The 2025 Community Building Partnerships Program will see sixteen community infrastructure projects across the Wollongong electorate share in $450,000 in funding.
This year, local not-for-profit organisations and sporting groups were eligible to apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000, with up to $450,000 allocated to support projects in the Wollongong electorate.
The list of successful projects in the Wollongong electorate for the 2025 round are:
- $30,000 awarded to the Wollongong Homeless Hub and Housing Services for the purchase of a vehicle
- $69,504 awarded to Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW to purchase replacement engines for Port Kembla Marine Rescue’s PK31 rescue vessel
- $46,936 awarded to The Shepherd Centre – For Deaf Children to upgrade their premises in Wollongong
- $27,585 awarded to the Illawarra Basketball Association to resurface the playing courts at The Snakepit
- $18,672 awarded to SAHSSI to purchase and install solar panels for a local women’s refuge
- $20,658 awarded to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance for the purchase and installation of a ceiling hoist and adult change table, and associated structural works
- $30,000 awarded to Greenacres Disability Service to purchase a shrink-wrapping machine to support their social enterprise
- $17,421 awarded to Wollongong Meals on Wheels to upgrade food handling equipment
- $29,500 awarded to Western Suburbs Leagues Club Illawarra Ltd for accessibility upgrades at Port Kembla Golf Club
- $29,850 awarded to the Maronite Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Lebanon Wollongong for maintenance works and accessibility upgrades at the Maronite Catholic Church in Lake Heights
- $10,000 awarded to the George Cross Falcons Club Inc to update fixtures at their community centre in Lake Heights
- $20,000 awarded to St Mark’s Anglican Church in Wollongong for structural repairs
- $46,730 awarded to the Gilmore Park Tennis Club Inc to resurface the tennis courts at Gilmore Park in West Wollongong
- $17,661 awarded to Big Fat Smile Group Ltd for a paint refresh of the Stewart Street Community Preschool
- $25,483 awarded to 3801 Limited Trading as East Coast Heritage Rail for the installation of a dome shelter to protect historical rail carriages and volunteers from the elements
- $10,000 awarded to Wollongong Baptist Church for the purchase and installation of a shade sail and PA system
The full list of successful projects in the Keira electorate for the 2025 round are:
· Illawarra Rhododendron and Rainforest Gardens Inc – Access road replacement and mobility ramp
· Wollongong City Council – Upgrades to Aristo Park playground
· Illawarra Community FM Broadcasters Ltd (t/a VOX FM) – Purchase & installation of backup power generator/uninterrupted power supply
· Corrimal Tennis Club – Tennis court LED lighting & controller unit
· Pleasant Heights P&C Association – Play space and informal learning area
· Fairy Meadow Anglican Church – Enhanced security system
· Russell Vale Golf & Social Club Ltd – Golf cart storage shed
· Arcadians Theatre Group – Energy efficient lighting upgrade
· Tarrawanna Blueys FC – Replacement of playing field fence at Tarrawanna Oval
· SAHSSI – Wi-Fi for Jeera women’s refuge
· Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect Gwynneville) – Outdoor shade
· Russell Vale Public School P&C Association – Community garden and farm shade cover
· Kembla Joggers Inc – Internal repainting of clubhouse
· Greenacres Disability Services – Transport vehicle to support adults living with a disability to access the local community.
