Community Groups Benefit From ClubGRANTS Program 22 August

Eighteen local community groups and charities will share in a combined $155,693.50 in funding for projects and initiatives through the 2024 ClubGRANTS scheme.

The successful recipients were announced at a presentation ceremony at the Rules Club Wagga Wagga on Thursday morning (22 August).

Wagga Wagga City Council Director Community Janice Summerhayes said the ClubGRANTS scheme is a state-wide initiative providing the framework for registered clubs to directly fund local priority projects and services.

“Council coordinates the local ClubGRANTS committee, comprising representatives from the Wagga RSL Club, Rules Club Wagga Wagga, Department of Communities and Justice, and a local community representative,” Ms Summerhayes said.

“The funding provided by this scheme assists groups that may not have been able to secure financial assistance through other means and helps to ensure valued services and projects continue to be delivered.

Clubs that earn more than $1 million annually in gaming machine revenue provide funding for community projects and services, and in turn receive dollar-for-dollar gaming tax deductions.

The 18 recipients for 2024 were:

The Smith Family – Goanna Academy mental health program

Riding for Disabled – riding lessons for disabled school children

Learning Links – Reading for Life, supporting disadvantaged children with their literacy

Little Wings Limited – Little Wings Children’s Hospital Flight Program

Stewart House – Support for vulnerable public school children to attend Stewart House

Carevan Wagga – Supporting those experiencing food insecurity and social isolation

Country Hope – Time for Life Children’s Holiday Camp

Ashmont Public School – Breakfast Program

Foodbank NSW & ACT – Regional food relief funding

Boys to the Bush – Wagga Wagga Boys to the Bush school program

Life Education NSW – Empowering Disadvantaged Kids

St Vincent De Paul – Vinnies Crisis Support for Wagga Wagga families

NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) – Ways to Wellness, a multicultural wellbeing program

Autism Spectrum Australia – interactive technology for students at Aspect Riverina School satellite class in Wagga Wagga

Cancer Council NSW – Wagga Wagga Relay for Life

CareSouth – CareSouth Health Hub

Clontarf Foundation – Engage and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young to complete school and support them into employment or study

Willans Hill School – Courtesy bus and school facilities.

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