Community granted a $1 million funding boost
Festive joy has arrived early, with community groups and individual landholders across the region celebrating a $1 million funding boost for 200 projects, thanks to Sunshine Coast Council’s grants programs .
Council today approved major community grants funding of $665,888 for 78 one-off community projects, 107 landholder environment grants for $276,448, and Regional Arts Development Funding (RADF) grants of $66,519 for 15 applicants.
The Community Grants Program provides assistance for projects that benefit communities across the region. Applicants can apply for project funding over $2,000 and up to $50,000. Funding in this round included upgrades at childcare centres and community halls, as well as heritage projects, purchase of sports equipment and improvements to community gardens and arts facilities.
Funded by the Sunshine Coast Environment Levy, the Landholder Environment Grants provides financial assistance for private landholders to undertake projects that protect and enhance the natural assets and biodiversity of the Sunshine Coast. These projects include revegetation, waterways protection and weed eradication.
The RADF funding program is a partnership between council and Arts Queensland that supports the professional development and employment of artists and arts practitioners and the development of quality art and arts practice.
Community policy and programs portfolio holder, Councillor Jenny McKay, said council’s grants programs are a strategic investment tool, assisting our community to meet and respond to council’s priorities and vision.
"Council’s grants programs help to stimulate and support diverse and dynamic projects as they encourage engagement and participation in the community and help develop more resilient communities," Cr McKay said.
"Community groups and volunteers are the backbone of our communities.
"Through council’s grants programs, council encourages and assists community groups and individuals to continue to realise fabulous projects for the benefit of their communities.
The next round of council’s Community Major Grants Program and RADF, will open in January and close on 1 March 2012. The next call for expressions of interest for the Landholder Environment Grant will open early in February 2012.
Further details are available on council’s website or from customer contact centres on 5475 7272.
2011/12 funding recipients
Community Grants Program—Major Grants
| Community Development | $ |
| Dying with Dignity | 3,243 |
| Noosa Shire Arts and Crafts Association | 3,000 |
| Uniting Church in Australia, Tewantin | 10,909 |
| Nambour Community Preschool and Kindy Association Inc | 3,591 |
| Peregian Beach Kindergarten and Preschool Association Inc | 3,545 |
| Sunshine Coast Arts Group Inc | 3,500 |
| C&K Mooloolaba | 2,943 |
| Community Solutions | 4,545 |
| Ithica—Caloundra City Life Saving Club Inc | 7,275 |
| Maleny Tennis Club Inc | 7,500 |
| North Coast Squash and Social Club Inc | 5,334 |
| Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek District Community Hall Inc | 45,455 |
| Cooroy Community Gardens | 5,000 |
| Australian Volunteer Coast Guard QF4 Caloundra | 13,499 |
| Memorial Park Community Preschooling Centre Association Inc | 5,794 |
| The Compass Institute Inc | 6,732 |
| Tewantin Community Kindergarten and Preschool Inc | 4,385 |
| Burnside High School P&C Association | 4,545 |
| Lions Club of Buderim Inc | 2,750 |
| Buddina Community Garden Inc | 5,000 |
| Maroochy Community Permaculture Group Inc (Yandina Community Gardens) | 7,500 |
| Verrierdale Community Group Inc | 7,500 |
| Lily House – Mothers Day Pram Push | 5,455 |
| The Range Community Kindergarten | 6,818 |
| Caloundra Woodworking Club | 7,500 |
| Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club Inc | 6,796 |
| C&K Maleny Community Kindergarten | 6,818 |
| Cultural Development | |
| Cooran Memorial School of Arts | 7,500 |
| The Noosa Longweekend Inc | 3,636 |
| Maec Holdings Pty Ltd T/As Shake It Up Music | 13,098 |
| Sunshine Coast Sister Cities Association | 6,500 |
| LMOX Trading as Analogue Digital Creative Conference | 6,818 |
| Crystal Waters Community Cooperative Ltd | 3,000 |
| Bris Vegas Productions | 7,909 |
| Original Eumundi Markets Ltd | 6,727 |
| Kindread Music | 3,050 |
| Arts Connect Inc. | 7,500 |
| J & C Publishing Pty Ltd | 10,000 |
| Sunshine Hinterland Writers' Centre Inc | 5,000 |
| Sharna Taylor (operating as Book a Band Direct) | 6,818 |
| North Shore Multi Sports Association Inc | 5,737 |
| Indidj by design trading as Weavery | 7,500 |
| Let Me Sea Artwork & Photography | 5,000 |
| Voices on the Coast Coordinating Committee Lutheran Church of Australia, Queensland Branch T/A Immanuel Lutheran College | 9,091 |
| Economic Development | |
| Kawana Waters Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc | 7,500 |
| The Eumundi Chamber of Commerce Inc | 7,500 |
| Noosa District Rugby Union Clun Inc | 6,818 |
| Sunshine Coast Business Women's Network Inc | 13,636 |
| Environment | |
| Sunshine Coast Environment Council | 5,373 |
| Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd | 6,009 |
| Peregian Beach Community Association Inc | 7,375 |
| Noosa Integrated Catchment Association Inc | 5,455 |
| Heritage and History | |
| Maleny Show Society | 6,364 |
| Anglican Sailing Adventures in Life Skills (SAILS) | 6,818 |
| Sport and Recreation | |
| Nambour Bowls Club Inc | 6,818 |
| Maroochydore Football Club | 45,455 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Nambour | 4,495 |
| Suncoast Hinterland Softball Association Incorporated | 2,750 |
| Suncoast Calisthenics Club Inc | 6,480 |
| Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club Inc | 6,818 |
| Caloundra Australian Rules Football Club INC | 4,127 |
| Caloundra Stingrays Softball Club | 2,200 |
| Noosa Branch Little Athletics Centre Inc. | 14,750 |
| Maroochydore Junior Rugby League Club Inc | 44,163 |
| Coolum Beach Junior Australian Football Club Inc. | 30,000 |
| Sunshine Coast Water Polo Club Inc | 7,034 |
| Woombye Soccer Club Inc | 21,064 |
| Sunshine Coast Dragon Boat Club inc. | 7,500 |
| North Shore Junior Australian Football Club Inc | 7,490 |
| Conondale Tennis Club Inc | 6,136 |
| Woombye Primary P & C Association | 6,818 |
| Sunshine Coast Hockey Association | 33,230 |
| Maleny Netball Association Inc | 2,849 |
| Sunshine Coast/Gympie Rugby Football League Ltd | 3,563 |
| Nambour Croquet Club Inc | 3,031 |
| Glasshouse Districts Cricket Club Inc. | 5,620 |
| Tewantin Noosa Pony Club Inc | 7,500 |
| Maleny Little Athletics Centre Inc | 1,334 |
| Total Funding Allocation | $665,888 |
Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF)
| Papermaking group from Noosa Arts and Crafts Assoc Inc | 800 |
| Embroiderers Guild of Qld, Noosa Branch | 2,145 |
| Nicole Payten Betts | 5,674 |
| TFB Australia Pty Ltd T/A The Floating Bridges | 5,000 |
| Maleny Arts Council Inc | 3,000 |
| Tracy Naughton | 2,000 |
| Kevin Smith | 5,000 |
| Noosa Arts Theatre Inc | 3,600 |
| 2Muse Productions Incorporated | 7,300 |
| Nicole Voevodin-Cash | 3,000 |
| United Synergies Ltd | 6,800 |
| Level 6 - Indigenous Dance Crew | 4,000 |
| Fiona Mohr | 7,500 |
| Kendra Naderi | 6,810 |
| Sunshine Hinterland Writers Centre Inc | 3,890 |
| Total Funding Allocation | $66,519 |
_Landholder Environment Grants_
| Paul & Kate McKibbin | 3,000 |
| Geoff & Marie Farr | 2,700 |
| Elizabeth Verreyt | 500 |
| Noel and Roslyn Blackband | 3,025 |
| Jane Kennedy Lyola Pavilions | 2,727 |
| Jason Pennell | 3,000 |
| Kieren Miller | 751 |
| David McDonald | 2,000 |
| Laurens P.H. de Boer | 495 |
| Robin Yates Family Trust t/a FTC Farming | 4,420 |
| Peter John Williams | 6,818 |
| Body Corporate for Eumarella Shores CTS 36012 | 2,415 |
| Neil & Maria Page | 3,421 |
| Jill Ewing | 2,101 |
| Mark Hanson | 7,000 |
| R.J. Smith & N. A. Smith | 2,727 |
| Ingrid Pachmann & Elfrieda Lainer | 2,000 |
| Ian and Trish Brown | 1,000 |
| Robert Houghton | 2,000 |
| Kim Oxley | 2,000 |
| Sean & Debra Waldron | 3,000 |
| Peter Evans | 2,727 |
| Mrs Beris Todd | 2,000 |
| Bongani Pty Ltd | 2,462 |
| Jennifer & Michael Tsilfidis | 3,850 |
| Rodney David Ritchie | 4,500 |
| Doreen Griffin | 455 |
| Nick Holliday | 3,053 |
| Scorpex Trust | 4,364 |
| Alana Shereston | 2,000 |
| N.A.T. & G.J. Macleod | 1,818 |
| Trevor and Olanne Manion | 1,023 |
| Michael Bintley | 2,750 |
| Desley and Paul Lanham | 3,000 |
| Bruce Stone | 510 |
| John Cutmore | 2,000 |
| Lil Kelman | 2,400 |
| Alan Castree | 2,200 |
| Geoff Doman | 755 |
| Dianne Joy Collier | 2,500 |
| Lyndy Bowden and John Keady | 5,601 |
| Peter McGeechan and Naomi Miller | 2,000 |
| Breona Pty Ltd | 1,818 |
| David Harrison and Sandra Hamel | 1,799 |
| Danielle McCormick & Mark Sanders | 2,143 |
| Graeme and Marlene Quick | 1,818 |
| John & Lyla Hansen | 2,000 |
| Laura Barnett | 2,038 |
| Ron and Pat Turner | 1,099 |
| Stella and David Wiggins | 2,080 |
| Marta Hardeman | 2,000 |
| Carole Caley | 1,995 |
| Bryant & Co | 2,695 |
| Anthony D Fox and Janelle K Bridges | 2,000 |
| Mary Ann Law | 2,442 |
| Sylvia Hood | 2,500 |
| Matthew Baxter | 970 |
| Helen Mills | 2,000 |
| James Muller & Alieta Belle Grimes | 2,764 |
| Sunshine Coast Grammar School | 672 |
| Jeff Cornfoot | 1,582 |
| Roy and Lynette Hill | 2,080 |
| Sally Elizabeth Heron | 2,373 |
| Craig M. Hosmer & Daryl Reinke | 2,000 |
| Joanne Vickery and Nadine Jacobson | 1,860 |
| Joy Moran | 2,860 |
| Kidaman Investment Holdings Pty Ltd ATF The Mickelberg Family Trust | 2,314 |
| PT Dingle & HS Lauw | 3,021 |
| Tim Jones | 2,655 |
| Ken & Carolyn Barnett | 3,355 |
| Joan and John Dillon | 1,338 |
| James S. Barclay | 1,910 |
| Jill Morris | 1,990 |
| Bernard Corydon Bok | 4,862 |
| Neil Davey | 1,936 |
| Julia Macdonald Buchanan | 3,000 |
| Janet Carew | 2,205 |
| Nathan Edwards & Maja Revenstorf | 4,443 |
| Fred and Matty Sormani | 2,227 |
| Raymond John & Pamela Elizabeth Miller | 992 |
| Terry Clancy | 2,590 |
| Leon Kane (Photon Trading Pty Ltd) | 3,960 |
| Dean Pearce | 2,500 |
| Jim & Stacey Gilpin | 820 |
| Tony Sams | 25,818 |
| Grahame Milton | 1,818 |
| Bralsace Pastoral Group | 2,655 |
| Diane & Dave Williams | 1,177 |
| Amanda Morrall | 1,000 |
| St John's College | 2,727 |
| Andrea Norton | 2,000 |
| Mark Cody | 2,000 |
| Ian Reid | 1,500 |
| Rodney & Keryn Christensen | 2,874 |
| Peter Lavercombe | 3,000 |
| Chris and Debbie Munce | 2,404 |
| Wade Holmes | 2,000 |
| Leila Helen Meredith | 2,255 |
| Paul O'Callaghan | 1,860 |
| Nigel Gardiner | 3,250 |
| Elaine Ricketts | 2,000 |
| Gillian Leigh | 1,925 |
| Ranald and Glenda Millar | 1,997 |
| (Geoffrey) David Williamson | 939 |
| Wolfgang Stuth | 3,724 |
| Andrew Page | 3,500 |
| Nicholas Pearce | 1,250 |
| Total Funding Allocation | $284,011 |