Umina SLSC receives grant to upgrade hazardous doors
Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club will receive over $25,000 to upgrade the clubhouse’s doors and windows from the 2021 Community Building Partnerships fund. The local club was granted $25,286…
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Rotarians gain grant for project in Nepal
The Rotary Club of Brisbane Water have been successful in gaining a $5,000 grant to help support an international project in Nepal aimed at encouraging women into vocational training. The…
Volunteers show off new rescue equipment
The Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Association received a visit from member for Wyong, David Harris, recently to inspect their new state of the art rescue equipment. The VRA were the…
YMCA receives mental health funding
The Lake Haven YMCA has been awarded almost $15,000 to train two people to deliver a Teen Mental Health First Aid program to 60 young people. Two ‘Y NSW’ workers…
It’s Shelly’s wave
The Shelly Beach Malibu Club, a short and long boarding club for women, has received an injection of funding following its successful application for a Surfing NSW grant. Driven by…
Grant supplements fundraising to buy fans for school hall
Ettalong Beach Public School Parents and Carers’ (P&C) Association has been awarded $10,000 to purchase ‘Big Ass Fans’, after their bid was successful in the 2021 Community Building Partnership program….
New vehicle will speed up rescues
Tuggerah Lakes Marine Rescue has received $56,586 to purchase a new rescue vehicle as part of a $233,000 Infrastructure Grants Project. Marine Rescue NSW Deputy Commissioner of Corporate Services, Todd…
Australia’s oldest chicken company given $2M boost
A Wyong based company will duplicate its production line, helping to boost its capacity and meet the growing demand for its fresh, frozen, and readymade gourmet meals, thanks to the…
Veterans’ association welcomes federal funding
The Ettalong-based Vietnam Veterans’, Peacekeepers & Peacemakers Association Central Coast Sub-branch has received nearly $30,000 to help support local veterans. The sub-branch was successful in a grant of $28,954 as…
Grant will give 101 year old memorial hall a lift
The historic Wamberal Hall is set for some striking additions thanks to a $6,700 grant from the Federal Government’s Saluting their Service funding program. Officially designated as a war memorial,…
Footprints to create yarning circle with state grant monies
Footprints Early Learning Centre at Erina is one of two Central Coast pre-schools to receive $10,000 from the State Government’s Early Childhood Education Grants scheme to support early childhood education…
Propagation shed officially opened at Arboretum
The Pearl Beach Arboretum held the official opening of their Propagation Shed on a blustery and wet Sunday, November 21. The propagation area consists of a purpose-built propagation shed clad…
Tourism sector will welcome grants says Martin
Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed an announcement that the State Government will offer more than $8M in grants across the state to accelerate the recovery of the NSW visitor…
Boost for live music at Hardys Bay
Hardys Bay Club has received over $15,000 to boost its live music scene thanks to a new grant under the Federal Government’s Live Music Australia Program. The club, which relies…
Grant given to help maintain emergency housing
A $5,000 grant from O’Brien Electrical and Plumbing will help Coast Shelter keep its emergency accommodation in peak condition. The Wyong-based business, which continually seeks to minimise the impact it…
Little Athletics given funding boost
ATHLETICS – Coles is helping Wyong Little Athletics Centre to jump a funding hurdle this season with a $1,200 grant from its Little Athletics Community Fund to buy new equipment….
Apply for bushfire recovery funding
Groups and businesses on the Central Coast looking to rebuild and rejuvenate following the devastating bushfires of late 2019-early 2020 have until October 6 to apply for a Black Summer…
Four new AEDs to be installed in the Spencer district
The River Cares Community Defib Project, which aims to see more Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) placed in the Spencer district and beyond, has installed four more AEDs in the area…
Memorial facelift paid for by state and federal grants
The War Memorial at the Woy Woy waterfront has undergone a facelift. At almost 100 years old, Council said the Memorial was in need of some love with Council teams…
$60,000 SCREEN fund grant for Metro Cinemas
Metro Cinemas at Lake Haven has received $60,000 in grant funding from the Federal Government to help the independent cinema in its COVID-19 business recovery. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure,…