The first round of recipients for the Mid West Community Grant Program have been announced, with each receiving $4,000 funding for community initiatives.
The grant program is to assist not-for-profit community groups, clubs and organisations to implement projects, activities and initiatives that enhance and promote community wellbeing in the Mid West, and is funded by the Waitsia Joint Venture partners, Mitsui E&P Australia and Beach Energy.
Green Head Sporting ClubThe Green Head tennis courts will have the badly corroded fencing and an entry gate replaced to improve the safety of the town’s facilities.
The Green Head Sporting Club is working to restore the tennis courts to encourage locals and tourists to make use of the space and enjoy a social hit.
Horrocks Town TeamThe Horrocks Town Team have been helping their community recover from the impacts of ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja, and will be putting the Mid West Community Grant funds toward building a footbridge at the recently completed ‘Glance over Horrocks Lookout’ at the local beach.
The Irwin Districts Sub Centre has put their grant funds towards a two-part event held on 4 March, with a youth workshop afternoon followed by a volunteer event in the evening.
Students from Dongara and Mullewa attended the three hour session which included a First Aid workshop provided by the Irwin District St John Ambulance personnel, and a cultural identity workshop with Mitch Tambo, a traditional Indigenous singer, dancer and motivational speaker.
On the evening of 4 March, an open air music concert, ‘Bundara Thagalangu Bundara’ (Stars Under the Stars) was held to thank and celebrate the St John Ambulance Volunteers of the Mid West.
