A National Trust initiative to propagate up to 2,000 juvenile Gallipoli Oaks to be planted in Victorian primary school grounds during the ANZAC Centenary received $10,000 in funding today from the Victorian Coalition Government.

Communities and RSL clubs throughout Victoria will share in grants of more than $170,000 from the Victorian Government’s Restoring Community War Memorial Grants Program announced today by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Hugh Delahunty.

Victorian communities can now pay tribute to their local Anzacs thanks to today’s announcement of a $100,000 funding allocation from the Victorian Coalition Government for a state-wide program to name roads, suburbs or other geographic features in honour of local veterans.

Work is underway on the Galleries of Remembrance project at the Shrine of Remembrance, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Hugh Delahunty announced today.

Veterans, war widows, and their carers living in Pascoe Vale and surrounding suburbs are invited to attend the free Serving Those Who Served for Us forum at the Pascoe Vale RSL on Tuesday 9 April from 10.00am - 2.30pm.

The people of Hamilton have paid the ultimate tribute to local World War II veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Edward ‘Ted’ Kenna, who passed away in 2009, by erecting a statue in his honour at Sam Fitzpatrick Gardens.

Stage Two of the Vietnam Veterans’ Commemorative Walk, Seymour’s dedication to the more than 60,000 Australians who served during the Vietnam War, was officially unveiled today by Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Hugh Delahunty.

Efforts to replace old and damaged trees at Ballarat’s iconic Avenue of Honour are in full swing thanks to the Ballarat Specialist School Farm’s new nursery, which is dedicated to raising new trees and bringing the Avenue back to life.

Two heroic men who gave up their lives to save others, Royal Australian Navy pilot Michael Lynch and Royal Australian Air Force officer S. Roy Barkley, are being remembered with a bridge naming in their honour.

A feature of Melbourne’s Alexandra Gardens since 1924, the Oarsmen’s Cenotaph is back to its former glory thanks to the completion of restoration works on the memorial which pays tribute to Victorian rowers who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War I (WWI).

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Hugh Delahunty today joined members of the Darwin Defenders 1942-45, veterans, their friends and families at the Shrine of Remembrance to honour the spirit and sacrifice of all who perished during the bombing of Darwin 71 years ago.

The Victorian Coalition Government is providing even more Year 9 and 10 Victorian students with the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Australia’s Anzacs on an overseas study-tour with entries for the 2013-14 Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize competition now open.

Premier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Major Projects Denis Napthine have announced the start of construction work on the Galleries of Remembrance project at the Shrine of Remembrance.

Victorian veteran groups planning to renew or repair their local war memorials are invited by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Hugh Delahunty, to apply for funding from the Victorian Coalition Government’s Restoring Community War Memorials Grants Program.

Community organisations can now apply for funding from the Victorian Veterans Council for initiatives that honour local war veterans, past and present.

Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance was today filled with sounds of the Last Post as members of Belgium’s Last Post Association began final preparations for their upcoming Remembrance Day Service performance.

Twenty three Victorian organisations will share in grants worth more than $447,000 to deliver projects and initiatives that enhance the wellbeing of Victoria’s veterans and their dependants.

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Hugh Delahunty joined RSL Chief Executive Mike Annett at ANZAC House yesterday to launch “Let’s get together and bring a mate” – one of a wide range of free information sessions and social activities underway during National Veterans’ Health Week from 22 to 28 October 2012.

Minister for Veterans' Affairs Hugh Delahunty, today reminded Victorian Year 9 and 10 students that there is still time to enter the 2013 Premier's Spirit of ANZAC Prize.

Minister for Veterans' Affairs Hugh Delahunty today encouraged all Victorians to make a donation and proudly wear a legacy badge to support Legacy Week which runs form 2-8 September 2012.