Branch the Sunnybank district to develop and implement a program on the theme of celebration, commemoration and service $550 Orrvale Primary School Install an honour board at Orrvale Murray Primary School $2,000 Tongala RSL Sub-Branch Build an Avenue of Honour in Tongala Murray

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$396 Congupna Community Restore the memorial plaques on the Murray Centre Committee pillars of the entrance gate to the Congupna Memorial Park $2,000 Nathalia & District Soldier Erect a soldier settlers memorial in the Murray Settlement Committee memorial gardens at Nathalia $3,800 City of Greater Shepparton Restore the WWII Honour Roll removed Murray from the now sold Maroopna RSL Hall and display it in a council run community centre $2,000 St Patricks Primary School Establish a Lone Pine commemorative Murray Tongala area at St Patricks Primary School, Tongala $3,993 Shepparton Heritage Centre Restore the Freyers Street Primary Murray School Honour Board dedicated to former students who served in WWI $1,200 Cooma Memorial Uniting Restore two memorial plaques at Cooma Murray Church (Tatura) Memorial Uniting Church dedicated to WWI & WWII $4,000 Strathmerton Lions Club Create a Roll of Honour wall Murray Inc $4,000 Apex Club of Inverell Construct a new war memorial in the New England (Aust) George Cartwright VC Reserve $2,085 Tamworth RSL Sub-Branch Hold a 60th anniversary commemorative New England service to mark the last Sandakan death march $2,000 Glen Innes Cemetery Trust Erect a war memorial to RAAF New England personnel from the Glen Innes district who served during WWII and to the five RAAF personnel who died in a plane crash at Glen Innes $3,000 Bingara District Historical Publish a local history book about New England Society servicemen and women from north-west NSW $3,000 Tamworth RSL Sub-Branch Construct display cases to exhibit New England wartime memorabilia and restore and display memorabilia at the RSL Club rooms $1,000 Newcastle Ex-Prisoner of Members of the Newcastle Ex-Prisoner Newcastle War Benevolent Fund of War Benevolent Fund to Hold a Final Reunion Dinner $770 Islington RSL Sub-branch Restore the lettering on the Wickham Newcastle Park World War I memorial and resurface the memorial steps $2,662 Lambton, New Lambton Purchase two display cabinets to display Newcastle RSL Sub-Branch donated wartime memorabilia at the Lambton New Lambton RSL Sub-branch $4,000 Artarmon/Chatswood South Install a plaque and honour roll dedicated North Sydney Uniting Church to the Voluntary Aid Detachment

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$4,000 Shire of West Arthur Construct a new memorial in the Centre O'Connor of Darkan $4,000 Yealering Primary School Upgrade the Lake Yealering Memorial O'Connor Gates $3,000 Wagin RSL Sub-branch Hold a 60th anniversary of the end of O'Connor WWII and a 90th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli reunion luncheon in Wagin $1,000 National Servicemen's Purchase a plaque commemorating the O'Connor Association Midwest 50th anniversary of National Service Branch Training in Australia and purchase a banner $3,000 Jerramungup Telecentre Inc Hold a 50th anniversary reunion O'Connor dedicated to soldier settlers from the district $4,000 Minnivale Hall Committee Restore two honour rolls located in O'Connor Minnivale Community Church $998 Tarakan Reunion Erect a plaque to commemorate the 60th Oxley anniversary of the landing of 26 Brigade Group, 9 Division AIF on Tarakan Island $2,000 Richlands, Inala & Suburbs Erect new memorial Oxley History Group Inc $3,645 Rileys Hill War Memorial Restore the Rileys Hill honour roll and Page Reserve Trust establish a new war memorial at Rileys Hill $4,000 Vietnam Veterans' Supply and install a stained glass Page Association of Australia - window in St Andrews Church, Lismore Far North Coast Sub- Branch Inc $600 2/1 & 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Hold a final reunion of 2/1 + 2/2 Pioneer Page Association North Coast Battalion Sub-Branch $1,595 Blue Nob Hall Inc Restore the honour roll located in the Page Blue Knob Hall $1,900 St Matthew's Anglican Restore the stained glass window in St Page Church Matthew s Anglican Church, Dunoon $2,000 Clarence Valley Vietnam Construct a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Page Veterans Association in Memorial Park, Grafton $3,000 The Korea War Honour Hold a series of commemorative events Page Roll Quilt Committee in Grafton to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the commencement of the Korean War $3,000 Tibooburra Village Purchase display cabinets to exhibit local Parkes Committee wartime memorabilia from the Tibooburra community $4,000 Warren RSL Sub-branch Provide lighting to the Warren Cenotaph Parkes located in Macquarie Park

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$2,000 Parramatta High School Erect a WWII Honour Roll at Parramatta Parramatta High School $4,500 4 RAR (Commando) Publish the unit history of 4 RAR and Parramatta Museum Foundation restore hundreds of wartime photographs $2,227 4 RAR (Commando) Purchase nine mannequins for the 4 RAR Parramatta Museum Foundation (Commando) Museum Foundation $610 Royal NSW Lancers Place a plaque at the AWM Sculpture Parramatta Association Garden dedicated to the 1st Australian Armoured Regiment $4,000 Vacy Sportsground Construct a New Memorial at Vacy Park Paterson Committee $3,000 US Army Small Ships Publish a book titled Raggle Taggle Fleet Paterson Association Inc $2,830 Gresford RSL Sub-Branch Gresford RSL to dedicate a memorial Paterson plaque at a ceremony in Muswellbrook $1,810 Gresford RSL Sub-Branch Hold a Lone Pine tree planting ceremony Paterson to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli and install a plaque at the tree $2,000 Karuah RSL Sub-Branch Erect a new memorial to all who served Paterson from the district outside the Karuah RSL & District Club $800 Dungog RSL Sub Branch Frame two paintings, which will hang in Paterson the Dungog RSL Memorial Room $1,575 US Army Small Ships Install two plaques along the foreshore in Paterson Association Inc Cairns dedicated to those who served on the vessels of the US Army Small Ships during WWII $3,000 Royal Australian Signals Hold a reunion to commemorate the 80th Pearce Association Western anniversary of the Royal Australian Australia Signals Corps $3,000 Royal Australian Signals Purchase seven post WWII conflicts Pearce Association Western banners for the Royal Signals Australia Association $3,850 Northam RSL Sub Branch Upgrade a World War I honour board Pearce and fit to the Northam War Memorial $2,600 Narrogin Soldiers Memorial Re-paint the Narrogin War Memorial Pearce Institute $485 HMAS Australia Club Erect a plaque at Cambrai Village Pearce (WA) commemorating the 50th anniversary of the decommissioning of HMAS Australia $4,000 Lancelin & Coastal Redevelop the existing war memorial site Pearce Districts RSL Sub-branch to include a new memorial in Lancelin $3,000 Mrs Janice Goodacre Publish a book on Indigenous veterans Pearce $4,000 Bullsbrook and District Construction of a new war memorial at Pearce RSL Sub branch Bullsbrook

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$30,000 RSL WA Branch Inc Development of the Ballajura Memorial Perth Peace Park proposed for Ballajura in outer Perth $10,000 RSL WA Branch Inc Purchase a large commemorative wreath Perth for use at commemorative events $2,072 HMAS Wagga Association Publish the unit history of the RAN Perth Corvette HMAS Wagga $445,000 RSL WA State Branch Restoration of the State War Memorial in Perth Kings Park, WA $4,000 Rats of Tobruk Association Erect a Rats of Tobruk memorial at Petrie (Qld) Albert Park, Brisbane $2,500 RAAF (SA) Ubon Branch Hold a national 40th anniversary reunion Port Adelaide Inc for veterans of the Australian ADF who served with the RAAF contingent at the RAAF Base in Thailand $3,000 City of Fairfield RSL Install three cabinets to display wartime Prospect Memorial Club memorabilia $3,000 Fairfield City Museum and Hold an exhibition at the Fairfield City Prospect Stein Gallery Museum & Gallery entitled At The Front & Home: Fairfield Remembers $1,000 Netherlands Ex-servicemen Hold a 60th year commemoration of the Rankin & Women's Association Liberation of Europe luncheon for 220 Australian, Dutch and Allied veterans $500 Thomas Hamilton Reprint of book Roll on My Twelve, Rankin which is a short history of Mr Hamilton's service in the RAN $8,000 Auburn RSL Sub-Branch Restore two large WWII honour boards Reid at Auburn RSL Sub-branch $3,000 David George Publish a Book about carvings on rifle Richmond butts of the Boer War $1,210 Tweed Heads and Erect a flagpole at the Twin Towns Richmond Coolangatta RSL Sub- Junior Centre to be used on days of Branch commemoration $4,000 Burrinbar RSL Sub branch Funding for the construction of a WWII Richmond Honour Roll $2,000 Vietnam Veterans' Construct a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Riverina Association of Australia in Junee South West Slopes Branch $2,000 Cootamundra War Erect a memorial to the HMAS Riverina Memorial Precinct Cootamundra and its crew at the War Committee Memorial Precinct of Albert Park, Cootamundra $2,900 256 Army Cadet Unit Construct a new display cabinet to house Riverina Cootamundra and preserve wartime memorabilia from the 56th Battalion The Riverina Regiment, AIF

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$3,000 National Servicemen's Publish a book of memories of some Riverina Association of Australia national servicemen titled Nasho Tales Wagga Wagga Sub-branch $4,000 Illabo Public School P & C Restore and upgrade the existing Illabo Riverina War Memorial and add lighting $4,000 Woy Woy Ettalong Hardys Erect a new memorial wall in the Robertson Bay RSL Sub-branch Soldiers Memorial Park, Ettalong $500 Combined Aircrew Hold a reunion for members of the Robertson Association Combined Aircrew Association to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II $282 133rd HAA Battery Funding for a $282 shortfall in cost of Robertson Association plaque erected at the AWM $1,000 Brisbane Boys' College Install a new granite panel to the front of Ryan the Brisbane Boys College swimming pool listing 87 former students who lost their lives in WWII $3,000 University of Queensland 'Defending the North: Queensland in the Ryan Pacific War' Exhibition $4,000 Plenty Historical Society Restore Plenty memorial gates and add Scullin various commemorative plaques, and erect a flagpole next to the memorial gates $4,000 Catherine Hill Bay RSL Construct a war memorial in Catherine Shortland Sub-branch Hill Bay $599 Swansea RSL Sub-Branch Preserve the Australian flag used by Shortland E Coy, 27th Battalion in Cairo during 1941 $3,880 War Memorial Trust - Affix five bronze plaques to the Dudley Shortland Dudley WWI Memorial to commemorate later conflicts $150,000 Darwin City Council VP Day events in Darwin Solomon $600 National Malaya & Borneo Hold a reunion in August 2005 to Stirling Veterans Association commemorate the 55th anniversary of Australia Whitfords Branch the Malayan Emergency and the 48th anniversary of Merdeka Day $4,000 Ananda, Hope Valley Set up a memorial for Ananda - Hope Sturt Residential Care Valley Nursing Home for veterans $4,000 City of South Perth Refurbish the WWI War Memorial in Swan South Perth. $2,000 FESR Navy Association Place a memorial stone and plaque at the Swan (Aust) Inc, WA Section Stirling War Memorial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the RAN s involvement with the FESR $2,000 FESR Navy Association Place a commemorative plaque Swan (Aust) Inc, WA Section honouring the service of the FESR, at Stirling, WA

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$3,000 Naval Historical Society of Publish a book titled A Cook's tour of the Sydney Australia Inc Mediterranean $3,000 Museum of Freemasonry Restore and preserve wartime Sydney Foundation memorabilia from Changi POW camp for display in the Museum of Freemasonry $3,000 16th Battalion Cameron Publish a unit history of the 16th Tangney Highlanders Association Battalion Cameron Highlanders $2,000 HMAS Hobart Association Commemorate HMAS Hobart being Tangney WA Branch awarded freedom of entry to the City of Hobart $1,000 RAAF Association (WA 60th anniversary dinner Tangney Branch) $3,000 Dapto RSL Sub branch Erect three bronze plaques dedicated to Throsby the RAAF Hudson bomber that crashed into Bong Bong Mountain in 1942, and install a display cabinet at the Dapto RSL $3,510 Cemetery Trust, Drik Drik Install a plaque at the Drik Drik Wannon Cemetery $919 Mooramong Plaque Erect a Soldier Settlement Memorial Wannon Committee plaque at Mooramong Estate Soldiers Settlement $2,000 Warrnambool Legacy Inc Write a History of WWI enlistment in Wannon the Warrnambool area $1,500 Historical Society - Restore Corndale Honour Board and Wannon Casterton and District release an exhibition of wartime memorabilia $4,000 Elmhurst and District Erect a new war memorial in Elmhurst as Wannon Community Development none currently exists Group $1,385 Streatham & District Erect a plaque to honour the original Wannon Historical Society members of the Streatham Soldier Settlement $2,166 Nelson Cemetery Trust Erect a new war memorial in Nelson Wannon dedicated to the 28 members of the community who served in both World Wars $900 2/13th Battalion Install a commemorative plaque Warringah Association dedicated to the Battalion at Rocky Creek War Memorial Park $1,040 13 Squadron Association Install a plaque at the RAAF Memorial Warringah (NSW) Grove, Federal Highway, Canberra, dedicated to 13 Squadron $500 Charlie Company 3 RAR Hold a first reunion for members of Warringah (Korea) 2005 Reunion Charlie Company 3 RAR who served in Korea

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$3,000 Mosman RSL Sub Branch Place two commemorative plaques to Warringah mark the sites where two Japanese midget submarines were sunk in Sydney Harbour in 1942 $4,000 Forestville RSL Sub-branch Refurbish Forestville War Memorial Warringah $3,000 The Australian (Down Hold an international reunion to mark the Watson Under) Chapter XI 40th anniversary of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Group) $3,000 RAAF No 10 Repair & Publish the unit history "After the Do Watson Salvage Unit Association with 10 RSU Milne Bay 42-43 Papua (Sydney Branch) New Guinea" $4,000 The Scots College Old Relocate a WWI Honour, install an Wentworth Boys Union honour roll in the Chapel, erect a WWII honour board and hold a dedication service at Scots College $1,162 Yarrilee State School Develop a project at Yarrilee State Wide Bay School titled The Spirit Lives On $627 Totally and Permanently Install an explanatory plaque in front of Wide Bay Disabled Soldiers' the Lone Pine tree which is planted in Association (Hervey Bay) Freedom Park at Hervey Bay $2,000 St Patricks Primary School Establish a memorial wall and flagpole Wide Bay - Gympie within the grounds of St Patricks Primary School, Gympie $3,000 Hervey Bay RSL Sub- Install a park bench in Freedom Park, Wide Bay Branch Pialba, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific and hold a dedication ceremony $4,000 Hivesville Progress Erection of a War Memorial and Park Wide Bay Committee $3,410 Coburg RSL Sub Branch Relocate the Brunswick Cenotaph to the Wills Coburg RSL

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