Of that, just under $500,000 has been allocated to the Murray region.
It includes $25,000 for Berrigan Shire Council’s Digital Museum Project
Other councils receiving $25,000 in funding from the grants program are Edward River Council, Murray River Council, Hay Shire Council and Leeton Shire Council.
Specific projects receiving funding directly from the NSW Government include the installation of fencing and signage at Warangesda Mission near Darlington Point ($106,044), conservation works at the Toganmain Woolshed Precinct near Coleambally ($82,500), and conservation of the Our Lady of Pompei Roman Catholic Church in Yoogali ($170,430).
The Warangesda Aboriginal Mission is a heritage-listed, former Australian Aboriginal mission site at Warangesda, Darlington Point.
The mission was designed and built between 1880 and 1926.
Warangesda adopted the practice of teaching the children to become domestic servants and farmworkers.
It is said to have been used as the model for Cootamundra Girls Home and Kinchela Boys Home.
The site was heritage listed in 2010, after a two decade campaign.
The Toganmain Woolshed dates back to 1875 and is the largest remaining woolshed in the NSW Riverina region.
It holds an iconic status in Australian pastoral folklore. Once a bustling hub of activity, Toganmain saw more than seven million sheep pass through its doors.
The September 1876 effort where 202,292 sheep were shorn by 92 blade shearers at the shed is an Australian record never to be beaten.
The vision for the site is an immersive curated museum that will use recorded oral shearers stories, written accounts and interpretative signage, to bring to life Australia's vital pastoral history in an environment which stimulates all the senses.
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