Council grants program injects $500,000 into local groups
Published on 27 June 2017
Fifty-six local event organisers and arts, community, recreation and sporting groups will be presented with more than half a million dollars this afternoon as part of Mildura Rural City Council’s Grant Program.
In total, $518,797 will be presented to 56 recipients tonight at the Mildura Arts Centre foyer at 5pm.
Mildura Mayor Glenn Milne said the grant program had a proven record of ensuring local groups, organisations and organisers - the majority of which were volunteer-run – could continue their work, which ultimately benefitted the wider community.
“Our hard-working volunteer groups serve a vital role in our community, including offering essential services, recreation, events and other opportunities,” Cr Milne said.
Councillor for Economic Development and Tourism Mark Eckel said ensuring the region’s events and recreation facilities – both large and small – had a stable future was vitally important.
“The diverse range of events in our region, largely created and run by volunteers, serve an important role from a tourism and economic development perspective,” Cr Eckel said.
“By supporting these events through our grants program, as well as the numerous recreation facilities and groups in our area, we are contributing to the broader economic development of our region.”
Councillor for Community Development Min Poole said the more than $320,000 funding injection for community partnerships in the region would also have a broad impact.
“These grants are a chance for Council to help these organisations continue their work, and in some cases help them survive financially. In a way, it’s us giving back to these groups for their hard work and initiative,” Cr Poole said.
“It’s fantastic to see that once again we have a wide range of groups that have successfully applied for this latest round of funding.”
Councillor for Arts and Culture Jason Modica congratulated the six successful recipients in this latest round of Arts Development Grants, which represented a broad range of projects.
“From headspace Mildura’s Therapeutic Drumming project through to the Mildura Print Triennial’s Mungo Prints, it’s great to see the creativity displayed by our community,” Cr Modica said.
“By supporting these and many other groups through our grants program, we are helping to ensure financial factors aren’t obstacles to creativity in our region.”
The funding recipients were approved by Councillors at the last two Ordinary Council
Meetings in the following six categories:
Arts Development
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Applicant
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Project or Event
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Funding
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Headspace Mildura
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Therapeutic Drumming at headspace Mildura
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$2,000
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Mallee Folk Club
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Community Connections through music and singing
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$300
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Mildura Ballet & Dance Guild Inc
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Turning with strength
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$1,895
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Mildura Print Triennial Inc
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Mungo Prints
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$2,000
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Red Cliffs Secondary College
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Red Cliffs Secondary College Variety Night
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$2,000
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Danielle Hobbs
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False Flag
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$2,000
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Events Funding and Support
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Applicant
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Project or Event
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Funding
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Mildura Ski Club
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2018 Mildura 100 Ski Race
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$37,500
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Coomealla Triathlon Club
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2018 Summer Series
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$1,600
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Football Federation Sunraysia
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2018 Female Football Week Tournament
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$2,100
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Love Our City
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2018 Mildura Community Easter Egg Hunt
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$3,650
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Mallee Family Care
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2018 Tour De Murray
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$2,000
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Mildura Bowls Club
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2018 May Carnival
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$2,800
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Mildura City Heart
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2018 Easter Power Sports Show and Shine
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$10,000
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Mildura Eisteddfod Society
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2018 Sunraysia Daily 40th Mildura Eisteddfod
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$4,000
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Mildura Field Days
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2018 Mildura Field Days
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$3,750
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Mildura Harness Racing Club
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2018 Mildura Pacing Cup
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$4,100
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Mildura Lawn Tennis Club
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2018 Easter Open Tennis Tournament
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$2,600
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Mildura Racing Club
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2018 Euston Club Resort Mildura Cup
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$2,700
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Mildura Rowing Club Inc
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2018 Easter Rowing Regatta
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$3,200
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Ouyen Harness Racing Club
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2018 Ouyen Pacing Cup
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$3,400
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Sunraysia Golf Tours
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2018 Shane Doherty Memorial – Tri-State Masters
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$3,850
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Sunraysia Motor Sport Club
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2018 ARB Sunraysia 400
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$7,500
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Tennis Australia
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2018 Mildura Grand Tennis International
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$10,000
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Sunraysia Animal Rehousing Group
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2018 Paws Along the Murray
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$513
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Community Partnership
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Applicant
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Project or Event
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Funding
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Christie Centre Inc
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My time after school program
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$30,000
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Diggerland Community Services
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Rookie Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program
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$30,000
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Living Waters Community Care Centre Inc
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Living Waters Community Care Centre Assistance Programs
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$30,000
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Mallee Accommodation and Support Program Ltd
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MASP Kokoda Youth Mentoring Program
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$30,000
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Neighbourhood Watch Mildura
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Neighbourhood Watch Koori Cubs Program (Expansion)
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$15,580
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Northern Mallee Community Partnerships
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Shared Measurement System for Hands Up Mallee
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$29,500
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Pink Lake Pantry
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Underbool Pink Lakes Pantry
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$30,000
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Portsea Camp - Mildura Support
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Portsea Camp – Mildura Support
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$6,000
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Sacred Heart Parish
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Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen
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$29,980
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Sunassist Volunteer Helpers Inc
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Community Meals & Entertainment
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$30,000
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Sunraysia Information & Referral Service Inc
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Sunraysia Information & Referral Service Program
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$30,000
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Zoe Support Australia
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Great Expectations: Reclaiming Education for Teenage Mothers
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$30,000
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Recreation (Facilities Upgrade)
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Applicant
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Project or Event
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Funding
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Imperial Football Netball Club Inc
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Grandstand Seating
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$6,000
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Merbein Football Netball Club
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Detailed design plans for second netball court project
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$6,000
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Mildura Basketball Association
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Lighting Upgrade
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$6,000
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Mildura Football Netball Club Inc
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Grandstand Seating
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$6,000
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Mildura Lawn Tennis Club
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Kitchen Servery Upgrade
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$4,000
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Mildura Rowing Club Inc
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Racking Arms
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$6,000
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Mildura Workers Bowls Club Inc
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Air-conditioning Upgrade
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$6,000
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Nangiloc District Football Netball Club
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Kitchen Upgrade
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$6,000
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North West Victorian Motorcycle Club
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Septic Upgrade
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$6,000
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Red Cliffs Lawn Tennis Club
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Shade Area Upgrade
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$6,000
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Sunraysia Field and Game Inc
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Septic Upgrade
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$4,396
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Recreation (Development)
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Applicant
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Project or Event
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Funding
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Merbein Junior Football Club
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Football Replacement
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$1,000
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Red Cliffs Bowling Club Inc
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Rink Score Boards
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$1,000
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Sunraysia Residential Services Inc
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Get Physical at Benetook Farm
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$1,000
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Sunraysia Volleyball Inc
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Volleyball Replacement
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$1,000
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Rural Access
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Applicant
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Project or Event
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Funding
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Mildura Basketball For All Inc
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Disability Basketballers attend AAA Tournament
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$3,000
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Red Cliffs Resource Centre Inc
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Improving accessibility to Centre
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$1,883
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Sunassist Volunteer Helpers Inc
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Providing additional Accessible Transport
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$3,000
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Pink Lakes Pantry
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Improving accessibility to the Pink Lakes Pantry Building
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$3,000
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Commercial Waste Management
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Applicant
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Project or Event
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Funding
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Mildura Veterinary Hospital
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Composting organic waste with worms
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$5,000
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