Sporting clubs in the Lismore electorate can apply for grants of up to $3,000 to buy and maintain defibrillators.
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Posted inAnimals, Education, Grants and funding, NSW News
NSW funds vet scholarships as Canberra leaves students out
NSW is offering scholarships to 94 vet students to do their prac in regional areas. The AVA says the Federal Government just left the same students off a new list of ten professions getting paid prac.
Posted inGrafton, Grants and funding
NSW Government announces $1 million for South Grafton CBD pedestrian safety project
A $1 million NSW Government investment for pedestrian safety improvements in the South Grafton CBD has been announced.
Posted inMoney, National News
Banks told to move eligible customers to cheaper accounts
Banks will have to start chasing down customers stuck on higher-fee accounts, after the ACCC found 150,000 low-income Australians were missing out on cheaper options.
Posted inCoffs Harbour, Grants and funding
Funding boost for Coffs Harbour arts and cultural projects
Nine arts and cultural projects across Coffs Harbour have secured council funding, including an initiative to improve theatre accessibility for Deaf audiences.
Posted inGrants and funding, Local News
$5 million boost to help northern NSW communities recover through flood drainage repairs
A $5 million recovery program will restore flood-damaged drainage across northern NSW, helping farming communities recover faster after Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Posted inFederal Politics, Grants and funding, Local News, Local politics
Regional councils claim historic win in national funding shake-up
A new national deal has just delivered a big funding win for councils. Here’s what mayors and MPs say it means for your rates, roads and jobs.
Posted inCost of Living, Social issues and services, Taree
Taree’s homeless sleep bus set to roll again after mechanical setback
A converted bus giving Taree’s homeless a safe place to sleep is set to be back on the road soon, after a broken throttle cable and failing batteries took it out of action.
Posted inGrants and funding, Housing, MidCoast, Regional Development
MidCoast lone northern council to share in $54m housing infrastructure fund
MidCoast Council is the only council north of the Hunter Valley to receive a share of almost $54 million in NSW Government infrastructure grants intended to support housing growth, despite northern NSW being the state’s leading homelessness hotspot.
Posted inBusiness, Money, NSW Politics
NSW Opposition promises payroll tax cut to stop business exodus
The NSW Opposition says thousands of businesses are leaving the state and promises the country’s lowest payroll tax if it wins office.