Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to highlight the wonderful ongoing work of the volunteers in my electorate who support the long and proud military history we share right throughout Farrer. As many of you know, the Australian government helps organisations around the country with the Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants program. I am delighted to announce today the latest recipient in my electorate to receive one of these grants is the local branch of the Balranald RSL, with $1,500 to help install a new concrete apron around the town cenotaph. Balranald is a small town on the Murrumbidgee in the Western Riverina and the memorials and cenotaphs in the district show how much the region gave and how many young men were lost in two world wars. As a community, we must keep the Anzac spirit alive and teach future generations about the history we share and the importance of reflecting on the price so many have paid for our values and freedoms. I encourage any other community organisations across the Farrer electorate interested in applying for funding under the Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants program to contact my office or the Department of Veterans' Affairs. We look forward to supporting keeping the Anzac spirit alive. It is especially important during the Centenary of Anzac that we honour those who served our nation in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.