- $241,300 to Junee Shire Council
Enhance the Junee Skate Park – to provide a more appealing facility for the community’s youth and encourage more user groups.
- $150,417 to Eurongilly District Hall
Construct a multipurpose tennis court and an additional cricket pitch within the Eurongilly District hall grounds, including new fencing and lighting.
- $139,756 to Junee Shire Council
Junee Youth Employment Partnership Program — a partnership between local business, education and local government stakeholders to support young people to be work ready.
- $98,071 to Junee Golf Club
Building a steel shed to provide a place for Junior Junee Golf Club members and their families to congregate.
- $80,000 to Junee Lions Club
Lions Paper Shed revitalisation project — extending the disabled toilet, new kitchen cupboards and cabinets, gyprock the room, heating, cooling and security.
- $65,000 for Illabo Showground
Showground Pavilion building upgrades, including a new kitchen, providing better usage for the facility.
Three of the projects (Illabo Showground Pavillion Upgrade; Lions Club Papershed Revitalisation; and the Junee Golf Club Junior Golf Program) had previously been submitted to the My Community Project funding opportunity in 2019. By having a “shovel-ready” project and a solid application already prepared, these projects were easy to update for submission to the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
Media Coverage
Some of these projects received media coverage:
Official Press Release from Steph Cooke MP, Member for Cootamundra
Junee shire receives $774,544 for community projects »
9 News Riverina Video
A re-vamped skate park, new junior golf program, and an employment scheme have all been pencilled in for Junee »