Community shares $190,000 in grants

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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

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