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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

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