Enriching Communities

Applications open: 9am, Monday 16 September 2024

Applications close: 9am, Monday 28 October 2024 for Wagga City. Deadline extended until 8am, 4 November for all other areas.

Assessment of applications and administration: 29 October to 30 November 2024

Approval of grant allocations: Mid-December 2024 (Board Meeting)

Notification to successful applicants: By 20 December 2024

Deadline for project completion and acquittal: 31 January 2026

Late applications will not be processed

Total funding pool: $100,000

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)

Applicants can contact our Community Engagement team with any additional questions not included in the grant guidelines, or to clarify any information. Please make sure to begin your application early and allow a few days for a response if contacting our team.

Riverina Water cannot guarantee that staff will be available to answer queries about grant applications at the last moment before submissions close.

Email: community@rwcc.nsw.gov.au

Phone (business hours): 6922 0608

In 2023/24 over $100,000 in grant funding was provided to fund 13 grassroots projects across our supply area. Successful recipients are 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)

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

Water Conservation

Arts and Culture

Greater Hume

Community Projects and Facilities

Arts and Culture

Lockhart Shire Council

Community Projects and Facilities

Water Conservation

Arts and Culture

Federation Council

Community Projects and Facilities

Arts and Culture

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

Water Conservation

Arts & Culture

Lockhart Shire Council

Community Projects & Facilities

Water Conservation

Arts & Culture

Federation Council

Community Projects & Facilities

Water Conservation

Greater Hume Council

Community Projects & Facilities

Water Conservation

Arts & Culture

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)