Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill, today congratulated the eighteen local community groups that share in $300,000 funding in this year’s Community Building Partnership grants.
The CBP Grant program funds capital works in by voluntary and community groups across NSW each year.
This year thousands of local residents had their say in the Summer Hill Community Survey and helped distribute funding.
The funding will aim to create more vibrant and inclusive communities and deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes.
The successful applicants are:
Dulwich Hill Public School P & C Association |
A Nature Playground at Dulwich Hill Public School |
$15,000 |
Ashbury Public School P & C Association |
New Accessible Playground Equipment for Ashbury Public School |
$20,000 |
Dobroyd Point Primary School P & C Association |
Outdoor playground and resurfacing |
$20,000 |
Haberfield School P & C Association |
Outdoor Learning Area and Sensory Garden |
$20,000 |
Yeo Park Infants School P & C Association |
Library Refurbishment |
$17,000 |
Marrickville Public School P & C Association |
A Yarning Circle and Native Plant Garden |
$15,000 |
Summer Hill Children's Centre |
Bathroom refurbishment |
$25,000 |
Lewisham Public School P & C Association |
Playground Upgrade - Imaginative Environmental Play |
$20,000 |
Addison Road Centre For Arts; Culture; Community And Environment Ltd. |
Waste No More – Community Kitchen appliances |
$20,000 |
The Infants' Home Child and Family Services |
A Place to Play, Learn and Grow: Preschool Playground Upgrade |
$15,000 |
Saint Patrick's Catholic Primary School |
Installation of a School Vegetable Patch and Playground Equipment |
$3,000 |
Polly's Club Inc. |
Sound System Upgrade |
$5,000 |
Newtown Breakaways Football Club Inc. |
Electronic Scoreboard for Mahoney Reserve |
$10,000 |
Marrickville Croquet Club Inc. |
Installation of Motorised Extendable Shade Awning at Marrickville Croquet Club |
$8,000 |
Western Suburbs Lawn Tennis Association Ltd. |
Demolish and Replace Existing Fencing Along Courts |
$12,000 |
Marrickville Legal Centre |
Marrickville Legal Centre Reception Refurbishment |
$40,000 |
Wilkins Public School P&C Association |
42kW Solar Installation for Wilkins Public School |
$20,000 |
Ashfield Public School P & C Association |
Installation of 47kW Solar System at Ashfield PS |
$15,000 |
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$300,000 |
Quotes attributable to the Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill
“These groups represent everything we love about the inner west: dedicated and passionate people doing their very best to take care of others.
“These are hardworking P&C’s, community and childcare centres, as well as sporting clubs and arts organisations.
“I am so grateful to all the local residents who participated in my community survey and to all the organisations that applied for this year’s grant round.
"This grassroots funding will directly benefit our community, delivering new infrastructure and paying for much-needed improvements.
"I am proud of each of the groups that applied and thank the community for taking the time to let me know what projects they hoped to see funded.
“This is an outstanding result for the local community.”