NINE community groups in the Bombala district have been selected to share in a $25,000 grant provided by telecommunications provider, Southern Phone.
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The community groups and key projects to benefit include;
Lions Club of Bombala, installation of sculptures along the community walking river track; Cathcart School of Arts, purchase catering equipment; Southern Monaro Community Fund, purchase protective equipment; Early Settlers Hut Committee, purchase new tables and chairs; Delegate P&A Society, purchase new tables for exhibitions; St Joseph’s Primary School P&F, purchase educational aides; Bombala Playgroup, purchase new equipment and storage; Bombala Golf Club, purchase automated defibrillator; Delegate Progress Association, new display cabinets and seating.
“Hundreds of local residents will enjoy the improvements that these groups can make to our community thanks to this grant from Southern Phone,” said Bombala Council Mayor, Bob Stewart.
“This grant has enabled some important projects to ‘get off the ground’ in our local area. Some of which had been well planned and partially funded by the community but just needed some extra financial support to bring the plans to life.”
More than $1 million has been distributed between 41 mostly regional Council areas in NSW as part of a new Southern Phone community grant initiative.
The program will see the telecommunications provider support community projects in each of its shareholder council areas to the value of $25,000 this year.
“We are very pleased to be able to provide this funding boost and glad to be able to make a difference in these regional areas,” said Southern Phone Managing Director, Mark Warren.
“This $1 million funding boost has seen community gardens, playgrounds, shade structures, sporting fields and more built or improved all over NSW and we are thrilled to be able to support regional communities in this way.
“We know there are many regional community groups in real need of extra support for important local activities. These grants are designed to meet those needs.”
The funding provided through the Southern Phone Grants is in addition to the dividends Southern Phone already pays each year to shareholder Councils.
“Southern Phone is already a unique business as we were set up to provide quality jobs in regional Australia and return the funds we generate back into the community. It is a very unusual, but successful, business model,” said Mark.
“This Grant program builds on our existing commitment to supporting rural and regional Australia.”
The Southern Phone Grants are being distributed to community groups via the Mayor of their local Council.