Community Support Program

Community Support Program recipients

2024-25 CSP Recipients

Westernport Water is proud to announce that almost $44,000 was distributed to 19 local not-for-profit community groups for our 2024-25 Community Support Program.

Congratulations to the following successful applicants, who will receive part or full sponsorship for their projects and events for the 2024-25 financial year:

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

2023-24 CSP Recipients

Westernport Water is proud to announce that $30,000 was distributed to 17 local not-for-profit community groups for our 2023-24 Community Support Program.

Congratulations to the following successful applicants, who will receive part or full sponsorship for their projects and events for the 2023-24 financial year:

  • Artists Society of Phillip Island – Art Show sponsorship
  • Cowes Yacht Club Inc – Around French Island Catamaran Challenge event sponsorship
  • Destination Phillip Island – 2023 Island Whale Festival
  • Kilcunda Community Association Incorporated – 2024 Kilcunda Lobster Festival
  • Phillip Island Bicycle User Group Inc. – Reusable water bottles for members
  • Phillip Island Community Orchard – Garden Waste Compost Station
  • Phillip Island & District Railway Modellers Inc. – Model Railway Exhibition event sponsorship
  • Phillip Island Fire Brigade – Phillip Island CFA Awards night
  • Phillip Island Golf Club – Drinking fountain
  • Phillip Island Landcare Group – Membership drive plants for new and re-signed members
  • Phillip Island Progress Association – Island Voice – Cowes Carols by the Bay event sponsorship
  • Phillip Island Ukulele Group Incorporation – Phillip Island and Bass Coast Ukulele Festival
  • Powlett River Primary School – Back to the Future – native plants for generations project
  • San Remo District Tourism & Business Inc. – TIDAL Seafood Festival
  • The Island Story Gatherers Inc. – Phillip Island Festival of Stories
  • Threatened Species Conservancy – Gardens for change: linking youth-led threatened butterfly conservation with native gardening
  • Totally Renewable Tenby – Totally Renewable Tenby

2022-23 CSP Recipients

Westernport Water is proud to announce that over $35,000 was distributed to 17 local not-for-profit community groups for our 2022-23 Community Support Program.

Congratulations to the following successful applicants, who will receive part or full sponsorship for their projects and events for the 2022-23 financial year:

  • Destination Phillip Island – 2022 Island Whale Festival
  • Bass Coast Community Foundation – Reusable water bottles for “Kids as Catalyst” student participants
  • Bass Valley Primary School – Drinking fountains for playground
  • Coronet Bay Combined Community Group – Fun Run event sponsorship
  • Coronet Bay Community Garden Inc – Wind breaks and plants
  • Cowes Yacht Club Inc – Around French Island Catamaran Challenge event sponsorship
  • Phillip Island Bowling Club Inc – Phillip Island Primary Schools Competition event sponsorship
  • Phillip Island Community and Learning Centre – Water tank connection for future community garden
  • Phillip Island Croquet Club Inc – Native garden installation
  • Phillip Island & District Railway Modellers Inc – Model Railway Exhibition event sponsorship
  • Phillip Island Land Alliance – Weed identification cards and training
  • Phillip Island Pony Club – Native garden installation
  • Phillip Island Progress Assn – Island Voice – Cowes Carols by the Bay event sponsorship
  • San Remo Pre-School – new water saving toilets for preschool students
  • Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club Inc – Installation of Grease Interceptor at clubhouse

Round 2 / 2021-22 CSP Recipients

Westernport Water is proud to announce that over $10,750 was distributed to 5 community organisations for Round 2 of our Community Support Program for 2021-22.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

  • Little Penguin Dash event – PI Football and Netball Club & Woolamai Beach SLSC
  • Channel Challenge – Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club
  • Newhaven Primary School
  • San Remo Pre-School
  • PICAL (Phillip Island Community Adult Learning Centre)

Round 1 / 2021-22 CSP Recipients

Westernport Water is proud to announce that over $14,500 was be distributed to 7 community organisations for Round 1 of our Community Support Program for 2021-22.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

  • Powlett River Primary School
  • Kernot Grantville Fire Brigade
  • Bass Valley Community Group
  • Phillip Island Fire Brigade
  • Cowes Yacht Club
  • Phillip Island and District Basketball Association
  • Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club

2020-21 Recipients

In 2020-21 we introduced the new Community Support Program, through which over $30,000 was distributed to 12 local community organisations.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

– Bass Coast Landcare Network

– Corinella & District Community Centre

– Coronet Bay Community Garden

– Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School

– Phillip Island Community & Learning Centre

– Phillip Island Early Learning Centre

– Phillip Island Landcare Group

– Powlett River Primary School

– Rhyll Coast Action

– San Remo Primary School

– Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club

– Woolamai Recreation Reserve

 
If your community group, sports club or not-for profit organisation is looking for sponsorship from Westernport Water for a project or event in the 2021-22 financial year, go to our Community Support Program webpage.