Community Grant Recipients 2024: Bayside

Bayside Council has approved 25 recipients for the latest round of Bayside Council Community Grants worth a total of $62,941.

Bayside Council’s Community Grants Program is designed to support local, not-for-profit, community organisations, groups, and clubs that provide programs or services to the Bayside community.

Applications were open for six weeks in February and Council engaged with local community groups with information sessions to ensure they had the information required to apply.

Applications were assessed by the Independent Assessment Panel in accordance with the eligibility and selection criteria detailed in Council’s Community Grants and Donations Policy and the Community Grants Guidelines.

Mayor Bill Saravinovski said:

“Our Community Grants Program helps provide support for the incredible work community organisations do for our community,” Mayor Bill Saravinovski said.

“We’re excited to see the positive impact these grants and programs can have on out Bayside community.”

List of Recipients

Seeding Grants: Up To $5,000.00

Organisation

Program Description

Amount

Moore Park South East Cricket Association

Booralee Big Bash targeting women and local Aboriginal people’s wellbeing

$3,711

Advance Diversity Services

Six week partnership with Fix It Sisters to trial a multicultural women’s shed program

$5,000

Australian Macedonian Welfare and Wellbeing NSW

Information and support sessions for Bayside Macedonian, Serbian, Croation and Bosnian seniors

$4,600

Australian Performance Exchange

Development of an arts walk in Daceyville to celebrate its history and activate various public spaces

$4,144

Shopfront Arts Co-op / Playwave

Extend existing Playwave program to incorporate young Bayside creatives as Ambassadors to enhance participation from marginalised young people

$5,000

Sydney Multicultural Community Services

Art therapy program aimed at marginalised, vulnerable new migrant and refugee women in Bayside

$5,000

The Deli Women and Children’s Centre

Child wellbeing program for children impacted by domestic and family violence

$4,293

Total Seeding Grants

$31,748

Small Grants: Up To $2,000.00

Organisation

Program Description

Amount

Botany Bay Community Church

Foodshare distribution weekly program in Banksmeadow to provide essential fruit and vegetables to those in need

$1,500

Bayside Women’s Shelter

Purchase laptop to support additional community activities around domestic and family violence prevention

$1,500

Rockdale Rugby Club

Purchase of tackle mats to cater for extra women and girls who have joined the club

$1,200

Lever Street Community Garden

Develop a children’s garden bed and programming for children to garden with their parents to increase eco-awareness

$2,000

Brighton Seagulls Junior Rugby League Football Club

Purchase a set of four pads to attach to rugby goal posts to improve player safety

$2,000

Cultural Forum Inc

Annual Australian-Lebanese HSC high achievers event to celebrate high achieving students

$2,000

Kogarah Community Services

Purchase equipment to run training for parents on infant massage

$1,793

Gabbie’s Sewing Angels

Purchase additional overlockers to improve efficiency of garment production

$2,000

PCYC Eastern Suburbs

Purchase additional equipment for boxing to support vulnerable young people who have recently joined the program

$2,000

Gladstone Street Community Garden

Improve garden beds, purchase soil and a new BBQ for community garden functions

$1,000

Rock and Wool

Wool purchase for knitting group of socially isolated older women in Bayside

$2,000

South Eastern Community Connect

Purchase equipment and activities to support the weekly youth drop-in program at Mascot

$2,000

St. George North Anglican Church

Purchase of a new refrigerator to support youth, children’s and women’s programming

$2,000

The Scout Association of Australia (NSW Branch)

Purchase blockout curtains for Kinsgrove Hall to help keep the building cool in summer.

NB: As this hall is owned by Council the curtains will remain the property of Bayside Council

$2,000

Botany District Music Association

Purchase new music scores, and produce advertising flyers and other promotional material

$1,200

Project Kindness Inc

Purchase of warm winter essentials for those in need

$1,500

South Sydney Mount Carmel Cricket Club Inc

Purchase of sun protection (hats) and regulation game balls

$1,500

Carlton School of Arts and Literary Institute

Purchase sound speaker to increase usage of the venue

$2,000

Total Small Grants

$31,193

Total Community Grants

$62,941

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