Community Grant recipients

2024-25 Round 2 Community Grants recipients

Creative Macleay Fund

 Community Group  For  Amount
 Samaritans Community Services Cultural healing art workshops  $5,000
 YP Space  Ngurra Creatives – free youth program offering art and music workshops  $5,000

 

Sporting Fund

 Community Group  For  Amount
 Macleay Valley Rangers Soccer Club New equipment $2,500
 Kempsey Pickleball New equipment $2,500
 The Valley Equestrian Club Self-lowering trailer ramp $2,250
 South West Rocks Netball Club PA speaker $500
 South West Rocks Football Club New BBQ  $1,479

 

NAIDOC Week Micro Grants

 Community Group  For  Amount
 South West Rocks Figtree Descendants On Country by the sea community day $500
 Dalaigur Preschool NAIDOC event $500
 South Kempsey Primary School P&C Macleay Schools NAIDOC celebrations $500
 Annecto Aboriginal Elders Luncheon $500 

2024-25 Round 1 Community Grant recipients

Community Projects Fund

 Community Group For Amount
 Rotary Club of South West Rocks Generator and PA system $5,000
 CWA South West Rocks New oven and cupboard $1,500
 CWA Kempsey Modified disability access to building $2,420
Kempsey Families Inc  Materials for Love Bites program $2,000
 Kempsey Tennis Club Indigenous Tennis Camp $4,650
 Kempsey Pensioners League Inc Block out blinds for hall $1,140
South West Rocks Maritime Precinct  Security screens $5,000

 

Environmental Fund

Community Group  For Amount
South West Rocks Community Dune Care Inc Restoration of Littoral Rainforest at Back Creek $4,775 
Stuarts Point and Districts Community Organisation Grassy Head dune weeding $4,775
Hat Head Dune Care Eradicating weeds on Hat Head dunes $4,775
Save our Macleay River  Water monitoring kits $900
Big Nobby Bush Care Group Rehabilitation of Big Nobby headland $5,000

 

Sporting Fund

South West Rocks Dragon Boat Club Inc Purchase of second-hand dragon boat $2,500
Macleay Valley Mountain Bike Club Maintenance equipment and noticeboard $2,316.95
Macleay Pickleball Inc Equipment for junior development program $1,606.90
Willawarrin and District Horse and Pony Club Upgraded sporting equipment $1,000
Kempsey Rugby Union Football Club New toilet doors in clubhouse $2,500

 

Creative Macleay Fund

 Community Group For Amount
Kempsey Eisteddfod Society Portable stage extension $5,000

 

Festive Micro Grant

Community Group For Amount
Willawarrin Hall committee Festive event for all ages $500
 Kempsey Easy P&C association  End of year community event at school $500

 

Seniors Festival Micro Grant

Community Group For Amount
Gladstone CWA Evening Branch Intergenerational Read at Crescent Head Primary School $500

2023-24 Round 2 Community Grants recipients

Mayoral Community Fund:

Community Group

Project

Amount

Kempsey South Public School P&C

Macleay Public Schools Reconciliation Walk and Concert

$5,000.00

Macleay Pensioners League

New tables for Macleay Pensioners League

$483.00

Young Minds Thrive

Empowering Futures – Healthy hearing kids outreach program

$5,000.00

Key Community Group

Kempsey Riverside Markets Entertainment

$5,000.00

Kempsey Family History Group

Purchase of printer for family history documenting and archiving

$3,263.15

Stuarts Point RSL Sub-Branch

Upgrades to Stuarts Point War Memorial

$3,000.00

 

Total:

$21,746.15

Sporting Fund:

 

Community Group

Project

Amount

Macleay Valley Rangers

New sporting equipment

$2,500.00

Kempsey Rugby Union Club Inc

New line marker

$2,500.00

Kempsey Macleay Table Tennis Club

New table tennis table

$1,890.00

Macleay Valley Mountain Bike Club

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

$2,385.00

Macleay Pickleball

New pickleball equipment

$1,962.00

 

Total:

$11,237.00

 

Quick Grant – NAIDOC Week:

 

Community Group

Project

Amount

Dalaigur & Scribbly Gum Dalai

Dalaigur & Scribbly Gum Concert

$500.00

Kempsey South Public School P&C

NAIDOC cultural activities at Kempsey South Public School

$500.00

Total:

$1,000.00

 

2023-24 Round 1 Community Grants recipients

Mayoral Community Fund

Community Group Project Amount

Kempsey Children's Services

Sensory room fit-out

$2,251.00

Gladstone CWA Evening Branch

Market stall gazebo & equipment

$3,207.00

Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation

 

Catering for Community Meetings

 

$500.00

Aboriginal Employment Strategy

Free Community Movie night

$5,000.00

Natureland Classic Motorbike Club

Defibrillator, first aid kit & training

$3,175.00

Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation

Bike safety workshops & school holiday activities

$3,370.00

Total:

$17,503.00

Environmental Levy Fund

Community Group Project Amount

Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPADCO)

Weed eradication at Grassy Head

$5,000.00

South West Rocks Community Dune Care

Weed clearing at Back Creek

$5,000.00

Hat Head Dune Care

Weed clearing at Hat Head

$5,000.00

Big Nobby Bush Care Group

Weed clearing at Crescent Head

$5,000.00

Total:

$20,000.00

Sporting Fund

Community Group Project Amount

Macleay Valley Rangers

New line marker & BBQ

$2,500.00

Kempsey Crescent Head Surf Life Saving Club

New nipper boards

$2,500.00

Total:

$5,000.00

Quick Grant - Seniors Festival 

Community Group Project Amount

Gladstone CWA and Crescent Head Public School

Intergenerational Storytime

$500.00

Gladstone CWA

Seniors’ morning tea

$500.00

Dalaigur Pre-school 

Intergenerational morning tea

$500.00

South West Rocks CWA

Seniors’ luncheon

$500.00

Kempsey Family History Group

Seniors’ day trip to Frank Partridge Museum

$500.00

Total:

$2,500.00

 

 

 

 

 

2022-23 Round 1 Community Grants recipients

Mayoral Community Fund:

Community Group Project Amount

Dunghutti Elders Council

Upgrades to community facility

$4,868.53

Kempsey Flying Club

Clubhouse amenities upgrade

$4,048

Stuarts Point Community Hall Committee

Sound/PA System

$1,533

South West Rocks Maritime Precinct

Upgrades to display shed for historical vessel

$2,745.40

Dongdingalong Rural Fire Brigade

Outdoor picnic tables

$2,900

Kundabung Public Recreation Reserve

Community Garden

$4,970

Total:

$21,064.93

 
Environmental Levy
Community Group Project Amount

Big Nobby Bushcare Group

Regeneration of Big Nobby Headland, Crescent Head

$5,000

South West Rocks Community Dune Care

Control invasive weeks to Back Creek boat ramp, South West Rocks

$5,000

Hat Head Dune Care

Weed eradication in foredunes of Hat Head Beach

$5,000

Total:

$15,000

 
Quick Grants – Seniors Festival
Community Group Project Amount

CWA South West Rocks

Luncheon with guest speakers

$500

Kempsey Family History Group

Morning tea with historical display

$500

CWA Gladstone

Intergenerational read at Crescent Head Public School

$500

Total:

$1,500

 
Quick Grants – Youth Week
Community Group Project Amount

Bellbrook School of Arts Hall Committee

Young Farmers Challenge

$500

Total:

$500

 
Quick Grant – Festive Grant:
Community Group Project Amount

Kempsey Macleay Dragon Boat Club

Christmas themed Dragon Boat Regatta

$500

Kempsey Crescent Head Surf Life Saving Club

Carols on the foreshore

$500

Bellbrook School of Arts Hall Committee

Community Christmas Party

$500

Frederickton Public School

Carols by Candlelight

$500

Macleay Valley Mountain Bikers

Summer festive season social ride & BBQ

$500

Kalateenee Recreation Reserve Committee

Community Christmas evening

$500

Kempsey District Silver Band

Kempsey Community Carols

$500

Total:

$3,500

2022-23 Round 2 Community Grants recipients

Mayoral Community Fund

Community Group Project Grant amount
 Macleay District Pony Club

 Equipment upgrades and facility repairs

$2,000

 Macleay Valley Amateur Bee Association

 Purchase of honey extraction equipment and gazebo

$3,000

 Total

$5,000

 

Sporting Fund

Community Group Project Grant amount
Crescent Head Netball Club

New sporting equipment

$1,219.72

Kempsey Saints Football Club

New sporting equipment

$800

Macleay Valley Moutain Bikers Club

New signs for trails and BBQ

$1,759.12

Macleay Valley Mustangs Rugby League Club

 New sporting equipment

$2,000

 South Kempsey Tennis Club

Clubhouse repairs

$1,878

 Total $7,656.84

 

Get Ready Grants

Community Group Project Amount

South West Rocks Maritime Precinct

Purchase of Defibrillator

$2,065.00

SPADCO

Emergency Equipment

$2,919.00

Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery

New air-conditioning

$3,000.00

South West Rocks CWA

New air-conditioning

$3,000.00

Upper Macleay District Rodeo Association

Kitchen Equipment Upgrades

$3,000.00

 Total  $13,984.00

 

NAIDOC Week Quick Grants

Community Group Project Amount

Aboriginal Community Housing Ltd

Morning tea & craft

$250.00

Aldavilla Public School

Educate & share knowledge to students through dance and art

$250.00

Dalaigur Preschool

Smoking ceremony, weaving and cooking event

$250.00

Dunghutti Elders Council Aboriginal Corporation

Elders Council community cultural gathering

$250.00

Kempsey Local Aboriginal Land Council

Showcase Dawn Magazines with refreshments

$250.00

South Kempsey Public School

Variety cultural activities with students

$250.00

 Total  $1,500