Annual Report 2020-21

                                                                            2020 - 21 Annual Report



Grants to Community Organisations
Council actively assists community organisations to implement projects and activities which benefit
Noosa Shire residents. As such, Council’s grants are intended to help organisations and individuals
to meet community and environmental needs, build community skills and resilience and develop
and maintain community infrastructure.
For the period, Council’s grants were managed in accordance with several policies including:
   •   Community Grants Policy (adopted 21 May 2020);
   •   Environment Grants Policy (adopted 19 September 2019); and,
   •   Economic Development Grants Policy (adopted 16 November 2017).
Council allocated a total of $1,032,608 to support community organisations and activities.
In accordance with section 189 of the LG Regulation, a summary of all grants to community
organisations for the financial year is shown in the table below.

Table 11 – Expenditure on grants to community organisations


Grant Recipient                                                                Funding Amount ($)

Community Project Grant

Anywhere Theatre Festival Limited                                                         7,500.00
AV Coastguard Association                                                               10,000.00
Cooroora Historical Society T/A Noosa Shire Museum                                           4,914.80
Cooroora Netball Club Inc                                                                 6,780.00
Cooroora United Football Club                                                                2,239.85
Cooroy Chamber of Commerce Inc                                                           1,500.00
Cooroy Eumundi Cricket Club Inc                                                         10,000.00
Cooroy Memorial Hall Association Inc                                                     3,000.00
Noosa 2010 Probus Club                                                                       1,545.46
Noosa and District Pipe Band Inc                                                             3,821.00
Noosa Arts Theatre Inc                                                                    3,055.00
Noosa Australian Football Club                                                           7,000.00
Noosa Branch Little Athletics Inc                                                            4,252.37
Noosa District Netball Association Inc                                                       3,386.36
Noosa Environmental Education Hub                                                        8,800.00
Noosa Malibu Club                                                                         3,850.00
Noosa Shire Chess Club Inc                                                               3,000.00
Noosa Trailblazers Mountain Bike Club Inc                                                 4,682.00
Noosa Volleyball Club Inc                                                                6,400.00
Noosa Water Polo                                                                             1,381.00
NoosaCare Incorporated                                                                   8,000.00
Pomona & District Community House Inc                                                    2,000.00

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