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Baw Baw Shire Council funds 28 community groups total of $105,303 from Community Grants Program
Twenty-eight local groups in Baw Baw Shire received over $105,000 in funding from Round 2 of the Community Grants Program, aiding events, equipment purchases, and more.
Twenty-eight local community groups have shared in more than $105,000 in funding as part of Baw Baw Shire's Community Grants Program Round 2, which aims to support local community groups by providing financial assistance to help them facilitate events, purchase equipment, and much more. The Community Grants Program includes two funding streams, including Community Projects and Minor Capital Works and a total of $105,303 was announced this week as part of Round 2 of the 2023/24 Community Projects.
Council's Community Grants Program backs non-profits for sustainable, healthy communities. Projects must align with council and Health Plans, enhancing participation, inclusion, and accessibility. Apply now!
Community grants celebration
Baw Baw Shire Mayor Cr Annemarie McCabe congratulated each of the community groups that received funding and said she was proud that council could support such important local community groups to carry out their events and activities.
"Our local community groups, and the volunteers who run these, are the fabric of our community and council is proud to be in a position where we can support you to deliver your events and make purchases to help ensure your groups are adequately resourced. This is just one small way that we can offer our thanks and appreciation for all that you do, and I hope these grants make a big difference," she said.
Community grants
To congratulate the recipients of this year's Community Grants Program, council will hold a Grants Reception at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on Thursday 23 May, where the successful community groups will be invited to celebrate each other's success. For further information on this, please email Grants@bawbawshire.vic.gov.au
Later this year, applications will also open for the Minor Capital Works Program, as well as the round one of Community Projects for the 2024/25 program. Information about this can be found on council's website at Baw Baw Shire Community Grants Program website.
Successful grant applicants
| Community group | Project name/title | Grant allocation | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Church Warragul | Kings Cafe Messy Play Project | For Play equipment - 3x tuff tray stand, matt & equipment, drawing board, water play trays, paint brushes, text as, crayons, water pots, Easel & drying rack, Tarps for floor mats | $4,485.35 |
| Dowton Park Recreation Reserve | Glass washer | Purchase and installation of a glass washer for the club rooms at Dowton Park Reserve | $2,888.47 |
| Drouin Badminton Club Incorporated | Safety Padding or Wall and Pillars | For fixed wall padding to the north wall of the Badminton Stadium | $4,488 |
| Eastern Park Community Garden | Rental beds Renovation Program | For re-laying of new gravel and compaction, Construction of new beds and top up all beds with new compost | $5,000 |
| Ghostlight Theatre Inc | The Addams Family's Production | For venue hire | $5,000 |
| Hill End Mechanics Reserve Committee of Management | Purchase a Defibrillator | For a fully automatic defibrillator, AED ready pack, White alarmed indoor cabinet, AED 90 degree poly sign DRSABC plan A3 and AED awareness training licenses | $2,000 |
| Mind Australia Limited | Wellbeing equipment-pool and table tennis table | For the purchase of a pool table, cues, table tennis table and bats/balls set | $2,208.96 |
| Neerim South Public Hall | Transforming the Algie Hall Stage | For the installation of moving stage, lighting, atmospheric effects and secure fittings | $4,996.16 |
| Riding for the Disabled Association of Victoria Inc | RDA Warragul Equipment & Safety Improvement Program | For various riding and safety equipment | $4,271.01 |
| The Committee for Drouin for Friends of Drouin Trees | Nature at your back door | For the fifth series of the book. This book aims to show locals and visitors where they can engage with nature very close to town through public reserves, walking tracks and liner tracks | $5,000 |
| The Country Women's Association Inc. Drouin Branch | Technology | For the purchase of a laptop computer, printer, printer supplies and a speaker | $1,749.70 |
| The Hallora Marathon Incorporated | The Hallora Marathon Festival | For Traffic Management | $5,000 |
| Trafalgar Bowls Club Inc | Update indoor tables | For the purchase of 21 x bifold tables | $1,299.80 |
| Trafalgar Football Netball Club Inc. | Equipment | For the purchase of sporting equipment and a 50 inch TV | $4,572.50 |
| Trafalgar Holden Museum | Route 69 | For traffic management, TV promotion, flyers and ad media | $3,600 |
| Trafalgar Junior Football Club | Training Equipment | For the purchase of football equipment including portable goal set, 30 classic headgear pieces and 2 rebound nets | $5,000 |
| Trafalgar Park Bowls Club | Facility upkeep and safety equipment | For the purchase of safety equipment | $3,478.42 |
| Walhalla Heritage & Development League Inc | Walhalla Museum IT Future Proofing Project | For a desktop PC, laptop, wireless keyboard, mouse and laser printer. | $3,475 |
| Warragul Community House Inc | The Deck Retreat | For landscape design, 2 outdoor benches, garden edging and 51 native plants | $4,135.91 |
| Warragul Girl Guides | Girl Guides Get Outdoor | For new camping equipment | $4,569.43 |
| Warragul Heritage Preservation Association Inc | Lighting Wesley Performances for the Future | For LED lighting equipment | $4,400 |
| Warragul Industrials Football Netball Club | New Footballs | For the purchase of 30 x Footballs | $3,900 |
| Warragul Little Athletics Club | Jumping for fun | For the purchase of 30 x Hurdles | $3,750 |
| Warragul Municipal Band Inc | Training band | For musical instruments, film favourites music booklets | $3,310 |
| Warragul Youth Theatre | Production | For production of Hammered: A Thor and Loki Play | $5,000 |
| West Gippsland Chorale | Brahms Requiem and St. Cecilia's Day performance | For program printing | $400 |
| Wild Dog Triathlon Club | Wild Dog Triathlon Equipment | For 6 x stopwatches, measuring wheel, laptop and printer | $2,324.70 |
| Yarragon Football Netball Club Inc | Spectators Supporting local netball | For a 6m4t Grandstand seating | $5,000 |
Pictures from Baw Baw Shire Council website.
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