Successful Applications for Colac Otway Shire Grants Program 2021-2022
Successful Applications for Colac Otway Shire Grants Program 2021/2022
The Colac Otway Shire Grants Program 2021/2022 has awarded $243,217 to 65 applicants
Council announced the successful applicants for the Colac Otway Shire Grants Program 2021/22 at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 24 June 2021.
Councillors approved 65 grant applications totalling $243,217. When combined with the community’s cash and in-kind contribution the successful projects total over $2.07 million in value.
These grants provide Colac Otway Shire with wonderful opportunities for strong partnerships with community groups, progress associations, arts and cultural groups, environmental groups, committees of management, sporting clubs, schools and businesses.
Round 2 was available with the remaining funds and the recipients are listed below.
Congratulations to the successful recipients of the Colac Otway Shire Grants Program 2021/2022.
List of Successful Applicants - Round 2 - 2021 - 2022
Category 1 - Community Grants Program
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| Colac Yacht club |
Installation of two heating/cooling split systems
|
$4,820 |
| Birregurra Golf Club
|
Purchase of Golf course greens’ mower |
$6,600
|
| Southern Otways Sustainable |
Home Energy Efficiency (HEE) assessment x 7, Workshop, Video, DIY options, case studies |
$4,900
|
| Forrest Public Reserve Committee |
Forrest Gateway to Otways Centre – planning phase assessments |
$10,000
|
| Apollo Bay District Historical Society |
Protecting Textiles – archival training workshop and storage equipment |
$2,317 |
| Warrion Cricket Club |
Cricket Pitch Mower |
$4,000 |
| Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce |
Apollo Bay Neighbourhood Battery Feasibility Study |
$10,000 |
| Otway Districts Historical Society |
Beech Forest Walking & Driving History Tour (Trail maps x 2, small history signs x 7, brochures hardcopy & downloadable |
$1,348
|
Category 2 Community Events & Support
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
|
WinterWild auspice by Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce
|
2021 WinterWild Event |
$5,000 |
| Colac City Band |
Carols by Candlelight December 2021 |
$5,000 |
| Lavers Hill Public Hall Committee |
Festival of Small Halls |
$1,700 |
Category 3 Small Grants
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
2nd Sea Scouts Colac
|
Install 3 external floodlights to enable outdoor program activities during Covid19 |
$500 |
| Colac District Cricket Association |
Video capture equipment to allow us to capture video of events for an online streaming service |
$1,000
|
| Colac Woodcrafters Guild |
AED to be externally installed on Woodcrafters shed at Colac Showgrounds, accessible 24/7 for community and other user groups |
$1,348
|
Category 4 Building Facade Improvement Program
Applicant
|
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
Borne Apparel
|
Remove redundant signage & install new signage at new premises at 216 Murray St Colac |
$2,640
|
| The Flower Room |
Remove redundant signage & install new signage and paint façade at new premises at 158 Murray St Colac |
$3,000 |
| Hulms Bakery |
Painting shop façade |
$550 |
| Miss Kit Beauty Therapy & Makeup Academy |
Façade upgrade for new business – painting & signage |
$2,610 |
| Worldly Goods |
Façade upgrade – replacement signage |
$800 |
| Vitality Health Hub |
Remove redundant signage and install new signage |
$3,000 |
| Colac Mallet Sports Club Inc |
Croquet Courts Restoration |
$3,709 |
List of Successful Applicants - Round 1 - 2021-2022
Category 1 - Community Grants
|
Forrest Horse Riding Club
|
Viewing shelter shed revitalisation
|
$3,000
|
|
Birregurra Community Group
|
Storage facility
|
$10,000 |
|
Tomahawk Creek Cricket Club
|
Addition of second cricket practice net
|
$4,000
|
|
Warncoort Tennis Club
|
Divert water/mud away from tennis courts
|
$8,000
|
|
Cressy & District History Group
|
Public arts project on Cressy water tower "Cressy, Our Story"
|
$10,000
|
|
The Gerangamete Community Auspiced by Forrest Lions Club
|
Refurbished tennis clubroom on the Gerangamete Recreation Reserve
|
$5,225 |
|
Birregurra Preschool's cubby house
|
Birregurra Preschool's cubby house and storage improvement project
|
$10,000 |
|
Rotary Club of Colac West
|
Rotary show shed upgrade |
$5,455 |
|
Colac & District Historical Society Inc
|
Storage facility for the preservation of heritage collection |
$3,934 |
|
Red Rock District Progress Association
|
Cororooke Open Space: welcome gateway signs, history trail and diprotodon dig elements added to the park |
$7,088
|
|
Southern Otway Landcare Network (SOLN)
|
SOLN Community Nursery Support Centre |
$10,000 |
|
Warrion Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
|
Reserve Seating Replacement |
$4,615 |
|
Simpson Car Club Inc
|
Safety suits |
$4,262 |
|
Kawarren Recreation Reserve Committee Inc
|
Reserve External Toilet/Shower Facility Refurbishment |
$10,000 |
|
Beeac Golf Club Inc
|
Water sustainability project (water tanks)
|
$3,000
|
|
Pirron Yallock Committee of Management
|
Supply and install CCTV with 4 Cameras and Security Lighting |
$2,779 |
|
Alvie Football Netball Club Inc
|
Sparkly Clean Glasses
|
$2,075
|
|
Warrowie Recreation Reserve
|
Masterplan
|
$5,445
|
Category 2 - Community Events & Support Program and Major ‘Community Organised’ Events
| Rapid Ascent Pty Ltd |
Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind 2022
|
$5,000
|
| Rotary Club of Colac |
The 2022 Otway Trail Run
|
$2,000 |
|
Birregurra Festival Committee Auspiced by Birregurra Community Group
|
Birregurra Festival |
$5,000 |
|
Warrion Public Hall Committee
|
110th Warrion Flower Show |
$3,636 |
|
Colac Show N Shine Committee Auspiced by Colac RSL Sub-branch
|
Colac RSL Show N Shine |
$5,000 |
|
Colac Kana Festival Inc
|
Colac Kana Festival
|
$5,000
|
|
Southern Exposure
|
Run Forrest Trail Run 2022
|
$5,000
|
|
Elliminyt Primary School
|
School Production
|
$770
|
|
Otways Tourist Park
|
Gellibrand River Blues and Blueberry Festival
|
$5,000
|
|
Anam Cara House Colac
|
10 year Anniversary Celebration Book Launch
|
$1,850
|
|
IMG Pty Ltd
|
2022 Keiser Great Ocean Road Running Festival
|
$5,000
|
|
Let's Talk
|
Colac Otway Wellbeing Expo
|
$2,000
|
|
Creative Otways Inc Colac Otway Arts Trail
|
Colac Otway Arts Trail
|
$5,000
|
|
Apollo Bay WordFest
|
Apollo Bay WordFest: Making Waves
|
$5,000
|
|
Otways & Coast Permaculture Group
|
Otways & Coast Permaculture Workshop Program
|
$900
|
|
Golden Gumboot (Community) Working Group Auspiced by Old Beechy Rail Trail Friends Inc
|
Hunt for the Golden Gumboot 2021 |
$4,730 |
|
Colac Chamber of Commerce
|
Colac Otway Business Excellence Awards
|
$3,292
|
|
Gellibrand Community House Incorporated
|
Community Winter Dinner
|
$3,000
|
|
Colac RSL sub branch
|
100 year anniversary of Colac RSL sub branch
|
$2,000
|
|
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival Auspiced by Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce
|
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival 2022 |
$10,000 |
Category 3 - Small Grants Program
| Colac Camera Club |
Upgrade digital projector system |
$1,108 |
|
Beeac Progress Association
|
Concrete slabs for new picnic tables
|
$725
|
|
Apollo Bay Mechanics Hall
|
Exterior front repairs
|
$1,800
|
|
Irrewillipe Sports and Entertainment Complex
|
Defibrillator
|
$1,270
|
|
Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery (RRRTAG)
|
Purchase of Vacuum Cleaner & Coffee Machine
|
$2,000 |
|
Colac Pony Club Inc
|
Replacement of shade sails
|
$1,303
|
|
Colac Cake Decorators
|
Teaching expertise
|
$300
|
|
Birregurra Landcare Auspiced by Upper Barwon Landcare Network
|
Riverbank Rehabilitation Project |
$1,250 |
|
Elliminyt Public Hall Inc
|
Install floor covering on hall stage and steps
|
$1,325
|
| Beeac Community Care Inc |
Let's get Buffed (Vinyl floor cleaning) |
$750
|
Category 4 - Building Façade Improvement Program
| Cororooke General Store |
Facade Clean Up |
$2,888 |
|
Apollo Bay Fishermen's Co-operative
|
Apollo Bay Fishermen's Co-op on Pascoe |
$3,000 |
|
Otway Plaza Body Corporate
|
Otway Plaza Shop Front Beautification |
$3,000 |
|
The Shop, Cororooke Auspiced by Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery
|
Improve the shop facade |
$3,000 |
|
Ziibo
|
Building Facade Improvement |
$667 |
|
The Flower Room
|
Upgrading Facade |
$700 |
|
Colac Otway Disability Accommodation Inc
|
Minor works at the Leap shop |
$3,000 |
|
Captain George's Seafood
|
Business Signage |
$3,000 |
|
Toshco Music
|
Beautifying Facade by updating business signage |
$1,672
|
|
Colac Murray Street Market
|
New signage and clean-up of awning |
$2,898 |
| Cow Lick Books |
Cow Lick Bookshop Facade Upgrade |
$1,793 |
Category 5 - Small Business Environmental Sustainability Program
| Brae Restaurant Pty Ltd |
Purchase of a Closed Loop Organics Composting System
|
$5,000 |
|
Great Ocean Road Brewhouse
|
Going Green (Water Tanks) |
$3,992 |
| Jo's Pantry |
Dishwasher to provide sustainable usage of water
|
$1,969 |
| Sound Audiology Pty Ltd |
Clinic Revamp - insulation |
$2,000 |
List of Successful Applicants - Round 2 - 2020-2021
Category 1 Community Grants Program
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| Anam Cara House Colac |
Communal Courtyard Area |
$2,250 |
| Apollo Bay Tennis Club |
Apollo Bay Tennis Clubhouse Roof Repairs & Ancillary Works |
$3,771 |
| BCYF |
Landscape design an all abilities inclusive outdoor play space |
$4,680 |
| Birregurra Bowling Club |
Replace leaking roof |
$5,000 |
| City United Cricket Club |
Replace cricket nets |
$1,740 |
| Colac Adult Riding Club |
Building an equipment storage shed |
$8,925 |
| Colac Imperials Football Netball Club |
Website development |
$2,243 |
| Colac Legacy Club Inc. |
Urgent upgrade to facility |
$4,043 |
| Cororooke Hall Committee |
Hall solar electricity installation |
$7,388 |
| Creative Otways |
Strategic planning for Colac Otway Arts Trail |
$6,644 |
| Forrest Horse Riding Club |
Clubroom outdoor area paving |
$3,000 |
| Forrest Public Recreation Reserve (Forrest Public Hall) |
Forrest Hall Heating & Cooling Upgrade |
$4,825 |
| Gellibrand Community House Inc. |
Community Sporting Equipment |
$1,254 |
| Irrewillipe Sports and Entertainment Complex |
Security upgrade |
$4,377 |
| Larpent Hall and Tennis Reserve |
Footpaths and a cemented apron at the Hall’s entrance |
$3,437 |
| Lavers Hill Hall Committee of Management |
Pimp Our Tank – paint the water tanks |
$4,079 |
| Southern Otways Sustainable Inc |
An Energy Efficiency webinar |
$2,850 |
| Warrion Cricket Club Inc |
Recondition our Mower |
$3,850 |
| Wye to Wongarra Landcare |
Weed Control |
$7,312 |
Category 2 Community Events & Support Program
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| Apollo Bay Arts Inc |
Apollo Bay Art Show Goes Global (online |
$5,000 |
| Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce |
Launch the Lights in Apollo Bay – event to light up the pine |
$3,500 |
Apollo Bay Ladies Golf Club
|
Apollo Bay Ladies Golf - Covid Bounce Back (tournament & bring a friend day) |
$1,700 |
| Colac City Band |
Colac City Band Carols by Candlelight |
$5,000 |
Category 3 Small Grants Program
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| Birregurra Pre-School |
Sandpit revival and new cover |
$1,125 |
| Colac and District Cricket Association Inc |
Helmets for juniors |
$960 |
| Colac Swimming Club |
Fit & Connected – fitness training equipment |
$1,579 |
| Colac Woodcrafters Guild Inc. |
Air filters for machine room |
$1,698 |
| Cororooke Tennis Club |
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for Cororooke community safety located outside at tennis courts |
$1,450 |
| Lions Club of Colac Inc |
Secretary laptop and printer |
$1,257 |
| Rotary Club of Colac West |
Laser printer & binding machine |
$900 |
| Skills Connection |
Gym equipment |
$1,099 |
Category 4 Building Façade Improvement Program
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| Colac RSL Sub Branch |
External painting of lower façade |
$1,157 |
| Hot as Nails & Beauty |
Replace out of date signage |
$346 |
| Iluka Motel & Restaurant |
Change the shop frontage |
$2,500 |
| Think Water Colac |
Façade refresh |
$3,000 |
Category 5 Small Business Energy & Water Efficiency Upgrades Program
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| Cardinals Milk Supplies |
Water catchment for wash down area – water tanks |
$5,000 |
| Fernhouse |
Solar for Fernhouse accommodation |
$2,655 |
| Forrest Brewing Company |
Hot water environmental efficiency upgrade |
$1,279 |
| Rae St Relics |
Solar power installation for electricity & hot water |
$3,630 |
| Steel Fabrication Concrete & Farm Services |
Solar power installation for electricity & hot water |
$1,751 |
List of successful applicants - Round 1 - 2020-2021
Category 1 Community Grants Program
|
Applicant
|
Project Name
|
Grant Allocated
|
| Forrest Men's Shed |
Forrest Men's Shed Solar Power |
$7,650 |
| Colac Makers Space Inc |
Growing arts opportunities at Colac Makers Space
|
$3,169 |
| Apollo Bay Men's Shed Inc |
Facilities upgrade |
$5,000 |
| Forrest Learning Centre |
Mud garden for Preschool and Daycare Fun |
$3,684 |
| Warrowie Recreation Reserve |
Facelift for Hall interior and Men's |
$2,488 |
| Forrest and District Historical Society |
Restore Forrest Historical Lock-up |
$2,500 |
| Skenes Creek Advancement Association |
Greening Skenes - Stage 2 |
$2,000 |
| Irrewarra Cricket Club |
Upgrade facilities |
$5,512 |
| Red Rock Regional Theatre & Gallery |
Installation of a Security System |
$4,875 |
| Lions Club of Colac Inc |
Shed renovations |
$10,000 |
| Wye River Separation Creek Community Association Inc |
Wye River Extended River Walk |
$9,128 |
| Elliminyt Public Hall Inc |
Repaint the Elliminyt Hall |
$6,000 |
| Beeac Golf Club Inc |
Automatic watering system |
$4,058 |
| Colac and District Chamber of Commerce Inc |
Colac District Chamber's Communications Project |
$1,512 |
| Birregurra Bowling Club |
External seating |
$5,000 |
| Consrvation Ecology Centre |
Kitchen Gardening in Colac Otway |
$8,000 |
| Colac Bowling Club Colac |
Bowling Club Community Lawn Bowls Engagement Program |
$3,691 |
| Colac Golf Club |
Accessible toilet for Colac Golf Club |
$10,000 |
Category 2 Community Events & Support
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| Otway Tourist Park |
Gellibrand River Blues & Blueberry Festival |
$5,000 |
| Creative Otways Inc |
Colac Otway Arts Trail |
$5,000 |
| Warrion Public Hall Committee Inc |
Warrion Flower Show |
$5,000 |
| Elliminyt Primary School |
Elliminyt Primary School Production 2020 |
$647 |
| Rapid Ascent Pty Ltd |
Otway Odyssey & Great Otway Gravel Grind |
$5,000 |
| Colac Kana Festival Inc |
Colac Kana Festival |
$5,000 |
| Colac RSL Sub Branch Inc |
Colac Show 'n' Shine |
$5,000 |
| Colac Orchid Club Inc |
Annual Colac Orchid Show |
$1,000 |
| Apollo Bay Word Fest |
Apollo Bay Word Fest |
$2,000 |
| Apollo Bay Edible Garden Trail |
Apollo Bay Edible Garden Trail |
$1,360 |
| Pink Up Colac |
Pink Up Colac |
$2,000 |
| Rotary Club of Colac West |
Melbourne Cup Luncheon |
$720 |
| International Management Group |
Great Ocean Road Running Festival |
$5,000 |
| Forrest Lions Club special events branch |
Forrest Soupfest |
$5,000 |
| Apollo Bay Seafood Festival |
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival |
$10,000 |
| Barongarook Landcare Group |
Otway Food and Fibre Showcase |
$5,000 |
| Colac Basketball Association Inc |
Colac Basketball Junior tournaments 2021 Under 12 & 14 Under 16 & Under 18 |
$4,375 |
| Southern Exposure |
Run Forrest 2021 |
$5,000 |
| Gellibrand Community House Inc |
Community Dinner |
$3,000 |
| Colac Leisure Runners Inc |
Mother’s Day Classic Fun Run/Walk |
$2,000 |
Category 3 Small Grants
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| Colac Otway Archers Inc |
Purchase Defibrillator |
$997 |
| Alvie Cricket Club |
Purchase playing equipment and new uniforms for 2020-2021 Cricket Season |
$1,930 |
| U3A Apollo Bay Inc |
Remakery initiative – Equipment purchase |
$918 |
| Corangamite Pistol Club Inc |
Purchase AED defibrillator for club facility |
$1,497 |
| Colac Toy Library Inc |
Toys and small storage shed for Toy Library |
$1,750 |
| Polwarth & District Tennis Association |
Tennis Balls for Polwarth & District Tennis Association |
$2,000 |
| Warncoort Tennis Club |
Court cleaning equipment for Warncoort Tennis Club |
$882 |
| Apollo Bay Surf Life Saving Club |
IT upgrade |
$900 |
| Birregurra Landcare |
Habitat Improvement Program |
$2,000 |
| Elliminyt Tennis Club |
Defibrillator refit and Mount |
$356 |
| Beeac Progress Association |
Park bench overlooking Lake Beeac |
$850 |
| Barwon Downs Community Centre |
Bain Marie for community |
$ 1,700 |
| Alvie Tree Planters |
Lake Corangamite Reserve signage |
$1,500 |
| OCR FM |
Booth Without A Roof |
$1,980 |
| Alvie Football Netball Club Inc |
IT Upgrade for Football and Netball departments |
$860 |
| Beeac Community Centre Inc |
Gloss the Floor |
$600 |
| Otway Districts Historical Society |
Otway District Historical Society Panel Project |
$2,000 |
| Positive Ageing Ambassadors |
Wiser Driver & Safer Scooter Wiser Wheelchair courses |
$1,800 |
Category 4 Building Facade Improvement Program
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
| GD & KA Balcombe PtyLtd |
Facade upgrade |
$2,342 |
| The Farmer's Son |
Farmer's Son Facade Facelift |
$1,250 |
| The Foot Man |
The Foot Man Facade |
$3,000 |
| Stevens Communications Pty Ltd |
Improvement to shop |
$662 |
List of successful applicants - Round 2 - 2019-2020
List of Successful Applicants 2019-20 Round 2
Applicant
|
Project Name |
Grant Allocated |
|
Cressy Bowling Club
|
Drainage Improvement Project
|
$2,000
|
|
Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce
|
Norfolk Pine Lights
|
$10,000
|
|
Apollo Bay Sailing Club
|
Sailing Program & purchase boats
|
$5,000
|
|
Studio 92
|
Building Façade Upgrade
|
$2,000
|
|
Red Rock Regional Theatre & Gallery
|
Host ‘Marooned’ Play & exhibition
|
$2,250
|
|
Red Door Dance Co
|
Band Together Colac event
|
$1,715
|
List of Successful Applicants - Round 1 - 2019-2020
CATEGORY 1 Community Grants Program
|
Grant Allocated
|
|
2nd Colac Sea Scouts: Kitchen upgrade - 2nd Colac Sea Scout Hall
|
$9,330
|
|
3rd-4th Colac Scouts: Canoes for Scouts
|
$2,265
|
|
Alvie Recreation Reserve Committee of Management: Paint and recarpet Alvie Recreation Centre
|
$9,840
|
|
Apollo Bay Arts Inc. Gallery: Upgrade the gallery
|
$6,800
|
|
Apollo Bay Bowls Club: Steel weather shelters
|
$6,138
|
|
Apollo Bay Radio Inc: Outside live broadcasting equipment
|
$7,379
|
|
Apollo Bay Youth Club: Commercial barbecue and shelter
|
$5,469
|
|
Birregurra Bowling Club Inc: Tables, chairs & polish floor
|
$5,000
|
|
Birregurra Cricket Club: Shipping container storage and landscaping
|
$4,000
|
|
Colac Basketball Association Inc: Flooring, seating & equipment for basketball events
|
$4,922
|
|
Colac City United Cricket Club Inc: Roller covers for the cricket pitch
|
$2,484
|
|
Colac District Historical Society Inc: Controlled temperature unit for historical documents
|
$5,800
|
|
Colac District Pastoral and Agricultural Society: Show jump equipment and trailer
|
$8,415
|
|
Colac Pony Club Inc: Storage shed extension
|
$10,000
|
|
Colac Table Tennis Association: Purchase 2 table tennis tables & accessories
|
$3,376
|
|
Community Hub Inc - Youth Education Engagement Tribe (YEET): Outdoor arts project
|
$5,000
|
|
Coragulac District Kindergarten: Enclose back verandah to create a learning sunroom
|
$5,000
|
|
Forrest District Neighbourhood House: Community gym equipment
|
$10,000
|
|
Forrest Horse Riding Club: Club room improvement - relining walls
|
$4,000
|
|
Foodshare Colac: Purchase 2 freezers
|
$5,700
|
|
Irrewarra Beeac Football Netball Club: Refurbishment of male change room
|
$2,245
|
|
Lavers Hill Public Hall: Solar system
|
$10,000
|
|
Marrar Woorn Neighbourhood House: Multi-media lectern system at senior's hall
|
$2,200
|
|
Pirron Yallock Recreation Reserve Grounds Committee: Display cool room
|
$4,325
|
|
Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery Inc: Modernise live theatre sound system
|
$3,249
|
|
Rotary Club of Colac West: Books for Bubs and Beginners
|
$5,000
|
|
Simpson Car Club Inc: Implement Point of Sale system
|
$3,149
|
|
Southern Otways Sustainable Inc: Renewable Energy Road Map
|
$10,000
|
|
Warrion Cricket Club: Resurface Oval with drought-tolerant turf
*subject to Cricket Vic grant outcome
|
$5,000*
|
|
Yeodene Public Hall & Recreation Reserve: Install 2 split systems for heating/cooling
|
$3,699
|
CATEGORY 2 Community Events and Support
|
Grant Allocated
|
|
Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce Inc: WinterWild DogWatch 2019
|
$5,000
|
|
Apollo Bay P-12 College Production at Mechanics Hall Apollo Bay
|
$1,000
|
|
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival 2020
|
$5,000
|
|
Apollo Bay Writers Festival
|
$3,000
|
|
Bicycle Network’s Great Vic Bike Ride
|
$5,000
|
|
Birregurra Festival and Art Show 2019
|
$5,000
|
|
Colac City Band Inc.: Carols by Candlelight
|
$5,000
|
|
Colac Kana Festival
|
$5,000
|
|
Colac Orchid Club Annual Show
|
$1,000
|
|
Colac RSL Sub Branch Inc: Colac Show ‘n’ Shine
|
$5,000
|
|
Colac West Primary School Production
|
$1,127
|
|
Creative Otways: Colac Otway Arts Trail 2019
|
$5,000
|
|
Forrest Men‘s Shed: The Shed Grand Opening
|
$2,000
|
|
Forrest Soupfest
|
$5,000
|
|
Gellibrand Community House Inc: Gelli Jive – Community dinner & entertainment
|
$2,000
|
|
Great Ocean Road Running Festival
|
$5,000
|
|
Old Beechy Rail Trail Committee of Management‘s Hunt for Golden Gumboot 2019
|
$3,500
|
|
Otway Harvest Trail Twilight Festa 2020
|
$5,000
|
|
Otways and Coast Permaculture Group: Resilient Futures event
|
$750
|
|
Otways Tourist Park: Gellibrand River Blues and Blueberry Festival
|
$5,000
|
|
Pink Up Colac: 2 Campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer
|
$1,380
|
|
Rapid Ascent Pty Ltd: Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind
|
$5,000
|
|
Southern Exposure: Run Forrest Trail Run
|
$5,000
|
|
Southern Otway Landcare Network: Corangamite Regenerative Agriculture Conference
|
$2,000
|
|
Warrion Flower Show
|
$5,000
|
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Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative: Pang-ngooteekeeya weeng
|
$3,999
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CATEGORY 3 Small Grants
|
Grant Allocated
|
|
Apollo Bay Preschool Inc.: Preschool maintenance equipment
|
$700
|
|
Beeac Primary School Parents and Friends Association: The Brolga Project & community garden
|
$1,926
|
|
Birregurra Landcare: Tools for volunteers
|
$2,000
|
|
Colac and District Football Umpires Association: Computer and software, office cabinets & benches
|
$1,814
|
|
Colac Little Athletics Club: Line marking equipment
|
$1,672
|
|
Colac Otway Residents Action Group: Defibrillator in Colac West
|
$1,425
|
|
Colac Otway Rovers AFC: Defibrillator and train members
|
$2,000
|
|
Colac Swimming Club Inc: Swim club uniforms
|
$975
|
|
Colac Toy Library: Toys for older children
|
$1,909
|
|
Colac Woodcrafters Guild Inc: Workshop equipment
|
$1,116
|
|
Elliminyt Public Hall Inc: Upgrade switchboard
|
$935
|
|
Elliminyt Tennis Club: Equipment
|
$882
|
|
Johanna Public Purposes Reserve Inc: Fencing
|
$1,400
|
|
Polwarth and District Tennis Association: Tennis balls for Polwarth Tennis
|
$1,995
|
|
Positive Ageing Ambassadors: Wiser Driver Course
|
$1,455
|
|
South Colac Sports Club: Goal post safety padding
|
$1,223
|
|
U3A: Cycle group bike racks
|
$1,449
|
CATEGORY 4 Building Façade Improvement Program
|
Grant Allocated
|
|
BlueSky Outdoor & Parkview Games & Toys: Clean and paint façade
|
$2,000
|
|
Cornucopia ‘The Drapery’ Birregurra: Refurbishment of shop front
|
$2,000
|
|
Gellibrand River Store: Façade improvement
|
$1,289
|
List of Successful Applicants - Round 1 - 2018-2019
Category 1 Community Grants Program
|
|
|
Project Name
|
Applicant
|
Grant allocated
|
|
Red Rock Reserve improvements
|
Alvie Tree Planters
|
$6,263
|
|
Security Shutters
|
Colac Pony Club Inc
|
$2,765
|
|
CWA Recipe Colouring Book
|
Birregurra CWA
|
$5,000
|
|
Irrewillipe Hall Repair & upgrade of Foyer
|
Irrewillipe Sports & Entertainment Complex
|
$5,653
|
|
Replace seating around the Arena & public areas
|
Colac & District Pastoral & Agricultural Society (the Show Society)
|
$9,023
|
|
Purchase an equipment trailer
|
Colac & District Adult Riding Club Inc
|
$5,000
|
|
Replace storage cupboards & drawers
|
Birregurra Bowling Club
|
$5,000
|
|
Purchase hurdles & ‘Come & Try Day’
|
Colac Little Athletics
|
$4,025
|
|
Purchase quilters machine & related equipment
|
Birregurra Charity Quilters Group
|
$10,000
|
|
Public cycling workstation
|
Forrest Mountain Bike & Cycling Club
|
$2,800
|
|
Replace football goal posts
|
Alvie Football Netball Club Inc
|
$3,022
|
|
Winter Woodcraft – sculpture course to create a kinetic sculpture to be performed at Winterwild Festival Apollo Bay in August 2018.
|
Marrar Woorn Neighbourhood House Apollo Bay
|
$5,000
|
|
Wye River Bushfire – Community Photo & Film narrative
|
Wye River, Separation Creek & Kennett River Renewal Association
|
$6,250
|
|
Heating/Cooling system for 3rd/4th Scouts Hall
|
3rd/4th Colac Scouts
|
$6,490
|
|
Kitchen upgrade
|
Warrowie Recreation Reserve
|
$5,975
|
|
Books for Beginners
(purchase books for Prep students)
|
Rotary Club of Colac West
|
$4,000
|
|
Re-coat floor surface at Elliminyt Hall
|
Elliminyt Public Hall Inc
|
$2,623
|
|
Welcome wall - Gellibrand Rex Norman Park
|
Gellibrand Garden Group
|
$8,180
|
|
|
Total recommended
|
$97,069
|
Category 2 Community Events and Support
|
|
|
Project Name
|
Applicant
|
Grant allocated
|
|
108th Warrion Flower Show
|
Warrion Flower Show/Hall Committee
|
$2,400
|
|
School Biennial Production at COPACC
|
Elliminyt Primary School
|
$1,137
|
|
Birregurra Festival & Art Show 2018
|
Birregurra Festival & Art Show/ Birregurra Community Group
|
$5,000
|
|
Otway Odyssey & Great Otway Gravel Grind
|
Rapid Ascent
|
$5,000
|
|
Colac Otway Arts Trail
|
Otway Arts Trail
|
$5,000
|
|
Twilight Christmas Market
|
Friends of Colac Botanic Gardens
|
$2,000
|
|
Colac Kana Festival
|
Colac Kana Festival Inc
|
$5,000
|
|
Forrest Soup Fest
|
Forrest Special Events Club
|
$5,000
|
|
Apollo Bay Edible Garden Trail
|
Apollo Edible Garden Trail
|
$1,500
|
|
Colac City Band’s 72nd Carols by Candlelight
|
Colac City Band Inc
|
$4,510
|
|
Specialist providing training
|
Colac Cake Decorators
|
$300
|
|
25th Warm Winter Words
|
Apollo Bay Arts Inc
|
$1,150
|
|
Gellibrand river Blues & Blueberry Festival
|
Gellibrand River Blues & Blueberry Festival
|
$5,000
|
|
Pang - ngooteekeeya weeng malangeepa - ngeeye. Remembering our Future
Event held on 26 January
|
Caracaramigen: Colac Aboriginal Gathering Place
|
$4,120
|
|
Birregurra School of Rock Choir training & performance
|
Birregurra Primary School
|
$2,000
|
|
Hunt for the Golden Gumboot
|
Friends of Old Beechy Rail Trail
|
$3,500
|
|
Otway Food & Fibre Showcase 2019
|
Barongarook Landcare Group
|
$5,000
|
|
Great Ocean Road Running Festival
|
IMG
|
$5,000
|
|
School Production at COPACC
|
Colac West Primary School
|
$1,410
|
|
Run Forrest Trail Run
|
Southern Exposure
|
$5,000
|
|
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival Harbour Day
|
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival
|
$5,000
|
|
Winterwild Apollo Bay
|
Winterwild Apollo Bay
|
$5,000
|
|
Birregurra Drama
|
Birregurra Community Arts Group
|
$1,340
|
|
Otway Trail Run 2019
|
Rotary Club of Colac
|
$2,000
|
|
Colac Basketball Tournaments
|
Colac Basketball Association Inc
|
$2,000
|
|
Amateur theatre production & performance
|
The Colac Players Inc
|
$2,230
|
|
Otway Harvest Trail Twilight Festa
|
Otway Harvest Trail
|
$2,000
|
|
Live in the Otways
|
Otway Country to Coast Tourism Assoc. Inc
|
$2,000
|
|
Colac Show’N’Shine
|
Colac RSL Sub-Branch Inc
|
$5,000
|
|
Colac Orchid Club Annual Show & Display
|
Colac Orchid Club
|
$1,000
|
|
Wild Otways
|
Art & Ecology
|
$1,000
|
|
Apollo Bay & Otway District Agricultural Show 2019
|
Apollo Bay & Otway District Agricultural Society
|
$2,000
|
|
Total recommended
|
$99,597
|
Category 3 Small Grants
|
|
|
Project Name
|
Applicant
|
Grant requested/
Recommended
|
|
Sound Equipment
|
Colac Comeback Country Music Inc
|
$1,123
|
|
Sailing Club Rescue Boat Fit Out
|
Apollo Bay Sailing Club Inc
|
$1,711
|
|
Safety enhancing pre-school equipment
|
Apollo Bay Pre-school
|
$1,000
|
|
In the Back Room V22– Book publication
|
Colac Writers Guild
|
$575
|
|
Storage Solutions
|
Birregurra Pre-school
|
$1,281
|
|
Purchase Lawn Mower
|
Beeac Tennis Club Inc
|
$250
|
|
Split-system air conditioner for Club rooms
|
Warrion Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
|
$1,265
|
|
Defibrillator
|
U3A Colac Otway
|
$1,684
|
|
Interior refurbishment of Club Rooms (Stage 2)
|
Beeac Golf Club
|
$717
|
|
HUB Gaming Technology Upgrade
|
Community Hub Inc (HUB Gaming)
|
$583
|
|
Security System
|
Irrewarra Cricket Club
|
$2,000
|
|
Purchase 2 x dust extractors
|
Colac Woodcrafters Guild
|
$968
|
|
Electronic scoring for Runners
|
Colac Leisure Runners Inc
|
$1,000
|
|
Ipad for administration & display toy library & purchase small toys
|
Colac Toy Library
|
$1,000
|
|
Purchase oven, cooktop & small freezer
|
Colac Football Umpires Association Social Club
|
$800
|
|
Purchase Community Gym Equipment
|
Wye River CFA
|
$700
|
|
Maintenance equipment for Arena
|
Apollo Bay & Otway Riding Club
|
$1,650
|
|
Old Beechy Rail Trail – new map
|
Old Beechy Rail trail Committee of Management
|
$1,345
|
|
Cororooke Hall Replacement/upgrade of Chairs
|
Cororooke Hall Committee
|
$2,000
|
|
|
Total recommended
|
$21,652
|
| Category 4 Building Facade Improvement Program |
|
|
Project Name
|
Applicant
|
Grant requested/ Recommended
|
|
Verandah repairs
|
Hulms Bakery Colac
|
$2,000
|
|
Repairs & paint shop front
|
Nireeda Homes/John Bethune
|
$1,054
|
|
Shop front upgrade
|
Lilly Pilly Gifts
|
$2,000
|
|
Façade Improvement
|
Ray Croft
|
$1,810
|
|
Façade upgrade
|
Sportspower Colac
|
$2,000
|
|
Façade refurbishment
|
Colac Motorcycles
|
$2,000
|
|
Exterior painting
|
Austral Hotel
|
$2,000
|
|
Painting
|
Holts Mowers & Saws
|
$2,000
|
|
|
Total recommended
|
$14,864
|
List of Successful Applicants - Round 2 - 2018-2019
|
App
#
|
Project Name
|
Applicant
|
Grant approved
|
|
1
|
Creation of Otways Discovery Centre Exhibition
|
Forrest and District Historical Society
|
$10,000
|
|
2
|
Kitchen Refit
|
Birregurra Golf Club
|
$8,582
|
|
3
|
Cororooke Open Space – offsite Preliminary Preparation project
|
Red Rock District Progress Association
|
$9,164
|
|
4
|
Replace Clubhouse roof
|
Colac Golf Club
|
$7,920
|
|
5
|
Meander Project (revegetation adjacent to Barwon River)
|
Birregurra Landcare Group
|
$2,860
|
|
6
|
Start up assets for Apollo Bay Scouts
|
Apollo Bay Scouts
|
$10,000
|
|
7
|
Colac Otway Pop Up Gallery & Studio Space
|
Colac Otways Pop-up Arts Space
|
$7,600
|
|
8
|
Cricket Bowling Machine
|
Warrion Cricket Club
|
$3,688
|
|
9
|
Red Rock region Community Website
|
Cororooke Tennis Club
|
$2,000
|
|
10
|
Upgrade to Multipurpose Room – carpet & air con unit
|
Apollo Bay Surf Life Saving Club
|
$2,750
|
|
11
|
Competition Ready
|
Apollo Bay Kendo Club
|
$2,275
|
|
12
|
Purchase IPads for electronic scoring
|
Colac & District Cricket Association
|
$2,000
|
|
|
|
Total recommended
|
$68,839
|