Neighbourhood Grants

Neighbourhood Grants 2011

We've made $10,000 available to not-for-profit organisations that are based in or provide services to Emerald Park community or surrounding Wellard/Kwinana area.  Successful organisations add value to the local community via sporting, welfare, cultural, recreational or other not-for-profit activities.

Six local groups received their grants at a presentation ceremony at the central lake parkland on Sunday 3rd April, attended by Councillor Richard Smith from the City of Rockingham.

Applications were received from a broad cross-section of the community with the successful recipients representing community groups contributing to Emerald Park and the wider Wellard community.

Cedar Woods State Manager WA, Stuart Duplock said that selecting the grant recipients was a very difficult decision as there were many excellent nominations.

"We received applications from a cross section of the community and it was difficult to choose the grant winners, as every applicant makes a tangible difference to Wellard and its surrounds. However, we really wanted to help those orgranisations whose impact is felt by more than the direct individuals they support. The charities we selected this year create a positive ripple effect throughout the community and this is key to developing happy and healthy places to live.” he said.

Recipients were announced on 18 September at a presentation ceremony at the Emerald Park Central Parkland, attended by the Town of Kwinana Mayor Carol Adams.

This year’s beneficiaries include:

Youth Focus
Youth Focus is an independent charity that provides free mental health services for young people between 12 and 18 years of age who are suffering from depression, suicide ideation and self-harm. The funding from Cedar Woods will help support the provision of counseling to teenagers in the Kwinana and Rockingham area.
www.youthfocus.com.au

Kwinana Safety House
 Kwinana Safety House is a child protection program providing a network of safe places for children within the community. They provide children with the skills and confidence to feel safe through school education programs. They will use their grant for a new gazebo which will be used at market days and the Kwinana Festival, as well as help paying for  literature to promote their services.
Visit their facebook page for more information

Communicare Breathing Space
CBS provides a residential, three month behaviour change program for men who have been abusive within a family environment. The therapeutic community offers a range of groups and individual counseling in order to provide outcomes that increase the safety of women and children. Their services extend to providing a support and referral facility to family members.  The Cedar Woods funding will help the charity buy essential new equipment for its kitchen and laundry.
www.communicare.org.au

Kwinana Theatre Workshop
KTW is the longest operating theatre group in the district, operating since 1969. They provide entertainment to audiences up and down the coast, and inland to Pinjarra and even further afield through the dedicated efforts of their volunteers who comprise the management committees, cast and crew, fundraisers and costume makers. They will use the grant to help keep the doors of the theatre open, investing in new equipment and promotions, plus paying for performance rights.

Click here to find out more about the upcoming performance of 'Educating Rita' showing throughout October.

Frank Konecny Community Centre
The Frank Konecny Community Centre opened in 1990 with the primary aim of providing support to the local and surrounding communities through a venue and infrastructure which enables a variety of services, programs and activities to take place. A particular emphasis is placed on assisting families who are socially isolated. The grant will be used to fund a creative jewellery making workshop for mature age adults and seniors.

Kwinana Cricket Club
The Kwinana Cricket Club will use their grant to pay for cricket balls for the junior cricket teams. This helps to reduce the cost of playing for the children, ensuring that teams continue to be fielded throughout the season.

Kwinana Christmas Lollie Run
This initiative, supported by Rotary and volunteers, has been running since 1984. They visit Wellard and the surrounding area on Christmas day with Santa delivering a bags of lollies to the children. The grant will be used to purchase lollies and Santa suits. 

We look forward to bringing the Neighbourhood Grants back to Emerald Park in 2012.