CMOC-Northparkes Mine (Northparkes) and the Parkes Sports Council have announced the successful applicants from the second round of the Sports Grants Funding Program for 2016.
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This round closed on June 30.
The assessment panel subsequently met and the successful applicants were as follows:
Trundle Central School the construction of new netball/tennis court - $6,500.
Parkes Pony Club a guest instructor - $770.
Parkes Hockey - Masters Women representative uniforms - $1,257.
Parkes Little Athletics the purchase of scissor jump mats - $1,574
Parkes Railway Bowling Club the purchase of new scoreboards - $1,050
Parkes PCYC the purchase of matting and airfloor - $1,400
Total: $12,551
Sports Grants Committee Chairman, Alan Gersbach expressed his delight that a good selection of projects were received for this round and that most of them got a piece of the funding pie, which is provided annually by Northparkes Mine.
Community and External Relations Officer for Northparkes, Elysha Loiterton, was pleased that Northparkes was associated with the successful program, which is now in its fourth year.
"Northparkes recognise how vital sport is to our local community,” Elysha said.
“Supporting the Parkes Sports Council Grants Program is one way we can contribute to some of the teams and clubs which do such a great job helping to keep Parkes healthy and happy," she said.
In total $12,551 in grants were distributed.
The next round of grants will open in January next year, with a total of $15,000 available to be distributed.
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Local Sports Grants Program now open!
The Office of Sport and Recreation have opened their Local Sports Grants Program.
The Program aims to increase regular and on-going participation opportunities in sport and active recreation.
There are four project types within the Program:
- Sport Development
- Community Sport Events
- Sport Access
- Facility Development.
Applicants will be required to identify the type of project for which they are applying as different information is required for each project type.
An organisation may apply for more than one project but must register separate projects for different project types.
An organisation may apply only for one project under each project type.
Program objectives
The overall objectives of the Program are to:
- Increase regular and on-going participation in sport or structured physical activity.
- Address barriers to participation in sport or structured physical activity.
- Assist sport clubs provide quality service to their members.
Your project must address at least one of these objectives.
Funding available
- Funding is available for projects throughout NSW
- $50,000 has been allocated for successful projects within each NSW electorate
- Applicant must identify the electorate where the project will occur
The maximum amounts available are:
- Sport Development - $2,000
- Community Sport Events - $5,000
- Sport Access - $5,000
- Facility Development - $20,000.
Applications close on November 11, 2016.
For more information visit the Office of Sport and Recreation’s website https://sportandrecreation.nsw.gov.au/clubs/grants/localsport
If you require any assistance, feel free to contact the Grants Project Officers at Parkes Shire Council on 6861 2398 or email ellie.odonoghue@parkes.nsw.gov.au