Cr Les Power: Grants bonanza for local groups

As we are now in the month of February it is an important time of year for our community groups and volunteers to think about applying for a Community Grant from HRCC.

For those who don’t know, Council provides the Community Grants Program to financially support our municipality’s clubs and groups to keep up the good work they do so well at.

This year’s annual program closes at the end of the month and many applications have apparently already been received.

Council provides funding for projects and equipment, celebrations, festivals and events. The grants have been highly successful over the past 12 months with dozens of local projects worth $255,449 allocated funding.

After a quiet couple of years for social occasions, personally I think it would be great to see plenty of event organisers benefiting from the program, so that we see more social interaction in the 12 months ahead.

Council takes pride in supporting its community and we are proud of how the program is delivered each year so please participate.

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