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Grants and funding

Commemoration of Historic Events and Famous Persons

About the Commemoration of Historic Events and Famous Persons

Grant funding for 2008-09 has been allocated, and this program is now closed. Please refer to the Commemorating Eminent Australians program.

About the program

The Commemoration of Historic Events and Famous Persons (CHEFP) grants program is designed to commemorate people, events and places of national historical significance.

Eligible projects may include:

It is a modest program with many projects receiving around $5 000 each. To be eligible you must be, at the closing date for applications:

There were six successful projects for the 2008-09 round of funding:

Project Grant recipient Amount
Commemoration of the Commonwealth of Australia's first one pound note installed at the Long Gully mining monument (VIC) Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre Inc $3 000
Memorial to Hugh Hamon Massie, fourth Australian Cricket Test Captain (VIC) Port Fairy Cricket Club $3 490
Adam Gilchrist Commemorative Bust (NSW) Bellingen Shire Council $1 543
Monument in honour of Frederick York Wolseley (NSW) Murray Shire Council $4 070
The Ronald Campbell Gunn Memorial Garden (TAS) Gunns Plains Community Centre Association Inc $5 000
Commemoration of the landing of Colonel William Light and the birth of the first female white child, Fanny Lipson Finniss, in the colony (SA) Second Valley Progress Association $5 350

Guidelines

Closing dates

This program is now closed.

Contacts

For more information:

Heritage Projects Section
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Tel: 1800 653 004 (free call)
Fax: (02) 6274 2095
Email: heritagegrants@environment.gov.au

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