Ninety-four community groups and individuals will share over $190,000 from Corangamite Shire Council’s 2022-2023 grants program.
Funding from Community Grants, Enabling Grants, Facility Grants, Environment Grants and Events and Festivals Grants programs was allocated at the July Council meeting.
Mayor Ruth Gstrein said this year’s program had been restructured from previous years following feedback from the community.
“The Community Grants Program had been receiving fewer and fewer applications in recent years so Council spoke to community groups to find out if there was a better way to meet their needs,” Cr Gstrein said.
“Based on their feedback, we doubled the maximum amount to $2,000 and did away with the requirement for matching funding for the Community Grants stream. We also established a new Enabling Grants stream to get project plans ‘shovel ready’ so they could source project funding.
Cr Gstrein said Council was pleased to support the community through the grant programs each year.
“After the disruption caused by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, this funding will help reactivate clubs and community groups and help reconnect our residents with new events.
“The grants also allow investment in the environment and community assets to ensure they are maintained and improved to give residents many diverse opportunities into the future.”
Cr Gstrein praised the groups, clubs and individuals who had applied.
“It’s really terrific that so many people in our community are proactive about such a wide range of projects that reinforce the social fabric of our Shire and make it a great place to live.”
The Events and Festivals Grants Program offers up to $15,000, made up of a maximum of $10,000 grant funding and a maximum of $5,000 of in-kind support. It is intended for bigger events that increase visitation and stimulate economic activity in the Shire. Ten successful applicants received a combined $16,326.
The Community Grants Program offers up to $2,000 towards community activities and events including workshops and equipment purchases, planning activities and the development of new community, leisure, cultural or recreational programs. Thirty-two successful applicants received a combined $43,050.
The Facility Grants Program offers up to $2,000 (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) to Committees and clubs or organisations whose primary function in the Shire is to help with facility improvements or equipment. Thirty successful applicants received a combined $49,899.45.
The Environment Support Grants Program offers up to $2,500 (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) for environment and sustainability projects, including installation of energy and water saving items at community facilities. Twenty successful applicants received a combined $40,756.
Council voted to use a $9,244 surplus from the Environment Support Grants Program for another smaller grant round of this program later in the 2022-2023 financial year.
Eligibility will be limited to projects related to climate change, sustainable agriculture, and increasing energy, water and waste efficiency.
The Enabling Grants Program offers up to $5,000 to assist community groups to develop ‘shovel-ready projects’. These grants can pay for business case preparation, scoping, community consultation, plans and drawings, permits and approvals or engagement of professional grant-writing or other assistance to secure project funding. Two successful applicants received a combined $6,950.
THE RECIPIENTS:
EVENTS AND FESTIVALS GRANTS | |||
ORGANISATION | PROJECT | AMOUNT | IN-KIND |
2023 Camperdown Cup | Annual Camperdown Racing Cup | $2,500 | – |
2023 Robert Burns Festival | Scottish festival | $7,500 | $4,235 |
Loch Hart Music Festival | Three-day music, comedy and art festival in Princetown | – | $750 |
Crayfest | Community celebration festival. Music, food and parade | $10,000 | $2,500 |
Lakes & Craters Horse Trials | International horse trials | $2,500 | $5,000 |
Terang New Year’s Races 2023 | Annual New Year’s Day race meet | $2,500 | – |
Dining Room Tales | Community evening of food and conversations | $2,000 | – |
Rock the Clock | Festival of dance, music and fashion | $7,500 | – |
Heytesbury Horse Trials | Australian horse trials | $2,500 | $2,961 |
Cobden’s All Seasons Festivals & Events | Multiple community events ( draft event plan) | $5,000 | $880 |
Total | $42,000 | $16,326 | |
COMMUNITY GRANTS | ||
ORGANISATION | PROJECT | AMOUNT |
Camperdown & District Historical Society | Purchase of laptop computer and data projector | $2,000 |
Camperdown Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Trust Inc | Purchase of bulbs, perennials and shrubs for Botanic Gardens | $2,000 |
Camperdown Golf Bowls Club Inc | Purchase of defibrillator | $2,000 |
Camperdown Theatre Company Inc | Purchase of branded items (flag and table covering) | $781 |
Camperdown Uniting Church | Christmas Lunch Program | $1,000 |
Cobden Business Network | Christmas on Apex | $1,000 |
Cobden Men’s Shed | Part cost of lining workshop and wall shelving | $2,000 |
Cobden Squash Club Inc | New equipment for Cobden Squash Club | $1,996 |
Ecklin Community Hall Committee | Community Christmas Night 2022 | $1,000 |
First Cobden Scouts | Cobden’s Halloween Eve Trail | $1,000 |
Heytesbury Pony Club Inc | Purchase of Show Jumping timing equipment | $1,000 |
Lions Club of Camperdown Inc | Purchase of defibrillator | $1,949 |
Lismore Golf Club Inc | Purchase of new green mower reels and blades | $1,000 |
Lismore Progress Association Inc | I Love Lismore community experience | $2,000 |
Murnong Indigenous Garden Inc | Purchase of equipment for Murnong community | $680 |
Port Campbell Rec Reserve Committee | Port Campbell Christmas Tree | $1,000 |
Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club Inc | Building junior board skills in the surf | $2,000 |
Princetown Institute of Sport | Advertising in two editions of ‘Trail Run’ magazine | $2,000 |
Rotary Club of Cobden | Purchase of storage shelves | $1,000 |
Scotts Creek Indoor Bowls Club | Purchase of club uniforms (X 22) | $500 |
Simpson Football Netball Club | Purchase of new oven | $2,000 |
Simpson Men’s Shed | Purchase of tools and equipment | $2,000 |
Skipton Pool Committee | Skipton Primary School art mural | $734 |
Skipton Cemetery Trust Inc. | Purchase of death certificates to identify early burials at the Skipton Cemetery | $2,000 |
Skipton Progress Group Inc. | Skipton International Women’s Day event 2023 | $2,000 |
South West Model Engineers Inc. | October event free train rides | $250 |
Stewart Park Development Committee | Brushcutter, safety helmet, consumables and service | $944 |
Terang and District Lions Club Inc. | Annual Terang Noorat Fun Run | $500 |
Terang Athletics Club Inc. | Conduct of Terang Gift | $1,200 |
Terang Bridge Club | Publishing an ‘Introduction to Bridge’ booklet | $466 |
Terang Men’s Shed | Purchase of workshop equipment | $1,050 |
Western Plains Mobile Pre-school | New cubby house | $2,000 |
Total | $43,050 | |
ENABLING GRANTS | ||
ORGANISATION | PROJECT | AMOUNT |
Derrinallum Progress Association | Derrinallum skate park | $5,000 |
Terang Noorat Arts in the Avenue Collective | Building an arts hub in Corangamite | $1,950 |
Total | $6,950 | |
FACILITY GRANTS | ||
ORGANISATION | PROJECT | AMOUNT |
Bradvale Social Club Inc | Fuse Box Upgrade | $2,000 |
Camperdown Little Athletics Centre | Clubroom upgrades | $1,175.64 |
Camperdown Timboon Rail Trail Committee | Equipment for maintaining and enhancing the rail trail & Glenfyne Hall area | $838.19 |
Cobden Civic Hall Committee | Additional chairs for Cobden Civic Hall | $2,000 |
Cobden Cricket Club Inc | New entrance fencing | $2,000 |
Cobden Junior Football Netball Club Inc | Netball changeroom upgrade | $2,000 |
Cobden Rec Reserve Committee | Netball/tennis wall fence works | $1,925 |
Cobden Rec Reserve Committee | New exit driveway | $2,000 |
Cobden Squash Club Inc. | Install split system A/C | $1,707 |
Cobrico Public Hall Committee | Toilet upgrades | $456.50 |
Country Women’s Association of Victoria: South Western Group | Repair hall guttering | $2,000 |
Darlington Mechanics Institute and Rec Reserve | Wind protection for picnic area | $1,107.70 |
Derrinallum Progress Association | Facilities upgrade | $2,000 |
Heytesbury Rebels Cricket Club | Cricket net upgrade | $2,000 |
Kennedys Creek Hall Committee | Purchase of lawn mower | $2,000 |
Lake Bookaar Rec Reserve Committee Inc | New air conditioner | $1,697.30 |
Leura Oval Committee | Replace football changeroom floor covering | $2,000 |
Progressing Cobden Inc | BBQ shelter windbreak protection | $2,000 |
Rotary Club of Cobden Inc | Ride on mower for mini golf lease area | $1,887.50 |
Simpson Bowls Club Inc | Purchase of commercial fridge | $1,910 |
Simpson Bowls Club Inc | Concrete entrance | $2,000 |
Skipton Rec Reserve Committee | Install safety bollards to protect light poles | $811 |
South Western Model Engineers Inc | Replace picnic tables and seats | $2,000 |
St Paul’s Parish Council | Removal of Elm tree suckers | $500 |
Terang and District Indoor Sports and Rec Centre | Purchase additional spin bikes | $2,000 |
Terang Cricket Club Inc | Replacing netting for practice nets | $997 |
Terang Golf Club Inc. | PA system installation | $1,171.65 |
Terang Table Tennis Association | Table tennis equipment upgrade | $1,715 |
Timboon Field and Game Club | Setting up a semi-permanent “five stand” area | $2,000 |
Timboon Rec Reserve Committee | Detailed feature and level surveys for multipurpose netball/ tennis courts | $2,000 |
Total | $49,899.45 | |
ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT GRANTS | ||
ORGANISATION | PROJECT | AMOUNT |
Biolinks Port Campbell | Weed control and revegetation of Morris Street verge | $1,610 |
Camperdown Angling Club | Replacement of old water tanks to maintain onsite water use and efficiency | $2,500 |
Cobden Technical School | Purchase of mulcher to control weeds and maintain bush block and educate students | $2,500 |
Curdies Valley Landcare Group | Educational ‘Gardens for Wildlife’ booklets | $2,500 |
G and L Darcy family trust | Shelterbelt plantings using native species | $2,500 |
Greg Darcy | Shelterbelt plantings using native species | $2,500 |
Home Bush Pastoral | Preservation of remnant endangered Banksia Marginata in Stony Rises | $2,083 |
Hopkins River Pastoral Company Pty Ltd | Shelterbelts and revegetation with indigenous plants | $2,500 |
Lismore Land Protection Group | Informative Landcare series for Lismore, Derrinallum and Skipton residents | $2,500 |
Lismore Land Protection Group | Educational ‘Gardens for Wildlife’ booklets | $2,357 |
Lismore Land Protection Group | Connecting local families with nature Titanga Night Stalk | $1,067 |
M. Dillon & K. Mullen | Shelterbelt plantings using native species | $638 |
Matt Grant | Revegetation of slopes and gullies with native plants | $2,500 |
Mount Elephant Community Management | Native plantings at Mount Elephant Visitor Centre | $2,000 |
Newfield Valley Landcare Group | Road Reserve revegetation | $2,400 |
Shaun Mahony | Shelterbelt plantings using native species | $2,310 |
Terry Place | Shelterbelt plantings using native species | $2,500 |
The Alpine School – School for Student Leadership | Revegetating with indigenous plants | $2,157 |
Timboon Rec Reserve Committee | Weed Control of pittosporum and blackberry in adjacent bushland area | $563 |
Western Plains Working Together | Community E-waste and Battery Collection | $1,071 |
Total | $40,756 | |
