Community Investments Stream: Round 4 grant recipients
Learn who are the successful applicants of round 4 of the Building Better Regions Fund – Community Investments Stream.
The list of successful applicants that have been offered funding under the Building Better Regions Fund Community Investments stream for round 4.
| Applicant Organisation | Project Title | Project Description | Project Location | State | Grant Approved | Total Project Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment, Planning And Sustainable Development Directorate - Departmental | Drought Mitigation Through Farm Diversification | The project will research and assess the barriers and opportunities for farm diversification in the Australian Capital Territory. | Tharwa | ACT | $42,200 | $84,400 |
| Northern Rivers Food Incorporated | Northern Rivers Food Regional Resilience Strategy | The project will develop a five year Northern Rivers Food Resilience Strategy, to enhance the resilience and preparedness of growers and producers in the region. | Byron Bay | NSW | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Eurobodalla Shire Council | Eurobodalla Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Strategy | The project will develop a strategic plan that will implement the investment opportunities of the New South Wales government's Biodiversity Offset Scheme and Biodiversity Conservation Trust in Eurobodalla, and improve the green infrastructure in the Eurobodalla region. | Moruya | NSW | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| Oberon Council | Oberon Outdoor Festival | The project will deliver the ‘Oberon Outdoor Festival’, a month of outdoor adventure events that will generate visitors to the Oberon region during November. | Oberon | NSW | $18,500 | $20,000 |
| Bega Valley Shire Council | Bega Valley Driving Economic Growth by Researching Key Sector Development | The project will research three key regional industries – Tourism, Agribusiness and Health and Aged Care to form a basis for community and economic strategies. | Bega | NSW | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| Green Innovation Awards Incorporated | Green Innovation Awards Northern Rivers 2021 | The project will expand the existing Green Innovation Awards so that competition entrants can be mentored by industry, science and Indigenous experts to further develop their innovations. | Goonellabah | NSW | $19,500 | $19,500 |
| Narrandera Shire Council | Narrungdera Earth Fest Creative Economy Project | The project will deliver a Creative Economy Training Program and a three day Narrungdera Earth Festival for the whole community in the Narrandera region. | Narrandera | NSW | $136,675 | $273,350 |
| Griffith City Council | Sunshine Super Girl World Premiere & Yarruwala Wiradjuri Cultural Festival | The project will present the World Premiere and a short season of Sunshine Super Girl, a theatre production telling the story of Yvonne Goolagong-Crawley. | Griffith | NSW | $35,000 | $60,000 |
| Cobar Shire Council | Cobar Economic Resiliency Strategy | The project will develop a Cobar Economic Resilience Strategy. | Cobar | NSW | $67,324 | $89,766 |
| Toy Libraries Australia Inc | Messy Play Days at Toy Libraries | The project will deliver seven Messy Play Days in regional New South Wales and Victoria. | Gunnedah | NSW | $19,935 | $20,985 |
| Destination Riverina Murray Ltd | Destination Inspiration and Activation Program | The project will deliver five tourism business support events across the Riverina Murray region and mentor up to 15 participants. | Wagga Wagga | NSW | $44,765 | $89,530 |
| Australian Pecan Association Inc | Australian Pecan Industry Resilience Conference & Field Days | The project will deliver an Australian pecan industry conference and on-farm field days in each of the three growing regions focusing on drought and market resilience. | Bexhill | NSW | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Glen Innes Severn Council | Future Jobs Growth & Local Skills Gaps Research Project | The project will deliver two research projects to identify the future growth possibilities and population drivers for the Glen Innes Severn local government area. | Glen Innes | NSW | $84,200 | $84,200 |
| Port Macquarie Hastings Council | Port Macquarie Bicentenary 200Together | The project will deliver a community event celebrating the Bicentenary of Port Macquarie. | Port Macquarie | NSW | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Arts Mid North Coast | Screen Industry Development for the Mid North Coast of NSW (MNC) | The project will develop a plan to support the film industry and deliver three workshops in the Mid North Coast region. | Moorland | NSW | $15,000 | $30,000 |
| Richmond Valley Council | Richmond Valley Council Destination Management Plan | The project will develop a Destination Management Plan focused on renewed tourism planning following the 2019 fires. | Casino | NSW | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Dubbo Regional Council | Regional Event Research Strategy | The project will deliver the Dubbo Regional Events Research Paper to provide a strategy for future events in the region. | Dubbo | NSW | $42,500 | $85,000 |
| Cowra Shire Council | Word | The project will deliver a series of workshops and performances that will use performing arts to focus on improving rural mental health. | Cowra | NSW | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Lithgow City Council | Lithgow Halloween 2021 | The project will expand the established Lithgow Halloween event in 2021 by providing additional rides and entertainment, expanded events and a new closing event. | Lithgow | NSW | $47,000 | $174,000 |
| Merimbula Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism | Sapphire Coast Seachange Expo | The project will deliver a two day event that showcases the region. | Merimbula | NSW | $20,000 | $25,000 |
| Cooma Chamber of Commerce Incorporated | Cooma Chamber of Commerce Strategic Action Plan Development Project | The project will deliver a strategic plan for local businesses to drive the local economy into the future and understand the issues faced by business. | Cooma | NSW | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Clifton And Districts Chamber of Commerce | Clifton District Tourism and Events Strategic Plan | The project will develop a tourism and events strategy, marketing plan and development plan for a new tourism event. | Clifton | QLD | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Burnett Catchment Care Association | Agricultural Strategy for the Western Burnett | The project will deliver a strategic plan to support the development of economic and natural resource management foundations for long-term agricultural and environmental sustainability in the Western Burnett region. | Eidsvold/Mundubbera | QLD | $97,500 | $130,500 |
| Toowoomba And Surat Basin Enterprise Pty Ltd | Health 2030 - Building our Economy - Stage 1 | The project will undertake research to identify the challenges and opportunities facing the healthcare sector in the Darling Downs region. | Toowoomba City | QLD | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Bundaberg Regional Council | Taste Bundaberg Festival | The project will expand the existing Taste Bundaberg Festival with five key new elements: a Taste Bundaberg Festival central precinct, a Celebrate the Farmer opening night event, a Celebrity Chef learning experience and an industry Food Conference plus an Indigenous Fare evening event. | Bundaberg West | QLD | $50,000 | $105,300 |
| Southern Downs Regional Council | Shaping the Future of Events on the Southern Downs | The project will deliver a comprehensive strategic events plan the Southern Downs region with a focus on social and economic sustainability. | Warwick | QLD | $21,037 | $82,377 |
| Somerset Regional Council | Somerset Cross Country - Hosting the Queensland Cross Country State Champs | The project will support the 2021 Queensland Athletics State Cross Country Championships in Toogoolawah, QLD. | Toogoolawah | QLD | $12,500 | $25,000 |
| Scenic Rim Regional Council | Scenic Rim Smart Region Strategy | The project will deliver a strategic plan to improve digital competitiveness, develop innovation hubs, grow efficiency and create job opportunities in the region. | Beaudesert | QLD | $38,500 | $77,000 |
| The Noosa Long Weekend Inc | NOOSA alive! - Creating a destination festival | The project will undertake data collection and expand the NOOSA alive! 2021 festival by producing and delivering four new performance works. | Noosa Heads | QLD | $60,000 | $682,500 |
| Australian Camp Oven Festival Millmerran Inc | Camp Oven Dinner Under The Stars | The project will deliver the first Camp Oven Dinner Under the Stars event for the Australian Camp Oven Festival. | Millmerran | QLD | $16,300 | $16,300 |
| Southern Downs Regional Council | Granite Belt Bites, Beats & Bounce | The project will deliver a youth-focused event promoting music, food and physical activity. | Stanthorpe | QLD | $20,000 | $21,504 |
| Roma Business Development Association Inc | Commerce Roma Strategic Plan | The project will create a strategic plan to drive economic growth and build a sustainable local economy for the Roma region. | Roma | QLD | $15,000 | $16,000 |
| The Nambour Tramway Company Ltd | Creating Brand Nambour to drive the transition to a new economy | The project will create a new brand for Nambour with the aim of increasing visitation and socio-economic progress in the region. | Nambour | QLD | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| Thallon Community Services Ltd | Thallon forging it’s tourism future beyond drought | The project will provide a strategic plan to maximise the region’s opportunities to improve tourism and the overall sustainability of the community. | Thallon | QLD | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Security4Women Incorporated | Economic Security4Women Connection Program | The project will provide three online leadership and capability mentoring sessions to 10 women who are running a business in a remote, drought-affected area of Queensland. | Various | QLD | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Logan City Council | Jimboomba Place Activation and Events Strategy 2020-2025 | The project will deliver a strategic plan focused on event and place activation in the Jimboomba region, as well as a launch event for the strategy. | Jimboomba | QLD | $100,000 | $200,000 |
| Mackay Regional Council For Social Development Ltd. | Health and Wellbeing for Drought affected Communities | The project will deliver three health and wellbeing workshops, and mentoring and coaching for not-for-profit organisations in the Whitsunday Regional Council area. | Collinsville | QLD | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Creative Regions Limited | CORRUGATED | The project will create four artist-led workshop series focused on community involvement, and a final community centric event to showcase workshop outcomes. | Gin Gin | QLD | $19,562 | $19,562 |
| Gladstone Regional Council | Luminous 2021-Heritage | The project will illuminate three heritage buildings in the town plus add a new water and lights display in the annual Gladstone Luminous event. | Glen Eden | QLD | $75,000 | $150,000 |
| The Yarraman Business Group Inc | Yarraman Finish Line Festival 2021 | The project will deliver a free festival at the finish line of the Brisbane Valley Festival of Cycling. | Yarraman | QLD | $25,750 | $25,750 |
| City of Victor Harbor | The Festival and Events Strategy and Action Plan | The project will deliver a strategic events plan to increase tourism over the winter months and develop Victor Harbor as a year-round destination. | Victor Harbor | SA | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council | Clare & Gilbert Valleys Cultural Tourism Strategy | The project will support the development of a five year Cultural Tourism Strategy for the Clare and Gilbert Valleys region in South Australia. | Clare | SA | $7,260 | $14,520 |
| Copper Coast Council | Copper Coast Food Art and Wine Festival | The project will stage a three day festival to improve the social and economic well-being of the region. | Kadina | SA | $27,000 | $60,230 |
| Barunga West Council | Barunga West Council Recreational Trail Strategy | The project will develop a recreational trail strategy to promote tourism and increase economic value in the local community. | Port Broughton | SA | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Workshop26 Incorporated | Workshop26 Artisan Markets Program | The project will deliver a 12 month program of quarterly day-evening markets focused around various art mediums and crafts. | Kimba | SA | $15,942 | $15,942 |
| WOTL Ltd | Pilot Introductory Leadership Program for Rural and Regional Women | The project will provide workshops to develop communication skills, resilience and confidence for women in Cleve and Streaky Bay. | Streaky Bay | SA | $17,750 | $19,500 |
| Mid Murray Council | Murray River Dark Sky Reserve Astro Tourism Strategy | The project will develop a tourism strategy to leverage the newly declared dark sky reserve in the Mid Murray region. | Mannum | SA | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Tourism Marketing Committee Flinders Ranges & Outback SA Inc | Rising Stars Leadership Program | The project will provide mentoring for four participants in the Flinders Ranges and outback regions of South Australia. | Hawker | SA | $19,500 | $19,500 |
| Mintaro Progress Association Inc | THE CLARE VALLEY FESTIVAL OF LAMB | The project will deliver a three day festival in Clare Valley with lamb as the central theme. | Mintaro | SA | $13,600 | $16,100 |
| Break O'Day Council | Break O’Day Council Recreational Trails Strategy | The project will develop a strategic plan to determine the current and future needs, and the economic opportunities around recreational trails in the Break O'Day Council regional area. | St Helens | TAS | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| Moira Shire Council | Sun Country Visiting Friends and Relatives Campaign | The project will deliver the Sun Country Visiting Friends and Relatives Campaign. | Cobram | VIC | $20,000 | $78,325 |
| Shire of Bruce Rock | Transitioning the Bruce Rock Economy | The project will deliver a strategic plan which will identify priorities to transform the Bruce Rock economy in the three focus areas of enterprise development, industry opportunity and liveability. | Bruce Rock | WA | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Desert Support Services Pty Ltd | Building Indigenous tourism in the deserts | The project will bring desert groups together to collaborate on local and regional tourism projects. | East Perth | WA | $150,000 | $200,000 |
| The Western Australian Opera Co Inc | Bran Nue Dae Regional Tour (additional week in Southwest WA) | The project will deliver a regional tour of the musical theatre production Bran Nue Dae to the regional towns of Albany and Esperance in Western Australia. | Albany | WA | $200,000 | $715,563 |
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