Nine community organisations across the North East and East Gippsland will share in over $465,000 in bushfire recovery grants to support projects that boost resilience, service delivery and community pride.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Lisa Neville on December 22 congratulated the latest recipients of Bushfire Recovery Victoria’s grants for community facilities, Local Government Authorities, and community service organisations, which include a much-loved community hall built in the 1950s that needs vital upgrades. East Gippsland’s Cabbage Tree Creek Hall hosts community meetings and events, music and dance, a gym for seniors, and more. Funding of $44,139 will upgrade the hall’s sewerage and wiring and build a veranda.
North East-based APMHA HealthCare received $90,000 to develop the North East Interactive Service Directory, to connect people to ongoing government and not-for-profit support in Alpine, Towong and surrounding shires.
The organisation’s CEO, Renee Hayden, said the project was “a top priority for recovery and wellbeing groups in the region”, with the grant funding helping it become “a sustainable product for the community so they always know where to go for assistance – without it, we would not be able to do anything else.”
Other recipients of Bushfire Recovery Victoria’s grants for community facilities, Local Government Authorities and community service organisations include:
Further funding is available under the grants, jointly funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments as part of the $86 million Community Recovery Package.