❓ Hon. Sally Talbot inquires about the responsibility and funding for war memorial maintenance in WA, referencing a South Western Times article. The Attorney General, representing the Minister for Veterans, clarifies the roles of local authorities/ex-service organisations and Lotterywest's funding support.
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WAR
MEMORIALS
850. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Veterans:
I refer to an article in the South Western Times on Thursday, 14 August,
headed ''Our Anzac Shame''.
(1) Who is responsible for
maintaining war memorials in Western Australia?
(2) What funding
is available from the state government to the community or to local government
for repairs to Australian war memorials?
MEMORIALS
850. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Veterans:
I refer to an article in the South Western Times on Thursday, 14 August,
headed ''Our Anzac Shame''.
(1) Who is responsible for
maintaining war memorials in Western Australia?
(2) What funding
is available from the state government to the community or to local government
for repairs to Australian war memorials?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for Veterans, I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) No single
organisation is responsible for maintaining the thousands of war memorials. War
memorials are normally under the control or care of the local authorities or
local ex-service organisations where a memorial is situated.
(2) The state
government, through Lotterywest, provides support for the restoration or
conservation of war memorials. For 2013–14, Lotterywest approved five
grants to the value of $95 013 towards war memorials.
For the year to date, July 2014, a
further two grants have been approved to the value of $25 300 for war
memorials. One of these grants includes up to $10 000 to the City of Bunbury
towards conservation works to the Bunbury War Memorial at Anzac Park to which
the member is referring.
There is also a federal government
program available called ''Saluting Their Service'' to assist in
restoring, preserving and upgrading community war memorials.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) No single
organisation is responsible for maintaining the thousands of war memorials. War
memorials are normally under the control or care of the local authorities or
local ex-service organisations where a memorial is situated.
(2) The state
government, through Lotterywest, provides support for the restoration or
conservation of war memorials. For 2013–14, Lotterywest approved five
grants to the value of $95 013 towards war memorials.
For the year to date, July 2014, a
further two grants have been approved to the value of $25 300 for war
memorials. One of these grants includes up to $10 000 to the City of Bunbury
towards conservation works to the Bunbury War Memorial at Anzac Park to which
the member is referring.
There is also a federal government
program available called ''Saluting Their Service'' to assist in
restoring, preserving and upgrading community war memorials.
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