CONGRATS TO LOCAL WINNERS

Australia Day Awards

The year is off to a flying start for our local community, which kicked off with our annual Coolum Beach Australia Day Awards held recently.

Congratulations to the Citizen of the Year, Brennan Carolan (right, top), and to our Community Group of the Year, Coolum Hearts (middle). The Volunteer of the Year was awarded to both Dave Cush of the Coolum Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (pictured right, bottom) and Coolum and Northshore Coastcare’s Leigh Warneminde.

Great to see such deserving recipients being recognized for their many years of service to our local community. A big thank you also to the Lions Club of Coolum Beach for once again hosting these important awards.

Nominate For Qld Greats

Speaking of local heroes, time is running out to nominate individuals for the 2023 Queensland Greats Awards. These awards are an opportunity to honour the State’s home grown heroes across three categories – individual, institution, and posthumous, and close on 17 February, 2023.

Community Grants Available

There’s also a number of opportunities currently available for community groups:

• Gambling Community Benefit Fund $100K Super Round – closes 28 February, 2023

• Minor Infrastructure Program (Sport and Rec) – closes 2 March, 2023

• Fair Play vouchers –parents and guardians can apply for a voucher of up to $150 towards sport and active recreation membership – applications close 29 March, 2023 unless fully allocated earlier

• Community Sustainability Spaces grant –closes 16 February, 2023

For more information on any of the above, including how to apply, give me a call on 5406

7900 or email ninderry@parliament.qld.gov. au.

A YEAR OF PROJECTS...

It’s going to be a big year for our community, as we see some significant progress on one of our biggest projects, the Coolum roundabout upgrade, and I look forward to working with locals when the next round of consultation commences soon.

ARE YOU READY TO CARE?

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