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Thirty organisations across the shire will receive a total of $104,563 through ClubGRANTS funding this year, for projects that improve community wellbeing and address social issues in the shire.
Bega Valley Bridge Club used their ClubGRANTS funding to purchase a sanitising station.
28 July 2022
Thirty organisations across the shire will receive a total of $104,563 through ClubGRANTS funding this year, for projects that improve community wellbeing and address social issues in the shire.
Bega Valley Shire Mayor, Russell Fitzpatrick said the projects cover a wide range of community-based initiatives created by the community, for the community.
“Clubs play a vital role in supporting our communities and ClubGRANTS are an important way for community groups and organisations to access funding that might not otherwise be available to them.”
The ClubGRANTS scheme, managed by Bega Valley Shire Council, is a shared NSW Government and club industry program funded by gaming machine tax on registered clubs with gaming machine profits in excess of $1 million.
The five clubs represented on the local ClubGRANTS committee with Council are Club Sapphire, Merimbula RSL, Eden Fishermen’s Club, Bermagui Country Club and Club Bega.
Some of the organisations and projects funded in 2022 include:
A list of the successful applicants is available on the ClubGRANTS webpage.
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