Council backs community projects in funding round
Published on 31 October 2024
The City of Launceston has allocated $36,627 in funding to eleven community groups in its first round of Community Grant funding for the 2024/25 financial year.
The Council's Community Grants Program provides funding to individuals, organisations or groups to undertake projects or activities in Launceston that benefit the community.
City of Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood said the first round of funding had been allocated to exciting and innovative community initiatives.
"There are some really exciting projects the Council is getting behind through this initial round of funding for the 2024/25 financial year," Mayor Garwood said.
"The City of Launceston wishes the community groups the very best with their projects, and we look forward to hearing about their successes as these programs roll out in our community in coming months."
Funding was provided to the following groups and initiatives:
Cancer Council Tasmania — Improving access and awareness of cancer wellbeing services:
A workshop providing opportunities for the community to engage with local oncology support services, evidence based complimentary therapies, healthy eating and other local support services.
Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise — Books for Kinder:
A program delivered by Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise at Waverley Primary School to present each Kindergarten student in 2024 with a picture book during a special school day ceremony. The books received as part of the kinder program then form part of the 9 week 'Rotary Readers' literacy program in Prep, supported by Rotary volunteers.
Starting Point Neighbourhood House — Ravenswood Connect Program:
This program will assist working aged community members in the Northern suburbs to overcome barriers to employment. The program has been delivered previously in George Town and supports participants with group and one-on-one coaching to develop SMART goals, development of a career plan and exposure to site visits and guest speakers from local employers.
Mainly Music — Launceston Salvation Army Mainly Music:
A weekly 30-minute interactive music program targeted towards migrant and refugee families with preschool aged children.
Cancer Patients Foundation — Look Good Feel Better: Face to Face workshops demonstrating self-care routines to assist with cancer treatment side effects. Participants receive a confidence kit and also the opportunity to join virtual workshops, covering content such as skincare, make-up, clothing and headwear and also 'Feel better Fridays' which cover wellbeing topics such as exercise and nutrition.
Care Flight Limited — Increasing the Trauma Care Skills of Launceston's First Responders: Delivery of a Trauma Care Workshop for up to 21 professional and volunteer first responders. The workshop uses high-fidelity simulation of trauma incidents to increase the knowledge, skills, and confidence of first responders to provide critical pre-hospital patient care to members of the community and to each other.
LGH Historical, Visual and Performing Arts Committee — The Role and Power of Live Music in the Healing Process at the LGH: A monthly music program which aims to improve patient healing with roving performances 'music on the move' for immobile patients and streaming of the concerts to patient bedsides.
STOMPIN — Primary STOMPIN Courageous Creatures: Delivery of creative expression and performance opportunity for upper primary school aged children, covering teamwork, collaboration, creative thinking, fitness and coordination, culminating in the production of a performance piece.
COTA Tasmania — Live Well Live Long Launceston: Community health programs for aging participants including Live Well Live Long, overcoming pain and living life, learning about managing pain.
DadLAN Ltd — DadLAN:
Hosting of 12 sessions at the Karoola Fire Station to combat social isolation among men and Dads, by providing a safe gaming environment which is designed to enable connection and meaningful relationships.
Karinya Young Women's Service — Karinya Fresh Start Food Program:
A program by Karinya Young Women's Service targeting residents of Karinya Youth Transitional Tenancy Program and Participants in the Karinya Young Mums Program. Providing food relief in the form of Fresh Food Boxes and educational healthy food preparation workshops.