ABOVE: Casino Mini Rail gets almost $5000 to replace timber sleepers. Photo: Conrtibuted
Here’s the list of groups that received funding from Richmond Valley Council’s Community Financial Assistance Program.
The money means Casino Mini Rail volunteers can replace worn out timber sleepers and COW FM can buy new podcast mics.
The council has allocated $75,000 in the 2022/2023 budget for two funding rounds. In this round $40,000 has been shared between these groups:
Coraki CWA Preschool: $1199 to buy a fridge to store preschool lunches as the previous fridge was lost in floods.
Casino Community Kitchen Inc: $4788 to buy a three-door fridge
Broadwater Rileys Hill Community Centre: $241 for a portable teaching lectern in the hall, the previous one was lost in floods.
Evans Head Living Museum: $2450 for a defibrillator
Evans River RSL Day Club: $2400 for a defibrillator
Casino RSM Junior Rugby League Football Club: $5000 for lights to increase lighting on field 5b at Queen Elizabeth Park to competition standard.
COW FM: $3107 to upgrade the production studio including two podcast microphones and a new computer.
Fairy Hill Hall Committee: $2300 to buy blinds, a microwave, six lightweight tables and a trolley to move the tables
Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre: $1000 to organise a Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Casino Community Men’s Shed: $1697 to purchase a new computer to help older members access emails and social media
Casino Bulls Rugby Union Club: $5000 to install CCTV camera security system and signage to protect sporting facilities
Northern Rivers Flood Action Group: $2500 to provide small to medium native trees for planting in the gardens of properties in Woodburn
Casino Miniature Railway & Museum: $4987 to replace timber sleepers with sleepers made from recycled material requiring less maintenance and that are termite resistant.
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