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…
Three local organisations on the Peninsula have benefitted from the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership program. Hardys Bay RSL, Empire Bay Public School and Killcare Surf Life Saving Club each…
A number of projects on the Peninsula were boosted last year by grants from Ettalong’s Bendigo Bank in a bid to support grassroots community initiatives. Notable donations included a $50,000…
Money for projects supporting the health and wellbeing of veterans and their families is now available in the Veteran and Community Grants program. Senator Molan said grants would provide funding…
Empire Bay Progress Association and Empire Bay Public School have both received grant money for war memorial projects. “The restoration of the Empire Bay cenotaph and honour rolls by the…
Community events including festivals on the Peninsula have been allocated about $42,000 in the latest round of Central Coast Council’s grants program. Other grants brought the total for the Peninsula…
A new State Government initiative could be just the lifeline that small and medium exporters on the Central Coast need. With exports accounting for over a third of the region’s…
The shingled roof of Henry Kendall Cottage at West Gosford is to receive a $10,000 makeover thanks to the latest round of grants through Central Coast Council’s 2019-20 Heritage Grants…
Seven sporting clubs across the Wyong electorate have benefited from a share in $42,070 as part of the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program. The $4.6M program was designed to…
Applications for the 2020 Bouddi Foundation for the Arts Grants for Young Artists are open and offer up to $5000 for artists on the Central Coast between the ages of…
This week’s essential news from around the Central Coast in a handy audio / video format. Firefighters awarded, Council development powers trimmed, St Huberts Island bridge, Federal government charities boost,…
Struggling small businesses will receive a grant of up to $10,000 in a State Government assistance scheme to help them through the coronavirus shutdown. The government will put $750M into…
Applications for the 2020 Community Building Partnership Program are now open, and Member for Wyong, David Harris, is encouraging community organisations in his electorate to apply. According to Harris, $300,000…
[Woy Woy] Nine Peninsula organisations have been granted a total of almost $200,000 under the Community Building Partnership program. The largest grant was $100,000 made to Umina Beach Men’s Shed…
Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has denied a claim by Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, that many sports clubs in the region “never had a fair chance” of receiving grants…
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, has urged local organisations with projects to enhance womens’ and girls’ economic opportunities to apply for funding as part of the…