This Sunday, 11th November, marks the centenary of the end of the First World War, with the Hunter set to commemorate the milestone in style.
Many of the Hunter electorate's community projects and events in honour of our servicemen and women have been funded by the government's Armistice Centenary Grants Program (ACGP), a one-off grants program providing funding for the WW1 centenary commemorations.
Multiple community-based projects and events are set to take place over the weekend.
Cessnock RSL Sub-Branch will hold an Armistice vigil 'Waiting for Cease Fire' this Sunday, a project which was granted $6,500 to showcase a timeline of the 1918 cease-fire across six different locations.
"This creative project is a special way to engage the community and will bring Armistice Day commemorations to life," Member for Hunter Joel Fitzgibbon said.
The government grant is being used for several projects in the Hunter, including the Cessnock City Council has spent the $20,950 of funds to fly Armistice Centenary banners in the area.
The Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music received an $11,364 grant which is being used to host numerous small musical concerts in Muswellbrook on Armistice Day.
Another event the community can be part of is Cessnock City Library's 'Mapping our Memorials' project which has commissioned a photographer to capture the Hunter's wartime memorabilia, available to the public early next year.
"We are fortunate to have passionate and dedicated organisations and individuals in our community who enable us to continue to pay tribute to Australian servicemen and women for their sacrifices," Mr Fitzgibbon said.
"I thank all those who applied for grants under the ACGP program in the Hunter electorate and appreciate their special contribution to keeping important memories alive," he continued.
Mr Fitzgibbon visited the Australian War Memorial's 62,000 poppy display in Canberra where many volunteers from the Hunter created and delivered poppies to the Memorial in commemoration of those who made sacrifices during the war.
