Ten community organisations have been awarded Community Impact Grants at the August council meeting.
The Community Impact Grants Program aims to empower community organisations and community groups to grow ideas in an innovative and creative way, as well as looking to improve the city.
Community organisations and community groups auspiced by a community organisation can apply for grants up to $3000.
The successful groups included the Albury Wodonga Sri Lankan Buddhist Association, Wodonga Senior Secondary College, Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service, NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors, the LEAP Centre Wodonga, Aphasia Choir, Birallee Park Neighbourhood House, Albury Wodonga Health for its Community Connections Cultural Wellness Fair, Albury Wodonga Multicultural Community Events and Majestic Vanners Australia.
The Friends of Susan Campbell and Kent McKoy Reserves received a Community Impact Partnership Program, which secures grants over three consecutive years.
The partnership program will provide grants worth $27,435 for its project called New Views Trackwork with $8578 in year one, $8995 in year two and $9862.50 in year three.
The project will include gravelling a 500m new walking track on Kent McKoy Reserve and establishing a new track across the ridge link on Susan Campbell Reserve. It will also re-vegetate the walking track surrounds with the aim of enhancing, preserving and improving the bushland environment.
The group will also use the grants to build community capacity by engaging residents to maintain the track, re-vegetate the reserve, maintain planting and weed eradication.
Applicant | Project Name | Category | Amount |
Albury Wodonga Sri Lankan Buddhist Association | Festival of Light | Arts and Culture | $1200 |
Wodonga Senior Secondary College | Marngrook Cultural Day | Building Stronger Communities | $1860 |
Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service | AWAHS Community Fitbit Program | Building Stronger Communities | $3000 |
NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors | Congolese Women’s Gathering | Building Stronger Communities | $3000 |
The LEAP Centre Wodonga | Healthy Carers | Building Stronger Communities | $3000 |
Aphasia Choir | Aphasia Choir | Building Stronger Communities | $2700 |
Birallee Park Neighbourhood House | Launch your Learning – building a stronger community | Building Stronger Communities | $1060.95 |
Albury Wodonga Health | Community Connections Cultural Wellness Fair | Community Events | $2500 |
Albury Wodonga Multicultural Community Events (Auspice by Albury Wodonga Ethnic Communities Council) | Multicultural Creative Art and Music Show | Community Events | $3000 |
Majestic Vanners Australia | Majestic Vanners Australia (VanIn Rally) | Community Events | $900 |
The grant program links to the outcomes and key priorities in the Council Plan.
The program provides funding to support projects/events under the categories listed below:
- Building stronger communities;
- Environmental sustainability;
- Community events; and
- Arts and culture.
