Hindmarsh Round One Community Action Grants Awarded

Published on 09 September 2024

At the meeting on Wednesday 28 August 2024, Hindmarsh Shire Council awarded ten local community organisations grants through round one of the 2024/2025 Community Action Grants program.

Hindmarsh Shire Council Mayor, Cr Brett Ireland, said “congratulations to all our community groups who were recipients of these grants. You are all very deserving and we greatly appreciate the time and effort you contribute to making our towns a better place to live.”

“I am sure the funding will come in very handy in completing some ‘wish lists’ that may not have otherwise been achievable.”

The Community Action Grants program consists of three categories:

• Small Equipment - allowing community organisations to apply for up to $1,000 for the purchase of items and equipment;
• Events - allowing community organisations to apply for up to $500 for the running of community events; and
• Community Assistance - allowing community organisations to apply for up to $1000 for needs not covered in the first two categories.

Community Assistance recipients included:

• Nhill Twilight Branch, CWA of Victoria, will receive $1,000.00 to assist with the construction of a new fence on the north side of the building.
• Rainbow Learning Group and Neighbourhood House Inc. will receive $505.86 to assist with updating and printing 1,200 Rainbow mural brochures.
• Rainbow Progress Association Inc. will receive $1,000.00 to assist with the Rainbow 2050 Project.
• The group looking after the beautification of the Nhill Train Station will receive $500.00 to assist with works on the ground surrounding the (train) station.

Event Sponsorship recipients included:

• Jeparit Agricultural and Pastoral Society Inc. will receive $500 towards the annual Jeparit Agricultural Show. 
• The Oasis, Rainbow, will receive $500.00 for a movie night at The Oasis in Rainbow.

Small Equipment recipients included:

• Rainbow Archive & Historical Society will receive $1,000.00 towards the purchasing of a Ricoh ScanSnap SV600 scanner. 
• Nhill A & P Society will receive $997.50 towards the purchase of safety vests for committee members to wear during the annual show and other events at the showgrounds.
• The Combined Probus Club of Nhill will receive $1,000.00 for the purchase of a laptop computer.
• Nhill and District Sporting Club will receive $1,000.00 towards the purchase of a new lawn mower for Davis Park.

Monica Revell
Chief Executive Officer