Plant 965 koala habitat trees on a Bexhill property, bridging the gap in food and shelter for these koalas along the corridor.
Providing therapy resources and assessment kits for around 50 children with disability in Ballina during the first year of purchase.
Construction of care enclosures for wildlife species incl. possums, wallabies, kangaroos, and small mammals that need temporary enclosures for recovery before and after essential wildlife veterinary treatment.
Host 10 Face-to-Face workshops in the Northern Rivers helping over 100 people with cancer look good and feel better. If Covid impacts, zoom and home delivered kits could help 200 people.
Expanding the weekly veggie box scheme from 25/week to 50/week. Providing the community with affordable, seasonal organic vegetables. Grant would raise garden beds, clear overgrown areas and build tool shed.
Host a volunteer Northern Rivers day relating to local programs and services, fundraising events and initiatives and ways to support those going through their cancer journey.
Provide a free mental health first aid course for the first 20 people in the Northern Rivers, and purchase text books for 200, to kick start a mental health program aiming to train 200 people.
Provide places for 10 young men and 10 young women to participate in the four day leadership camp.
To install an off-grid solar system for a stable power supply to the Mullum Sustainability and Enterprise Development (MullumSEED) site.
Grant to split between 16 tweed shire community resilience teams to purchase supplies they need, defibrillators, first aid kits, generators etc.
Install an awning and purchase weather devices, weather station and guage, empowering young children to understand weather patterns and embrace safe outdoor play.
A twelve month project that will protect the platypus for the future via habitat restoration and rehabilitation while connecting and working with the Aboriginal community as a reconciliation activity that unites us all in a common endeavor.
Upgrade transmission towers to provide greater range and eliminate the black spots in the Northern Rivers.
Funding would enable the purchase and installation of a suitable and adequate cool room, to avoid loss of donated food.
To restore fish populations by mapping seagrass, improving the future of waterway health, and the communities and individuals these waterways support.
Provide outreach programs for youth in surrounding areas who are unable to attend Lismore PCYC due to transport issues and living out of the Lismore LGA.
To contribute to running and delivering Murwillumbah Arts Trail 2022.
For the children will make their own community garden at the pre-school, building two large purpose built hardwood garden bed structures complete with edible plants and sub pods.
Upgrade ground lighting to LED, enabling night games to make Kingsford Smith Park the central hub of the North Coast Rugby League (NRRRL).
Startup tutoring business to help kids during the new way of life.
To upgrade women’s bathrooms and change room to continue to accommodate local and visiting female guests and create a more sustainable footprint.
Engage children in saving seeds of locally adapted food crops, raising seedlings and connecting diverse cultures.
Restore and enhance the Pottsville dune area, including addition of Casuarina trees to protect threatened Glossy Black Cockatoo species.
To host three Athletics taster sessions for >10 adults with disability to learn more about athletics and try some of its sporting events first-hand in a safe and supportive environment.
Create and build a cultural garden with the kids in the school, providing education on sustainability and culture.
Establish a mentor program with community housing tenants, compile 100 writing kits, and credit vouchers for phone and data before Christmas for women in need over 55.
Provide 16 care packs to families escaping domestic violence. Packs include essential toiletries, kids items and fuel voucher.
Renovate space to use to help young people build skills that will lead them towards employment and achieving their life goals.
Purchase a Brinsea Humidicrib to provide sick or injured seabirds with individual temperature and humidity control, bringing facilities up to code standard.
To have 7 professional bodyboard coaches at 7 bodyboard clinic events for children aged between 8 and 17 years.
To purchase an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and provide 1st Aid training on CPR and AED use.
Purchase equipment to continue to report on daily beach activity to Surf Life Saving Australia, including people on beach, in water, and hazards.
To bring award winning puppet show ‘Beep’ to the tweed shire for the early learning sector to enjoy.
Train and develop coaches and judges in the gymnastics team.
Subsidise mental health training of 50 individuals, with the Grant covering $50 of each $150 participant fee.
35 to 45 refugees will be guests in the Tweed for a weekend comprising two nights of cultural exchange, education, fun and connection.
Thursday 29th July: Grants Applications Open
Tuesday 7th September, 5pm: Applications Close (new date)
Monday 13th September: Finalists Announced and Voting opens (new date)
Friday 17th September, 5pm: Voting Closes (new date)
Tuesday 5th October: Recipients Announced! (new date)
All applications will need to self allocate from the categories below
Art and culture
Initiatives related to the celebration, preservation or ongoing impact of arts, cultural and heritage projects in the Northern Rivers and Tweed region. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities such as community arts projects, restoration of items or areas with historical or cultural significance, performances.
Education
Initiatives that support imparting information or knowledge, skill sharing or improve delivery of teaching and education services. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities such as teaching aides and resources, reading programs, creating access and opportunities to engage in education.
Sport and recreation
Initiatives providing sport and recreational benefit to the wider community. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities such as shade for events, sporting equipment, uniforms, upgrading facilities, first aid equipment, tournaments, and training programs.
Sustainability
Initiatives that focus on building awareness, preservation, engagement with and/or sustainability of the natural environment. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities such as community gardens, sustainability education, restoration or care of ecosystems.
Health and well-being
Improving community access to health and well-being services. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities for youth groups, mentoring programs, community health services, health education, training and development programs.
Tourism
Initiatives promoting our region as the place to holiday. Example projects include activity programs/attractions to bring tourists to the area and promote the Northern Rivers highlights, education on our region, and big name events.
Science and Tech
Improving community access to science and tech availability and quality in the Northern Rivers. Ideas to drive improvements, upgrades, change and aim in the betterment of our area using tech advances.
*We aim to make the application process simple and give every applicant an equal opportunity to produce a quality application. This includes questions to guide you through submission criteria, including category and whether you are applying for a ‘Big’ or ‘Small’ Grant.
While we welcome small businesses and community groups to consider applying, unfortunately the following are ineligible for support through this program:
Additionally, the following Terms and Condition’s apply:
For more information in relation to eligibility criteria
Contact UsBy working together we can achieve so much more!
BBWH launched Australia’s largest Mobile Wildlife Hospital, offering expert veterinary care to native animals wherever and whenever there is a crisis impacting wildlife. Applying for a SCCU Grant in partnership with Australian Seabird Rescue, the dynamic duo is working on a much-needed Sea Turtle Recovery Dry Docking System, bringing a world-class enclosure to our shores.
The SHIFT Kitchen at Bangalow Heritage House is a community initiative that supports women experiencing homelessness and disadvantage in the Byron Shire. It aims to increase the health and wellbeing of women by increasing their knowledge and skills in healthy cooking, and increasing their employability. Our Community Grant helped to introduce a hospitality employment path that provides professional training for project participants providing them with skills needed to return to the workforce.
The Emergent Leaders Foundation run a number of programs that provide the skills, resources and structures for individuals, families and communities to let go of old frameworks and find a path to live a consciously harmonic life. Receiving the SCCU Grant for their Impactful Youth Project saw 50% of costs covered, providing scholarships for up to 22 youths hoping to participate. The project itself is a four day camp for young men and women: based on indigenous cultures in a safe environment– to test themselves, in confidence, personal leadership, emotional literacy, and teamwork.
A non-profit organisation based in Byron Bay, Reforest Now grows and plants trees to combat climate change and restore ecosystems. Growing 23,000 native Australian trees each year, at the time of application the nursery had reached maximum capacity with three tunnels. They have since used our SCCU Community Grant to build a 4th misting house tunnel, increasing their capacity by 100% to help meet the growing demand for trees to be replanted in our region and they themselves, have kept on growing.
2020
Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital
Precious Plastics Northern Rivers
GCB Environmental
Emergent Leaders Foundation
Georgia and Gisela Conechado
Pottsville Beach Community Hall
2019
Reforest Now
Shedding Community Workshop
The S.H.I.F.T. Project
Years of age
Australian our NZ resident
Confirmed employment
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