Water grants for sporting & community groups

Here is a funding oppotunity for local sporting and community groups to apply for an Australian Government Community Water Grant.

The successful groups in the first round of funding included schools, neighbourhood houses, landcare groups, local councils, sporting clubs, local community service groups, hospitals, aged care facilities and community recreation facilities.

In Benalla we had three schools who were successful in the first round of funding:-Benalla East Primary School $40,412; Benalla Primary School $19,319 and The Benalla Christian School $32,000.

Types of projects eligible
Your project must engage your local community and have clear public benefit. As well as strong community participation, your project must:

involve practical, on-ground activities that save, recycle or protect water
resources;

incorporate the promotion of wise water use; and

comply with relevant planning, health and environmental regulations and
guidelines.

Applications close by mail August 11 2006 and by online application 25 August 2006.
Web site contact www.communitvwatergrants.gov.au

Thanks to Bill Sykes for passing on this information

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