COWRA COUNCIL
NOTICEBOARD
August 3, 2018
COWRA COMMUNITY GROUPS - APPLY NOW FOR FUNDING! The Small Capital Equipment category has also Are you a community group with been increased to $1000 per grant under this a worthwhile project? Need new round to allow community groups to apply equipment or improvements to a for equipment such as new photocopiers and garden or building? Then, Cowra Council’s Community Grants Program printers.
may be for you!
The next round of Cowra Council’s $50,000 Community Grants Program is now open, with eligible individuals and community groups having until Friday 31 August 2018 to lodge applications. Applications for projects such as community gardens, environmental education, the construction of garden beds and re-vegetation are encouraged under the Natural Resource Management category which provides up to $1000 per grant.
In the last round of the program, a total of 19 local groups were presented with cheques ranging from $380–$2000 for projects including building, restoring, painting, sporting equipment, and the design of a new airport hangar. Groups applying must be not-for-profit, primarily volunteer run and based in Cowra Shire. Projects must also directly benefit the local community. Please visit Council’s website to read more and download an application form.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEEK - 30 JULY TO 5 AUGUST During this special week we encourage awarded annually by Council for a local student people to explore some of the ways in which that completed their Higher School Certificate local government is part of their lives, and to in Cowra to attend CSU at either the Bathurst, showcase some of the things council does for the Orange, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Canberra, Alburycommunity. Did you know? Wodonga, or Port Macquarie campuses. • Cowra Council will spend $1.46 million on gravel road maintenance and re-sheeting in 2018- ….and so much more. Check out our website 2019. www.cowracouncil.com.au to find out more • Cowra has a 90 percent effective recycling rate about what your council does for you and your for kerbside material, and Cowra’s MRF is one of community. the most sustainable waste processing facilities in NSW. • Cowra Council will spend $100,000 on village tip improvements in 2018-2019. • Cowra’s Cherry Tree Avenue project now has 977 trees planted in groves on Sakura Ave, Evans St, Binni Creek Rd, and Doncaster Drive. • Council will spend $700,000 on new and replacement water mains in 2018-2019. • Council funds a local scholarship through Charles Sturt University. The scholarship is
NEW SHIRE ENTRY SIGNS PROVIDE A WARM WELCOME
If you’re heading into Cowra from Boorowa along the Lachlan Valley Way or Bathurst along the Mid Western Highway you’ll notice our new Cowra Shire signs have gone up to welcome visitors and residents heading home. Further Shire boundary signs are planned for the next financial year.
SCIENCE WEEK 2018
This event will feature special screenings of short films from the Science Hub Orange Cowra Cabonne + SCINEMA International Science Film Festival 2018.
A partnership between the Science Hub - Orange Cowra Cabonne, Natural Resource Management (NRM) Cowra, Cowra Council and The Office of Environment and Heritage, the event will be held at the Cowra Civic Centre on Friday 10 August from 7pm to 10pm.
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There will be no cost, but a gold coin donation is appreciated to go to a local charity. Food and drinks will be supplied during the evening by SHOCC and NRM Cowra, and prizes will be given on the night. Bookings are essential via the eventbrite website or tel: 0413 910697. This event supported by Inspiring Australia and the CORRIDOR project.
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Cowra Shire Council Private Bag 342 Cowra NSW 2794 116 Kendal Street, Cowra, NSW 2794 Email: council@cowra.nsw.gov.au