Councillors heard a report at their August 24 meeting that Council had received $111,373,070 in State and Federal Government grant funding in 2019/20.
The largest categories to receive funding was roads ($76.9M), with lesser amounts for sporting facilities ($8.63M), water and sewer ($6.85M), coastal environment ($6.02M), emergency management ($5.02M) and footpaths ($ 4.5M).
Mayor Lisa Matthews said Council had received $92.02M in grants from the Federal government and $19.3M from the State Government.
“With the impacts of the bushfires and COVID-19, many grant programs have been postponed, however Council has continued advocacy for future funding on projects that are ‘shovel ready’ and could support our community’s recovery,” Cr Matthews said.
“There has also been a new Grant Finder tool that has already proved to be a valuable resource to support local businesses and community groups with more than 1,300 unique visitors and 272 registered users to the site since the launch in May.
“Council is thankful to both the NSW and Australian Government for their support in funding which has enabled us to deliver vital projects in our region.
“We will continue to find opportunities for savings and actively seek additional revenue opportunities through grant funding and other means to support our community and keep our local economy going.”
Source:
Media release, Aug 25
Central Coast Council