Grants and Sponsorship - Round One 2018/19 - Social Grants - Community Services Grants, Festival and Events Sponsorship (Village and Community) and Matching Grants

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Determined

Decision:

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council approve the cash grant and revenue foregone/value-in-kind recommendations for 2018/19 under the Community Services Grant Program listed as follows:

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Australian Nursing Home Foundation Limited

Australian Seniors Expo

A two-day exhibition at Sydney Town Hall showcasing aged care products, services and technologies to Chinese, Southeast Asian and English speaking communities.

Nil

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $13,295

Applicant to work with Social Policy and Programs Development officer

Applicant to resubmit project timeline

Autism Community Network

Autism Families Experiencing Sydney

A monthly group offering excursions to Sydney’s sights for local families affected by autism, to encourage social connection and prevent feelings of isolation.

$3,300

Nil

Nil

Cass Care Limited

Caring for your mind: mental health first aid training in Chinese community

A program to engage 25 members of the Chinese community to increase awareness of mental illness and related management by undertaking a mental health first aid course.

$4,000

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $376

Applicant to work Social Policy and Programs team.

 

Centipede At Glebe School Incorporated

OSHC Care Program

An extra-curricular care service proving a safe space for children under 11 years of age in Glebe, with an educational focus on food, nutrition and healthy choices.

$35,000

Nil

Applicant to work with Middle Childhood Services Coordinator

 

Holdsworth Community Ltd

Holdsworth Community Homeshare Pilot

A pilot initiative to create a sustainable home share program across the city, by matching older-people living in under-occupied property with students and young workers seeking accommodation.

$50,000

Nil

Applicant to provide plan of management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Mood Active Association Incorporated

Mood Active community mental health exercise programs

A well-being and exercise program to support City residents living with mental health issues, held across the local area’s parks and fitness centres.

Year 1 - $40,000

Year 2 - $35,000

Year 3 - $30,000

Nil

Applicant to work with Social Policy & Programs team

Oz Harvest Limited

OzHarvest Food Truck Sustainable Capacity Building

A project to coordinate and build capacity for sustainable revenue, so a social enterprise mobile kitchen can deliver educational workshops and deliver free nutritious meals to charities supporting people in need in the city.

Year 1 - $30,000

Year 2 - $25,000

Year 3 - $20,000

Nil

Applicant to submit revised budget

Positive Life NSW Incorporated

Living with Anxiety and Depression (for People Living with HIV) – Pilot Program

A pilot program to assist people living with HIV, experiencing anxiety or depression, located in Surry Hills and open to residents in the local area.

$20,000

Nil

Funding to go to research component

 

 

 

 

 

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Spanish Community Care Association

Our Community Cookbook

A multi-cultural and cross -generational project to produce a cook book, using recipes and ideas from the residents across the city to encourage community integration and collaboration.

$10,000

Nil

Applicant to partner with the City of Sydney for book launch

Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre Incorporated

The Kitchen Table Project

A program to reduce drug and alcohol misuse amongst young people, held in local  community centres in Woolloomooloo, Surry Hills, Redfern and Waterloo.

$10,000

Nil

Nil

University Of Sydney

Sydney Peace Prize

A series of fundraising initiatives and public events across the city, to celebrate and commemorate the annual, international Sydney Peace Prize.

Year 1 - $50,000

Year 2 - $50,000

Year 3 - $50,000

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $55,000 each year for three years

Nil

 

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Sydney Story Factory Inc

Word Up: Creative Literacy with the Children of Woolloomooloo

A skills development program to run long-term, creative writing and literacy workshops, to support 40 local, marginalised children, held at Plunkett Street Public School, Woolloomooloo.

$25,174

Nil

Nil

The Fact Tree Youth Service Inc

After Hours

A weekly, supervised, safe space for economically and socially disadvantaged young people, aged 11-18 years, on Friday and Saturday evenings in Waterloo.

Year 1 - $110,000

Year 2 - $115,000

Year 3 - $120,000

Nil

Nil

Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation Limited

Take Kare Safe Space (TKSS) Town Hall

A program to offer a safe space every Friday and Saturday night from 10pm to 4am, for young people who are at risk, held at Sydney Town Hall Square.

Year 1 - $117,406

Year 2 -
$114,106

Year 3 -
$114,106

Nil

Nil

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Weave Youth & Community Services Inc

Creating Futures Justice Program

A program to support the transition of Aboriginal people aged 18-30 from the justice system to the community, by building neighbourhood and family connections as a base for achieving education and employment.

Year 1 - $50,000

Year 2 - $50,000

Year 3 - $50,000

Nil

Nil

Youth Off The Streets Limited

Youth Off The Streets (YOTS) Weekend CBD Streetwalk Phase 2

A project run by youth workers, to identify young people at risk of homelessness and assist them to make positive decisions, by having a presence across key areas of the city on Friday and Saturday nights, from December to February.

$38,000

Nil

Nil

(B)      Council approve the cash grant of $217,326 in 2018/19, $224,508 in cash in 2019/20, and $231,936 in cash in 2020/21 to Access Sydney Community Transport to continue to operate the Village to Village Shuttle Bus Service under the Ad Hoc Community Services Grant Program;

(C)      Council approve revenue foregone/value-in-kind (VIK) in 2018/19 of up to $53,000 per year for three years (excluding GST) to Access Sydney Community Transport for the use of parking space and depot facilities for up to 13 Vehicles to Access Sydney Community Transport to continue to operate the Village to Village Shuttle Bus Service under the Ad Hoc Community Services Grant Program;

(D)      Council approve the cash grant and revenue foregone/value-in-kind recommendations for 2018/19 under the Festivals and Events Sponsorship Program (Village and Community) Program listed as follows:

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Bicycle New South Wales Incorporated

Spring Cycle

An annual community cycling event providing 10,000 riders with a unique opportunity to cycle through Sydney and across the Harbour Bridge, showcasing cycling as a sustainable method of travel, held in October.

Year 1 - $60,000

Year 2 - $65,000

Year 3 - $70,000

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $600 each year for three years

Street Banner hire fee waiver to the value of $18,800 each year for three years

Applicant to provide marketing and engagement plan

Applicant to submit a revised budget

Applicant to work with Walking and Cycling Team

Darlinghurst Business Partnership Incorporated

Oxtravaganza 2019

An annual series of free, collaborative events run by local businesses and communities, with proceeds being donated to Twenty10 - a social support and counselling service for LGBTIQA+ youth, held across Oxford Street and the surrounding area.

$20,000

Nil

Nil

 

 

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Newtown Neighbourhood Centre Co-op Ltd

Newtown Festival

A yearly festival held in November featuring local music, arts, market stalls, workshops and community cohesion activities, generating funds for NCC to provide services for those most vulnerable in the local community, held in Camperdown Memorial Rest Park, Newtown.

Year 1 - $35,000

Year 2 - $35,000

Year 3 - $35,000

Street Banner hire fee waiver to the value of $5,000 per year for three years

Applicant to provide a program plan for satellite events

Newtown Precinct Business Association Incorporated

Newtown Good Food Fair

A public, outdoor festival celebrating and creating awareness of food and beverages from local suppliers and business owners, held on King Street, Newtown in early November 2018.

Year 1 - $20,000

Year 2 - $20,000

Year 3 - $20,000

Nil

Nil

Department Of Premier And Cabinet

Australia Day in Sydney 2019, 2020, 2021

A large-scale day event celebrating Australia’s culture and values, featuring a variety of family-friendly activities and performances throughout the City.

Year 1 - $230,000

Year 2 - $240,000

Year 3 - $250,000

Venue Hire and Street Banner fee waiver to the value of $130,000 per year for three years

Applicant to provide a resubmitted budget

Applicant to submit a business plan

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Potts Point Partnership Incorporated

Project Live and Local

A live music activation celebrating and highlighting music from the Kings Cross area, to stimulate awareness and footfall within various venues in and around Kings Cross, Potts Point and Woolloomooloo.

$30,000

Nil

Applicant to provide budget with detailed quotes

Applicant to submit project management details and skills and capacity

Shopfront Arts Co.op.ltd

Playwave Parties - Enriching our Foyers with Young People

A six-month series of foyer events performed by young artists to highlight emerging youth talent, taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Theatre Company, Australian Museum, Sydney Festival, Oxford Art Factory, Carriageworks and VIVID.

$23,000

Nil

Funding to go towards marketing, artists cost and evaluation

Smash

SMASH 2019! Sydney Manga and Anime Show

A Manga and Anime festival, joining a diverse range of people to celebrate Japanese culture, held at the International Convention Centre.

Nil

Street Banner hire fee waiver to the value of $13,328

Nil

 

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

The Department Pty Ltd

The Spokes People Festival

A festival working in partnership with the Sydney Rides Festival to promote cycling within the City through two large-scale community cycling events held in October 2018.

$28,000

Nil

Applicant to provide project evaluation plan

Applicant to work with Walking and Cycling Team

The Surry Hills Creative Precinct Incorporated

Carousel Creative Markets

A public market showcasing a wide range of small, innovative businesses, services and local talent, held in Harmony Park, Surry Hills.

$10,000

Nil

Nil

Walsh Bay Precinct Partnership Inc

 

 

Walsh Bay Arts Table

A dinner to increase awareness of the Walsh Bay area and surrounding businesses with proceeds donated to one of the local arts companies.

$15,000

Nil

Applicant to work with City Business

(E)      Council:

(i)         note the triennial funding of $720,000, plus $130,000 value-in-kind, to the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet for Australia Day in Sydney 2019, 2020 and 2021;

(ii)        note the National Australia Day Council has stated “We aspire to an Australia Day that can increasingly include a recognition and celebration by all Australians of the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to our nation.”

(iii)      note the National Australia Day Council acknowledges there is a range of views in the community about the current date of Australia Day; and

(iv)      request the Chief Executive Officer liaise with the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Australia Day Council of NSW to ensure Australia Day commemorations are respectful and inclusive of all Australians, and recognise and celebrate the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to our nation;

(F)      Council approve the cash grant and revenue foregone/value-in-kind recommendations for 2018/19 under the Matching Grant Program listed as follows:

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

107 Projects Incorporated as auspice for Tim Brunero

Speakers' Corner 2.0

A series of four live-streamed debates, featuring a range of local speakers and topics to engage the community with current issues, starting in September 2018 at The Domain on Art Gallery Road.

$10,000

Nil

Nil

Actors Anonymous Incorporated

Deadhouse: Tales of Sydney Morgue

A skills development program to encourage local writers to develop new, immersive, theatrical works based on historical crime events that link with The Rocks area, to be performed at The Discovery Museum.

$5,000

Nil

Nil

Bikesydney Advocacy Incorporated as auspice for Bikefilms in collaboration with BIKESydney and CycleVision

Cycling Safety Social media video campaign

The production of a series of videos using helmet cameras to promote safe cycling practices for cyclists, as well as improving skills of other road users who interact with cyclists.

 

 

$9,650

Nil

Applicant to work with the City's Cycling Manager

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Brand X Productions Incorporated as auspice for Vashti Hughes

SSSHHH!!!

An outdoor, public, night-time, theatrical performance for all ages, performed by local artists at the corner of Rosyln Street and Ward Avenue, Woolloomooloo.

$10,000

Nil

Applicant to submit a revised budget

Centre For Disability Studies Limited

Social Networking Group @ the Marly

A series of social events, for people with and without disabilities to network and bring about a sense of inclusion at the Marlborough Hotel in Newtown, and the development of resources for local businesses about running events that actively include people with disabilities.

$10,000

Nil

Applicant to work with the City's Social Policy Officer

Charlie's Community Garden

Charlie's Redesign & Rebuild - Western Half

A redesign and installation of new garden beds, seating and undercover storage areas at Charlie’s Community Garden on Redfern Street, to make the garden more accessible and appealing to the community.

$9,600

Nil

Applicant to submit a Plan of Management

Applicant to work with the City’s Community Garden and Volunteer Coordinator

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Counterpoint Community Services Incorporated

Mandarin Employment Expo

An employment exposition focusing on providing information and opportunities for Mandarin speakers, especially migrants and international students, about employment rights and responsibilities, held in Redfern Town Hall.

$3,145

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $432

Applicant to work with the City's Senior Social Programs Officer

Diversity Arts Australia as auspice for Kevin  Bathman

Citizen Writes Project

A series of creative workshops to empower emerging writers from a culturally diverse background to craft engaging stories that will be published in a booklet, publicly available across the city, held at 107 Projects, Redfern Street.

$10,000

Nil

Applicant to work with the City's Cultural Projects team and Senior Social Programs Officer

Edwin David George Mcintosh trading as Glebe Music Festival

Annual Glebe Music Festival 2018

A series of public music performances featuring local and international artists in November 2018, hosted at Glebe Town Hall and the University of Sydney.

Nil

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $1,700

Nil

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Feminist Legal Clinic Incorporated

Feminist Legal Clinic Incorporated Launch

The launch and promotion of a women’s legal support clinic at Benledi House in Glebe, to create awareness of available services in the local community.

$5,250

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $162

Funding to go towards promotion costs

Glebe Palmerston & Surrounds Landcare Group (GPASL)

Glebe Palmerston & Surrounds Landcare - Set-Up

The development of a community Landcare group to increase biodiversity, improve air quality and enhance urban surroundings by planting and maintaining garden areas on Palmerston Avenue, from Lombard Street to Sarah Peninton Reserve, Glebe.

$4,000

Nil

Applicant to submit a Plan of Management

Applicant to work with the City’s Community Garden and Volunteer Coordinator

Kings Cross Community Garden

Kings Cross Community Garden - Twelve Fine Oranges

An organic, edible, community garden with accessible raised beds, seating, composting and watering systems to be utilised by local volunteers and residents, at Lawrence Hargrave Reserve, Elizabeth Bay Road.

$10,000

Nil

Applicant to submit a Plan of Management

Applicant to work with the City’s Community Garden and Volunteer Coordinator

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Malaysia Fest

Malaysia Festival - Experience the Heart of Diversity

A public festival showcasing Malaysian culture and diversity through food and performances, to promote cultural exchange within the community, held at Tumbalong Park.

Nil

Street Banner hire fee waiver to the value of $3,500

No further funding

Nable

Nable Events

Four community events to develop and shape the design of Nable – an online platform where community members can help each other with specified projects, held across the Ultimo, Camperdown, Glebe and Redfern areas.

Nil

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $647

Nil

Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Ltd

Spartan Youth Training

A weekly program to provide young people with a morning group exercise class, a nutritious breakfast and transportation to school to encourage healthy life choices, held at Police Citizens Youth Club, Woolloomooloo.

$3,100

Nil

No recurrent funding

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Sarah Houbolt

Insightful Dance

A series of dance and physical performance workshops for blind and partially sighted people, to foster career development for emerging artists, run between August – December 2018 across the City.

$8,000

Venue Hire fee waiver to the value of $2,000

Applicant to submit a revised budget

The Red Room Company Ltd

POETRY IN FIRST LANGUAGES - Gadigal Flow and Garden Workshops

A series of creative, collaborative workshops and exhibitions to share, record and celebrate Aboriginal culture through various art forms to students and wider communities, held at the Royal Botanic Gardens.

$9,900

Nil

Nil

Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service NSW Inc

Achieving Justice and Positive Change – 1 day Domestic and Family Violence Conference

A public, educational conference, creating discussions and empowerment about justice pathways for women and children experiencing domestic and family violence, held on Mary Street, Surry Hills.

$10,000

Nil

No recurrent funding

Applicant

Project Name

Project Description

$ Amount Recommended

Value-in-kind Recommended

Conditions

Woolloomooloo Permaculture Community Garden

Essential maintenance for the Woolloomooloo Permaculture Community Garden facilities so the garden is more accessible to the community and garden members

A capital projects program to improve uneven pathways, install a new hosepipe and raise a shed to make Woolloomooloo Community Garden accessible for all gardeners and visitors, situated at 94-124 Dowling Street.

$10,000

Nil

Applicant to submit a Plan of Management

Applicant to work with the City’s Community Garden and Volunteer Coordinator

 

Motion carried.

S117676

 

Report author: Christine McBride

Publication date: 27/06/2018

Date of decision: 25/06/2018

Decided at meeting: 25/06/2018 - Council

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