Deadline: 03-Feb-2025
The Victorian Government has launched the Restoring Community War Memorials and Avenues of Honour Grant Program to conserve, maintain, or change war memorials, honour rolls and avenues of honour to better reflect local veteran service.
The Restoring Community War Memorials and Avenues of Honour Grant Program offers funding for community groups to support veterans and reflect their service within the community.
Funding Information
- Funding is available in two stages to restore war memorials, honour rolls and avenues of honour to their original condition. Memorials can also be changed to better reflect local veteran service:
- Stage 1: Up to $10,000 for the planning of restoration projects
- Stage 2: Up to $30,000 for the implementation of earlier planned projects
Funding Priorities
- The department will prioritise funding for projects:
- based on how effective they are at:
- conserving the significance
- improving the visitor experience
- increasing community knowledge of a community war memorial or avenue of honour that can be completed within 12 months of the project approval date.
- Organisations planning to deliver projects in regional and rural local government areas may be prioritised to ensure equitable funding across regions and metropolitan Melbourne.
What can be funded?
- Stage 1 – Planning:
- Funding is available to:
- plan for your Restoring Community War Memorials and Avenues of Honour project
- contract a heritage professional to assess your project
- obtain accurate costings
- develop clear timelines to complete a project.
- You must complete planning grants within 6 months of receiving funding.
- Funding is available to:
- Stage 2 – Implementation:
- You must complete implementation grants within 18 months of receiving funding.
- You don’t need to have received a Stage 1 grant to be eligible for a Stage 2 grant. However, your application is more likely to be successful if, before submitting your Stage 2 application, you have:
- considered all requirements
- permits and approvals in place.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply for a grant, applicants must:
- have a valid Australian Business Number (ABN).
- be one of the following entity types:
- incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, Corporations Act 2001(Cth) or equivalent state legislation
- a company incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 and registered as not-for-profit through the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNA).
What cannot be funded?
- Projects the program cannot fund include:
- projects with applications from individuals
- memorials for individuals other than Victoria Cross recipients
- works that detract from or harm the historical significance of the original memorial. For example, inappropriate signage
- projects covered by another government grant program.
For more information, visit Victorian Government.