Six local community groups are set to benefit from a total $23,000 boost from Council’s Community Support Grant Program.
The grants, said the Council, have been funded through existing and approved operational plan budgets and are designed to deliver quality programs, projects and events that build local connections, celebrate and support the local community.
The successful applications include: Community Environment Network for the promotion, catering, and venue hire for World Wetlands Day Breakfast with the Birds; Toukley And Districts Art Society Incorporated Community for art workshops and classes; Crommelin Native Arboretum Incorporate – for the Pearl Beach Arboretum Ephemeral Art Trail 2022; Peninsula Environment Group (PEG) – to further enhance Woy Woy Peninsula Community Garden; the Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW – Vessel Berthing for infrastructure upgrade and Gosford Regional Community Services Incorporated – for the Central Coast Festival of Women.
Council Administrator, Rik Hart said Council’s Community Support Grants Program is important in building connections and creating local solutions and initiatives.
“It’s important that we continue to deliver necessary financial and in-kind support to the local community, that allows them to deliver quality community activities
“These community activities have the ability to bring community together and further fosters a sense of belonging. Something I believe is more important than ever,” he said.
Nicola Riches