Media Statements - Minister announces final $1 million round for Centenary projects.

4/6/00

Communities throughout Western Australia have one last chance to create a lasting reminder to the Centenary of Federation.

Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister Rob Johnson today announced the fifth and final allocation of grants for Centenary of Federation projects.

“The final round will see $1 million allocated to projects and events in Western Australia that are of lasting value to the community,” Mr Johnson said.

“This is the last chance for communities to access the funds to pay tribute to this important milestone in Australia’s history.”

The State Government has allocated a total of $3.5 million to projects that celebrate the Centenary of Federation in 2001.

Mr Johnson said a total of 179 Western Australian communities thus far had been funded to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Federation in 2001.

Both regional and metropolitan communities were well represented in the fourth funding round, covering the State from Derby in the north, Walpole in the south and Kalgoorlie/Boulder in the east.

Of the 84 successful projects, 56 will benefit communities in regional Western Australia while the remaining 28 projects will enhance the lives of communities in the greater metropolitan area.

Examples of successful projects include:

$1400 for Wundowie, where a mural painted by residents and children will decorate a recently completed water tank at the entrance of the town;
$21,500 to the WA Police Historical Society to commission a book on the 150-year history of the Water Police;
$13,110 for a Centenary of Federation playground at Cullacabardee, which will be built entirely by the community’s construction worker trainees;
$14,230 to the Maylands Historical Society’s publication of a book documenting the contribution that Western Australia has made to the nation’s aviation history since Federation;
$11,000 for the Derby Pastoral Trail Interpretation. The 12-km walking and cycling trail traces the route of early drovers bringing their cattle to the Port of Derby between the 1890s and 1960s and; -
$20,000 grant to cover the cost of structures and “sun safe” family facilities in Dampier.

Mr Johnson said successful projects in other regions included the Lower Lesmurdie Falls Federation Trail, Federation Place in Narrogin, Pingrup Historical and Community Facility Centre, the City of Gosnells Federation Sculpture Project, restoration of Old Yalgoo Jail, the Collie Federation Community Park and Pemberton’s Federation of Living Legends.

For more information about the fifth round of grants, write to the Centenary of Federation State Committee at the Constitutional Centre of WA, Havelock St, West Perth, 6872, or phone 1800 653 357.

Applications close on June 16, 2000.

Media contact: Fran Hodge (08) 9481 3244 or 0403 065 302

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CENTENARY OF FEDERATION STATE COMMITTEE PROJECTS APPROVED FOR FUNDING – ROUND 4
Restoration of Old Yalgoo Jail - $15,950
Coorow Federation Skate Park - $11,000

Derby Pastoral Trail Interpretation - $11,000

Restoration and Protection of 25LB Memorial Field Gun, Coorow - $7820

WA 2001 / Nyabing Progress Centenary of Federation Project (Town entrance structures) - $8450

Boddington Lions Club Federation Rotunda - $15,405

Dampier 2001 Centenary of Federation 'Shelters Project' - $20,116

Conservation Repair of Rotunda - $10,000

Sheoak Park and Federation Bridge, Gelorup - $6132

Katanning Federation Railway Museum and Workshop - $17492

Bruce Rock Federation Amphitheatre - $10000

Lions Federation Bridge and Music Shell Project, Cowaramup - $15551

Tambellup Federation Information Area - $9500

Gascoyne Centenary of Federation Quilt, Carnarvon - $3000

Muntadgin Federation Park and Trail Network - $20,100

Shire of Ashburton - Federation Celebration Park Redevelopments, Tom Price - $25,000

Morgan John Morgan Reserve & Federation Gazebo, Glen Forrest - $4,000

Federation Celebrations, Banners, Bassendean - $12,000

Balingup Centenary Information Centre - $17,500

Highbury Community Federation Sundial and Pioneer Walk - $9,759

Walpole Community Federation Park - $16,800

The Cullacabardee Centenary of Federation Playground - $13,110

The Town of Cambridge Federation Heritage Trail, Wembley - $19,000

Federation Square, Boyup Brook - $13,670

Leeman Centenary of Federation Park - $14,797

Federation Wall & Gazebo, Northampton - $7,813

Federation Walk Trails of Dwellingup - $10,775

Horseyard Hill Federation Walk Trail, Walpole - $15,550

Federation Place, Narrogin - $22,750

Federation Rotunda, Waroona - $25,000

Celebrating Our Federation (Gazebo & BBQ), Denham - $6,893

Federation Island, Manjimup - $23,075.72

WA2001 Federation Park, Exmouth - $23,956

Federation Park, Mount Magnet - $16,057

Ongerup Town Hall Federation Gardens - $5000

Gnowangerup Federation Town Hall Green - $12,575

Borden Federation Travellers Park - $4925

Collie Federation Community Park - $25,000

Federation Walk, Port Hedland - $12,926

Federation Feature: Port Hedland Harbour (Foreshore enhancement) - $16,000

Lions Federation Gazebo, Manjimup - $13,456

Boyup Brook Centenary Resource Centre - Centenary Foyer Project - $18,000

Landscaping - Donnybrook/Balingup Community Centre - $12,000

Federation Celebration of Early Aviation History of Australia (Book), Maylands - $14,230

WA2001 Harvey Mural - $6500

Peaceful Bay Federation Playground Project - $16,967

S. E. P. A. Centenary (Gazebo & foreshore restoration), Dawesville - $10,000

Salvation Army Federation Youth Centre, Mandurah - $18,230

Jarrahdale: Federation Historic Trails - $6,200

The Mission Schools Federation Interactive Exhibition, New Norcia - $25,000

Pemberton Mill Hall Federation Project - $12,540

Wider Horizons Action Group - Centenary of Federation Project (Artwalk & pictorial artwork features), Ashby - $19,100

Rotary Wanneroo Federation Heritage Wall - $17,500

Foothills Federation Park - "Meeting Place", Kalamunda - $25,000

Allanson Federation Room (Restoration of historic classroom) - $20,190

Volunteering Western Australia: Towards and Beyond the Centenary of Federation (Book), West Perth - $12,998

Christ's Church Anglican Church & Federation Display, Mandurah - $7072

Beacon Community Federation Park - $16,000

Centenary Federation Pavilion, Embleton - $6,500

Federation of Celebration, 150 years of Water Police (Book), Scarborough - $21,500

Federation Rotunda, Port Hedland - $11,598

Federation Heritage Artwalk, Mandurah - $25,000

Repairs to Custom House Bond Store at Cossack, Karratha - $20,000

Katanning Federation Gardens Project - $3400

Lions Centenary of Federation Park, Katanning - $14,700

Pingrup Historical & Community Facility Centre - $22,800

Entry Statement and Marking of Heritage Locations in Tammin Townsite - $10,031

Wonthella Federation Community Park - $10,000

Wundowie Federation Centenary Mural Project - $1400

Busselton Jetty Crane Restoration - $15,115

Pemberton's Federation of Living Legends (Commemorative gazebo) - $4,680

Graham Bricknell Memorial Music Shell, Bunbury - $25,000

Lancelin Centenary of Federation Gazebo - $9600

Enhancement of Guildford War Memorial Garden, Bassendean - $9500

Golden Pipeline Mundaring Precinct Heritage Walk Trails - $20,190

City of Gosnells Federation Sculpture Project - $25,000

Koorda Centenary 2001 Womens Memorial Park Project (Pergola) - $6800

HEARabout Federation Playground, Jolimont - $5246

Multicultural Federation Garden and Children's Playground, Leederville - $20,000

Federation Amphitheatre 2001 "A Swan Community Arts Project", Millendon - $25,000

Federation Track, Northcliffe - $6454

Forging Federation Ahead (Commemorative sculpture), Midland - $25,000

Lower Lesmurdie Falls Federation Trail, Forrestfield - $6000

Roelands Progress Federation Grounds (Community park) - $14,000