Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell, recently announced ACT Heritage Grants worth a total of $329,000, to help local groups conserve Canberra’s heritage.
“Canberra has a great story to tell and I am pleased to see the diverse range of projects included in this year’s grants program, as we celebrate Canberra’s centenary,” Mr. Corbell said.
Mr. Corbell commented that the Canberra Railway Museum received three ACT Heritage Grants. To restore a railway sleeping car, upgrade the Canberra Railway Museum’s historic photographic display, and to install steps to view the cab of Locomotive 1210.
“The ACT Heritage Grants Program demonstrates the commitment of the ACT Government to working in partnership with the community,” Mr. Corbell said.
Mr. Corbell explained that the program also funded an archaeological excavation of a site containing evidence of early contact between European and Aboriginal communities in the ACT, conservation works to a number of heritage listed properties, a pioneer families exhibition, interpretive signage, as well as a number of events in the 2014 Heritage Festival.