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Cash boost for non-profit BY TIM BOTTAMS A MAJOR grant will be awarded to the Ballarat Foundation should Labor win the upcoming State election. Member for Wendouree, and the seat’s Labor candidate, Juliana Addison announced $75,000 would
support the non-profit’s community work, including the delivery of the L2P learner driver mentor program. “Philanthropic organisations like the Ballarat Foundation need a bit more help. I’ve identified this as one of my key priorities for the election,” Ms Addison said.
“It’s going to be through this support, and this grant, that more kids will have access to the drive program, and more kids will be able to get books through the Ballarat Reads program. “I’m really, really proud to be backing in the Ballarat Foundation so they can have continued success
Many local groups received Ballarat Foundation Community Impact Grants earlier this year. Photo: FILE
Support drive: L2P participant Aditi Karna and teacher Rod Stewart, with Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison, and Ballarat Foundation CEO Andrew Eales. Photo: TIM BOTTAMS
into the future supporting our community.” The Ballarat Foundation has been operating since 1983, and Ballarat Foundation CEO Andrew Eales said the funding would help the organisation continue to deliver their regular grants, programs, and events. “Ballarat Foundation’s vision is for a Ballarat community that is ready to prosper. We run programs such as the L2P learner driver program, the Ballarat Reads program and Volunteering Ballarat,” he said. “We also run annual grants programs where this year we’re going to deliver more than
Young women in Golden Plains are invited to help co-design and shape Council’s new Young Women’s Leadership Program, Lead. ŽƵŶĐŝů ŝƐ ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ ǁŽŵĞŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϭϳ ĂŶĚ Ϯϱ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ĂŐĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂů zŽƵŶŐ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŝƐ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĞƐƚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŝƚ͘
Shape Council’s Young Women’s Leadership Program
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dŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŝŵƐ ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ LJŽƵŶŐ ǁŽŵĞŶ ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƐĞůĨ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚ ŝŶ Ă ǁĂLJ ƚŚĞLJ ǀĂůƵĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ
$200,000… to other not-for-profit and community organisations.” The Ballarat Foundation previously received more than $1 million through the State’s Regional Infrastructure Fund for a new community hub, and Mr Eales said he welcomed the additional assistance. “We’re really grateful for the support of Juliana, not just with today’s announcement but previously through our redevelopment of our building in Lydiard Street,” he said. “We need that support so we can continue to do the work that we are [doing] within the Ballarat community.”
ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ƚŽ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĨͲǁŽƌƚŚ͘ >ĞĂĚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ ďLJ Ψϯϵ͕ϱϬϬ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ sŝĐ,ĞĂůƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ƐĞĐƵƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐƚͲƚƌĂĐŬ ĐŽƵŶĐŝů ƐƚƌĞĂŵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ sŝĐ,ĞĂůƚŚ >ŽĐĂů 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ 'ŽůĚĞŶ WůĂŝŶƐ͘ dŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ŵŽƌĞ͕ ǀŝƐŝƚ͗ ŐŽůĚĞŶƉůĂŝŶƐ͘ǀŝĐ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵͬĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
Community members are invited to join Council’s ĐƟǀĞ ŐĞŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ /ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ Žƌ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ŚŝƌĞ͘
share your thoughts on Council’s Domestic Wastewater Management Plan.
dŚĞ ĐƟǀĞ ŐĞŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ /ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ 'ƌŽƵƉ ĂĐƚƐ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ƚŽ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽŶ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂīĞĐƟŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂLJ ůŝŵŝƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ Žƌ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐ ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ 'ŽůĚĞŶ WůĂŝŶƐ ^ŚŝƌĞ͘
ŽƵŶĐŝů ŝƐ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐ ǁĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ 'ŽůĚĞŶ WůĂŝŶƐ ŽŵĞƐƟĐ tĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ WůĂŶ ; tDWͿ͘
džƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ĐůŽƐĞ Ăƚ ϱƉŵ͕ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ϵ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͘
dŚĞ tDW ǁŝůů ďĞ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŽŶ ŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ƵŶƟů ϱƉŵ͕ DŽŶĚĂLJ Ϯϭ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ͘
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