Building Better Regions Fund Round 2 announced
Posted on by kevin.turner@rdatasmania.org.au
The Building Better Regions Fund is an Australian Government program to support projects in regional Australia
Across regional Australia 136 projects will be funded through the Infrastructure Projects stream and 109 projects will be funded through the Community Investments stream of the Building Better Regions Fund Round 2.
Congratulations to the 11 successful Tasmanian applications. The Building Better Regions Fund is a competitive grant program receiving many excellent applications from across regional Australia. The following tables include the successful Tasmanian applicants for the Community Investments stream and the Infrastructure Projects stream.
|
Applicant Organisation |
Project Name |
Project Description |
Project Location |
State |
Grant Approved |
Total Project Cost |
|
Cradle Coast Authority |
Building Capability - Destination Marketing Mentoring Program |
The project will deliver a marketing and leadership program, which will be aimed at enabling local operators to effectively promote tourism within their region. |
Burnie |
TAS |
$32,000 |
$50,000 |
|
Enterprize Tasmania Ltd |
Tasmanian Leaders & Capability: Social Brains Achieve More Together! |
The project will deliver systems centred training workshops to build leadership and capability. The workshops will address regional growth goals around human and social capital development in the leadership of business, employment, entrepreneurship, education, governance and community capability. |
Hobart; Launceston |
TAS |
$19,700 |
$19,700 |
|
King Island Council |
King Island Recreation Plan |
The project will develop a 'Recreation Plan' which will facilitate and guide the development of recreation and sporting facilities. |
Currie |
TAS |
$38,625 |
$51,500 |
|
The Sovereign Military Order Of The Knights Templar Tasmania Inc |
Sheffield Tasmania Medieval Festival Expansion Plan. |
This project will deliver a two-day, national medieval festival exhibition of medieval skills, crafts and culture highlighting jousting and sword fighting in the Cradle Coast region of Tasmania. |
Burnie |
TAS |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
|
Volunteering Tasmania Inc |
Strong Boards, Resilient Communities |
The project will: provide governance training for volunteer community boards and committees to increase their leadership and productivity capabilities; and address the challenges of obtaining and retaining volunteers in regional and rural Tasmania. |
Nubeena; Queenstown; Smithton; StHelens |
TAS |
$19,900 |
$19,900 |
|
Applicant Organisation |
Project Name |
Project Description |
Project Location |
State |
Grant Approved |
Total Project Cost |
|
Enterprize Tasmania Ltd |
Enterprize Tasmania - Hobart and Launceston Innovation Hub Upgrade |
The project will upgrade and expand Enterprize Tasmania's two innovation hubs, located in Hobart and Launceston, and install a permanent ICT network connection between the two hubs. |
Launceston; Hobart |
TAS |
$206,000 |
$412,650 |
|
Huon Eldercare Limited |
Huon Valley Integrated Health Hub |
The project will refurbish a landmark building in the Huon Valley into an Integrated Health Hub. |
Huonville |
TAS |
$847,500 |
$1,695,000 |
|
King Island Childcare & Early Learning Centre Inc |
Expansion of King Island Childcare & Early Learning Centre |
The project will build a third childcare room at the King Island Childcare and Early Learning Centre to expand its capacity from 29 children to 49 each day. |
Currie |
TAS |
$301,320 |
$401,760 |
|
Northbourne Park Association Inc |
Northbourne Park Retirement Village Stage 2 Residential Development |
The project will expand the current Northbourne Park Retirement Village which includes provision of essential infrastructure including; electricity, water, NBN access and roads, and construction of living units. |
Scottsdale |
TAS |
$1,315,000 |
$2,630,000 |
|
Rotary Club of Ulverstone Incorporated |
Rotary Club of Ulverstone Community Facility |
The project will build a storage facility and meeting space, including kitchen facilities and toilets. |
Ulverstone |
TAS |
$55,000 |
$110,000 |
|
Tasman Council |
Construction of a Deep Water Community Jetty at Murdunna |
The project will build a 90 metre deep jetty at Murdunna with floating pontoon mooring to moderate wave movement and provide for berthing of deep draught vessels and safe boarding of vessels for frail and disabled individuals. |
Murdunna |
TAS |
$75,000 |
$175,000 |
We appreciate that several Tasmanian applications were unsuccessful despite having worked hard to put their best case forward. To those we recommend you arrange to receive feedback specific to your application from the Building Better Regions Fund team.
Applications for the third round of funding are expected to open in coming months.
A full list of successful round two Building Better Regions Fund projects is available at www.business.gov.au/bbrf