THE Lions Club of Ocean Grove Barwon Heads will receive a grant of $11,500 to help construct a storage shed.<\/p>\n
Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson visited Lions Club member on Monday to present the funding for the shed, which will house the Lions Club barbecue trailer .<\/p>\n
This will allow the club to continue fundraising with OH&S compliant equipment.<\/p>\n
The funding comes from Round 4 of the Federal Government\u2019s Stronger Communities Programme (SCP)<\/p>\n
Under Round 4 of the Federal Government\u2019s SCP, each electorate will receive $150,000 to allocate towards successful projects, with a maximum of 20 projects to be funded per electorate.<\/p>\n
Grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 are available for successful applications.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe additional investment for a fourth round of SCP will ensure that local decision making continues to play a decisive role in funding community building projects,\u201d Ms Henderson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur region has been very successful under previous rounds of the Stronger Communities Program, funding a wide range of projects including the upgrade to the Ocean Grove Tennis Club pavilion, the Kennett River Wildlife Walk and the upgrade of the Barwon Heads Community Hall stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Lions Club of Ocean Grove Barwon Heads will receive a grant of $11,500 to help construct a storage shed. Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson visited Lions Club member on Monday to present the funding for the shed, which will house the Lions Club barbecue trailer . This will allow the club to continue fundraising […]<\/p>\n