2019 Budget: Successful Stronger Communities program

Tuesday, 02 April 2019

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has congratulated 11 successful Hume applicants under the Coalition’s Stronger Communities Round 4 program.

Mr Taylor welcomed the commitment in tonight’s Budget to deliver Round 5 of the program in 2019-20, at a cost of $22.65 million.

“This is an outstanding program delivering worthy local projects right across the electorate,” Mr Taylor said.

“Well done to all the successful applicants, a number of whom I have congratulated personally. I know we will have strong interest again when the next round opens.”

Successful Round 4 projects are:

Cawdor Public School P&C      $20,000           New treehouse play space

Macarthur Preschool                $4,495             Replacement of timber pergola

Anglican Parish of Cobbitty      $20,000           New children's playground

Douglas Park Little Athletics     $20,000           New sportsground multi-purpose storage facility

Wilton Anglican Church            $10,000           Purchase of play equipment and shade sail

Gunning Community Health     $5,000             Refurbish premises

Rye Park Soldiers Hall             $2,500             Installation of water tank

Goulburn Show Society           $4,525             Power installation at cattle pavilion

Crookwell Public School P&C  $20,000           Replace playfield with synthetic surface

Picton Rangers Soccer Club    $20,000           Resurface and line car park

Goulburn Triathlon Club          $4,136             Scoreboard and timing system upgrade

Caption: Congratulating Rye Park residents on securing funding for a new water tank at the community hall.