2012
Well time has continued to show that the ward funding has been a success story. I have been very fortunate to have helped out some many people and clubs. Up and coming youg athletes competing perhaps intersate given some small financial assiatnce to pay for air fares or some sporting gear and helps relieve the financial pressure on the parents.
Sporting organisations such as Lilydale BMX to supply a PA system, Lilydale Football Club to assist with guernseys for the team. Encouragement awards for young budding musicians who have lessons at Valley Music and help pay for tuition
Saturday the 22nd of September I officially re-opened the Lilydale BMX. A massive amount of work was undertaken by the clubs volunteers with financial support from funding received from Yarra Ranges Council and Sport and Recreation Victoria
Well time has continued to show that the ward funding has been a success story. I have been very fortunate to have helped out some many people and clubs. Up and coming youg athletes competing perhaps intersate given some small financial assiatnce to pay for air fares or some sporting gear and helps relieve the financial pressure on the parents.
Sporting organisations such as Lilydale BMX to supply a PA system, Lilydale Football Club to assist with guernseys for the team. Encouragement awards for young budding musicians who have lessons at Valley Music and help pay for tuition
Saturday the 22nd of September I officially re-opened the Lilydale BMX. A massive amount of work was undertaken by the clubs volunteers with financial support from funding received from Yarra Ranges Council and Sport and Recreation Victoria
Each councillor had a ward fund of $5000 until 2007 when we agreed to increase the amount to $20,000 dollars. There was a bit of chest beating and carry on about how it was a slush fund and wasting ratepayers money. The ward fund was and still is to help community based projects that simply don't have enough cash to undertake or complete a particular effort. I have helped (as all other councillors) to many groups and people in the community. To help a lot of our young to compete interstate in basketball, dance, karate, boxing, etc. Also to projects shown in the attached photos. This was undertaken by Mary Bourchier to paint a mural on the back of some Mooroolbark shops. A lot of time and effort by volunteers resulted in this fantastic mural. Once a wall that had been graffitied now a showpiece depicting some historical aspect of our town, a job well done. I was fortunate enough to be asked to officially open project. I am sure Mary has some more ideas surfacing. I have given out almost all the money allocated and wondered how we managed with $5,000.
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