Port Kembla community groups ranging from a local school to a museum and cricket club will share in the latest funding announced today under the Port Kembla Community Investment Fund (PKCIF).
The approved funding for eleven projects was announced following unanimous agreement between Wollongong MP, Paul Scully and Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast, Gareth Ward MP, early last month.
The successful projects include:
- Port Kembla Wetlands Rehabilitation Project – Stage 1
- Refurbishment of St Patrick’s Parish Hall Project
- Port Kembla Surplus Industrial Land Activation Project
- Report on heavy metal contaminants from industrial activity in Port Kembla
- Dalfram Dispute Memorial Project (Maritime Union of Australia)
- Wonderwalls Port Kembla Project
- Restoration and preservation of the Breakwater Battery Military Museum Project
- King George V Park Sporting Infrastructure Upgrades
- King George V Park Oval #2 Lighting Project
- Tourism Development Plan for Port Kembla Project
- Anglican Church Port Kembla Parish Hall Upgrade – Stage 2 Project
The PKCIF receives an annual allocation of $1 million and applications from community groups with projects worth between $10,000 and up to $500,000 are considered.
Comments attributable to Paul Scully:
“The list of successful projects is as diverse as the Port Kembla community.
“Port Kembla is fantastic local community and the eleven projects which have been funded cover nearly aspect of the uniqueness that the local area represents.
“I am particularly pleased to see funding for the Port Kembla Cricket Association to upgrade King George V Park, and the development of a tourism and precinct activation plan.
“I am also pleased that the funding will be available for Port Kembla Breakwater Battery Museum and for the Dalfram Dispute Memorial Project, which recognise the important history of Port Kembla.”
