Fourteen community organisations in the Cronulla electorate will share $300,000 in state government grants.
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The Community Partnership Program provides grants to every electorate in the state for a wide range of projects being undertaken by sporting and community clubs, school P&Cs and preschools.
The projects funded in Cronulla electorate from the latest round of applications are:
- Cronulla Public School P&C (shade covers for school playground) $46,310
- Lilli Pilli Public School P&C (shade canopy for primary school playground) $40,000
- Grays Point Preschool Kindergarten (bathroom upgrade) $30,000
- Port Hacking Open Sailing Club (inflatable support boat for junior sailing programs) $25,000
- Cronulla Sharks Water Polo Club (clubhouse refurbishment and audio visual system) $23,000
- Burraneer Bay Public School P&C (multi purpose play area and seating) $20,000
- Elouera Surf Life Saving Club (building access control system) $20,000
- Shire Woodworking Club (computer numerical controlled woodwork routing machine) $19,000
- St Aloysius Catholic Church Cronulla (refurbishment of audio-visual system for Thornton Community Hall) $18,000
- Cronulla Caringbah Sharks JRLFC (aluminium seating at club grounds) $15,000
- Cronulla High School P&C (school hall kitchen upgrade) $13,335
- Lilli Pilli Football Club (monitored defibrillators at club grounds) $11,980
- Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club (electronic security system for rescue training shed) $10,000
- Kurnell Catamaran Club (trailer for rescue vessel) $8,138
Mr Speakman said, "Each year I'm impressed by the effort of the hard working, community-minded volunteers who prepare the applications for grants to improve facilities and equipment for their grassroots organisations.
"Over the years of the Community Building Partnership program I've seen clever ideas of local volunteers turn into projects that have delivered important benefits to locals."
Murray Trembath
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader reporter covering politics, urban affairs, council, development and general community news. Email: mtrembath@theleader.com.au
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader reporter covering politics, urban affairs, council, development and general community news. Email: mtrembath@theleader.com.au
