Council announces $274K in Community Grants

17 October, 2013

Author: Charles Hodgson

From community gardens and heritage exhibitions, to street festivals, sporting groups and festive season events, a diverse range of 50 community organisations will benefit after Sunshine Coast Council today endorsed $274,278 in community grants.
Community Programs Portfolio Councillor Jenny McKay said council’s grant and funding programs helped foster sustainable and diverse communities across the region.
“We have such a vast range of community organisations on the Sunshine Coast and this diverse group of recipients reflects that,” Cr McKay said.
Council’s community grants support our communities across seven categories – this round of funding includes:

$85,775 for community development
$23,000 for cultural development
$12,358 for cultural heritage
$8,500 for economic development
$17,000 for environmental projects
$23,600 for festive season activities
$104,045 for sport, recreation and healthy living

“Organisations ranging from community centres and bushland care to youth programs, rotary groups, and sporting clubs will receive a boost for their projects.
“This diversity highlights the benefit of council’s grants programs to the wider Coast community and is also testament to the fantastic work that these groups do.”
Cr McKay said funding for festive season activities was a highlight of the grants.
“Council is helping groups right across the region to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve in their own ways,” she said.
“The festivities will include community carols events, Christmas Eve celebrations, lantern parades and a great New Year’s Eve festival for families.”
Applications for council’s Community Grants Program will next open in January 2014._ _
Community Grants Program—Major Grants
August Round 2013

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  Project
</td>

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  Amount Funded
</td>

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  Alex Community Garden
</td>

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           $2,000
</td>

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  Synergizing Energies, Tutor Training and Website Development Project.
</td>

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           $6,800
</td>

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  Replacement Primary Rescue Vessel &#8211; Electronics component
</td>

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         $10,000
</td>

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  &#8220;Seniors Saw Stop Safety&#8221;
</td>

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           $6,280
</td>

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  The Food Connection &#8211; Expanding Operations
</td>

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           $6,000
</td>

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  2013/14 Season Voluntary Lifesaving Patrol Readiness Project
</td>

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           $2,000
</td>

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  Purchase of chairs for Federal Hall as part of upgrade to host functions
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
           $5,000
</td>

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  Buderim Youth Festival
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
           $4,000
</td>

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  Gateway Care Repairing of Community Facility
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
           $5,000
</td>

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  Suncoast Care Grocery Outlet Cold Storage
</td>

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         $10,000
</td>

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  Storm Damage Rescue and First Aid Equipment
</td>

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           $2,000
</td>

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  Install Stairlift
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
           $3,637
</td>

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  Pomona Beautification and Bush Tucker Garden
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
           $2,000
</td>

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  Buffalo Hall
</td>

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            $5,362
</td>

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  Sunshine Coast Skateboarding Hub 2014
</td>

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            $5,000
</td>

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  Kawana Forest Meeting Place Awareness Project
</td>

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            $7,500
</td>

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  Secure Shed for Tractor
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $3,196
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="455">
  Project
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="142">
  <p align="center">
    Amount Funded
  </p>
</td>

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  FESTURI Multicultural Festival 2013
</td>

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            $5,000
</td>

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  Kenilworth Celebrates! 2014
</td>

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            $5,000
</td>

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  Voices on the Coast &#8211; A Youth Literature Festival
</td>

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            $5,000
</td>

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  Ocean Street World Festival 2014
</td>

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            $5,000
</td>

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  Eumundi Sculpture Prize
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $3,000
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="455">
  Project
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="142">
  <p align="center">
    Amount Funded
  </p>
</td>

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  Greater Noosa Region Home Based Business Survey
</td>

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            $5,000
</td>

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  Peregian Square Food and Fashion Fiesta
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $3,500
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="455">
  Project
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="142">
  <p align="center">
    Amount Funded
  </p>
</td>

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  Amenities building
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

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  Slow Food National Conference 2014 &#8211; Regional Engagement
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

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  Weeding, Rehabitation, In-fill Revegetation and Maintenance of the area contained by & adjacent to the &#8220;Doggy Beach&#8221; Accesses at Noosa Spit/Woods.
</td>

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            $7,000
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="455">
  Project
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="142">
  <p align="center">
    Amount Funded
  </p>
</td>

<td valign="top" width="455">
  Christmas in the Park
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

<td valign="top" width="455">
  Nambour Community Carols
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

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  Glasshouse Country Community Carols by Candlelight
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

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  New Year&#8217;s Eve @ The Lake
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $3,500
</td>

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  Christmas Eve on the beach
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $2,000
</td>

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  25th Senior Citizens Christmas Party &#8220;Silver Bells&#8221; 06 December 2013
</td>

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            $1,600
</td>

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  Christmas in Woombye 2013
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $1,500
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="455">
  Project
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="142">
  <p align="center">
    Amount Funded
  </p>
</td>

<td valign="top" width="455">
  Fibro Coast
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $6,300
</td>

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  Upgrade of Sugar Mill & Locomotive Display
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $3,500
</td>

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  Wayna Park &#8211; Naming Event & Signage
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $2,558
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="455">
  Project
</td>

<td valign="bottom" width="142">
  <p align="center">
    Amount Funded
  </p>
</td>

<td valign="top" width="455">
  Fence Replacement
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $3,300
</td>

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  Purchase of Field Mower
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

<td valign="top" width="455">
  Spoon Drainage Works
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $2,600
</td>

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  Field Drainage works &#8211; Football/Cricket Field
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $4,000
</td>

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  Installation of New Netball Courts
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
          $25,000
</td>

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  Upgrade to Floodlighting at Petrie Park
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

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  Canteen / Change Rooms
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
          $25,000
</td>

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  Bore, Pump and Sub Surface Irrigation to AFL Ground
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $2,645
</td>

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  Project &#8220;Field Protection&#8221;
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $4,000
</td>

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  Track Upgrade
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $7,500
</td>

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  Equestrian Facility for People with Disabilities
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
          $10,000
</td>

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  Main Arena Surface Regeneration and Nutrition Project
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

<td valign="top" width="455">
  Drainage to Pony Club Grounds
</td>

<td valign="top" width="142">
            $5,000
</td>

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