Community to share in $296,706 through 2019-20 grants program

Community to share in $296,706 through 2019-20 grants program

Published on 28 June 2019

Colac Otway community to share in $296,706 through 2019-20 grants program

Seventy-six community organisations, clubs, event organisers and businesses across Colac Otway Shire will share in $296,706 through Council’s 2019-20 Grants Program.

Colac Otway Shire Mayor Cr Jason Schram said festivals, shows, arts and environmental projects, sports equipment, solar and sound systems, building facades and community facility upgrades would be among the projects to receive financial boosts thanks to the annual grants program.

“Our community grants are always popular and we know that receiving a Council grant is often the difference of whether the applicants can afford the equipment, upgrade or project.

“We are fortunate to have volunteers across our shire who are involved in so many fantastic community services and groups, environmental groups, sporting organisations and events which make our shire a great place to live and visit.

“Colac Otway is also proud to support local businesses’ endeavours to improve everyone’s shopping experience and enhance our communities through the building façade improvement program.

“We congratulate the community groups, event organisers and businesses across Colac Otway Shire who have been successful in their applications and will contribute $4,675,839 to the projects and events.”

Colac Otway Shire Council 2019-20 Grants Program recipients include: 

CATEGORY 1 Community Grants Program

2nd Colac Sea Scouts: Kitchen upgrade - 2nd Colac Sea Scout Hall $9,330 3rd-4th Colac Scouts: Canoes for Scouts $2,265 Alvie Recreation Reserve Committee of Management: Paint and recarpet Alvie Recreation Centre $9,840 Apollo Bay Arts Inc. Gallery: Upgrade the gallery $6,800 Apollo Bay Bowls Club: Steel weather shelters $6,138 Apollo Bay Radio Inc: Outside live broadcasting equipment $7,379 Apollo Bay Youth Club: Commercial barbecue and shelter $5,469 Birregurra Bowling Club Inc: Tables, chairs & polish floor $5,000 Birregurra Cricket Club: Shipping container storage and landscaping $4,000 Colac Basketball Association Inc: Flooring, seating & equipment for basketball events $4,922 Colac City United Cricket Club Inc: Roller covers for the cricket pitch $2,484 Colac District Historical Society Inc: Controlled temperature unit for historical documents $5,800 Colac District Pastoral and Agricultural Society: Show jump equipment and trailer $8,415 Colac Pony Club Inc: Storage shed extension $10,000 Colac Table Tennis Association: Purchase 2 table tennis tables & accessories $3,376 Community Hub Inc - Youth Education Engagement Tribe (YEET): Outdoor arts project $5,000 Coragulac District Kindergarten: Enclose back verandah to create a learning sunroom $5,000 Forrest District Neighbourhood House: Community gym equipment $10,000 Forrest Horse Riding Club: Club room improvement - relining walls $4,000 Foodshare Colac: Purchase 2 freezers $5,700 Irrewarra Beeac Football Netball Club: Refurbishment of male change room $2,245 Lavers Hill Public Hall: Solar system $10,000 Marrar Woorn Neighbourhood House: Multi-media lectern system at senior's hall $2,200 Pirron Yallock Recreation Reserve Grounds Committee: Display cool room $4,325 Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery Inc: Modernise live theatre sound system $3,249 Rotary Club of Colac West: Books for Bubs and Beginners $5,000 Simpson Car Club Inc: Implement Point of Sale system $3,149 Southern Otways Sustainable Inc: Renewable Energy Road Map $10,000 Warrion Cricket Club: Resurface Oval with drought-tolerant turf $5,000 *subject to Cricket Vic grant outcome Yeodene Public Hall & Recreation Reserve: Install 2 split systems for heating/cooling $3,699 CATEGORY 2 Community Events and Support Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce Inc: WinterWild DogWatch 2019 $5,000 Apollo Bay P-12 College Production at Mechanics Hall Apollo Bay $1,000 Apollo Bay Seafood Festival 2020 $5,000 Apollo Bay Writers Festival $3,000 Bicycle Network’s Great Vic Bike Ride $5,000 Birregurra Festival and Art Show 2019 $5,000 Colac City Band Inc.: Carols by Candlelight $5,000 Colac Kana Festival $5,000 Colac Orchid Club Annual Show $1,000 Colac RSL Sub Branch Inc: Colac Show ‘n’ Shine $5,000 Colac West Primary School Production $1,127 Creative Otways: Colac Otway Arts Trail 2019 $5,000 Forrest Men‘s Shed: The Shed Grand Opening $2,000 Forrest Soupfest $5,000 Gellibrand Community House Inc: Gelli Jive – Community dinner & entertainment $2,000 Great Ocean Road Running Festival $5,000 Old Beechy Rail Trail Committee of Management‘s Hunt for Golden Gumboot 2019 $3,500 Otway Harvest Trail Twilight Festa 2020 $5,000 Otways and Coast Permaculture Group: Resilient Futures event $750 Otways Tourist Park: Gellibrand River Blues and Blueberry Festival $5,000 Pink Up Colac: 2 Campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer $1,380 Rapid Ascent Pty Ltd: Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind $5,000 Southern Exposure: Run Forrest Trail Run $5,000 Southern Otway Landcare Network: Corangamite Regenerative Agriculture Conference $2,000 Warrion Flower Show $5,000 Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative: Pang-ngooteekeeya weeng $3,999      CATEGORY 3 Small Grants Apollo Bay Preschool Inc.: Preschool maintenance equipment $700 Beeac Primary School Parents and Friends Association: The Brolga Project & community garden $1,926 Birregurra Landcare: Tools for volunteers $2,000 Colac and District Football Umpires Association: Computer and software, office cabinets & benches $1,814 Colac Little Athletics Club: Line marking equipment $1,672 Colac Otway Residents Action Group: Defibrillator in Colac West $1,425 Colac Otway Rovers AFC: Defibrillator and train members $2,000 Colac Swimming Club Inc: Swim club uniforms $975 Colac Toy Library: Toys for older children $1,909 Colac Woodcrafters Guild Inc: Workshop equipment $1,116 Elliminyt Public Hall Inc: Upgrade switchboard $935 Elliminyt Tennis Club: Equipment $882 Johanna Public Purposes Reserve Inc: Fencing $1,400 Polwarth and District Tennis Association: Tennis balls for Polwarth Tennis $1,995 Positive Ageing Ambassadors: Wiser Driver Course $1,455 South Colac Sports Club: Goal post safety padding $1,223 U3A: Cycle group bike racks $1,449 CATEGORY 4 Building Façade Improvement Program BlueSky Outdoor & Parkview Games & Toys: Clean and paint façade $2,000 Cornucopia ‘The Drapery’ Birregurra: Refurbishment of shop front $2,000 Gellibrand River Store: Façade improvement $1,289