Community Support Program Recipients
Nineteen local not-for-profit organisations, including community groups, sports clubs, and schools will receive almost $44,000 in sponsorship funding through Westernport Water’s Community Support Program.
Recipients were invited to a cheque presentation event last Wednesday to celebrate the hard work and great ideas of these mostly volunteer community groups.
The program is one of Westernport Water’s key community engagement initiatives, designed to support projects that benefit the wider community and build positive change across the themes of Healthy People, Healthy Communities, and a Healthy Planet.
Successful applicants have been awarded sponsorship funding to support local events and a range of projects such as drinking fountains, water-saving devices, revegetation, and efforts related to environment and water conservation.
Quotes attributed to Dona Tantirimudalige, Managing Director of Westernport Water
“I congratulate all the recipients of our Community Support Program and deeply appreciate the volunteers who took the time to apply. This year, we received more applications than ever, making the decision particularly challenging.”
“At Westernport Water, we take great pride in supporting our community. We have a long history of doing so, with our support dating back to our early beginnings in the 1960s!”
“Our annual community sponsorship provides about $50K annually plus in-kind support, to help the outstanding efforts of community volunteers, non-profit groups, and schools to make positive social and environmental change.”
The successful applicants are:
Drinking fountains:
- Newhaven Primary School
- Phillip Island Golf Club
- Phillip Island Soccer Club
Small projects & initiatives:
- Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club Inc.
- Coronet Bay Community Garden
- Bass Coast Landcare
- Ventnor Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
- Change for Sam
Events:
- Destination Phillip Island
- San Remo District Tourism & Business Inc
- Kilcunda Community Association Incorporated
- PI Progress Association
- Phillip Island Ukulele Group Incorporation
- Arts Society Phillip Island Region Inc.
- Phillip Island & District Railway Modellers Inc.
- WBCSLC & PIFNC
- Cowes Yacht Club Inc
- Phillip Island & District Basketball Assoc
Sports Hydration:
- Phillip Island & District Basketball Assoc
Schools:
- San Remo Primary School