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Thomas George

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My Achievements for the Lismore Electorate

  2007
   
$48,938 Capital Assistance Grants 2006/07

  • $4,000 Casino Croquet Club for the replacement of perimeter fencing
  • $5,450 Eltham Public School P&C Assoc to upgrade the multi sports courts
  • $7,650 Eltham Sport & Recreation Committee to resurface tennis court with synthetic grass
  • $15,560 Lismore Basketball Assoc for installation of court airflow system
  • $3,798 Nimbin Headers Sports Club for installation of field fencing
  • $12,480 Casino Netball Assoc to resurface netball courts

  2006
   
$5,500 Seniors Week Grants

  • $500 CHEGS
  • $500 Lismore Seniors Citizens Social Club
  • $500 Lismore Over 50’s Learning Centre
  • $1,000 Kyogle Technology Centre
  • $500 Upper Clarence Valley Senior Citizens
  • $500 Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Assoc. Lismore
  • $500 Nimbin Community School Co-op Ltd
  • $1000 Northern Rivers Performing Arts Inc
  • $500 St Carthage's Cathedral Parish Seniors Day Care
$1,749,915 To implement the Early Intervention Program over the next three years – auspiced by Casino Neighbourhood Centre, partner agencies are –

  • Jumbunna Community Preschool & Early Intervention Centre Inc
  • North Coast Area Health Service
  • Casino & Kyogle Community Health
  • Casino Family Support Service
  • Buyinbin Aboriginal Corporation
  • Ngallingnee Jarjum Tabulam & District Preschool
  • Woodenbong Community Preschool
  • Eden Creek – Fairymount Preschool
  • Bonalbo & District Community Preschool
  • Cawongla Playhouse
  • Bundgeam Preschool
  • Lismore & District Family Day Care
  • St Mary’s Community Preschool
  • Bonalbo Aboriginal Corporation
  • Northern Rivers Community Transport
  • Malanee Bugilmah Intensive Family Based Service
  • Northern Region Young Women’s Accommodation Service
     
$400 Assistance for local athlete representing NSW at the Aust All Schools Touch team in Perth
 
$2,868 Lismore Girl Guides  - basic utilities for their hall
 
$14,968,592 Local Government Financial Assistance Grants – including general purpose & roads components

  • $5,306,694 Lismore City
  • $2,910,700 Kyogle Shire
  • $3,758,096 Richmond Valley
  • $2,993,102 Tenterfield Shire
$11,000 Aboriginal Child Youth & Family Strategy
  • Muli Muli Aboriginal Cultural Youth Corporation – auspicing body for the Muli Muli Cultural Youth Project
$59,775 Aboriginal Child Youth & Family Strategy
  • Shared Vision Aboriginal Corporation Ltd – auspicing body for two local projects
$4,150 Country Coaches & Officials Scheme
$10,800 Country Athletes Scheme
$40,800 Capital Assistance Grants 2005/06

  • $3,000 for the installation of security fencing and light pole safety padding at Casino Town Tennis Court
  • $10,000 for the installation of artificial grass on tennis courts at Green Pigeon Community Centre Reserve Trust
  • $7,000 for the provision of new playground equipment at Crawford Square
  • $5,800 for the construction of young children’s playground including sunshade at Federal Community Park
  • $15,000 for the upgrading of lighting at Riverview Park
$500,000  North Coast Area Health Service to assist in reducing elective surgery waiting list.
 
$5,147 Seniors Week Grants

  • $550 Casino/Kyogle HACC Flexible Service Inc
  • $500 Lismore Seniors Citizens Social Club
  • $500 Lismore Over 50’s Learning Centre
  • $1,100 Richmond Valley Council
  • $550 Upper Clarence Valley Senior Citizens
  • $550 Casino Neighbourhood Centre Inc
  • $880 Lismore City Council
  • $517 Ellangowan Public Hall Reserve Trust
$3,432 Rural & Regional Miscellaneous Grants Fund
  • Bentley Hall (upgrade kitchen)


  2005
   
$6971.95 Discretionary funding from Minister for Youth

  • $1985.05 Kyogle Guides - purchase camping equipment
  • $1830 Casino Girls Brigade -
  • $1240 Clunes Guides - purchase camping equipment
  • $1916.90 Kyogle CTC - purchase video equipment
$739 Discretionary funding from Minister for Youth

  • Kyogle Quota Club - shortfall in funding for Life Education Program at Kyogle High School
$86,270 Lismore Meals on Wheels - purchase new equipment – jointly funded with Commonwealth
$207,000 Lismore SES

  • $190,000 towards new headquarters
  • $15,000 assist for new vehicle
  • $2,000 new TV/DVD equipment for member training
$14,272,089 Local Government Financial Assistance Grants – including general purpose & roads components

  • $5,023,488 Lismore City
  • $2,768,931 Kyogle Shire
  • $3,643,786 Richmond Valley
  • $2,835,884 Tenterfield Shire
$479,000 Part of $12.7m statewide upgrades

  • $129,300 Casino Public School - electrical upgrade
  • $60,000 Kadina High School - provision for fume cupboard
  • $289,900 Richmond River High School - administration upgrade
$1,700 Kyogle High School - towards 50th birthday celebrations
$35,000 Regional Sports Facilities Program

  • Balzer Oval, Dunoon - assistance for lighting
$1,800 3 local boys to represent Australia in the Under 19's Softball team to play at the World Series in Canada
$5,250 Country Coaches & Officials Scheme
$8,500 Country Athletes Scheme
$28,366 Area Assistance Scheme

  • Federal School of Arts Association - upgrade kitchen


$120,774 Southern Cross University - improve provision of low-cost student accommodation
$7,295 Seniors Week Grants

  • $500 Association of Independent Retirees
  • $495 Bonalbo & District Development Assoc. Inc
  • $500 Casino/Kyogle HACC Flexible Service Inc
  • $500 Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Assoc.
    Lismore Branch
  • $500 Goonellabah Senior Citizens Club
  • $500 Kyogle Community Technology Centre
  • $400 Maranoa Centres for Assisted Living
  • $400 Nimbin 50+ Learning Centre
  • $300 Nimbin Community Technology Centre
  • $500 Nimbin Health & Welfare Assoc Inc
  • $1,000 Richmond Valley Council
  • $300 Senior Citizens Sunshine Club
  • $500 St Joseph’s Aged Care/Friends Volunteers Services,
    St Vincent’s Hospital
  • $400 Upper Clarence Community & Economic Development Organisation
  • $500 Upper Clarence Valley Senior Citizens
$2,475 Rural & Regional Miscellaneous Grants Fund
  • Kyogle Country Music Association Inc – purchase of equipment
$41,800 Aboriginal Child Youth & Family Strategy
  • Shared Vision Aboriginal Corporation Ltd – auspicing body for two local projects
  New thermal imaging camera for Lismore Fire Station
$50,000 Northern Rivers Conservatorium - educational programs & property work
$130,454 Northern Rivers Conservatorium - administration
$38,347 Capital Assistance Program Grants 2004/05
  • $8,210 Federal Community Centre Park for the construction of a tennis shed
  • $8,669 Nimbin Peace Park to install playground equipment
  • $4,468 Wadeville Reserve Trust to construct a basketball/netball half court and playground area
  • Newpark Football Grounds, Kyogle to improve access, safety and security to existing clubhouse
$528,016
 2004-05 Noxious Weeds funding
  • Far North Coast County Council $252,423
  • Tenterfield Shire Council $23,593
$252,423 North Coast Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee
$320,000 Richmond River County Council – floodplain management
$6,000 Lismore Showground Business Plan


  2004
   
$175,666 Aboriginal Child Youth & Family Strategy – funding to provide & manage service from Dec 04-June 07
$20,000 Area Assistance Scheme funding for a regional camp for foster families held October long weekend.
$50,000 Towns & Villages Futures Program – The Channon
$32,000 To assist with demolition of Bexhill Brickworks
$2,820 Country Coaches & Officials Scheme
$13,500 Country Athletes Scheme
$2,100 Contribution towards Zac Darab’s expenses to represent Australia at a United Nations Global Youth Conference in June.
$9,390 Rural & Regional Miscellaneous Grants Fund
  • $4,000 Goonellabah Senior Citizens Association - repairs to Hall
  • $5,390 Clovass Community Centre - construction of a disabled access ramp and shade protection area
  Public preschool places for disadvantaged children at South Lismore & Casino West Public Schools, part of 21 $40m statewide plan
$45,065 Capital Assistance Program Grants 2003/04 -
  • $4645 Cawongla District Tennis & Recreation Centre for extension of courts & upgrading of fencing & lighting
  • $8500 Lismore Tennis Courts for upgrade of three tennis courts
  • $3000 Nimbin Headers Sports Fields for completion of junior playing field & improvements to the surface of existing fields
  • $3000 Goonellabah Tennis Club for upgrading of lighting on court five at Weston Park
  • $2920 Lismore City Bowling & Recreation Club for provision of eleven retractable shade units
  • $20000 Richmond Valley Council for construction of amenities block, canteen & storeroom at Crawford Square Park
  • $3000 Sporting Shooters Association Northern Rivers Branch for construction of cattle grid & concrete footpaths for easier access for disabled members at Casino Rifle Range
$3.25M Northern Rivers Area Health Service - to perform cataract, orthopaedic & gall bladder operations to reduce waiting lists in Tweed & Lismore
$3,250 Youth Week Grants
  • $1000 Richmond Valley Council
  • $1000 Kyogle Shire Council
  • $1250 Lismore City Council
$4,500 Rural & Regional Miscellaneous Grants Fund
  • Bexhill Open Air Cathedral - to construct a sandstone/concrete pathway from the entry gate to the altar
$450,000 Northern Rivers Area Health Service - to enhance the Emergency Department at Lismore Base Hospital
$700,000 Lismore City Council - construct pedestrian underpass at Lismore Heights
$1.5M Northern Rivers Area Health Service - a CT Scanner to provide a higher level of diagnostic services
$14,500 Nimbin Community Development Group – fund tourism
marketing campaign
$9,000 Seniors Week Grants
  • $500 Caroona Kalina Nursing Home
  • $500 Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Assoc. Lismore
  • $500 Lismore Neighbourhood Centre
  • $500 Upper Clarence Valley Seniors Week Committee
  • $500 Nimbin Health & Welfare Assoc
  • $500 Richmond Valley Council
  • $1000 Casino/Kyogle HACC Flexible Service
  • $2500 Casino Neighbourhood Centre
  • $2500 Bundjalung Aboriginal Home Care


  2003
$129,919 Environmental Trust Grants
  • $44,899 Boolangle Local Aboriginal Land Council
  • $10,300 Gugin Guddaba Local Aboriginal Land Council
  • $5,000 Blackhorse Creek Rainforest Restoration Group
  • $69,720 Lismore City Council
$100,000 Young & Powerful School
$12,000 Funding to organise & run safe, alcohol & drug-free events in Lismore, Casino & Kyogle
$285,772
 2003-04 Noxious Weeds funding
  • Far North Coast County Council $262,642
  • Tenterfield Shire Council $ 23,130
$202,100 North Coast Regional Weeds Advisory Committee
$11,767 Rural & Regional Miscellaneous Grants Fund
  • $5,500 Anglican Parish - to enable repairs to toilets and the provision of wheelchair access at St Mark's Church, Nimbin
  • $6,267 Numulgi Hall Committee - restump the Hall and undertake necessary and important maintenance work
$33,788 Assisted to enhance training in technology for both teachers & students in isolated schools –
  • $8004 Old Bonalbo Public School
  • $8073 Urbenville Public School
  • $17,711Woodenbong Central School
$150,000 Assistance to knock down kilns etc at old Bexhill Brickworks.
$6,500 Joint Funding Program - $for$ assistance to construct new facilities & improve existing buildings
  • $3,500 Urbenville Public
  • $3,000 Whian Whian Public
$10,000 Lismore Herb Festival
$10,000 Lismore Lantern Parade
$220,918 Communities 4 Kids (Goonellabah) Project - funding over 34 months to focus on strengthening links between families & services in their local community which can assist them in caring for their children.
$21,364 Jumbunna Community Preschool & Early Intervention to provide the services of the Casino Supported Playgroup
$134,077 Family Support Network to provide the services of Lismore Volunteer home Visiting Service
$47,000 Yinganeh Aboriginal Women's refuge (non-recurrent funding)
$194,000 Grant to help establish GP services of which $40,000 will be used for Nimbin
$60,000 Shared Vision Aboriginal Corp Inc - recurrent funds for an ATSI Crisis Accommodation Brokerage Service
$40,000 Regional Accommodation Brokerage Service - enhancement of recurrent as a result of Northern Region's Supported Accommodation Assistance Program planning process
$4,845 Country Coaches & Officials Scheme
$300,000 New Fire Truck for Goonellabah fire station.
$65,038 Lifeline Northern Rivers – continue counselling
service for problem gamblers & their families.
$136,900 School Maintenance Program 2002/03.
Local schools were:
  • $ 11,000 Bonalbo Central
  • $ 1,000 Goonellabah Public
  • $ 8,400 Casino High
  • $ 8,000 Lismore High
  • $ 30,000 Casino Public
  • $ 5,500 Corndale Public
  • $ 8,000 Dorroughby EEC
  • $ 4,000 Doubtful Creek Public
  • $ 61,000 Kyogle Public
$228,000 Street beat team/patrol of Nimbin
$6,000 Seniors Week Grants
  • $500 Caroona Kalina Nursing Home
  • $500 Casino/Kyogle HACC Flexible Service
  • $500 Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Assoc. Lismore
  • $500 Computer Pals for Seniors
  • $500 Goonellabah Senior Citizens Social Club
  • $1000 Kyogle & Citizens Sunshine Club
  • $1000 Lismore City Council
  • $500 Lismore Senior Citizens Social Club
  • $500 Nimbin Health & Welfare Assoc
  • $500 Richmond Valley Council
$6776 To purchase sporting equipment:
  • $ 1,363 Nimbin Central
  • $ 1,292 Bonalbo Central
  • $ 2,852 Kyogle High
  • $ 1,269 Woodenbong Central
$120,000 Northern Rivers Conservatorium of Arts
$14,505 Country Athletes Scheme


  2002
$278,682 2002-03 Noxious Weeds funding
  • $256,182 Far North County Council
  • $25,000 Tenterfield Shire Council
$195,000 North Coast Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee
   
$2,000 Assistance to athletes of Woodenbong Central School
   
$50,000
  • $30,000 Bexhill – ramping
  • $20,000 Disabled drop off
$100,000 RISSK program run through Road Safety Officer @ Lismore City Council
   
$837,000 Local schools were:
  • $ 112,000 Kyogle High
  • $ 45,000 Goonellabah Public
  • $ 25,000 Wiangaree Public
  • $ 310,000 Bonalbo Central
  • $ 35,000 Lismore Heights Public
  • $ 15,000 Woodenbong Central
  • $ 10,000 Casino High
  • $ 14,000 Lismore High
  • $ 20,000 Whian Whian Public
  • $ 35,000 Casino West Public
  • $ 12,000 Modanville Public
  • $ 60,000 Wilson Park
  • $ 15,000 Clunes Public
  • $ 40,000 Richmond River High
  • $ 6,000 Tregeagle Public
  • $ 25,000 Wyrallah Road Public
  • $ 15,000 The Channon Public
$36,506 Living Centres Community Partnership Grants Program
  • $ 10,000 Dunoon & District Sports & Recreation Club
  • $ 3,971 Bonalbo & District Development Assoc
  • $ 14,463 Lismore City Council for Goonellabah Elders Memorial Park
  • $ 4,500 Wyrallah Hall Committee
  • $ 3,572 Ruthven Hall Committee
$200,000 Library Development Program for 3 level public 1800m˛ library in new arts precinct in Old Lismore High School site
   
$9,000 Lismore PCYC
   
$42,500 Safety Investigation of Rocky Creek Dam near Lismore by Rous Water
   
$12,533
  • $8,000 Kyogle High School COLA project
  • $3,040 Larnook Public School storage shed
  • $1,493 The Channon Public School improving conditions in
    clerical office
$150,000 Improve access and amenity through upgraded fencing and school identification, pedestrian access to administration, signage and improvements to the external and internal front entry of the school.
  • $20,000 Clunes Public School
  • $30,000 Goonellabah Public School
  • $30,000 Kyogle Public School
  • $30,000 Lismore Heights Public School
  • $40,000 Richmond River High School
$120,000 KSC to upgrade Bonalbo Water supply
   
$4.4M 4 major timber bridges to be replaced or upgraded;
  • $2.16m  replace Lagoons Creek Bridge (Summerland Way)
  • $580,000 for a new bridge on Summerland Way at Kurrajong Creek
  • $830,000 for a new bridge over the Richmond River on the Summerland at Dairy Flat
  • $435,000 as part of an upgrade of the Leycester Creek Bridge in Union Street.
  Casino Community Benefit Fund:
  • $63,144 Lifeline Northern Rivers
  • $186,817 Northern Rivers Gambling Service
$36,250 Area Assistance Scheme funding –
  • Hanging Rock Community Inc – construct disabled access, green room and new kitchen flooring - $5,000
  • North Coast Children’s Home – employ part-time carpenter to teach woodwork skills to residents - $6,000
  • Jiggi School of Arts Inc – contribute towards provision of permanent home for Jiggi Preschool & enhance facilities - $6,000
  • NR Community Transport – publicise existence of Nimbin bus, encouraging usage by community groups, training drivers & cover administration costs - $9,250
  • Casino High P&C – restore grounds by volunteers following storm damage - $10,000
$962,000 NSW Stormwater Trust gave to Ballina, Richmond Valley, Lismore, Byron, Tweed & Kyogle Councils to educate & inform commercial and industrial businesses of their responsibility to manage stormwater pollution
   
$47,397
  • RVC – to purchase portable grandstand seating and toilets for Casino Showground, comprising of $20,000 grant and $17,500 low interest subsidy loan.
  • Lismore Showground - $4,897 grant and $3,000 low interest.
$181,000  Purchase equipment for Nimbin Hospital
   
$374,500 Purchase of block of units for student accommodation.
   
$2,450 Seniors Week Grants
  • Richmond Valley Council $ 135
  • RVC Seniors Cabaret & Presentation Day $325
  • Cedars Nursing Home Concert $120
  • Casino/Kyogle HACC $235
  • Kyogle & Citizens Sunshine Club $365
  • Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Assoc $150
  • Goonellabah Senior Citizens Club $60
  • Lismore City Council $500
  • Lismore Senior Citizens Social Club Inc $210
  • Nimbin Health & Welfare Association $350
$410,000 Richmond Clinic – carry our internal renovations – refurbishment, expansion & upgraded security
   
$75,000 Richmond Clinic – to conduct feasibility plan for new Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
   
$795,896
  • Albert Park Telephone system replacement $5,000
  • Barkers Vale Telephone system replacement $5,000
  • Bexhill Toilet upgrade $50,000
  • Bonalbo Telephone system replacement, floor
    coverings replacement, roofing replacement works $30,000
  • Casino High School Security – additional security fencing $10,000
  • Casino Public Roofing replacement $50,000
  • Grevillia Toilet upgrade $35,000
  • Kadina Painting $100,000
  • Kyogle High Floor coverings replacement, painting and roofing
    replacement $170,000
  • Kyogle Floor coverings replacement and toilet upgrade $13,000
  • Lismore High Flood coverings replacement, joint funding covered
    outdoor learning area, security improvements and
    telephone system replacement $121,896
  • Lismore security alarm $40,000
  • South Lismore Floor coverings and telephone system replacements $55,000
  • Nimbin Central Telephone system and tractor replacement $23,000
  • Richmond River roofing replacement works $25,000
  • Woodenbong Central floor coverings replacement and painting $28,000
  • Wyrallah Road floor covering and roofing replacement works $35,000
$17,604
  • $9700 for Casino Library to develop the children’s and young adult collection
  • $7904 for Kyogle Library to renew and increase the stock of large print & talking books
$43,167 Capital Assistance Program
  • $8,267 for the drainage, excavation, elevation and levelling of playing surface, erection of a safety fence and planting of trees at Legume Public Recreational Ground
  • $2,150 for the replacement of fencing on western side at Casino Town Tennis Club Inc
  • $3,000 for the erection of a storage shed for equipment at Balzer Park
  • $10,000 for the resurfacing of two courts, fence boundary and construction of children’s play area are The Channon Tennis Courts
  • $2,250 for the provision of silhouette targets and underground power cabling at Reserve for Rifle Range
  • $3,000 for the installation of lighting for night use at Kyogle High School field
  • $8,000 for the provision of full size soccer field and grass netball court at Dunoon Public School
  • $5,900 for the resurfacing of one court with synthetic grass at Eltham Tennis Courts


  2001
$3,300 Northern Rivers Performing Arts (Mabuhay Phillipine Dance Group) under 2001/2002 Community Development Grants Program
   
$373, 450
  • $250,000 Norpa
  • $75,000 Kyogle Memorial Hall for Cinema, theatre & performing arts
  • $20,000 LCC refurbishment of a cooperative exhibition space at Blue Knob Hall
  • $16,000 Young drums
  • $7,450 Lismore Regional Art Gallery for touring exhibitions
  • $5,000 Casino Folk Museum for the preservation of its paper based collection.
$37,783
  • $13,083 for Channon Craft Market & LCC towards new Coronation Park Market building
  • $7,100 for Clunes Old School Assoc to repaint buildings & create an outdoor undercover area
  • $6,000 for Blue Knob Community Hall Cmte to build a disabled toilet
  • $4,000 for Rosebank Public Hall Cmte for new main entrance doors
  • $7,600 for Bonalbo Heritage Gardens to establish public recreation area and garden @ entrance of village
$5,000 Modanville school – winner of the 2001 School Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) Awards for Environmental Excellence
   
$75,000 Transforming Kyogle Memorial Institute into a cultural centre
   
$50,000
  • $20,000 Northern Rivers community Legal Centre to produce a video on Local Court defended hearings for AVO to be shown to women who have applied for AVO”s.
  • $30,000 Lismore Office of Aids Council of NSW
$279,720
  • $20,000 for Northern Rivers Social Development Council for other HACC support services
  • $4,998 for Caroona Homes for the Aged for centre based day care
  • $20,451 for Nimbin Health and Welfare Association for centre based care
  • $13,804 for Centacare – Lismore Seniors Day Care for centre based care
  • $10,000 for Casino/Kyogle HACC Flexi Service for home modification and maintenance
  • $60,000 for Northern Rivers Community Transport
  • $41,000 for Casino Neighbourhood Centre Inc for respite services
  • $25,000 for Lismore Interchange Respite Care Inc
  • $24,467 Lismore Home Modification and Maintenance
  • $60,000 Early Childhood Intervention – Therapy Far North Coast
  Far North Coast County Cl $254,182
  Tenterfield Shire Cl $22,500
  Funding also provided to Regional Weeds Avisory Com for regional group projects;
  North Coast Noxious Weeds Advisory Com $151,000
   
$15,000 Northern Rivers Herb Festival
   
$87,500 Casino Community Benefit Fund
   
$27,500 Family Support Network “Kids Really Count”
   
$60,000 Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre – 12 mths employment of p/t indigenous family violence worker to work with Aboriginal families experiencing domestic violence in the Richmond LAC.
   
$1,755,425 2001/2002 Minor Capital Works
  • Albert Park $9,250
  • Barkers Vale $45,000
  • Casino High $670,000
  • Casino $88,00
  • Coffee Camp $35,000
  • Dorroughby EEC $20,000
  • Eltham $10,000
  • Eureka $60,000
  • Goolmangar $15,000
  • Goonellabah $11,000
  • Kyogle High $150,000
  • Kyogle $100,750
  • Larnook $20,000
  • Lismore High $50,000
  • Lismore $35,000
  • Nimbin Central $30,000
  • Richmond River High $120,000
  • The Channon $30,000
  • The Risk $15,000
  • Tuntable Creek $10,000
  • Urbenville $40,000
  • Wilson Park $60,000
  • Woodenbong Central $94,000
  • Wyrallah Road $37,425
$268,800 Subsidise costs of the Options Study & Environmental Impact Statement for Clunes sewerage
   
$15,585 Additional funding to help LCC meet the cost of restoring Council property damaged by floods
   
$1,500 Natural Disaster grant for The Channon Public Hall Reserve Trust to repair walking track – from The Northern Star
   
  Weed control projects on Crown Land
  • $5,000 Lismore area
  • $3,000 Bonalbo
  • $2,000 Booyong Rainforest remnant.
**** Special school to be established in Lismore as part of a new initiative aimed at reducing the effects of disruptive student behaviour. $46M next four years (or 11.5 M this year)
   
$7,865 Country Athletes Scheme
   
$10,000 Lismore Target Pistol Club under Shooting Facility Development Program
   
  To fund emergency works and the restoration of council property damaged in floods in February and March 2001.
  • $239,162 LCC
  • $1.05M RVC
  • $63,000 KSC
$71,500
  • $15,000 Kyogle Community Care – for office and training program for volunteers assisting terminally ill
  • $34,000 Nimbin Community Devel Assoc for a co-ordinator
  • $3,500 Lismore Neighbourhood Centre – translate brochures by District Financial Counselling Svcs into languages
  • $5,000 Rosebank Community – project to unite rurally-isolated children
  • $8000 Mens Resources Centre – training course health, welfare and community workers
  • $6,000 Bentley Community Pre-School – fence around playground at Bentley Hall
$500,000 Tregeagle Public School new library building
   
$50,000 For 12 community halls in the Kyogle area for maintainence and repairs.
   
$22,400 Lismore Family Support Service – Community Worker (Parenting)
   
$30,000 Kyogle Family Support Service - Community Worker (Parenting)
   
$225,000 Lismore Family Support Network’s Volunteer Visiting Program
   
$198,894
  • Casino High $80,000
  • Casino West Public $5,000
  • Goonellabah Public $5,000
  • Kadina High $11,000
  • Kyogle High $68,000
  • Kyogle Public $2,500
  • Lismore Heights Public $2,500
  • Richmond River High $16,000
  • The Channon Public $6,894
  • Wilson Park $2,000
$3,200 Seniors Week Grants
  • Caroona Kalina Nursing Home $100
  • Casino/Kyogle HACC Flexible Service Inc $400
  • Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Assoc $200
  • Goonellabah Seniors Citizens Social Club $150
  • Kyogle & Citizens Sunshine Club Seniors $400
  • Lismore City Council – Telling it like it is $350
  • Lismore Senior Citizens Social Club $250
  • Nimbin Health & Welfare Association Inc $400
  • Richmond River Historical Society Inc $700
  • Richmond Valley Council (3 different celebrations) $950
  • St Vincent’s Hospital $300
$5,000 City of Lismore RSL Sub-Branch - request for funding to assist in the restorative work to be carried out on the City of Lismore Cenotaph.
   
$6,000 Country Athletes Scheme 2nd Intake 1999/2000 – 12 successful applicants
   
$4,500 External and internal improvements to The Channon hall under Public Reserves Management Fund.
   
$12,500 LCC for undertaking studies to improve water quality in Wilson River - $ for $
   
$45,422 Capital Assistance Grants
  • $6,000 for the construction of cricket nets, widening of soccer oval, purchase of goals at Eureka Recreation Ground
  • $5,000 to resurface courts with synthetic grass at Old Bonalbo Tennis Courts
  • $422 for the replacement of the 400W light with 1000W with control gear at Lismore Croquet Lawn
  • $5,000 to add lights to existing poles for better coverage at Hepburn Park
  •  $5,000 for the construction of a beach volleyball court at Casino War Memorial Olympic Pool
  • $6,000 for the construction of a skate park facility at Norman Johnston Oval
  • $3,000 to level the oval surface and add lighting to the oval and amenities at Hanging Rock Community Oval
  • $15,000 to construction a skate park at Anzac Park, Kyogle.
$5,000 Summerland Early Intervention Program to contribute towards the purchasing of resources for its clients


  2000
$60,000 Kyogle Council to continue floodplain management program
  $24,000 TownLife Program;
  • $13,000 to Nimbin Community Development Assoc Inc. for completion of a tourism development plan & implementation of the visions of Nimbin Festival
  • $10,000 to Bonalbo Showground Trust for feasibility study for an upgrade of showground
  • $1000 to UCCEDO for Review Strategic Plan, business incorporation costs
$620,000  2000/01 Minor Capital Works Program
 
  • $120,000 Barkers Vale Public School – improve bus bay and car park facilities
  • $500,000 Bonalbo Central School – upgrade accommodation facilities
$200,000 Installation of pedestrian bridge over Bruxner Highway
   
$174,000
  • Norpa $95,000 + $20,000 + $10,000 (pledged in Nov $150,000)
  • Lismore Regional Art Gallery $15,000 (annual funding boost of $5,000)
  • Chaos Integrated Dance Movement Theatre $20,000
  • Young Drums Percussion Orchestra $14,000 for its annual program and for a residency of Ray Pereira
$30,000 Recurrent funding for a family worker (Aboriginal Fathers) service in Lismore.
   
$110,000 Appointment of Aboriginal Family Worker positions at Casino ($65,000) and Tabulam ($45,000). Recurrent funding.
  .
$39,950 New Family Centre at Nimbin, provided through Lismore Family Support Service
   
$266,606 State Government funding for control of Noxious Weeds in 2000-2001.
 
  • $244,061 Far North Coast County Council
  • $22,545 Tenterfield Shire Council
 
  General Purpose Component Local Roads Component Plus 99/00 CPI adjustment Total
Kyogle 1,334,660 880,972 2,664 2,218,296
Lismore 2,875,544 1,112,832 4,640 3,993,016
Tenterfield 1,286,620 880,016 2,636 2,169,272
Richmond Valley 2,247,800 882,448 3,728 3,073,976
   
$4,000 Public Reserves Management Fund to pay for electrical works at the Showground
$1,000,000 Funding for Cellulose Valley for infrastructure
   
$137,000 Local school projects (minor works)
  • $4,000 Blakebrook Public School – School Amenity Improvement Grant (SAIG) for fencing
  • $45,000 Caniaba Public School – SAIG for connection to town water
  • $14,700 Casino High School – Tractor replacement
  • $4,500 Collins Creek Public Sch – Joint funding for covered walkways
  • $10,000 Corndale Public School – SAIG for toilet upgrade
  • $3,800 Dunoon Public School – Telephone replacement
  • $3,800 Eureka Public School – ph replacement
  • $14,700 Kadina High School - $14,700 tractor replacement
  • $14,700 Kyogle High School - $14,700 (Actually $15,000) tractor
  • $3,800 Lismore Public School – ph replacement
  • $3,800 Rosebank Public School – ph replacement
  • $10,000 The Risk Public School – SAIG for tiolet upgrade
  • $3,800 Woodenbong Central School – ph upgrade
$40,000 Jumbunna Early Intervention program
   
$53,900 Area Assistance Scheme Grants
  • $13,400 Woodenbong Showground Facility Group to construct toilet/shower amenities
  • $5,000 Eden Creek Fairymount Preschool to install playground fencing to improve safety and meet licensing requirements
  • $35,500 to Chequerboard Hill Inc to employ a coordinator at the Oaks centre to coordinate community services and programs, initiate employment opportunities and increase reconciliation and development of a disadvantaged community
   
$7,500 Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise for police memorial project
   
$3,200 Local senior citizens week celebrations
  • $450 Casino/Kyogle HACC Flexible Service Inc
  • $500 Casino Seniors Week Committee
  • $200 Goonellabah Senior Citizens Social Club Inc
  • $250 Kyogle Citizens Sunshine Club
  • $500 Lismore City Council
  • $400 Lismore Combined Pensioner & Superannuants Assoc
  • $400 Lismore Senior Citizen’s Social Club
  • $500 Nimbin Health & Welfare Association Inc
$140,000
  • $120,000 Lismore Family Support Services Inc. to provide a Volunteer Home Visiting project in the Lismore District
  • $ 20,000 Jumbunna Community Preschool & Early Intervention and Casino Neighbourhood Centre Inc. to provide a Supported Playgroup in Casino
$308,358 Assistance for community groups to assist sufferers & families who are experiencing difficulties as a result of problem gambling
  • $ 4,360.68 LifeLine Northern Rivers (Lismore Uniting Church Parish Mission, LifeLine Australia)
  • $ 18,000.00 Lismore & District Financial Counselling Service
  • $ 40,985.00 Kyogle Family Support Service (Domestic Violence Support Service)
  • $160,216.00 Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre
  • $ 84,797.00 Rural and Town Youth Services (RATYS) Street Beat
$47,510 Sporting Enhancement Funding for Lismore Electorate
  • $ 2,810 towards construction of multi purpose court at Barkers Vale Public School
  • $15,000 to provide a skating facility within the Memorial Baths complex at Casino
  • $1,000 for the provision of equipment for use of members of the Pony Club at Bonalbo Showground
  • $ 3,900 to install lighting at Federal Tennis Club
  • $ 5,000 towards improvements at Weston Park for Goonellabah & District Soccer Club Ltd
  • $ 9,800 for additions to the South Lismore Soccer clubhouse at Nesbitt Park
  • $10,000 to develop playing fields at Cellulose Valley Technology Park


  1999
$463,000 Work completed on improvements on Bruxner Highway, west of Lismore between Pelican Creek and Tatham Road. Replace rough pavement surface with 3.5 metre travel lanes and 2 m shoulders.
  $1,660 Caniaba Public School – help build a shade shelter

$11,393 Wyrallah Road Public School – towards building covered walkways
  Far North Coast Councils to improve roads:

  Total Roads Traffic Facilities 3x3 Cl Determined
Casino $76,000 $42,000 $11,000 $23,000
Kyogle $895,000 $762,000 $15,000 $118,000
Lismore $1,109,000 $902,000 $71,000 $136,000
Richmond River $638,000 $536,000 $17,000 $85,000
   
$271,891 Funding for control of noxious weeds in 1999/2000
  Far North Coast County Council $239,262
  Tenterfield Shire Council $32,629
   
$600,000 For bus interchange and pedestrian underpass at Trinity College Lismore
  Transport $200,000
  RTA $200,000
  LCC $200,000
   
  Council allocations in the Lismore Electorate were as follows;
 
  General Purpose Component Local Roads Component
Casino $986,704 $165,148
Kyogle $1,314,988 $814,292
Lismore $2,680,696 $1,074,556
Richmond River $1,243,120 $635,528
Tenterfield $1,215,580 $847,184
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