Coalition's Community Heritage Support Grants

18/08/10

A Coalition Government would help Australia’s many local historical groups to preserve our heritage with a new $1 million grant support program.

These groups are the custodians of vast amounts of heritage items. The volunteers often work tirelessly to save and share this material for future generations.

Under the Community Heritage Support Grants Scheme heritage and historical groups could receive grants of up to $10,000 to secure the future of this important work.

Community heritage groups around Australia play an important role in collecting, researching and recording of our heritage.

Members of such organisations contribute enormous hours into the preservation and communication of local, state and national history.

This can be an expensive exercise, particularly when it comes to the need for scanners, computers and other equipment needed for digital recording and careful storing and cataloguing work.

The grants would help to meet some of the costs of ensuring we preserve our heritage for the generations ahead.

The funding support would strengthen support and help to encourage the saving of Australia’s history and heritage.

Many of these groups hold exhibitions of their documents, images, artefacts and other objects. The grants could assist in bringing these and new exhibitions to more people to share in this knowledge and history in the years ahead.