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NEW FLAGPOLES FOR YINNAR SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

Jun 18, 2020 | Latest News, Supporting Regional Students

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Yinnar South Primary School is among the groups from across Australia to share more than $2.2 million through the Saluting Their Service commemorative grants program.

Federal Member for Gippsland and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester this week announced Yinnar South Primary School would receive $2000 to install two flagpoles in its school yard.

“The new flagpoles will provide a fitting focal point for students, teachers and the school community during commemorative events held through the year,” Mr Chester said.

“Events like these encourage us to pause and remember the Australian service men and women who’ve played a role in shaping our nation over more than a century.”

Two other groups from Gippsland successfully applied to the grant program: Sale RSL and Community Sub-branch will receive $9,550 to create a digital honour roll; and Nowa Nowa Community Development Group will receive $4335 to re-landscape the area around the town’s war memorial.

Mr Chester said projects like these helped to preserve Australia’s wartime heritage and stories and supported commemorations of our military history.

“This funding will help community groups and local organisations remember the service and sacrifice of our service personnel and encourage participation in commemorative events,” Mr Chester said.

“The successful community groups and organisations in this round will also be the first to benefit from the Federal Government’s election commitment which saw the Community Grants cap lifted from $4,000 to $10,000.”

Mr Chester said the Australian Government had provided this additional funding to the Saluting Their Service grants program as part of its continued commitment to commemorating the moments that shaped Australia’s military history.

“This year we have the unique opportunity to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and honour around one million Australians who served and some 39,000 who died,” Mr Chester said.  “Remarkably some 12,000 of those veterans are still alive today.

“It has been fantastic to see the creative ways that community groups are commemorating Second World War veterans in their home towns to ensure the memory of our service men and women lives on.”

For more information on the Saluting Their Service grants program, visit the Community Grants Hub (www.communitygrants.gov.au)

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