Community at the heart of six projects being supported by Mayoral Fund

Community at the heart of six projects being supported by Mayoral Fund

Published on 28 November 2023

Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Lyon, has announced the six community projects being supported by the Mayoral Fund in 2023/24.

Grants from $200 to $500 have been awarded to the following projects: 

Goonengerry Public School – to buy cooking appliances and establish an indigenous food garden for the students who cook lunches using produce from their school garden. Mullumbimby Community Food Box – to cover freight costs to get food from Brisbane and to supplement the cost of running the cold room in order to provide subsidised groceries to those in need.  Bangalow Public School – for two student scholarship awards. Brunswick Heads Public School – to support a working bee to build the backdrop for the 2024 school musical. Mullumbimby High School P&C – to buy resources for a well-being space to help students needing mental health and wellbeing support. Bangalow Men’s Shed – to support the women’s wood-working group to build and install an all-weather community pantry for the distribution of dry pantry goods to people in need.

“The aim of the Mayor’s Fund is to support small projects being run by local not-for-profit groups and schools that can foster a sense of community, happiness and delight and I think the recipients of the 2023/24 grants will do just that,” Mayor Lyon said.

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