Several community groups from around the region have been given a lift to help with different projects and events by Stratford Coal.
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The grant winners were presented with letters indicating the amount given to their group at a morning tea held on Wednesday June 8.
The Gloucester Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) sub branch applied for funds to purchase new folding chairs for services, like Anzac day, held at the War Memorial.
RSL member Bob Hewett says the current chairs are old, heavy and unsafe. At the moment, the members have to carry the chairs when setting up for a service at Gloucester Memorial Park.
“This is a real problem given the age and physical health of our members,” says Mr Hewett.
An other issue for the club is storing the chairs which are big and bulky. The grant money will go toward the purchasing lighter chairs which can be stored more easily.
The other groups to receive grants are:
- Dymocks Children’s Charities Ltd for Gloucester School Public Library Regeneration Project
- Gloucester Country Club for Stratford Coal Super Sevens Golf Competition
- Dungog Arts Society for Annual Art Exhibition major prize
- Rotary Club of Gloucester for Outdoor Fitness Trail – stage 3
- Gangat Rural Fire Brigade for purchasing training equipment
- Stroud Rodeo Association for 2016 Stroud Rodeo and campdraft
- United Wild Dog Alliance – Mid North Coast for wild dog eradication
- Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association for cool room in kiosk for Dungog Showground
- Gloucester RSL Sub Branch for safe seating for RSL services
- Gloucester Mountain Man Triathlon Incorporated for the Mountain Man Tri Challenge
- Worimi First People Aboriginal Corporation for NAIDOC Day 2016 and Gloucester Public School Brekkie Club
- Gloucester Chamber of Commerce for Chill Out Festival 2016
- Stroud Show Association Inc. for 2016 Stroud Show
- Gloucester Thunderbolts Swimming Club Inc. for storage reels for lane ropes
- Stroud Road Community Hall and Progress Association for Stroud Road Spring ‘Bash ‘n Bang’
- Gloucester District Historical Society for construction of archive and research centre – solar power system
- Rotary Club of Dungog for Dungog Pedalfest 2016
- Midcoast Science and Engineering Challenge for Midcoast Science and Engineering Challenge and Discovery Day
The Stratford Coal Community Support Program has given out $450,000 to community groups since starting in 2010.
