The funding came through the Central Goldfields Shire Council Community Support Grants and CASI’s Community Recovery Grants Program, which was approved this week.

Central Goldfields Shire Wayne Sproll said he was thrilled to see so many wonderful community groups and organizations benefit from it.

“Our community groups and organizations are the lifeblood of our community,” he said.

“Managed by volunteers, these groups all work to provide the best for our community – but often on a limited budget and a shortage of volunteers.

“We are sure this funding increase will help these groups recover from the challenges of the pandemic and help them reinvigorate their purpose as we head into a new year.

The 2021 Council Community Support Program recipients are:

• Talbot Farmers’ Market – Market pick-up and beyond and laptop and signage: $ 2,412
• Rotary Club of Maryborough – brand refresh for # SayNO2familyviolence: $ 2,675
• Maryborough Toy Library – Relocation Finishing Touch, Shelves, iPad, Kitchen Appliances: $ 2,684
• Castlemaine-Maryborough Rail Trail – Better on a Bike – maintenance, repairs and safe driving: $ 2,000
• Mill House – End of Year Breakfast and Friday Feast: $ 3,011
• Talbot Town Hall Committee – Town Hall Market Improvement, Laptop, Cell Phone and Stall Markers: $ 2,164
• Maryborough VRI Croquet Club – hot water service and water tank: $ 3,194
• Carisbrook Football Netball Club – New 1,200 Liter Lockable Upright Freezer Project: $ 2,000
• Talbot Senior Citizens – Indoor Bowls Bowling Mats and Bowling Arms: $ 3,615
• Maryborough Netball Association – picnic table in the entertainment and staging area: $ 2,615
• Dunolly Community House and Mill House – community breakfasts: $ 3,175
• Dunolly Vehicle Club – club communication equipment, laptop, printer and dongle: $ 1,000
• Carisbrook Historical Society – portable book reader: $ 824
• Maryborough Family History – buying a domain name and building a website: $ 695

Funded by the Victorian Government’s Community Activation and Social Isolation Program, CASI’s Community Recovery Grants Program aims to help people feel a greater sense of belonging in the aftermath of the pandemic.

The recipients of the CASI Community Recovery Grants Program are:

• Maryborough Committee – Maryborough Community Festival: $ 6,000
• Maryborough Netball Association – recruiting new umpires: $ 2,960
• Maryborough Volunteer Resource Center – promotion and marketing materials, laptops, website, uniforms, name badges and signage: $ 8,004
• Mill House – new commercial kitchen range: $ 9,839
• Talbot Arts and Historical Museum – celebrating our past and our future – reopening of the Dunach School building: $ 3,542

Cr Sproull wished all the community groups good luck with their projects.

“We look forward to the benefits the projects will bring to our community,” he said.

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