The ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund receives contributions from sporting events held on ANZAC Day across Victoria which are collected by Sport and Recreation Victoria within the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions in accordance with section 4A of the ANZAC Day Act 1958.
In 2020-21, the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund was supplemented by a Treasurer’s Advance to assist the veteran sector in responding to coronavirus (COVID-19) which provided an additional $570,000 to the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund Grant Program.
Grants totalling $992,121 were approved from the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund to 42 individual projects during the financial year ending 30 June 2021.
Anzac Day Proceeds Fund 2020-21 approved grants
| Organisation | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14 Battalion Association Inc. | Production and distribution of 2/14 Battalion Association newsletter | $3,500 |
| 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941-43) Association Inc | 39th Battalion Newsletter ‘The Good Guts’ | $1,500 |
| Air Force Association – Victoria | Veterans’ Welfare Program | $20,000 |
| Air Force Association – Victoria | Newsletter Program | $10,000 |
| Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc. | RSL Support Services | $10,000 |
| Ballarat Veterans Assistance Centre | Connectivity through Remote Access | $7,400 |
| Bendigo District RSL Sub-Branch Inc | Veterans Welfare, Health and Wellbeing | $20,000 |
| Bravery Trust | FinWell – A veteran-specific financial literacy program | $50,000 |
| Carry On (Victoria) | Welfare and education support | $150,000 |
| Casterton RSL Sub-Branch | Casterton RSL Sub-Branch Newsletter | $960 |
| Defence Force Welfare Association | Camaraderie Magazine and Branch Supplement Production and Distribution | $4,500 |
| Headquarters 1 ALSG ex Vietnam (Auspiced by Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia) |
Headquarters 1 ALSG | $3,340 |
| Kerang Group of Legacy | Kerang Group of Legacy | $11,800 |
| Leongatha RSL Sub-Branch Inc | Welfare Support | $14,380 |
| Melbourne Legacy | Melbourne Legacy ‘The Answer’ Newsletter for War Widows | $31,374 |
| Melbourne Legacy | Transport Initiative for Legacy Widows | $12,000 |
| Melbourne Legacy | Legacy Youth Education Essentials | $100,000 |
| Mornington Peninsula Legacy Club Inc. | Publications Project | $6,650 |
| Mornington Peninsula Legacy Club Inc. | Legacy Dependants with a Disability Party | $900 |
| National Servicemen’s Association of Australia Victorian Branch | Special Edition of NSAA newsletter Nasho News | $3,300 |
| Naval Association of Australia Victorian Section Inc. | IT Upgrade | $24,000 |
| Returned & Services League of Australia Victorian Branch | RSL General Appeals | $130,000 |
| Rosebud RSL Sub-Branch | Remembrance Day Luncheon | $2,500 |
| Sale RSL and Community Sub-Branch | Veteran Wellbeing Activities | $3,780 |
| Soldier On | Soldier on Victoria Pathways Program | $50,000 |
| South Gippsland Group of Melbourne Legacy | Winter Fuel | $8,000 |
| The Legacy Club of Ballarat Inc. | Winter Heating Allowance | $18,000 |
| The Legacy Club of Bendigo Inc. | Heating allowance for beneficiaries of Bendigo Legacy | $6,000 |
| The Legacy Club of Bendigo Inc. | Newsletter for beneficiaries of Bendigo Legacy to break Social Isolation | $3,600 |
| The Legacy Club of Shepparton Inc. | ‘Back Together for Fun, Friendship and Frivolity’ | $2,320 |
| Torquay RSL Sub-Branch Member Welfare | Member Welfare | $15,000 |
| Vietnam Veterans Federation Vic Branch Inc. | VVF Vic Branch Inc. Welfare | $5,000 |
| Warrnambool RSL Sub-Branch Inc | Warrnambool RSL Veterans Centre | $46,486 |
| Wimmera Veterans Centre (Auspiced by Horsham RSL Sub-Branch Inc) |
Well Being program; Close Ranks | $17,000 |
| Ballarat Veterans Assistance Centre | Wellbeing and mental health program; Beekeeping | $34,031 |
| Carry On (Victoria) | Crisis accommodation | $50,000 |
| Colac Legacy Club Inc. | Colac legacy community bus | $2,500 |
| Macedon Ranges Group of Bendigo Legacy Inc. | Care of War Widows | $6,300 |
| Path of the Horse Ltd | Yarma, Brew and Civvy Breakfast a Digital Wellbeing Project | $15,000 |
| Returned and Services League of Australia Victorian Branch | RSL General Appeals | $50,000 |
| Soldier On | FIT Support Weekend – Families in Transition | $32,000 |
| Vietnam Veterans Federation Vic Branch Inc | VVF VIC Branch Inc. welfare | $9,000 |
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