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THE City of Greater Geelong has invested nearly half a million dollars in more than 100 community groups in the first round of its 2019-20 grants program.<\/p>\n

A total of $497,659 has been spread across the region and will be used to support a variety of groups, clubs and organisations, including arts projects and festivals, equipment purchases, community projects, environmental initiatives and heritage restorations.<\/p>\n

Recipients include the Barwon Heads Arts Council, whose $6,000 grant will support the Bellarine Arts Trail 2020, and the Geelong Jukebox Rockers who will put its $4,000 offering towards staging a three-day Summer Rock Festival.<\/p>\n

The Indented Head Yacht Club has plans to put its $2,000 grant towards a beach trolley to move boats, while the North Geelong Warriors Football Club has pocketed $2,000 to buy equipment for its all abilities team.<\/p>\n

Ocean Grove Community Association will establish and promote a solar and battery bulk buy using its $6,000 grant, while the Waurn Ponds Community Garden will build four machines to recycle plastics.<\/p>\n

City of Greater Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher said the grants program was one of the most direct and effective ways for the council to make a \u201cgenuine\u201d difference in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to award the first round of this year\u2019s grants to such a varied list of groups, who come from across the region and represent a wide range of interests.<\/p>\n

The bulk of this financial year\u2019s grants funding are yet to be awarded, with applications for $3 million in infrastructure grants and $300,000 for community events now being assessed.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s expected the recipients of these grants will be announced towards the end of this month.<\/p>\n

Cr Pat Murnane, who chairs the city\u2019s finance portfolio, offered his congratulations to those who had achieved success in the first round of grants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe value of the council\u2019s investment is compounded many times over by the volunteers who put in hours of hard work to make the projects come to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city has indicated that there will be a second round of applications later in 2019-20 to award any leftover funds. For a full list of recipients, head to geelongaustralia.com.au\/grants<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE City of Greater Geelong has invested nearly half a million dollars in more than 100 community groups in the first round of its 2019-20 grants program. A total of $497,659 has been spread across the region and will be used to support a variety of groups, clubs and organisations, including arts projects and festivals, […]<\/p>\n

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