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Warragul Cemetery Trust to receive $14,000 grant from Victorian government to ensure its long-term future and modern facilities
The Allan Labor government allocates $700K+ to upgrade public cemeteries in Victoria. Warragul Cemetery Trust receives $14K grant; 48 trusts benefit. Grants ensure modern facilities and community remembrance.
The Allan Labor government is supporting upgrades to public cemeteries across Victoria, with more than $700,000 in grants delivered to cemetery trusts to upgrade and maintain these important facilities. Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing today announced that Warragul Cemetery Trust would receive a grant of $14,000 under the 2023-24 Cemetery Grants Program to help support its long-term future and ensure the cemetery has the modern facilities the community deserve.
Warragul Cemetery Trust gets $14,000 grant for modernization, 48 trusts benefit from Cemetery Grants Program, supporting upgrades and maintenance
Cemetery support program
The Warragul Cemetery Trust is among 48 cemetery trusts across the state sharing in this grants round. The grants support cemeteries with upgrades and costs relating to infrastructure, facilities, maintenance, equipment, and training. Victoria's cemeteries are important community spaces, where people can reflect on the past and remember those no longer with them.
The grants program provides financial support to help cemeteries - many of which are volunteer-run - continue to operate as peaceful and welcoming places of remembrance for the whole community. The latest funding round will help support the long-term future of Warragul Cemetery Trust and ensure the cemetery has the modern facilities the community deserve.
Grant rounds are awarded twice each year, with applications for the current round closing on 31 March. A selection panel assesses each application against the assessment criteria. Notification of the outcome of applications will be provided to the applicable trusts following completion of the assessment process. For more information and to apply, visit Victorian government - Cemetery grants program website.
Vital support for cemetery
Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing said, "The Warragul Cemetery Trust plays an important role in our local community, and this grant will provide it with an opportunity to get much-needed upgrades."
Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas said, "Providing Victorians with peaceful places to visit and honour loved ones who have died makes these grants all the more important."
Pictures from Warragul Cemetery Trust website.
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