Bendigo, 8 August 2017: Today 16 community groups received funding to support the long-term recovery and resilience of communities affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires.
Supported by the Victorian Bushfire Appeal fund, the 16 community groups will share in $152,046 across two grant programs to implement locally led projects.
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- Grants for Resilience and Wellness (GR&W) will fund 11 community groups, sharing in $106,233, to implement their local projects. To date, the GR&W program has funded 122 projects to a total value of $1,519,938.16.
- Community Group Futures (CGF) program will fund $46,813 across five community groups. To date, CGF has funded 29 projects, valued at $332,817.
The Grants for Resilience & Wellness (GR&W) program recognises that an important part of community recovery is having opportunities to connect, share experiences, enhance individual and community wellbeing and resilience.
The Community Group Futures (CGF) program is designed to help community groups look forward and build their organisational sustainability, viability, capability and capacity.
The projects funded in this round for GR&W and CGF are detailed below:
Grants for Resilience & Wellness (GR&W) – Round 11 recipients
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Applicant |
Project Description |
Location |
Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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Alexandra Community Shed / Eildon & District Woodworkers Guild Inc |
Bits and Pieces Increase the safety of participants and teaching, training and manufacturing capability of the group through upgrades to machinery, safety gear and I.T. equipment. |
Alexandra |
$3,858 |
|
Arts Yackandandah |
Living Memory Celebrate the resilience and lives of local elderly people and strengthen community connectedness through creation of a community theatre piece. |
Yackandandah |
$13,237 |
|
Balook and District Residents Association |
Traralgon South & District Cardmaking and Scrapbooking Increase social connection and support for isolated residents through purchase of equipment and facilitation of craft workshops. |
Traralgon |
$3,600 |
|
Beechworth Men's Shed Inc |
Storage for Oldage Improve the safety of members and increase capacity of the group’s activities through installation of a steel storage container for equipment. |
Beechworth |
$3,000 |
|
Foggy Mountain Inc |
Foggy Mountain Newgrass Provide positive opportunities for self-expression, skill development and increased community connectedness through engagement of young local people in song-writing workshops and performance, and documentation of activities. |
Kinglake |
$11,000 |
|
Lifeline Central Victoria & Mallee Inc |
Long Live Long Gully Increase community capacity and preparedness for supporting people at risk through provision of suicide prevention workshops for individuals and relevant not for profit organisations. |
Long Gully & Eaglehawk |
$10,820 |
|
Redesdale Recreation Committee |
Redesdale Festival Support the ongoing delivery of the annual community run Redesdale Festival through purchase of signage, tables and chairs.
|
Redesdale |
$4,068 |
|
Saltbush Community Initiatives Inc |
Unearthing Greatness – Community Leadership in Long Gully Increase community leadership skills in the community through piloting two 10 week courses for Long Gully residents. |
Long Gully |
$14,000 |
|
Strathewen Recreation Reserve Association Inc. |
Strathewen Recreation Reserve Fire Safety Upgrade Increase actual and perceived safety of the Strathewen community in the event of bushfire through relocation of an existing water tank and to purchase and install new water tanks for a community recreation reserve. |
Strathewen |
$10,000 |
|
Toolangi Primary School |
Kitchen Garden Hub Increase safety and capacity for engagement for students and preschool children and their families and local young people, through landscaping, earthworks and signage to improve a community play space. |
Toolangi |
$12,650 |
|
Upper Goulburn Community Radio Inc |
Growing our Community Increase community connectedness and preparedness for future disasters and emergencies through purchase of a vehicle to create a new Outside Broadcast Unit. |
Alexandra |
$20,000 |
|
TOTAL |
$106,233 |
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Community Group Futures (CGF) – Round 4 recipients:
|
Applicant |
Project Description |
Location |
Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jindivick Progress Association Inc |
Jindivick Country Market Support Increase community connections and economic sustainability by supporting administration and promotion of the Jindivic Country Market. |
Jindivick |
$2,922 |
|
Jindivick Progress Association Inc |
Jindi Newsletter Support community connectedness and information sharing through supporting the continuation of the Jindivick community newsletter. |
Jindivick |
$3,199 |
|
Kinglake Ranges Children's Centre Inc. |
Powered Up, Now and into the Future Decrease electrical running costs of the Childcare Centre through the purchase and installation of a 10 kw Solar System and outdoor/indoor washing lines. |
Kinglake |
$11,042 |
|
Stanley Rural Community Incorporated |
Community Hub Upgrade Reduce ongoing operational costs and increase capacity for income generation through purchase of refrigeration and photocopying equipment. |
Stanley |
$9,850 |
|
The Baldessin Press and Studio |
Working Towards a Sustainable Future Increase organisational capabilities, support volunteers and enable increased community outreach through contribution to the employment of two key roles – Arts Coordinator and Marketing Consultant. |
St Andrews |
$19,800 |
|
TOTAL |
$46,813 |
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