Welcome
Regional Partnerships closed
The Australian Government announced on 13 May 2008 that the program had closed, no new applications would be accepted, and, applications that were under assessment would not be considered for funding.
GrantsLINK
GrantsLINK helps you find funding available under a variety of grant programs for individuals, businesses and communities to help you to develop solutions to local and national problems, fund ideas and initiatives or provide assistance in times of hardship.
Contact Us
Phone: 08 8562 2511
Facsimile: 08 8562 2611
Email: sturt@sturtacc.org.au
Office: 51 Railway Tce, Nuriootpa 5355
Postal: PO Box 247, Nuriootpa 5355
Workshops
The Sturt ACC sponsored 4 highly successful free workshops during November and December 2008 which included 3 on grant writing skills and 1 on successful committee meeting structures. These workshops demonstrate how success in securing funding is the direct result of strategic planning, consultation, relationships and negotiation with the funding application the formality that ties the many strings together. The workshops target members of local community organisations and clubs who are keen to develop an understanding of the planning and the process necessary for increasing success.
Further workshops will be held in February 2009:
Grant writing in Kapunda and Mannum and Committee structures in Two Wells for further information or to register interest please contact the office by emailing michelle.hunt@sturtacc.org.au or phoning the office on 08 85622511
Sturt ACC transition to RDA Sturt
Sturt ACC - along with other ACC’s – will be transitioning into Regional Development Australia Committees as of the 1 January 2009. Full detail of what this change will be may not be known for some time and RDA Sturt will continue to operate as it has been during the past several months. Further information will be forthcoming in the near future. This is why there is currently no formal name changes occurring until final directions have been received and accepted by the Committee
For further information please contact Helen Smith, Executive Officer on 8562 2511 or eo@sturtacc.org.au
Consultation of future RDA for the Sturt ACC region
At the Interim Regional Development Australia Board Meeting on 15 September the Parliamentary Secretary the Hon Gary Gray MP indicated his appreciation for the comprehensive stakeholder consultation process carried out by RDA committees for Workplan Task 1 (future role of RDA).
The report from the Sturt ACC is attached and the committee is currently undertaking consultation for the development of a report on:
• Principles and priorities for the new Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program announced in the 2008 budget
• Priorities for the types of local community infrastructure that could encourage development on local communities
REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT REPORT WORK PLAN 1
Announcement of the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Fund
The following allocations have been made to LGA’s for 2008/2009 from $250m made available across Australia from this fund. The Sturt ACC region has received 14.4% of the whole State’s allocation.
Wakefield $272,000
Renmark Paringa (DC) $374,000
Northern Areas $100,000
Mid Murray $460,000
Mallala (DC) $220,000
Loxton Waikerie (DC) $474,000
Light $136,000
Goyder $100,000
Clare and Gilbert Valleys $147,000
Berri and Barmera $371,000
Barossa $160,000
Total $2,814,000
Councils are encouraged to develop high quality proposals so that funding can be released as quickly as possible. A further $50m is available and this will be competitive in nature.
? $50 million strategic projects fund for larger-scale community infrastructure to help deliver an additional injection of investment in communities; and
This will be competitive, application-based, and accountable and open to only those projects seeking a minimum Commonwealth contribution of $2 million for further information visit http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/local/rlcip_guidelines.aspx
Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Report
The Sturt ACC was set the two following tasks by the Department Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government:
- Principles and priorities for the new Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program
- Priorities for the types of local community infrastructure that could encourage economic development in local communities
The Parliamentary Secretary Gary Gray has been provided with this final report on the Sturt ACC region.