Ninety-four community and individual projects will share over $215,000 from Corangamite Shire Council’s 2023-2024 grants program.
Funding from Community Grants, Enabling Grants, Facility Grants, Environment Support Grants and Events and Festivals Grants programs was allocated at the July Council meeting last night.
Mayor Ruth Gstrein said allocating funding through the grants programs was an annual highlight for Council.
“It gives Council a real insight into what our volunteer groups need and it’s one of the most valuable ways we can support our communities,” Cr Gstrein said.
“It’s really terrific that so many people in our community are proactive about such a wide range of projects that reinforce the social fabric of our Shire and make it a great place to live.
“I look forward to seeing lots of these projects roll out over the next year,” she said.
The Community Grants Program offers up to $2,000 towards community activities and events including workshops and equipment purchases, planning activities and the development of new community, leisure, cultural or recreational programs. Thirty-six successful applicants received a combined $58,618.
The Facility Grants Program offers up to $2,000 (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) to committees and clubs or organisations whose primary function in the Shire is to help with facility improvements or equipment. Twenty-three successful applicants received a combined $41,157.38.
The Enabling Grants Program offers up to $5,000 to assist community groups to develop ‘shovel-ready projects’. These grants can pay for business case preparation, scoping, community consultation, plans and drawings, permits and approvals or engagement of professional grant-writing or other assistance to secure project funding. Four successful applicants received a combined $20,000.
The Environment Support Grants Program offers up to $3,000 (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) for environment and sustainability projects, including installation of energy and water saving items at community facilities. Twenty successful applicants received a combined $46,526.
The Events and Festivals Grants Program offers up to $15,000, made up of a maximum of $10,000 grant funding and a maximum of $5,000 of in-kind support. It is intended for bigger events that increase visitation and stimulate economic activity in the Shire. Twelve successful applicants received a combined $41,000 funding and $15,260 in-kind support.
Community Grants Program
Organisation | Project/Event | Amount |
Camperdown P and A Society | Dressage arena for Camperdown Showgrounds | $2,000 |
Camperdown and District Historical Society Incorporated | Outdoor furniture for Camperdown Historical Centre | $1,218 |
Camperdown Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Trust | Purchase of shrubs and plants for Botanic Garden | $2,000 |
Camperdown Bowling Club Incorporated | Repair shade-cloth and purchase of lawn mower | $1,088 |
Camperdown Community House Incorporated | Community Food Bank: Food aid for Corangamite | $2,000 |
Camperdown Little Athletics Club Incorporated | Technology upgrade – ipads | $1,789 |
Camperdown Theatre Company Incorporated | Closed circuit video link-up | $1,700 |
Camperdown Timboon Rail Trail Committee | Replacement of signs on Rail Trail near Timboon | $773 |
Camperdown Uniting Church | Annual Christmas community meal | $1,200 |
Cobden Bowling Club | Bingo equipment upgrade | $2,000 |
Cobden and District Orchid Club Incorporated | Annual Orchid Show | $1,150 |
Corangamite Film Society | Corangamite Film Festival | $2,000 |
Ecklin Hall Committee | Ecklin Community Christmas Night | $1,500 |
Hampden Tennis Association | Tennis nets upgrade | $2,000 |
Heytesbury Pony Club Incorporated | Dressage equipment upgrade | $2,000 |
Kolora Noorat Football Netball Club | Club Strategic Plan | $2,000 |
Lions Club of Camperdown Incorporated | Purchase of smart TV | $1,326 |
Lismore Men’s Shed Incorporated | Purchase of power tools | $2,000 |
Lismore Swimming Pool Committee of Management | Swimming starting blocks | $2,000 |
Murnong Indigenous Garden Incorporated | Arts workshops | $1,760 |
Princetown Institute of Sport | Signage for Kangaroobie Base Camp Ultra Relay | $2,000 |
Progressing Cobden Incorporated | Cobden Christmas get-together on Apex | $1,000 |
Progressing Cobden Incorporated | Community activity days | $1,000 |
Quota Friends of Cobden Rotary | Cobden’s Carols by Candlelight 2023 | $1,000 |
Rotary Club of Cobden | Corporate Mini Golf Challenge 2024 event | $1,000 |
Simpson and District Community Centre Incorporated | Seniors visit to Steam Rally | $1,245 |
Skipton Golf and Bowls Club | Barefoot Bowls | $2,000 |
South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve Committee of Management | The Black and Green Ball | $2,000 |
South West Model Engineers Incorporated | Batteries for electric train ‘Arthur’ | $1,282 |
Terang Athletic Club Incorporated | Terang Gift 2023 | $1,250 |
Terang Golf Club | Upgrade pump shed | $1,587 |
Terang RSL | Morning melodies | $2,000 |
Timboon Action | Purchase of equipment to run Makers and Farmers market | $2,000 |
Timboon Bowling Club | New kitchen fridges | $1,873 |
Vic SES Cobden Unit | Purchase of defibrillator | $2,000 |
Enabling Grants Program
Organisation | Project/Event | Amount |
Camperdown Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Trust Incorporated | Signage development project | $5,000 |
Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club Incorporated | Redevelopment of Clubhouse amenities and changerooms | $5,000 |
Terang and District Progress Association | Terang Community Hub project | $5,000 |
Timboon Bowling Club | Provision of Strategic Planning Services | $5,000 |
Facility Grants Program
Organisation | Project/Event | Amount |
Boorcan Cricket Club | Purchase shipping container for storage | $1,650 |
Boorcan Recreation Reserve Inc | Privacy fence for toilets | $927.43 |
Camperdown Little Athletics Club Inc | Track and ground upgrades | $2,000 |
Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail Committee of Management | Glenfyne Hall air conditioning unit installation | $2,000 |
Carpendeit Public Hall and Recreation Reserve | Install air conditioning unit | $2,000 |
Cobden Aero Club Inc | Heating/cooling system installation | $1,900 |
Cobden and District Tennis Association | New tennis signs with club logo | $709.50 |
Cobden Angling Club Inc | Purchase ride on mower | $2,000 |
Cobden Civic Hall Committee of Management | Projector upgrade for hall | $2,000 |
Cobden Civic Hall Committee of Management | Technology upgrade for Heytesbury Room | $2,000 |
Darlington Mechanics Institute & Recreation Reserve | Toilet upgrades | $2,000 |
Ecklin Hall Committee of Management | Defibrillator machine purchase | $1,752 |
Lake Bookaar Recreation Reserve Committee of Management | Air conditioner installation | $2,000 |
Lake Tooliorook Committee of Management | Fencing the foreshore | $2,000 |
Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club | Upgrade furnishings in function centre | $2,000 |
Rotary Club of Cobden Inc | Public address system installation at mini golf course | $779 |
Simpson Bowls Club | New shed | $2,000 |
Skipton & District Campdraft Club | Fencing and shower block upgrades | $2,000 |
South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve Committee of Management | Install water tank | $2,000 |
South Western District Restoration Group Inc | Fencing of new entrance | $1,439.45 |
Terang and District Indoor Sports and Recreation Centre | Purchase gym equipment | $2,000 |
Terang Squash Club Inc | Replacing court lighting | $2,000 |
Timboon Field and Game Club Inc | Upgrading target trap equipment | $2,000 |
Environment Support Grants Program
Organisation | Project/Event | Amount |
Claire Templeton | Revegetation with native species adjacent Mt Emu Creek | $3,000 |
Clyde Sefton | Weed control to protect remnant native vegetation in Stony Rises | $1,500 |
Cobden Technical School | Weed removal to protect native vegetation and educate students | $2,880 |
Dean Mortimer | Revegetation with native species | $2,500 |
Ecklin Cricket Club | Upgrading to double-glazed windows for energy efficiency | $2,500 |
Hampden Tennis Association | Upgrading tennis court lighting to LED energy-efficient globes | $3,000 |
Heytesbury District Landcare Network | Increasing species diversity in the nursery for community use | $3,000 |
Lismore Land Protection Group | Landcare series for landowners in north of Shire | $3,000 |
Lismore Land Protection Group | Environmental education on property in north of Shire | $1,260 |
Mount Elephant Community Management Inc | Weed control to protect remnant native vegetation at Mt Elephant | $3,000 |
Port Campbell Progress Association & Port Campbell Biolinks | Rabbit control community education in Port Campbell | $1,200 |
South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve Committee of Management | Revegetation with native species at community reserve | $2,932 |
Terang and District Indoor Sports and Recreation Centre | Replace air-conditioner with new energy-efficient system | $1,539 |
Terang College | Waste education and materials for students | $3,000 |
Thais Hardman & John Saunders | Fencing to protect native revegetation from wallabies | $815 |
Threatened Species Conservancy | Community survey educating on threatened butterfly species | $2,400 |
Timboon Action | Weed control and revegetation with native species along creek | $3,000 |
Timboon Bushland Cooperative | Removal of Ivy adjacent rail trail | $1,000 |
Nicholas Douglas Cole | Revegetation and protection of native remnant vegetation | $2,000 |
Schulz Agri Farms | Revegetation with native species | $3,000 |
Events and Festivals Grants Program
Organisation | Project/Event | Amount | In-Kind |
Camperdown P and A Society | Camperdown Show | $3,500 | $3,000 |
Camperdown Turf Club | Camperdown Cup | – | $820 |
Camperdown Horse Trials | Lakes & Craters International Horse Trials | – | $5,000 |
Cobden Rec Reserve Committee Management | Cobden Gift | $5,000 | – |
Crayfest Port Campbell | Crayfest 2024 | $5,000 | – |
Heytesbury Pony Club | Heytesbury Horse Trials | $2,000 | – |
JNB Events | Loch Hart Music Festival | – | $820 |
Noorat & District A & P Society | Noorat Show | $2,000 | $820 |
RBF Committee | Robert Burns Festival 2024 | $5,000 | $3,800 |
Terang Progress Association | Terang Colour Festival | $5,000 | – |
Timboon Action | TRACKS Music Festival | $10,000 | $500 |
Yachting Western Victoria (Derrinallum) | 62nd Easter Regatta | $3,500 | $500 |
