Council approved funding of $142,122 across 31 community groups at its Ordinary Meeting on 23 November 2021.
"It's always rewarding to see the variety of projects that are championed by our passionate locals and to be able to help them achieve their goals," said Mayor Jan-Claire Wisdom.
"Our district is large in area with diverse communities and through these grants we're able to support various worthy projects from assisting Koala Rescue in the Hills, controlling feral plants in the Willa Willa and upgrading watering at the Sri Lankan Buddhist Vihara, to over $19,000 of upgrades to the Birdwood Netball Club change rooms."
The community grants are separated into Community Development Grants, which aim to help deliver initiatives for building community capacity, and Community and Recreation Facility Grants, which contribute to improvements and upgrades to local infrastructure in the area.
Community Development Grants 2021-22
| Recipient | Project details | Amount |
| Adelaide and Hills Koala Rescue | Increase capacity for response to increasing demand and improve safety and efficiency for koalas and volunteers through the purchase of poles, pole bags, carry cases and torches for night rescues. | $2,450 |
| Adelaide Sri Lankan Buddhist Vihara | Improve sustainability through the purchase and installation of an automatic watering system. | $1,739 |
| Birdwood Park and Sporting Clubs Inc | To improve safety and capacity of volunteers to sustain and manage the park for community and visitors through the purchase of PPE brush cutters, chainsaw and pole saw. | $2,500 |
| Bund der Bayern Inc | German Cultural event Huettenzauber. Connect German speaking families and share culture with the broader community through the purchase of a card reader, esky, torches and Bose speaker. | $2,268 |
| Fruit Producers SA Inc | Build a mobile app to attract local, intrastate and interstate visitors to visit the area's fruit growers. | $2,500 |
| Gumeracha Community Association | Street upgrade to include 18 new light poles with planned flagtrax system. Add value and interest to visitor experience through the purchase of street banners depicting seasons and Christmas and Easter. | $2,500 |
| Hills Archers | Increase club's capacity through the purchase of archery targets. | $2,100 |
| Hills Biodiversity Incorporated | Support volunteers to control feral plants in the Willa Willa (Brownhill Creek) area through the purchase of weeding apparatus, materials and PPE, and the commission of a biodiversity plan. | $2,200 |
| Kersbrook Public Hall Incorporated | Improve the capacity of the Kersbrook History Hub and other users of the Hall through the purchase and installation of a motorised projection screen. | $1,929 |
| Love Woodside | Support volunteers to maintain and enhance the Station Road Recreation Precinct and support community events/decorations and installations through the purchase of equipment. | $2,500 |
| Mylor Tennis Club | Improve safety and enable evening training through the purchase and installation of top hat covers to protect existing electrical conduits. | $1,200 |
| Mylor Valley Pony Club | Improve safety and capacity through the purchase of jumping equipment. | $2,500 |
| Oakbank Bowling Club | Purchase a defibrillator for Club premises to improve member safety. | $2,465 |
| Oakbank Golf Club | Irrigation System Upgrade to support sustainable watering including the purchase of receiver and solenoids. | $2,500 |
| Onkaparinga Swimming Club Inc | To increase capacity and enable swimmers to practise and compete locally through the purchase of backstroke wedges. | $2,500 |
| The Old School Community Garden | Resurfacing and extending existing track/driveway to community garden to improve storm water run-off and access by community users. | $2,500 |
| The Sustainability Fair | Improve community safety through the purchase of a defibrillator and first aid kit. | $2,435 |
| Torrens Valley Kindergym | Support the club to become paperless through the purchase of an iPad, and to upgrade vacuum cleaner. | $1,174 |
| Upper Sturt Tennis Club | Re-establish the club and increase capacity and participation through the purchase of court nets and a ball machine. | $2,500 |
| $42,460 |
Community Recreation and Facility Grants 2021-22
| Recipient | Project details | Amount |
| Adelaide Hills Hawks Football Club | Repair and upgrade of staircase to pitch. | $5,500 |
| Aldgate Cricket Club | Aldgate Oval Facility Planning. | $11,000 |
| Ashton Community and Sports Association | Plumb downpipes into tank, and clubroom toilet upgrade. | $9,130 |
| Birdwood Football and Netball Club | Netball change room upgrade. | $19,500 |
| Bridgewater Hall | Energy efficiency project. | $7,000 |
| Cherryville Residents Association | Community Centre kitchen upgrade. | $9,499 |
| Lenswood Memorial Park | Hall/Clubroom air-conditioning. | $9,990 |
| Lobethal Cricket Club | Community kitchen and storage shed. | $6,500 |
| Oakbank Bowling Club | Partial re-roof of Clubrooms. | $8,000 |
| Piccadilly Valley Community Recreation Centre | Supply and installation of rainwater tank. | $2,543 |
| Stirling Districts Football Club | Boundary netting. | $7,000 |
| Woodside Warriors Soccer Club | Replacing an ageing and damaged fence. | $4,000 |
| $99,662 |
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