The Building Community Partnerships Program,gives funding to local not for profit groups who are in need of infrastructure. Each application is evaluated by the local Member for Parliament on its contribution to community life, as well as by government experts who look at its economic benefits.
I was given the opportunity to work with local community groups and deliver $500,000 worth of funding this year. I took a very hands-on approach to each application, visiting their facilities and seeing their work first-hand.
It’s a privilege to have been able to approve some of that money for this work with our community’s most disadvantaged.
One of the great things about this program is that it enables the local member of Parliament to engage directly with applicants.
I spoke to representatives from each group, I met with the volunteers who are giving so much to all of us through their dedication, and I have seen the need in the community for each applicant’s work. It was a fantastic
experience – it was making community personal.
Below is the full list of applicants for whom I was able to secure funding.
| Recipient | Project Outline | Grant |
|
PENRITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. |
PURCHASE OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AND LOCKABLE STORAGE FOR PENRITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
$3,370.00 |
|
ANGLICAN CHURCH PROPERTY TRUST DIOCESE OF SYDNEY |
MAJOR REPAIRS AND RESTORATION OF CHURCH AND SURROUNDS AT ST STEPHENS, PENRITH |
$33,000.00 |
|
BLAXLAND EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION |
UPGRADE OF SCHOL CANTEEN AT BLAXLAND EAST PUBLIC SCHOOL |
$28,500.00 |
|
BLUE MOUNTAINS CITY COUNCIL |
UPGRADE OF CHILD CARE CENTRE AT GLENBROOK |
$45,000.00 |
|
BLUE MOUNTAINS CITY COUNCIL |
UPGRADE OF TOILET BLOCK AT GLENBROOK OVAL |
$5,000.00 |
|
BLUE MOUNTAINS CITY COUNCIL |
CONSTRUCTION OF A DOWN HILL BIKE TRACK AT KNAPSACK PARK |
$12,000.00 |
|
BROTHERS PENRITH JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUES CLUB |
PROVISION OF SHELTER, STORAGE AND BBQ FACILITIES AT HICKEYS LANE, PENRITH |
$40,000.00 |
|
JAMISON LITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE INC |
UPGRADE TO LONG JUMP AND DISCUS FACILITIES AT JAMISON PARK |
$13,565.00 |
|
JOBQUEST |
CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN AT KINGSWOOD PARK |
$15,000.00 |
|
PENDRAGON PANTHERS DRAGON BOAT CLUB |
PURCHASE OF A DRAGON BOAT |
$10,170.00 |
|
PENRITH CITY COUNCIL |
UPGRADE OF KITCHEN AND TOILET FACILITIES AT CRANEBROOK NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE |
$43,419.00 |
|
PENRITH DISTRICT NETBALL ASSOCIATION INC |
UPGRADE OF NETBALL COMPLEX MEETING ROOMS AT JAMISON PARK |
$40,000.00 |
|
PENRITH POLICE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB |
REPAIRS TO FLOORS IN THE MAIN HALL AT PENRITH PCYC |
$86,870.00 |
|
AFL NSW/ACT |
INSTALLATION OF AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND ADDITIONAL LIGHTS TO EXISTING POLES AT GREYGUMS RESERVE, CRANEBROOK |
$33,000.00 |
|
SCOUTS AUSTRALIA NSW |
KITCHEN UPGRADE AT SCOUT HALL, SOUTH PENRITH |
$11,700.00 |
|
THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROCK MINISTRIES INCORPORATED |
PROVISION OF A COOL ROOM AND STORAGE AREA AT THE CHURCH OF THE ROCK, KINGSWOOD |
$80,000.00 |
