Festivals, multicultural community events and sporting carnivals are among the initiatives that will share in over $170,000 in funding from Council.
Council today endorsed funding for 20 groups through the Community Partnerships Grant, which assists community groups and organisations with the delivery of events, activities and programs that enhance the lives of residents, celebrate important community occasions, and provide opportunities to develop social cohesion and connection in the Cairns region.
Successful applicants for Community Partnerships Grant (Round 6) are:
- All In Line Events Inc for Stars in the Tropics to the value of $7,400
- Australian Arakanese Association Cairns Inc for the Arakanese New Year Water Festival up to the value of $15,000
- Bats and Trees Society of Cairns Inc for the Cairns Bat Festival to the value of $4,000
- Cairns Multicultural Committee for the CARMA Youth Empowerment 'Cairns Youth Got Talent' up to the value of $17,000
- Cairns Municipal Band Incorporated Association for WinterFest to the value of $5,000.
- Cairns Pirates Touch Football Assoc Inc for the 10-12 years Schools State Touch Football Carnival up to the value of $1,643
- Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good (DIYDG) Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation for the Cairns NAIDOC 'Friday in the Park' 2023 up to the value of $8,700
- Fiji Community Association Far North Queensland for the Cairns Bula 7's Rugby Tournament to the value of $10,000
- FNQ Thai Community Inc for the FNQ Thai Cultural Loy Kra Thong Festival 2023 up to the value of $15,000
- Freshwater Tennis Club for the Freshwater Festival to the value of $6,000.
- Gordonvale District Chamber of Commerce Inc for the Gordonvale Sugar Solstice Country Fair to the value of $6,000
- Lions Club of Cairns Marlin Coast for FNQ Dogs Day Out to the value of $11,000
- Lions Club of Cairns Marlin Coast for Festival of the Beaches to the value of $6,000
- Marlin Coast Rangers Football Club Inc for the QRSS 10-12 years Girls and Boys Football State Championships 2023 to the value of $12,000
- Peninsula School Sport for the All Abilities Sports Day for Students with Disabilities up to the value of $2,100
- Playgroup Queensland Ltd for Messy Play Matters 2023 up to the value of $2,100
- Redlynch Valley Community Group Inc for the Redlynch Community Twilight Markets 2023 to the value of $11,270
- Rovers Cricket Club Cairns Inc for the Rovers Cricket Club NAIDOC Week Carnival to the value of $5,000
- The Dr Edward Koch Foundation Ltd for the All of Us Festival – Celebrating Qld Mental Health Week up to the value of $8,200.
Additionally, Council also endorsed an out of round request from the Cancer Council Queensland for Far North Queensland Relay for Life 2023 to the value of $16,900.
(Note: All grants are ex-GST)
