It is my great pleasure to inform you of $125,000 worth of funding, the Federal Government has made available to the Calwell electorate to commemorate the upcoming Anzac Centenary.

More than 330,000 Australians served overseas during the First World War, including 50,000 at Gallipoli and 295,000 on the Western Front. Nearly 62,000 Australians lost their lives, with more than 8,700 killed at Gallipoli. This funding is aimed at commemorating this poignant time in our nation’s history. A key part of the Program is the establishment of a Calwell Committee whose role it will be to assist in seeking the views of the community on how best to commemorate the Centenary.

The Calwell Anzac Centenary Committee has met and is made up of: Major Sarah Vandepeer - Executive Officer, Maygar Barracks;.Regimental Sergeant Major Robert Jericevich, Maygar Barracks;.Joel Kimber – Hume Council Grants Coordinator;Alisha Warner, events coordinator Hume Council;Susan Jennison- Keilor Historical Society;.Alan and Elayne Whatman- Broadmeadows Historical Society; Ramazan Altintas-President Turkish Sub-Branch of the Victorian RSL; Helen Morrissey Director Governance and Community Relations Brimbank Council and Kerry Hewson- Executive Co-ordinator Brimbank Council.

Please call my office if you would like an Expression of Interest form (Calwell EOI closing date is on March 6, 2014) Should you have any enquiries, please contact DVA on 1800 026 185 or visit www.anzaccentenary.gov.au