Community Matching Grants Round Two - 2018/19

Greater Shepparton City Council approved the recommendation to financially assist 13 local community projects under the Community Matching Grants Scheme at the May Ordinary Council Meeting.

Round Two of the 2018/2019 scheme will see a total of $41,012.91, GST inclusive, distributed throughout the region.

Community Matching Grants are designed to support projects from the Greater Shepparton community which:

  • Build new social connections and partnerships within communities, or reinforce those that already exist
  • Allow participation in a community activity, at all stages of the project from planning to completion
  • Enable community members to acquire or develop a new skill
  • Create, renew or revitalise places and spaces within the community.

Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Cr Kim O'Keeffe, congratulated all the groups and clubs that submitted eligible applications.

"Council was pleased to approve the financial assistance of projects all around the region via the Community Matching Grants Scheme," Cr O'Keeffe said.

"Round Two of the scheme brings the total number of community projects assisted by Council to 229 with a total investment from Council of $505,104 since its inception in 2011."

Each project under the Community Matching Grants Scheme is required to provide a matching component of the total project cost, either through a cash or in-kind (material or labour) contribution.

Organisation

Project

Allocation (Inc. GST)

Shepparton Access

Native Fauna and Flora Lane

$5390

Westside Circus

Altitude Pathways Program - Training and Delivery Component

$4400

Shepparton Region Reconciliation Group Inc.

Walking Together: community conversations - a pilot

$3000

Goulburn Valley West Group of The Country Women's Association of Vic Inc.

Creative Arts Exhibition

$1000

St Georges Road Community Planning Group

St Georges Road Community Drive-In

$3200

Undera Football Netball Club

Netball Court Pole Pads

$282.21

Shepparton Theatre Arts Group

Providing a defibrillation Machine to Shepparton Theatre Arts Group

$1430

Kiwanis Club of Shepparton Sunrisers

KidsTown Outdoor Classroom

$3300

Multicultural Arts Victoria

Heard Instinct Open Mic Nights

$4620

Catholic Care Sandhurst

One Village App

$4972

Greater Shepparton Basketball Association

Wheelies Uniforms

$797.50

Mooroopna Community Plan Steering Group

Reactivating Mooroopna Pool

$5000

St John Ambulance Australia Victoria

Essential Volunteer Equipment Upgrade

$3621.20

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