Community projects to receive $197,000 in grants

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16th December 2016

Noosa Council has approved more than $197,000 in grant funding to be distributed among 33 community projects in the second round of Community Project Grants. 

This round provides a cash boost of between $900 and $30,000 for a wide range of social, arts, cultural, sporting and environment activities.

Mayor Tony Wellington said this round of grant funding was extremely competitive. 

“Council received 57 applications requesting nearly $600,000 in funding. Of course Council can’t fund all of the applications in each round. We had just under $200,000 to allocate. Nevertheless, more than half of the applications in this round have received funding. They include a wide range of worthwhile initiatives from the hinterland to the coast,” Cr Wellington said.

Funding includes:

  • $30,000 for Noosa District Junior Rugby League to upgrade its field lights.
  • More than $5,000 for Kin Kin Community Group to rejuvenate the Kin Kin arboretum.
  • $7,000 for the Cooroy Fusion Festival event.
  • $2,000 toward the United Synergies Celebrating Safe Families event to raise awareness of domestic abuse.

Noosa Triathletes secured $3,000 from Council for a program to encourage more women into triathlon. It will provide female-only training groups, programs and education.

Australian Skateboarding Federation received $8,000 to hold workshops, coaching clinics and a skateboarding league plus competitions across Noosa’s seven skate parks. 

Orange Sky Laundry will receive $15,000 to upgrade its Sunshine Coast Mobile Laundry – a free service to people sleeping rough. Council has negotiated an agreement that will see this service delivered to Noosa residents in need. 

Noosa Heads Jazz Club has secured $2,000 to hold a free jazz concert on the Noosa River Stage in September 2017.

More than $16,000 is going toward the Cooroy Gymnastics Club’s landing pit refurbishment. This will also complement the State Government grant the Club recently secured to upgrade its facility.

Council staff are available to assist those not-for-profit community organisations that were unsuccessful in this round of community grants to help them seek other grant opportunities.

For a full list of grant recipients, visit Council's website.

16 December 2016