Boost for Milly’s dog rescue group
Reuniting lost dogs with their owners is a very challenging but rewarding experience for the team at Milly’s Search Trap and Rescue Group. The challenge is set to become easier…
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Labor MPs back ‘pork-barrelling’ grants review
Labor MPs on the Central Coast are urging the State Government to adopt the recent Report on the Review of Grants Administration in NSW. Premier Dominic Perrottet last week welcomed…
$800,000 on offer for local charities and community groups
Local not-for-profit and charity organisations working to overcome disadvantage or create opportunities for marginalised or isolated people on the Central Coast can apply for funds through the latest Newcastle Permanent…
Bouddi Foundation for the Arts awards open
Applications for the 2022 Bouddi Foundation for the Arts Grants are now open, with last year’s awards seeing the biggest payout in the 11 years the program has been running….
Return to work help welcome but housing is key issue for those fleeing domestic violence
Community organisations who help women escaping abusive relationships to live in refuges have welcomed a recent announcement that these women will be offered grants of up to $5,000 to help…
Woy Woy FC thankful for equipment grant
FOOTBALL Woy Woy Football Club has received over $5,000 worth of new equipment to help deliver sporting outcomes to the community. The club said it was “extremely excited” to announce…
Fun Haus secures community grant
The Naughty Noodle Fun Haus has secured $10,000 to purchase photocopying equipment to help the group to continue hosting their art and cultural events across the Coast. Member for Gosford,…
Grants need overhaul say Labor MPs
An exposé by the Sydney Morning Herald highlighting the discrepancy between the amounts and values of grants given to Coalition seats versus non-Coalition seats has enraged local Labor Federal and…
Still recovering
Two years after the Black Summer bushfires threatened the Central Coast, two local volunteer emergency service organisation supporting remote, regional and rural communities, are sharing over $400,000 in grants for…
Four local groups receive grants
Four community organisations and clubs on the Peninsula have received nearly $19,000 in grants to support local projects. Central Coast Council said the grants were funded through existing and approved…
Funds available for clean industry innovations
Applications are currently open for the $40M Clean Technology Research and Development Grants Program, which encourages the development of innovative technologies and services to lower industry carbon emissions. NSW Energy…
Grants available to enhance recreational fishing
RECREATIONAL FISHING – Applications are now open for Recreational Fishing Trust grants across NSW. Following a record number of grants funded in the last round, including one from the Central…
$150,000 local litter grants available
Community groups, councils, regional waste groups, and businesses across NSW can access $2M in grants to help clean-up and prevent litter, Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Engagement, Education and Programs Executive…
Heywire a chance to champion change
Regional Development Australia Central Coast (RDACC) is advising all local community organisations that they can apply for grants of up to $10,000 to improve the region for young people. The…
Four-year capital works program details released
Central Coast Council’s 2021-22 capital works budget has been bumped up by $1.5M to $175M, thanks to some of the planned projects being fully funded by grants. The airport will…
Grants offered for local commercial fishing
Local seafood businesses and commercial fishers are being encouraged to apply for grants through the NSW Government’s Eat More NSW Seafood program to help boost the value of the NSW…
Six grants state wide available to musicians
The NSW Government is offering $90,000 of grants to six musicians across the state as part of an initiative to provide live music in public spaces. The grant will coincide…
Arts grants body looking for more applications from the north
Young people aspiring to a profession in the arts have the opportunity to boost their endeavours with a grant of up to $5000 from the Bouddi Foundation for the Arts…
Grants on offer for volunteer organisations
Up to $132,450 will be available to volunteers in the Robertson electorate in the latest grants round of a $20M Federal Government package to support volunteers across the nation. Member…
Committee uncovered deep and systemic problems with grant allocation
A NSW Government committee looking into how grants are allocated to councils is scathing in its interim report which was tabled in State Parliament on March 30. The committee uncovered…