ABOVE: The Kyogle Bazaar was successful in the grant applications. Photo: Susanna Freymark
More than half a million has been allocated to 68 projects in the Kyogle LGA.
The grant money – $65,000 from Kyogle Council’s Community Resilience program and $500,000 from Local Government Recovery Grants went to projects recommended by council staff.
At the Kyogle Council meeting on Monday, December 12, the successful projects were compiled into a list. There was also a list of the unsuccessful applicants.
Here’s where the larger allocations went:
Cawongla District Tennis & Rec Club: $34,900 to install 8m steel light poles and LED lights.
The Risk Hall Committee: $31,600 to build a deck off the northern wall and paint the outside of the hall.
Shed of Hope Inc: $30,400 to assist low income people and those ineligible for flood recovery grants.
Rotary Kyogle Bazaar and Kyogle Tidy Towns Committee: $25,000 for a collective project for the economic and social betterment of the Kyogle community (no other details available).
Kyogle Lions Community Food Pantry: $25,000 for subsidised and free food parcels, care packages, supermarket and fuel vouchers.
Grevillia Hall Committee: $25,000 for repairs on the hall.
Realartworks Inc: $25,000 to run free arts workshops by Realartworks and Tabulam artists to create light shows on buildings and for performance installations.
Hanging Rock Hall Land Managers: $21,200 to start work on a new amenities block.
Cross Roads Ministries Inc, Woodenbong: $21,000 to install air conditioning and upgrade electricity meter box in the community managed evacuation centre.
Tabulam Community Hub: $20,000 to continue the work to identify unmarked Traditional Owner grave sites.
Roseberry Creek Landcare Inc: $19,500 to clear overgrown fire trails for faster access for RFS.
Pomergrantee Prosperity Organisation: $19,000 to address domestic violence in rural communities, for cultural awareness and language courses.
Louisa Johnston Centre, Bonalbo: $17,900 for flood recovery work to put paving around the community garden.
Helper Dogs Australia, Lynches Creek: $15,000 to provide free assistance dogs to Kyogle.
Collins Creek Public Hall Land Manager: $13,600 for a free Food Kitchen for disadvantaged people.
Mallanganee Hall Public Land Managers: $11,700 to buy 120 lightweight chairs.
Some of larger grant applications knocked back were: portable water tanks for fire fighting at Mallanganee ($33,000), purchase of four new electric golf carts at Kyogle Golf Club ($50,000) and an upgrade of the kitchen at the Urbenville Bowling Club ($49,500).
The council’s director of planning and environmental services Chris White said some grants applications did not have enough supporting evidence. Others came under a different grant and council was helping some of those who were unsuccessful in this round to apply elsewhere.
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