On Tuesday 28 June 2016 Council resolved to allocate Community Grants to 47 organisations, to a total value of $144,966, and last night we held a celebration event.
From cubbies to carols, fridges to fencing, these grants empower community groups to deliver enormous value in their local area.
With a return of $2.62 for every dollar granted by Council, these projects will deliver an amazing benefit to Golden Plains’ communities. Successful applicants will complete their projects over the 2016/17 year. Congratulations to all the worthy recipients!
Applicant Name |
Project Title |
Description |
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1st Bannockburn Scouts |
Equipment for growth |
Purchase of camping equipment and storage shed shelving. |
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Bannockburn & District Active Recreation Club |
Building our brand |
Development of a logo, website, newsletter and other communication materials to get the community active. |
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Bannockburn Golf Club Inc. |
Synthetic grass and shade sail project |
Construction of an outdoor shade structure with synthetic grass flooring. |
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Bannockburn Kindergarten Inc. |
Accessible cubby and sensory calming kit for Bannockburn Children's Services |
To supply and install a playground cubby house with sensory calming kit at the Bannockburn Children's Service. |
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Bannockburn Tennis Club Inc. |
Install outdoor seating |
To install some outdoor seating on the east side of the Bannockburn Tennis clubrooms. |
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Berringa Community Committee |
BBQ facility upgrade |
To construct a heritage carport over the BBQ and eating area. |
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Cape Clear Recreation Reserve Committee of Management |
Water reserve for emergency - a safer Cape Clear |
Purchase and install two 5,000 gallon water tanks for water to be held in reserve for emergency use. |
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Garibaldi Landcare Group |
Promoting community education and engagement at South Durham Bridge Reserve & Hardies Hill Water Reserve |
Construct and erect display signs at the South Durham Bridge Reserve & Hardies Hill Water Reserve. |
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Geelong Landcare Network Inc. |
Landcare stall @ Bannockburn Farmers Market |
Purchase of a basic marquee suitable for holding Landcare stalls at the Bannockburn Farmers Market. |
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Golden Plains Soccer Club |
Pavilion enhancement project |
Purchase of two commercial fridges, commercial coffee machine and data projector. |
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Inverleigh Golf Club |
Purchase of fairway mower |
Replacement of defunct gang mower with refurbished second hand 5 gang trailed fairway mower. |
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Inverleigh Kindergarten Inc. |
Kindergarten improvements |
Upgrade current bench arrangement, purchase of a new BBQ and gas bottle and installation of a new garden shed. |
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Leighdale Pony Club |
‘The Golden Arena' |
Conversion of the existing smaller dressage arenas at Leighdale Equestrian Centre into one large area (90m x 90m). |
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Lethbridge Cricket Club |
Replace cricket pitch - second oval |
Replacement of the existing centre wicket on the second oval. |
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Lethbridge Public Hall |
Splash a bit more love on our hall |
Painting the toilets and making improvements to disabled access and parking. |
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Lethbridge Recreation Reserve Committee of Management |
Facility improvements and upgrades |
New blinds and upgrade to essential cleaning items for the toilets and kitchen. |
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Life Saving Victoria |
Sink or swim - water safety in the Golden Plains Shire |
In-land water body safety program ‘Sink or Swim’ to be run out of primary schools and child care centres within the Shire. |
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Linton & District Historical Society Inc. |
Restoration of Nelson's Undertaker's building - Stage 4 |
Stage 4 involves completing the repair work and repainting of the remaining exterior walls, including repainting of the historic Nelson's Undertakers sign by heritage sign writers. |
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Linton and District Bowling Club |
Solar panels |
Installing battery ready solar panels. |
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Meredith and District Lions Club |
Pioneer Park playground |
Construction of a nature based playground at Pioneer Park in Meredith, to replace the existing playground equipment. |
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Meredith History Interest Group Inc. |
Document advancement project |
Purchase of a new commercial quality printer to produce quality copies of documents, maps, photos etc. |
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Meredith Kindergarten Inc. |
Road safety awareness/caring for the environment |
Purchase of bikes, scooters and signs to conduct road safety awareness education. Installation of a natural barrier around the sandpit. |
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Meredith Police Paddocks Support Group |
Meredith Police Paddocks entrances |
The design and construction of entrance fencing, gateways and landscaping at both the Campion Rd & Nuttall St entrances to present welcoming entry points to the reserve. |
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Meredith Recreation Reserve |
Outdoor BBQ area |
Construction of an outdoor BBQ area. |
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Napoleons/Sebastopol Cricket Club |
Refurbish cricket training nets |
Refurbish cricket nets by replacing matting, wire mesh and nylon netting. Minor concrete work to fix cracking. |
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Real Food Festival - Taste of Golden Plains |
Real Food Festival - taste of Golden Plains |
A festival of events in Inverleigh over 1-2 weeks celebrating local food producers and suppliers, connecting residents of GPS with their food system. |
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Rokewood Football Netball Club |
Rokewood “Hoppers” Football Club – hopping into watering our oval automatically |
Purchase of an electric pump and controller to operate a travelling sprinkler (irrigator). |
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Rokewood Golf Club Inc. |
Water supply enhancement stage 1 |
Enlargement of the existing dam and upgrading current pump and infrastructure by installing pump station and then laying poly pipe to all the relevant areas. |
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Rokewood Lagoon |
Rokewood Lagoon - shelter upgrade |
Replacement of the roof on the shelter shed at the lagoon. |
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Rokewood Memorial Hall |
Rokewood Memorial Hall - new chairs and storage trolleys |
Purchase of new chairs and construction of new storage trolleys. |
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Rokewood Pony Club Inc. |
Cross country jump improvements |
Renewal of cross country jumps at the Woady Yaloak Equestrian Centre. |
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Ross Creek Landcare Group |
Public pathways in Ross Creek Reserve |
Increase the length of shared bicycle/walking paths in the Ross Creek Nature Reserve. |
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Ross Creek Recreation Reserve |
Movie time at Ross Creek |
Installation of a projector, screen and speakers into the Ross Creek Hall. |
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Scarsdale Community Coordinators |
Scarsdale "Exercise Station" stage 1 |
The Scarsdale exercise station will involve the redevelopment of the former Scarsdale Railway station site providing a community recreation open space. Stage 1 involves ground works to prepare the site for a mini soccer pitch, exercise station and car park and the construction of a garden maze. |
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Scarsdale Town Hall Committee of Management |
Scarsdale Hall amenities upgrades |
This project involves the replacement of existing crockery and the construction of an outdoor BBQ area with shelter. |
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Shelford Public Hall Reserve Committee of Management Inc. |
AirCON for the big Shelford hall |
The project aims to install two air conditioning systems required to heat and cool the larger hall at the Shelford Community Hall precinct. |
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Smythesdale Community Carols |
Smythesdale Community Carols |
Annual free local community carols event in Smythesdale with a focus on increasing social connection. |
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Smythesdale Progress Association |
Picnic facility diversity project |
The project will involve the construction of two small picnic shelters in other locations within the Gardens. |
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Sutherlands Creek Reserve/Tennis Club |
Sutherlands Creek Reserve - establishment of viewing and entrance area |
The project is to fit a new entrance gate to the reserve, erect a reserve sign and history board, purchase seating, a flagpole and plaques naming former teachers of the district and also construct a rockery garden. |
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Teesdale Community Hall |
Teesdale Community Hall enhancement project |
To install four 15 amp external power outlets to improve the provision of power externally and install protective roller blinds for the hall mirrors. |
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Teesdale Primary School PFA |
Sensory play area/reflective space |
Development of a sensory, organic, sand pit and reflective space. |
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Turtle Bend CommUnity Festival (Candice Feuerring) |
Turtle Bend CommUnity Festival |
A free community festival at Turtle Bend that will feature music, Aboriginal culture, art, photography, children’s activities, workshops, healthy food, handmade products, crafts and sustainable living information. |
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Victoria Park Inverleigh Committee of Management |
North boundary fence and new gate entry |
To replace the north side boundary fence and establish new gate entry. |
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Victorian Skateboard Association (VSA) |
All Aboard skateboarding sessions |
Delivery of five full days of interactive skateboarding workshops at the Bannockburn, Smythesdale, Meredith, Rokewood and Dereel skate parks. |
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Woady Yaloak Kindergarten |
Vehicle access gate |
Create a new and safer entry point and establish a vehicle access gate for emergency services and for maintenance purposes. |
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Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group Inc. |
Using digital media to enhance the environment and empower our communities |
Development of a website for information sharing and promotional purposes. |
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YMCA Geelong |
Engage Bannockburn |
A health promotion initiative that will look at engaging residents with a disability, stay at home mums and those wishing to return to exercise in new group exercise programs and a new modified Australian Football program. |