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

 

 

$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.”