Community benefits

Stawell Times News
Tuesday 2/1/2007 Page: 2

ARARAT - Community groups throughout the Ararat Rural City will benefit from funds provided by the Pacific Hydro Sustainable Communities Fund. Seventeen successful applicants will share $45,000 in funding in the 2006/2007 round.

The Pacific Hydro Sustainable Communities Fund provides financial support to organisations that are working to make a positive and lasting contribution to their communities. The fund is available to organisations that operate in the communities currently hosting windfarms owned and managed by Pacific Hydro.

Successful applicants in Ararat Rural City include:

• Ararat YMCA Kids' Club - $6,200.
• Ararat North community - for a social cohesion program that includes literacy and nutrition training - $2500.
• Beyond the Smoke - community groups set up to support those impacted by the bushfires in 2006. Funding to assist with the book launch of stories from around the area, $2500.
• Moyston Rural Fire Brigade - purchase of a fridge for the brigade. $800.
• Ararat Eagles Football Club - fit out of new clubrooms, $2000.
• Ararat and District Historical Society - assistance in providing new display cabinets for the refurbishment, $2000.
• East Grampians Health Service assistance with the pilot program rainwater collection program $4000.
• Elmhurst Recreation Reserve - purchase of a commercial oven for the renovation of the facility. $2.350.
• Fiery Creek Festival - support of the 2007 festival. $1000.
• Grampians Pyrenees Scouts District - based in Ararat. funding will upgrade toilet facilities for the group, $3160.
• Moyston Hall Committee - support refurbishment of the hall by funding a new exhaust canopy in the kitchen, $1244.
• Lions Club of Ararat - support for Jessica and Piper Scrogrie's recovery through the Scroggie Family Trust, $5000.
• Buangor Community Sports Centre - support in upgrading facilities. $2000.
• Ararat Clay Target Club - upgrade of the clay trap to comply with Occupational Health and Safety requirements. $2000.
• Tatyoon Recreation Reserve - support for upgrading facilities $2000.
• Moyston-Willaura Football Netball Club - support for the upgrade of the netball facilities which are currently unusable, $5000.
• Lake Bolac and District Kindergarten - support for water collection programs for the kindergarten. $4000.