Photo Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester. Local wartime heritage will be preserved at the Sunset Strip War Memorial with a $6,862 grant awarded under the Federal Coalition Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program.
Local wartime heritage will be preserved at the Sunset Strip War Memorial with a $6,862 grant awarded under the Federal Coalition Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program.
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the funding would help to ensure Far West communities continue to remember and understand the sacrifice made by Australian service men and women during wartime, particularly the next generation.
“This round of grants saw funding provided to Sunset Strip Progress Association to construct a wall to mount a replicated honour roll and install a new flagpole at the war memorial,” Mr Coulton said.
“The Parkes electorate has a proud military history and I congratulate Sunset Strip Progress Association for their work in honouring those who have served our country.”
The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program is a rolling grants program designed to preserve Australia’s wartime heritage and involve people in a wide range of projects and activities that highlight the service and sacrifice of Australia’s servicemen and women in wars, conflicts and peace operations.
For more details, visit www.dva.gov.au