Cranbourne Lawn Bowls, Cranbourne Fire Brigade, Cranbourne Public Hall and the Sikh Volunteers Australia Casey Food Van, have all secured vital funding through the State Government’s Pick My Project initiative.
The ground-breaking program provided locals the power to choose the projects their community needs.
Cranbourne MP Jude Perera announced the successful organisations on Thursday 2 October who will share in Labor’s $30 million project which included:
• Cranbourne Lawn Bowls – $60581.00, for an Outdoor Area Project
• Cranbourne Fire Brigade – $50000 for a Community Safety and Education Project
• Cranbourne Public Hall – $36498 for a Solar Energy Project
• Sikh Volunteers Australia – $50081 to provide a free food van in the City of Casey
Through the 30 million Pick My Project initiative, Victorian residents aged 16 and over were given the opportunity to submit their idea for a project or program that made their community a better place to live.
People were then given the chance to vote for their favourite project. More than 95,000 Victorians cast votes, with successful projects receiving grants of between $20,000 and $200,000.
To ensure a range of small and large communities had the opportunity to be part of Pick My Project, no more than 50 per cent of a partnership areas funding was awarded to one local government area.
Cranbourne MP Jude Perera said he was pleased these much needed projects will get the funding and support it needs thanks to the ground-breaking initiative.
“Pick My Project will make a real difference in our local area and communities across the state – giving locals the power to choose the projects their community needs,” he said.
