Bayside Council has approved 25 recipients for the latest round of Bayside Council Community Grants worth a total of $62,941.
Bayside Council’s Community Grants Program is designed to support local, not-for-profit, community organisations, groups, and clubs that provide programs or services to the Bayside community.
Applications were open for six weeks in February and Council engaged with local community groups with information sessions to ensure they had the information required to apply.
Applications were assessed by the Independent Assessment Panel in accordance with the eligibility and selection criteria detailed in Council’s Community Grants and Donations Policy and the Community Grants Guidelines.
Mayor Bill Saravinovski said:
“Our Community Grants Program helps provide support for the incredible work community organisations do for our community,” Mayor Bill Saravinovski said.
“We’re excited to see the positive impact these grants and programs can have on out Bayside community.”
List of Recipients
Seeding Grants: Up To $5,000.00 | ||
Organisation | Program Description | Amount |
Moore Park South East Cricket Association | Booralee Big Bash targeting women and local Aboriginal people’s wellbeing | $3,711 |
Advance Diversity Services | Six week partnership with Fix It Sisters to trial a multicultural women’s shed program | $5,000 |
Australian Macedonian Welfare and Wellbeing NSW | Information and support sessions for Bayside Macedonian, Serbian, Croation and Bosnian seniors | $4,600 |
Australian Performance Exchange | Development of an arts walk in Daceyville to celebrate its history and activate various public spaces | $4,144 |
Shopfront Arts Co-op / Playwave | Extend existing Playwave program to incorporate young Bayside creatives as Ambassadors to enhance participation from marginalised young people | $5,000 |
Sydney Multicultural Community Services | Art therapy program aimed at marginalised, vulnerable new migrant and refugee women in Bayside | $5,000 |
The Deli Women and Children’s Centre | Child wellbeing program for children impacted by domestic and family violence | $4,293 |
Total Seeding Grants | $31,748 | |
Small Grants: Up To $2,000.00 | ||
Organisation | Program Description | Amount |
Botany Bay Community Church | Foodshare distribution weekly program in Banksmeadow to provide essential fruit and vegetables to those in need | $1,500 |
Bayside Women’s Shelter | Purchase laptop to support additional community activities around domestic and family violence prevention | $1,500 |
Rockdale Rugby Club | Purchase of tackle mats to cater for extra women and girls who have joined the club | $1,200 |
Lever Street Community Garden | Develop a children’s garden bed and programming for children to garden with their parents to increase eco-awareness | $2,000 |
Brighton Seagulls Junior Rugby League Football Club | Purchase a set of four pads to attach to rugby goal posts to improve player safety | $2,000 |
Cultural Forum Inc | Annual Australian-Lebanese HSC high achievers event to celebrate high achieving students | $2,000 |
Kogarah Community Services | Purchase equipment to run training for parents on infant massage | $1,793 |
Gabbie’s Sewing Angels | Purchase additional overlockers to improve efficiency of garment production | $2,000 |
PCYC Eastern Suburbs | Purchase additional equipment for boxing to support vulnerable young people who have recently joined the program | $2,000 |
Gladstone Street Community Garden | Improve garden beds, purchase soil and a new BBQ for community garden functions | $1,000 |
Rock and Wool | Wool purchase for knitting group of socially isolated older women in Bayside | $2,000 |
South Eastern Community Connect | Purchase equipment and activities to support the weekly youth drop-in program at Mascot | $2,000 |
St. George North Anglican Church | Purchase of a new refrigerator to support youth, children’s and women’s programming | $2,000 |
The Scout Association of Australia (NSW Branch) | Purchase blockout curtains for Kinsgrove Hall to help keep the building cool in summer. NB: As this hall is owned by Council the curtains will remain the property of Bayside Council | $2,000 |
Botany District Music Association | Purchase new music scores, and produce advertising flyers and other promotional material | $1,200 |
Project Kindness Inc | Purchase of warm winter essentials for those in need | $1,500 |
South Sydney Mount Carmel Cricket Club Inc | Purchase of sun protection (hats) and regulation game balls | $1,500 |
Carlton School of Arts and Literary Institute | Purchase sound speaker to increase usage of the venue | $2,000 |
Total Small Grants | $31,193 | |
Total Community Grants | $62,941 | |
