Stronger Country Communities Fund
Consultation has concluded
The NSW Government has announced a $200 million investment in regional communities, the Stronger Country Communities Fund, to deliver a range of local infrastructure projects that improve the quality of life for residents of NSW, provide jobs growth and support local business.
Bathurst will receive $1.96 million from the Stronger Country Communities Fund over two years.
Applications for projects to be funded in Year 1 open on 20 September and close on 18 October, 2017.
Council will co-ordinate the applications for the Fund but wants to hear from local organisations that may have projects that are eligible for funding under the Stronger Country Communities Fund. Projects will have a minimum funding allocation of $100,000 and should align with the aims and objectives of Council’s Community Strategic Plan.
Projects must commence within 12 months and be completed and funds acquitted within two years of the funding approval.
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Do you have a project will help build a better Bathurst? Does it meet the funding guidelines? Is the only thing stopping you from getting your project off the ground, funding? Let us know what it is. Give us a quick overview of the project, the budget and its benefits on our ideas board below.
Council is keen to hear from a range of groups and organisations about potential projects that could be funded under the Stronger Country Communities Fund to help us develop a list of priority projects that could progress to an application stage.
Continue readingView All Ideasabout 2 years ago
TAFE Building
Let's get moving on upgrading and activating the old TAFE building in William Street
about 2 years ago
Create a HERITAGE HUB in the Headmasters House in Howick Street,
This would create a resource attractive to locals and visitors where people can experience The Story of Bathurst through twelve themes, obtain heritage information, and be directed to the various heritage resources, precincts and places throughout the region according to their interest.
almost 2 years ago
Bathurst Riding For Disabled (RDA) Project: To Upgrade the Biosecurity, Accessibility, Sustainability, and Safety (BASS) of The RDA site.
For nearly 40 years Bathurst Riding For Disabled (RDA), a registered training organization(RTO) and a community-based charity, has provided Educational, Recreational and Therapeutic (ERT) Programs for children and adults within the Bathurst Region. Bathurst RDA provides riding and pet therapy programs for students from various schools as well as adults who attend post school disability programs. RDA works in collaboration with the schools and organizations to develop programs that are holistic and needs based. RDA can provide these programs at a minimal cost to our clients and students due to the wonderful support from our local community and our volunteers - including our renown RDA Sausage Sizzle Chefs- who undertake fund raising activities. The Bathurst RDA Centre is becoming an important site for community activities. The site is used by other organizations and programs including the Defence Force Community Dogs Program; The Rural Fire Services Cadet Program; Enhancability; and Carenne School's vocational educational programs. The RDA project will help RDA to improve the infrastructure that will assist RDA to meet the 21st-century learning, therapy and recreational needs of our clients and students. The project will focus on: Biosecurity: Will further improve the biosecurity facilities such as the entry points of the RDA farm. Accessibility: Will improve the wheelchair access and enable RDA to build covered therapy yards that are accessible to our clients and students. Safety: To further improve safe access points and yard systems which will assist in the management and care of the animals. Sustainability: To improve the sustainability of the site by using solar panels and an integrated water harvesting and conservation techniques. Both systems will include monitoring processes that will be incorporated into the learning programs for our clients and students. RDA is hoping to make our site a demonstration farm for the wider community. Just as Bathurst continues to grow and diversify, RDA plans to continue to develop the infrastructure and programs to meet the needs of the children and adults who live in the Bathurst Region.
about 2 years ago
Improve disability access to McMullen Hall at Bathurst Public School for students and the wider community, while at the same time making it big enough to accommodate the current school population and future generations to come.
The school's P&C has a plan to build tiered seating at the hall that incorporates wheelchair access but this project is beyond our budget limitations. This project would solve 2 problems: 1. The fact that the hall has never been big enough to accommodate all students of Bathurst's largest public school (which will only get bigger as Bathurst grows). 2. Current access to the hall for people with mobility issues is restricted to a side street entrance that is often locked for security reasons and is not the most direct route. Most students, parents and grandparents access the hall from the other side, where they must negotiate a dangerous slope (and often sit outside due to lack of space). Improving this hall will benefit a large section of the local population and contribute to building a strong school community by providing a safe and comfortable space where people can come together and support education. The hall is also an asset for the wider Bathurst community for events such as government elections.
about 2 years ago
Agricultural Research Station
This wonderful facility with its heritage buildings and Farm Square lies virtually dormant, trapped between tow large bureaucracies - CSU and DPI. Lets look at community ownership to revitalise the site - there are lots of community groups in Bathurst interested in collaborating on this site.,
