2025-2026 Community Grants Program Summary - Community Project Grants, Three-year Community Alliance Agreements And Three-year Signature Community Events

Thank you. So the first report today we've got is the summary report of all our community grants. So community grants that we're considering this round are our community project grants, which includes events, includes equipment, includes infrastructures. Structures and programs and projects. The other part we bring to the table is our three-year grants, which is our alliance and signature community events. We are recommending a total of two hundred and fifty one thousand five hundred and thirty three dollars and fifty three cents our community project grants and for our three year grants we are recommending a hundred and ninety thousand eight hundred and seventy dollars and eleven cents. That then gives us a remaining budget of just over a hundred and eleven thousand dollars to be put forward to our quick response, our individual sports grants and any emergent grant respondents that were received throughout the year as well. So this is our first year that we're running the new policy and our new policy only covers that one year of community grants. So it's only open for one year. We're then looking to open up our quick in September. So we're looking for applications. But just in case some very emergent grants come through and they slip the gap in terms of that one year, we've also got a little bit of remaining budget to cover that.

Brian Stockwell36:58

Anyone else wish to discuss the matter? I'll put the motion to those in favour. That's carried unanimously. If we can ask Councillor Wegener to come back into the meeting. Excellent. Move on to the sixth item which is community grants program, three year community alliance agreements. Do we have a declaration or more than one declaration?

Nicola Wilson37:33

In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, I inform the meeting that I have prescribed conflict of interest in relation to item 8.6, 2025-26 community grants program, three year community alliance agreements. Agenda, in relation to the funding recommendation to Noosa Arts Theatre, as I am the senior vice president. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on. Will exit the stage light.

Karen Finzel41:47

I think we've said a lot, but I do love the signature events, because when I've worked on committees back in the past, you know, applying for these grants, you know, rolling over alliance grants, my apologies, I got excited. I think it's great because it leaves the committee to get on with the job of delivering what they need to bring to the community. So I love these and I think it's a wonderful opportunity. And I know when you meet with committee members that actually finally get this up, because it's quite a big process, and be able to have that assurity that they can operate for three years with that money and really do some forward strategic planning, I think we all benefit from that, so I think it's