ALMOST 700 volunteers in Leichhardt are among nearly 100,000 across Australia benefiting from $10 million in Australian Government grants to support community organisations.
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, recently announced that almost 2,700 community organisations would benefit from a grant to support the work of volunteers.
Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the Coalition Government’s investment was delivering vital support to Far Northern community organisations, which help many of our most vulnerable citizens.
“The latest round of Volunteer Grants will help 25 local groups to better support 698 of their volunteers by purchasing much-needed equipment, training and transport,” Mr Entsch said.
“The groups are based right across the electorate, from the Torres Strait to Lakeland, Mossman and Cairns, and are involved in sports, music, art, emergency services, multicultural and other community-driven activities.
“When so many groups are run on the smell of an oily rag, these grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 can go a long way towards the day-to-day operational costs for these organisations.”
The grants for groups in Leichhardt are:
Northern Peninsula Area Justice Services Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Corp. (Bamaga) $1,800 Computer equipment, Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs, First aid and safety, Landscaping / Gardening
Wongai Basketball Association Incorporation (Thursday Island) $5,000 Contribution to the reimbursement of volunteers’ training costs, Leisure and Sporting equipment
Port Kennedy Association Incorporated (Thursday Island) $5,000 Computer equipment, Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs, volunteers’ training costs, Kitchen Appliances
Lakeland Horse Sports Association ( Lakeland) $5,000 Whitegoods and major appliances
Cooktown Tennis Club Incorporated (Cooktown) $1,326 Leisure and Sporting equipment
Mossman Archery Club (Mossman) $2,900 Landscaping / Gardening
Cairns Eagles Australian Football Club Inc (Portsmith) $5,000 Computer equipment, Contribution to the reimbursement of volunteers’ training costs
Cooktown School Of Art Society Inc (Cooktown) $3,000 Heating/Cooling, Indoor furniture and appliances
Radars Netball Club (Cairns) $4,500 Computer equipment, Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs, Outdoor furniture and equipment
Volunteer Marine Rescue St Pauls Inc (Moa Island) $4,800 First aid and safety
Rfds (Qld) Services Limited (Cairns) $5,000 Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs, Electronic / audio / video
Cooktown District Community Centre (Cooktown) $5,000 Computer equipment, Contribution to the reimbursement of volunteers’ training costs, Electronic / audio / video
Cooktown Community Housing Association (Cooktown) $5,000 Computer equipment
Volunteer Marine Rescue Thursday Island (Thursday Island) $4,800 First aid and safety
Far North Queensland African Community Assoc. (White Rock) $2,700 Computer equipment, Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs and volunteers’ training costs, First aid and safety, Leisure and Sporting equipment, Outdoor furniture and equipment
Peter Maher (Woree) $2,660 Indoor furniture and appliances
QCWA Branch Mossman (Mossman) $5,000 Computer equipment, Electronic / audio / video
Jones Park Junior Rugby League (Westcourt) $3,025 Electronic / audio / video (non-computer related)
Hekili Outrigger Canoe Club Inc. (Yorkeys Knob) $5,000 Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs and volunteers’ training costs, First aid and safety, Tools / power tools / construction tools
Oz Harvest Limited (Westcourt) $5,000 Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs and volunteers’ training costs, Indoor furniture and appliances, Office Equipment
Rossville Primary P&C Association (Rossville) $1,000 Kitchen Appliances
Cairns Youth Orchestra (Manunda) $2,730 Outdoor furniture and equipment
Cairns Baseball Umpires Association Inc (Trinity Beach) $4,000 Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs and volunteers’ training costs, Leisure and Sporting equipment
Jeananne Orfanos (Bayview Heights) $5,000 Indoor furniture and appliances
The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For The Diocese Of Cairns (Woree) $3,359 Outdoor furniture and equipment
“Building on last week’s National Volunteer Week, let’s acknowledge the important work of our volunteers and their organisations in building stronger communities,” Mr Entsch said.
“The energy, expertise and time our volunteers give to our community helps those most in need and represents what Australian communities are all about – giving a helping hand.
“I’m glad to see that our local organisations will have this support to continue their valuable work.”
For a full list of successful recipients and information about Volunteer Grants, go to:
www.dss.gov.au/volunteer-grants
