Community Building Partnership grants fund infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental, and recreational outcomes, while also promoting community participation, inclusion and cohesion.
The allocations are announced by the NSW State Government each June.
Since 2009, the Community Building Partnership (CBP) program has awarded more than $436 million to over 19,700 projects.
The Pittwater Electorate allocations include:
- Newport Public School - $60,000 for upgrades to its playground and community infrastructure
- Bilgola Plateau Public School - $41,000 for all-weather shade and shelter structure and a kitchen facility
- Narrabeen Sports High School - $29,192 to replace some seating and concrete near the Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre courts
- Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre [NBISC] - $35,000 for a grandstand and storage upgrade
- St Faith's church - $25,000 to update the kitchen
- Manly Warringah Pittwater (MWP) Community Care - $45,000 for a new vehicle to help it serve the senior community comprising joint funding from Pittwater and Wakehurst electorates of approx.. $22,900 each
- Belrose-Terrey Hill Raiders - $20,577 for clubhouse upgrades
- First Serbian Orthodox Church in Ingleside - $20,000 for a bathroom upgrade with disability access
- Garigal Gorillas - $20,000 for equipment to build and maintain a mountain and trail bike skill park; (location of where the park is not announced)
- Pittwater RSL Football Club - $7,639 for soccer club equipment
- Peninsula Junior Cricket Club - $6,800 for sun shelters
- Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club - $6,380 for an inflatable rescue boat motor
- Bilgola Surf Life Saving Club - $5,501 for the installation of air conditioning and seating in the training room
Member for Manly, James Griffin has congratulated this year’s Community Building Partnership Program recipients, adding local school students are the big winners.
Mr Griffin said five of the nine grants have gone to local schools, while three sporting clubs and the Northern Beaches Council have also received a share of the $300,000 allocation.
The Manly allocations are:
- Harbord Public School P & C Association - $30,000 to cover the full cost of installing six air conditioners in six Year 2 classrooms.
- Balgowlah North Public School P & C Association - $18,941 towards creating a sensory and wellbeing garden for years K-2 within the existing playground.
- Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly Campus P & C Association - $25,000 to help with new outdoor seating and shade for students out of class.
- Balgowlah Heights Public School P & C Association - $25,372 towards the purchase and installation of seating and shade to support learning and social activities on the K-2 campus.
- Seaforth Public School P & C Association - $70,000 to assist with replacing old, dilapidated and damaged small play equipment with a new activity play circuit that encourages strength, mobility, dexterity, problem solving and resilience.
- Manly Warringah Football Association Ltd - $5,990 for the purchase of a fully monitored defibrillator cabinet, accessible by the club and community 24/7.
- Seaforth Football Club - $14,344 for the purchase of a single seat utility vehicle and small trailer to help with setting up and closing down playing fields.
- Northern Beaches Pickleball Association - $5,526 to paint four courts on the floor of the Curl Curl Youth and Community Centre, and purchase four pickleball nets.
- Northern Beaches Council - $102,131 towards the purchase of a 22 seat, Toyota Coaster bus with wheelchair access for Hop, Skip and Jump services.
Mr Griffin said, “Our community facilities will be greatly enhanced by this funding.
“I congratulate all successful applicants and look forward to seeing each project delivered over coming months.,” Mr Griffin concluded.
The full list of allocations announced in June 2024 is available here