Wagga Wagga City Council are offering up to $200,000 in grants to local non-profit community groups in the Wagga Local Government Area, under its Annual Grants Program. The aim of the program is to support a wide range of activities that build community capacity and enhance community wellbeing.

Grants are being offered in categories including:

• Sustainable environments


• Connected rural and urban communities


• Community health and wellbeing


• Arts, culture and heritage

The amounts offered under the grants vary depending on the category, but are generally between approximately $300 and $2,000. For more detail, check out the information on the Wagga Council website [1].

Projects can be for a huge range of community activities and initiatives, including examples such as:

• Planting native plants for environmental education and biodiversity purposes


• Stabilising river or creek banks


• Installing nesting boxes and habitat structures


• Reducing demands upon environmental resources


• Keeping our community spaces clean and healthy


• Promoting Aboriginal culture and development


• Purchasing resources and equipment for community groups


• Improving community infrastructure

Applications close at 5.00 pm on Friday 1st June 2012. Further information is available from the downloads below, or by contacting Wagga Wagga City Council:

• Website: www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/www/html/232-grants.asp?intSiteID=1 [1]


• Phone: 1300 292 442


• Email: council@wagga.nsw.gov.au [2]