3 December 2013

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor is pleased to announce that funding for the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program has increased to $125,000, with the closing date to submit applications also extended to 30 May, 2014.

“The Centenary of Anzac will be the most significant national period of commemoration in our nation’s history, and the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program is an integral part of the Coalition Government’s commitment to local commemorations in Hume,” Mr Taylor said.

“The Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program will give the Hume electorate the opportunity to honour the service and sacrifice that epitomises the ANZAC spirit.

“There are many different ways this can be done – from traditional dawn services and marches of veterans, through to re-enactments of recruiting marches, school-based education programs, refurbishing of memorials and honour boards and the establishment of new places of commemoration and reflection.

“The Anzac Centenary Community Grants Committee formed in Hume will assess applications for funding and make recommendations to me about projects to be submitted to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for consideration.

“I will ask the Committee to do everything it can to ensure that allocated funding is shared between as many groups and commemorative events as possible.

“I look forward to working with the community to deliver commemorations that will appropriatley mark the nation-defining events of the Centenary of Anzac,” Mr Taylor said.

For more information on the application process, please phone the Hume Cowra electorate office on 02 6341 1106.