Heritage

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 for 2009-10.

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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