Enriching Communities
Supporting grassroots iniatives in our supply area
2023/24 Enriching Communities grants program
We do more than supply water, we enrich the lives of our community.
In 2023/24, we are providing $100,000 in grant funding for grassroots projects across our supply area. The program has now been finalised with successful recipients listed below:
Federation Council
- Morundah Bush Entertainment Committee: To install a solar panel system to run watering pumps and power the theatre; to also landscape the area surrounding the theatre and reuse the rainwater collected onsite ($2,000)
- Oaklands Memorial Hall: To cement and stencil an 18 x 9 m area between the Hall and Milthope Street, Oaklands ($14,600)
- Urana Progress Association: To enhance the environment in the Urana Free-Flight Bird Aviary by providing a water feature and other items ($3,400)
Greater Hume Council
- Walla Walla Sportsground Management Committee: Resurfacing of netball courts ($8,000)
- Holbrook Meals on Wheels: To replace a current freezer with 2 stand-alone commercial freezers, which will use 1/3 the energy ($12,000)
Lockhart Shire Council
- Lockhart Golf Club Inc: To install reverse cycle air conditioning in the clubhouse ($8,985)
- Lockhart & District Historical Society: For appropriate display cases and mannequins to showcase two rare collections of prize-winning woolen garments at Greens Gunyah Museum ($7,015)
- The Rock Meals on Wheels: For a blast chiller to freeze meals to standard and a pie warmer to keep meals hot between dishing up and delivery ($4,000)
Wagga Wagga City Council
- Cycling Without Age Wagga Chapter: Covering the costs of resources focusing on the health and safety of volunteers ($4,000)
- Wagga Wagga Tibetan Community Australia: To purchase traditional decorations and performance costumes to be used at the Tibetan New Year celebration and other events ($5,190)
- NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors: For culturally appropriate, inclusive, and trauma-informed swimming and water safety classes to women from refugee/asylum seeking backgrounds ($6,800)
- Riding for the Disabled Wagga: To replace the sprinkler system in undercover arena, to dampen the sand in the arena before being used by riders ($17,010)
- Wagga Basketball: For a new electronic score bench for main show court, to facilitate scoring for local and interstate teams through local and state league competitions ($7,000)
Grant program objectives
Applications must meet at least one of our Enriching Communities Program objectives
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Our CommunityFor community organisations to undertake projects that benefit the wider community |
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Health & WellbeingInitiatives and programs that enhance and promote healthy lifestyles, wellbeing, inclusion and social connection |
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Water Conservation & EducationProjects and initiatives that promote water wise behaviour and/or conserve water through efficiency improvements |
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Arts & CultureFor projects that provide opportunities for the community to participate in a broad range of arts and cultural activities that enhance quality of life |
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Sustainability & EnvironmentSupport for community projects and initiatives that are beneficial for our natural environment |
Important information
Applications open: 9am, Monday 11 September 2023
Applications close: 9am, Monday 23 October 2023
Assessment of applications and administration: 23 October to 30 November 2023
Approval of grant allocations: 14 December 2023 Board Meeting
Notification to successful applicants: 15-21 December 2023
Deadline for project completion and acquittal: 31 January 2025
Late applications will not be processed
Total funding pool: $100,000
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LGA |
Funding pool |
Maximum grant amount |
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Wagga Wagga City Council |
$40,000 |
Grants up to $20,000 |
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Lockhart Shire Council |
$20,000 |
Grants up to $20,000 |
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Greater Hume Council |
$20,000 |
Grants up to $20,000 |
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Federation Council |
$20,000 |
Grants up to $20,000 |
Please read the grant guidelines thoroughly for more information before applying for a grant.
- Check your eligility before applying
- Do not leave your applications until the last minute
- Incomplete applications cannot be submitted and will not be considered
- All questions are mandatory
- Applicants can receive one grant per LGA
- Refer to the grant program objectives when completing your application (see guidelines for details)
- Ensure your project can be delivered in the timeframe.
- Your project must be delivered in the Riverina Water supply area (see guidelines for details)
- Preference is given to applicants in the Riverina Water supply area (see guidelines for details)
Contact our Community Engagement team with any additional questions not included in the grant guidelines or to clarify any information.
Email: community@rwcc.nsw.gov.au
Phone (business hours): 6922 0608
Previous grants program recipients
More than $465,000 in funding is flowing to 46 projects thanks to Riverina Water’s 2021-22 Community Grants Program.
Wagga Wagga City Council
Community Projects and Facilities
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Oura Progress Association |
Covered pergola for community centre |
$13,736.36 |
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Ozfish |
Trailer to support clean up and habitat restoration activities |
$7708.50 |
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The Bike Canteen |
Refurbish bikes and provide them to community members to improve social connection |
$6705 |
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Galore CWA |
Split system air conditioner to make community space useable year-round |
$20,000 |
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Cancer Patients Foundation |
Look Good, Feel Better workshops to support cancer patients |
$5454.54 |
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Sunflower House |
Renovate and reseal floors |
$6760 |
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South Wagga Rotary Club |
Rocky Hill Regeneration Project |
$5965.94 |
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Generocity Church |
Equipment to establish Op Shop in Kooringal |
$16,008.30 |
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Northcott |
Accessible sensory garden |
$7200 |
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Tolland Wolves FC |
Full size moveable goal to increase training capacity |
$6000 |
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Tarcutta CWA |
Solar panels |
$6500 |
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Taster Property |
Establish an Indigenous garden |
$8000 |
Water Conservation
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Lillier Lodge |
Upgrade of water irrigation system to make it water wise |
$7086.36 |
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Riverina Environmental Education Centre |
Cultural land management garden |
$8000 |
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Wagga Wagga Netball |
Water bottle refill and drinking fountain station at Exhibition Centre netball precinct |
$5000 |
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Pro Patria Centre |
Upgrade irrigation system for kitchen garden project |
$9405 |
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Kurrajong Waratah |
Water bottle refill stations at Hildasid Farm |
$10,000 |
Arts and Culture
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Uranquinty Preschool |
First Nations art project with preschool children |
$7500 |
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Nicole McHenry |
Three local artists using wool stories as inspiration |
$2600 |
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Freeroam Theatre |
Production of two Australian plays |
$7500 |
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Riverina Conservatorium of Music |
Christmas community concert |
$6470 |
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NSW STARTTS |
Multicultural Youth Art Group |
$9600 |
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Elaine Camlin Artist |
Print making workshops |
$4800 |
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Friends of the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery |
Mandala workshops |
$3000 |
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North Wagga Public School |
Art project centred on waterways and floodplain |
$2000 |
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Greg Pritchard |
Murrumbidgee River audio tour |
$5000 |
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Generocity Church Wagga Wagga |
Mural project |
$2000 |
Greater Hume
Community Projects and Facilities
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Walla Walla Community Development Committee |
Next stage of Walla Fitness Park project – installing shade sails |
$11,862.93 |
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Henty Creative Gallery |
Split system to make space useable year-round |
$5000 |
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Holbrook Sporting Complex |
Coolroom for the sporting complex’s multipurpose community building |
$12,000 |
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Holbrook Submarine Museum |
Install military-style lighting and repaint the submarine |
$18,362 |
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Henty Respite Limited |
Assist with landscaping project for Avondale Place |
$20,000 |
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Holbrook Anglican Church |
Split system air-conditioning unit to make space useable year-round |
$8000 |
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Holbrook Amateur Swimming Club |
Storage for club equipment |
$17,272,73 |
Arts and Culture
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Harold Gretton (auspiced by Riverina Conservatorium of Music) |
Classical music tour and school workshops |
$7502.34 |
Lockhart Shire Council
Community Projects and Facilities
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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The Rock Recreation Ground |
Shade sail for playground |
$20,000 |
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Greens Gunyah Museum |
Fencing for museum site |
$5414.11 |
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Lockhart and District Little Athletics Club |
Water tank to allow the grounds to be used year-round |
$20,000 |
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The Rock Showground Management Committee |
Fully enclose existing shed and lay concrete to connect the shed and pavilion |
$19,501.40 |
Water Conservation
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Explorers Rifle Club Lockhart |
Installation of rainwater tanks and pumps |
$8265 |
Arts and Culture
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Harold Gretton (Auspiced by Riverina Conservatorium of Music) |
Classical music tour and school workshops |
$7319.36 |
Federation Council
Community Projects and Facilities
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Urana Progress Association |
Containers to expand the Urana Courthouse Museum exhibitions |
$20,000 |
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Morundah Community Committee |
Water infrastructure for team yarding events |
$20,000 |
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Urana Arts |
Reactivating the Urana Soldiers Hall as a community centre for film screenings, exhibitions and workshops |
$17,089.09 |
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Waterfront Fitness Urana |
Next stage of landscaping at Waterfront Pavilion and Fitness area |
$20,000 |
Arts and Culture
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Harold Gretton (Auspiced by Riverina Conservatorium of Music) |
Classical music tour and school workshops |
$7557.06 |
Riverina Water Community Grants Program 2020/21
- 66 projects funded
- $612,836 awarded across Wagga Wagga City ($200,000), Lockhart ($110,000), Greater Hume ($156,733) and Federation ($153,360) councils
- Applications almost doubled from the previous year, with 106 funding requests totalling $1.29M
Wagga Wagga City Council
Community Projects & Facilities
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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St Aidan's Presbyterian Church |
Solar for Tulloch Lodge used by community groups |
$10,000 |
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Forest Hill Public School |
Construction and installation of new cricket nets |
$10,000 |
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Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Association |
Preserve 1881 Railway Enginemen’s Barracks |
$12,000 |
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Collingullie Glenfield Park Football Netball Club |
Crossroads Oval lighting upgrade |
$9000 |
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Wagga Wagga Women’s Shed |
Help construct ramp and handrails, and electrical upgrades and air-conditioning |
$4509.87 |
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Red Hill Public School |
Yarning Circle and Indigenous Garden |
$6694 |
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Wagga City Rugby Male Choir |
Purchase of risers for Choir |
$5700 |
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Wagga Wagga Four Wheel Drive Club Inc. |
Purchase/construct a transportable toilet for bush training area |
$4025 |
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Wagga Wagga Meals on Wheels |
Help replace 1998 Refrigerated Delivery Vehicle |
$10,359.75 |
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Wagga Wagga Leagues Club Swimming Club |
Help construct new under cover area including awning |
$9295.48 |
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Mangain Community Centre Committee |
Replace floor coverings in kitchen |
$2545.45 |
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East Wagga Kooringal Football and Netball Club |
Refurbish Change Rooms and Toilets |
$14,700 |
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PCYC |
Fit for Life early morning program |
$3000 |
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Wagga Water Polo |
Custom inflatable pontoon |
$7500 |
Water Conservation
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Kooringal High School |
Irrigation system for yarning circle |
$5000 |
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The Leisure Company Disability Services |
Nature strip works |
$4315.70 |
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Wagga Women's Health Centre |
Rainwater tank for gardening group use |
$8804.75 |
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Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group |
Educating landholders for improved water management |
$6450 |
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Wagga Wagga Riverina Lapidary Club |
Renew piping and manage waste and storm water |
$5500 |
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St Saviour's Ladysmith |
Rainwater tank |
$5310 |
Arts & Culture
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Kooringal Child Care Centre |
Nature art workshops with children |
$5000 |
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Tin Shed Rattlers |
50th anniversary album |
$3000 |
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Good Sport |
Halfway Print Fest 2021 |
$4000 |
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Kooringal High School |
KHS creative engagement project with Yazidi |
$5000 |
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Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Wagga |
Cultural transition/mentoring program for school students |
$7000 |
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Nikita Agzarian |
The Float, a short film about 2 girls coming of age set in Wagga |
$7000 |
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Dr Greg Pritchard |
Marrambidya River Festival - series of promenade events along river |
$4000 |
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Taster Property Inc. |
Mural Workshop Project |
$4000 |
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Wagga Aboriginal Women's Group |
Program focused on healing, wellbeing, cultural identity and the revitalization of culture. |
$7500 |
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Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga |
Local Rvwang and Kachin Burmese communities to build and construct 2 sets of Mnvor Pillar |
$5000 |
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Riverina Community College |
Eight local emerging musicians working with highly regarded and experienced musicians |
$3790 |
Lockhart Shire Council
Community Projects & Facilities
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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The Rock and District Men’s Shed |
Install car park to improve safety |
$3960 |
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The Rock Pony Club |
Concreting of shed floor |
$6120 |
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Spirit of the Land Committee |
Purchase festival equipment instead of hiring each year |
$7996 |
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Greens Gunyah Museum |
Insulation and new ceiling in Billabong Showroom |
$10,612 |
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The Rock Museum |
Insulate and line stud walls |
$14,151.92 |
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The Rock Recreation Ground Management Committee |
Solar panels to reduce ongoing costs |
$13,376.73 |
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Urangeline Peace Hall |
Paint hall exterior |
$20,000 |
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The Rock & District Meals on Wheels |
Install air conditioners, upgrade benchtop |
$7490.80 |
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Lockhart Football and Netball Club |
Secure trailer for transporting equipment |
$2588.55 |
Water Conservation
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Greens Gunyah Museum |
Install water tank, pipe/guttering & water wise gardens |
$4557 |
Arts & Culture
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Lockhart Central School |
Mosaic mural on Wiradjuri history |
$7500 |
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Urangeline Peace Hall |
Workshop mosaic/ceramic garden sculpture |
$4390 |
Federation Council
Community Projects & Facilities
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Morundah Bush Entertainment Committee |
Theatre office refurbishment (food prep area & paint) |
$18,039.90 |
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Urana Progress Association |
Urana cemetery fencing |
$20,000 |
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Urana Community Gym |
Establish community gym |
$20,000 |
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Rand Sports Ground Committee |
Solar panels to assist with pumping water |
$10,000 |
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Urana Tennis Club |
Enhance courts area with seating and facilities |
$8802.10 |
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Urana Bowls Committee |
Seating, storage shed, awning, landscaping for bowls |
$17,018 |
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Victoria Park Recreation Committee |
Outfit park facilities |
$20,000 |
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Rand Hall Committee |
Replace window sills, paint and fit doors |
$6000 |
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Urana Aquatic Leisure Centre |
Fit out function room and meeting room |
$20,000 |
Water Conservation
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Rand Sports Ground |
Desilt dam and drainage works to catch rainwater |
$8000 |
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Oaklands Central School |
Rainwater tank, pump and irrigation |
$5500 |
Greater Hume Council
Community Projects & Facilities
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Holbrook Show Society |
Upgrade livestock precinct |
$16,813.34 |
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Holbrook Community Gym |
Accessibility improvements (doors, flooring, footpaths) |
$20,000 |
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North Walla Tennis Club |
Dismantle fence from 1965 and install new fence |
$15,000 |
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Walbundrie Building Committee |
Safer pathways at Walbundrie Recreation Ground |
$12,000 |
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Walla Walla Community Development Committee |
Outdoor fitness park for all ages and abilities |
$20,000 |
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Woolpack Inn Museum Holbrook |
Amenities upgrade |
$4072.73 |
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Holbrook Meals on Wheels |
Install automatic door to help with accessibility |
$8590 |
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Henty Public School |
Install bottle filling stations |
$8568 |
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Henty & District Cricket Club |
New cricket nets |
$20,000 |
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Holbrook Australian Rules Football Club |
Install heating and cooling system in new multipurpose community building |
$15,000 |
Water Conservation
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Henty Tidy Towns |
Cemetery automatic watering system |
$9938.93 |
Arts & Culture
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Applicant |
Project description |
Funding approved |
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Walla Walla Community Development Committee |
Water tower mural |
$6750 |
Riverina Water Community Grants Program 2019/20
- $389,867 awarded to 42 projects across Federation, Greater Hume, Lockhart and Wagga Wagga Local Government Areas
Federation Council
Community Projects and Facilities
- Morundah Bush Entertainment Committee: Supply and fit an industry standard projector at Morundah Hall to allow conferencing, movies and enhanced cultural experiences ($12,930)
- Urana Progress Association: Replacement of lighting system with LEDs at Urana Bowling Club and construct a colourbond panel fence around the perimeter of the playing facility ($13,210)
- Rand Sportsground Committee: Convert visitor showers into male toilets. Construct dividing wall in showers and fit out for nursing parents’ room. Create disabled toilet facilities ($17,000)
Water Conservation
- Rand Sportsground Committee: Install water tank with pressure system and filtration for general purpose use ($3,500)
Greater Hume Council
Community Projects and Facilities
- Walla Walla Sportsground Management Committee: Inside lining of walls and ceiling in function area of Clubhouse ($12,000)
- Headlie Taylor Header Museum (Henty): Provide an interactive external touchscreen to increase visitor experience at the museum ($19,931)
- Rotary Club of Holbrook Inc: A project in Henty, Walla Walla and Holbrook to erect large red bows in streetscape to encourage shopping locally during holiday and festive season ($2,606)
- Holbrook Adult Riding Club Inc: Erection of a clubhouse to provide an office/kitchen using a modified shipping container and earthwork preparation for power and water connection ($8,690)
Lockhart Shire Council
Community Projects and Facilities
- The Rock Recreation Ground Management Committee: Multipurpose storage and timekeeper shed ($19,000)
- Milbrulong Hall Committee: Milbrulong water tower mural and outdoor space ($6,750)
- The Rock Central School: Develop sensory garden at back of school and indigenous garden at front. To be used particularly for students who have sensory and or learning difficulties ($17,000)
- Lockhart Football and Netball Club: Upgrade and renew BBQ facilities and provide an all-weather shelter for year round use ($18,700)
Water Conservation
- The Rock Memorial Men’s Bowls: Water tank to water bowling greens and surrounds ($7,000)
- Lockhart Golf Club Inc: Install two 10,000 litre water tanks at clubhouse and secondary water cart tank with pumps ($5,300)
- Lockhart Progress Association: Replacement of plumbing with water saving devices and replacement of electric hot water system with instantaneous gas hot water at Lockhart Bowling Club ($8,950)
Arts and Culture
- Lockhart & District Historical Society: A series of mosaic and indigenous painting workshops centered around the theme of the Murrumbidgee ($6,750)
- Spirit of the Land Festival: Collaboration with Lockhart Central School to conduct four separate adult art workshops ($6,950)
- The Rock Town Hall & Museum: Mosaic beginners’ workshops ($3,600)
Wagga Wagga City Council
Community Projects and Facilities
- Anglican Parish of South Wagga: Replacement of church roof and hall St Alban’s Kooringal ($15,000)
- Oura Progress Association: Resurfacing of Oura community tennis courts ($14,080)
- Wagga Rugby League Inc: Installation of wireless scoreboard at Harris Park ($13,250)
- Anglicare Riverina: Solar panels for the Ashmont Community Resource Centre ($13,232)
- Service for the Treatment & Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS): Wagga Refugee youth participation program of workshops focusing on health & wellbeing, arts & culture and sport & recreation ($11,092)
- Wagga Combined Hockey Association: Water refill station installation – 2nd hockey field ($7,000)
- Wagga Men’s Shed: Installation of fire hydrant system to new building ($10,900)
- Tarcutta Campdraft Club: Upgrading of water storage facilities and access ($11,007)
- Riverina Environmental Education Centre: Water refill station installation ($7,000)
- 1st Wagga Wagga Scouts: Installation of solar panels on Scout hall Dalman Parkway ($7,760)
- South Wagga Rotary: Storage facility in cattle shed at Wagga Showground for club equipment ($9,150)
Water Conservation
- The Bidgee School: Placement of two slim line tanks in greenspace for watering of fruit trees and vegetables ($2,613)
- Erin Earth Limited: Irrigation project stage 1 including solar pumps, installation of water line from dam ($10,000)
- Kooringal Abbeyfield: Water wise garden for 95m nature strip ($8,136.64)
- Kurrajong Waratah: Hildasid Farm community gardens ($10,000)
- Wagga Sensory Garden Ashmont Ave sponsored by FirstHealth Ltd: Water tanks off neighbouring Men’s Shed building ($8,500)
- Lake Albert Cricket Club Inc: Installation of a Bluetooth programmable water control valve, piping and 6 in ground sprinklers ($6,501.68)
- St Luke’s Preschool: Waterwise garden including irrigation systems and water tank ($5,172)
Arts and Culture
- Peter Cox (sponsored by Eastern Riverina Arts): Script development for a play titled “A few quiet ales” ($7,242)
- Booranga Writers’ Centre: Writing workshops with water theme to encourage and mentor local writers ($3,060)
- Uranquinty Preschool: Exploring creating and art making with artist in residence ($5,300)
- Multicultural Council of Wagga Inc: Storytelling workshop for young people through drama and literacy techniques – partnership approach with Monkey Baa Theatre company and Lost in Books ($7,000)
- Friends of the Wagga Art Gallery: Kintsugi art classes and lectures ($2,414)
- 4th Dimension Art & Wellbeing Practice (sponsored by Eastern Riverina Arts): Programmed sessions for disadvantaged youths teaching them to express themselves creatively rather than destructively ($4,590)