Thirteen local community groups have extra reason to smile this week thanks to some funding success.
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On Monday, November 20 Dubbo Regional Council handed out the cheques for the successful applications in the Community Services Fund.
The groups that received funding are:
- Orana Education and Training Cooperative - $993.89
- Dubbo Legacy/Division of Orange Legacy - $5000
- Orana Arts Inc - $15,556
- Boys to the Bush - $12,800
- Creative Community Concepts - $16,000
- Tubba-Gah Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation - $11,220
- Orana Broadcasters - $8716.60
- Comobella Hall Trust - $3307.70
- Orana Support Services - $4726
- Dubbo Rivercare Group - $1856
- Dubbo View Club $1395
- Western Academy of Sport - $3370
Two groups received more than $15,000.
Creative Community Concepts will use the funding for a positive intergenerational, elders program, while the funding for Orana Arts will be used to help fund the Kumi Taiko Japanese drumming program.
The Community Services Fund provides money to organisations that implement projects or activities that deliver social or environmental outcomes to the Dubbo local government area.
Applications for round two of the fund will open on February 1, 2024.
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Orlander Ruming
Deputy editor at the Daily Liberal, covering council, politics, human interest stories, community news and everything in between.
Deputy editor at the Daily Liberal, covering council, politics, human interest stories, community news and everything in between.
