Seventeen local sport and recreation groups will share in almost $200,000 as part of Mildura Rural City Council’s latest round of Recreation Assistance Grants.
Councillors last night endorsed the funding, which is aimed at helping local sport and recreation groups develop their facilities and programs, and the opportunities they offer the community for increased participation.
Councillor for Recreation and Events Mark Eckel said the successful grants program was very much about partnerships with the community.
“For Council as an organisation, this is a wonderful opportunity for us to support our hard-working sport and recreation groups,” Cr Eckel said.
“But we must remember, it’s these amazing groups that are doing the hard work, continually coming up with inventive, worthwhile initiatives that provide a whole host of opportunities and benefits for our community, and in the majority of cases they’re almost entirely run by volunteers.”
Recreation Assistance Grants are available in four different categories – Club Support Program, Recreation Planning Grant, Minor Facilities Upgrade Grant and Major Facilities Upgrade Grant.
The following groups and clubs were successful in this round of funding:
Club Support Program
Applicant | Description | Recommended Funding |
Mildura West Cricket Club | Purchase of Frog Box Video Imaging and new Cricket Pitch Covers | $3,000.00 |
Badminton Mildura | Development of a website for Badminton Mildura | $1,800.00 |
Eagles Baseball Mildura Inc | Purchase of grounds maintenance equipment | $2,700.00 |
Red Cliffs Lawn Tennis Club | Purchase of a ride on lawn mower for ground maintenance | $3,000.00 |
Mildura 4WD Club | Purchase of safety equipment | $1,382.00 |
Sunraysia Volleyball Inc | To run an Umpire training and accreditation course in Mildura | $750.00 |
Mildura Art Group | Purchase of easels for Community Art Workshops | $780.00 |
Wanderers Baseball Club Inc | Purchase of new Men’s and Junior Uniforms | $3,000.00 |
Waratahs Hockey Club | Provide Umpire and Tech Bench development program in Mildura | $3,000.00 |
Sub-Total | $19,411.00 | |
Recreation Planning Grant
Applicant | Description | Recommended Funding |
Sacred Heart & St Andrews Tennis Club | Plans developed for the upgrade of the Sacred Heart St Andrews Tennis Complex synthetic surface and lighting | $13,000.00 |
Red Cliffs Football Netball Club | Prepare construction plans for the extension of the Red Cliffs Football Netball Club clubrooms | $13,000.00 |
Sub-Total | $26,000.00 |
Minor Facilities Upgrade Grant
Applicant | Description | Recommended Funding |
Red Cliffs Golf Club | Installation of new ceiling in clubhouse and replastering of the buggy room | $10,253.00 |
Nichols Point Cricket Club | Extension of the ground to accommodate the two new wickets | $11,273.33 |
Underbool Recreation Reserve | To upgrade lighting on oval from 4 halogen lights to 6 LED lights | $15,000.00 |
Merbein Golf Club | Installation of air conditioning and ventilation at the Merbein Golf Club Clubhouse | $15,000.00 |
Sub-Total | $51,526.33 | |
Major Facilities Upgrade Grant
Applicant | Description | Recommended Funding |
Mildura West Cricket Club | The construction of two new training nets at John Hall Oval, Old Aerodrome Sporting Complex | $50,000.00 |
Sub-Total | $50,000.00 | |
