The final round of the Queensland Veterans’ Memorial Grants Program is expected to support 13 community projects.
Announcing the details in Parliament, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the State continued to honour its war and military veterans with a range of memorials and monuments.
“Including this round, more than half a million dollars in funding has helped build and save 28 war memorials across the State under this program,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
“War memorials are treasured and dignified sites for communities to reflect on the sacrifice and service of Queenslanders.”
She said it was important the memorials be preserved so that future generations can remember and honour the contribution made by the State’s servicemen and women.
“This fourth and final round of grants to projects under the program includes the restoration of the heritage-listed Cunnamulla War Memorial Fountain, the Howard and Burrum Heads War Memorials and a suite of interpretive signage at King Point memorial site on Horn Island in the Torres Strait,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
She noted that other initiatives to support veterans included $300,000 over three years to the Anzac Day Trust, while 610 veterans had been successfully placed in public sector roles through the Veterans’ Employment Pathway program between July 2018 and July 2020.
“Queensland now has a dedicated Office for Veterans in Ipswich which leads whole-of-Government coordination on veterans’ matters and enables veterans’ organisations to engage more closely with the Government,” the Premier said.
