Voting opens for Pick My Project

A NUMBER of proposals from across the Geelong region are featured in the state government’s Pick My Project initiative, which opened for voting this week.

More than 2,000 project ideas were put forward across the state.

Victorians can help make their favourite project ideas a reality by voting for the top three eligible projects in their local community.

The more than 100 projects from the Barwon region nominated for votes include:

• Free workshops covering financial education for women in Torquay
• An extension of the Torquay Scout Hall
• An indigenous edible garden in Nautical Drive, Torquay
• An upgrade to the car park at the Anglesea Football and Netball Club
• A local township speaker system for emergencies, incidents and events in Anglesea
• An inclusive basket swing for the Moriac playground
• Sun protection over the Flinders Parade playground in Barwon Heads
• The “Christmas in the Grove” project in Ocean Grove
• The creation of a community meeting place in Drysdale
• Refurbishment of the infrastructure at the miniature railway track in Portarlington
• Removal of asbestos at the Indented Head Community Hall
• Conserving the Lonsdale Rocket Shed as an interactive heritage site
• A multipurpose electronic scoreboard at Lorne’s Stribling Reserve
• The Forrest Community Gym, and
• Multi-purpose cinema facilities at the Apollo Bay Community Centre.

Project ideas with the most votes will share in the $30 million funding, with between $20,000 and $200,000 available for each project idea.

The $30 million in funding has been divided between the six metropolitan and nine regional partnership areas, with each to receive at least $1 million for project ideas in their area.

“We’ve been inundated with great community project ideas and now it’s time for Victorians to vote,” Minister for Suburban Development Lily D’Ambrosio said.

“Pick My Project is giving every community the chance to submit ideas, vote for them and then watch them happen.”

For more information, head to pickmyproject.vic.gov.au, facebook.com/pickmyproject, or phone 1800 797 818.