Check out the gains that the community and I have fought for and won in Kiama!
Kiama Gains
$150,000 for Kiama Municipal Council for bike skills tracks at Sanctuary Place Quarry Minnamurra.
$10,000 for the Gerringong Junior Rugby League Club for a lighting upgrade to their sports fields from the 2021 Stronger Communities Fund.
$4,820 for the Kiama Woodcraft Group under the Supplementary Volunteer Grants 2020.
$2,000 for Kiama Municipal Council under the NAIDOC Local Grants Program.
$20,000 to Gerringong Public School for an inclusive playground.
$1,250,000 for the Gerringong Library upgrade.
$37,000 for the Kiama Show Society to restore the ageing stables and upgrade the adjacent toilet facilities at the Kiama Showground.
$404,787 for the Crooked River Bridge Cathodic Protection Design and Installation under the Bridges Renewal Program.
$173,344 for the extension to the existing carpark at Bonaira Reserve, to create an additional 40 parking spaces.
$170,646 for OOSH-Ss Peter and Paul Kiama under the Community Child Care Fund
Road Safety Program, School Zone Infrastructure Sub Program:
$100,000 for a raised pedestrian crossing on Saddleback Mountain Road for Kiama High School.
$100,000 for a raised pedestrian crossing on Collins Street for Kiama Public School.
$75,000 to upgrade the Kiss and Drop zone at Minnamurra Public School.
$100,000 for a pedestrian refuge upgrade in Belinda Street, (near Rowlins Road) for Gerringong Public School.
All projects will be completed by the Kiama Municipal Council.
Volunteer Grant
$2,500 - Improvements to canteen and bar facilities including coffee machine purchase for Kiama Rugby Leagues Club
$18,000 for the Kiama Surf Life Saving Club Inc for new rollers doors and building repairs from the 2021 Stronger Communities Fund.
$18,193 for Kiama High School to refurbish the library.
$190,128 to Kiama Municipal Council for local roads projects across Kiama under the Roads to Recovery program.
Projects include:
Shoalhaven Street, Kiama
Ritchie Place, Kiama Downs
Sanctuary Place, Kiama Downs
Brown Street, Kiama
Kurrawa Avenue, Kiama Downs
$7,260 to Kiama Tennis Club to replace the court grass.
$76,848 to Kiama Municipal Council under the Black Spot Program for improvements to Federal Avenue near Riverside Drive, Kiama
$365,200 for Lumi Co under the Entrepreneurs Program for development of a platform for screen content generation in the media industry.
$3,500 for Kiama Rotary Club under the Supplementary Volunteer Grants 2020.
$3,000 for the Gerringong Football Club under the Supplementary Volunteer Grants 2020.
$1,000 for CBK Constructions under the NAIDOC Local Grants Program.
2021 Stronger Communities Fund Recipients:
$10,000 The Gerringong Junior Rugby League Club to upgrade lighting on the fields.
$18,000 to Kiama Surf Life Saving Club to replace a roller door and repair their storage shed.
$5000 to the Jamberoo Public School Parents and Citizens Association for the construction of a shared cultural space.
$600,000 for Kiama Municipal Council for carpark upgrades to Bonaira Oval carpark, Kiama Downs Surf Club carpark, Kendalls Beach carpark, Shoalhaven Street carpark and Glenbrook Drive road.
$5000 for Jamberoo Public School Parents and Citizens Association for construction of a shared yarning circle and bush tucker garden from the 2021 Stronger Communities Fund.
$3,800,000 for Blue Haven Bonaira.
$3,500 for Landcare Illawarra to grow local plant species and rehabilatate coastal Landcare sites in Kiama.
$8,250 to Kiama Surf Life Saving Club to replace the damaged rescue boat and purchase new emergency equipment.
$2,500 for Kiama Municipal Council to conduct Kiama microplastics surveys.
$72,397 for Kiama Meals on Wheels to respond to COVID-19.
$4,500 for the Kiama Show Society under the Supplementary Volunteer Grants 2020.
$500,000 to Kiama Municipal Council under the Federal Stimulus Road Safety Program for Cycleway Fencing and Road Safety Barriers, Princes Hwy Bombo
$1,871,291 Federal Assistance Grant to Kiama Municipal Council