People, projects and thriving communities

Mobile Library Outreach

The Footpath Library

Anyone who loves to read knows that books can be a friend, an escape, an opportunity to learn something new, to reconnect with a story from your past, to not feel alone. The Footpath Library provides a weekly service in Sydney encouraging reading and connection through books for people experiencing homelessness. Sarah Garnett, founder of The Footpath Library, says that many of her clients say that a book is more important to them than a meal. In addition to high quality books, the weekly service provides pens, notepads, reading glasses and tea and coffee to encourage social connection. 

Frame Runners 

Frame Running Wollongong

A group of proactive parents and healthcare workers that give children with physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida and more a chance to run – with the help of Frame Runners. Building on the project funds received from IMB Bank in 2021, Foundation funding will help procure a further 22 frame runners, to allow school-aged children to participate in athletics carnivals. 

Light and Hope

Harman Foundation 

Established in 2013, the Harman Foundation is a not-for-profit that supports those who are experiencing or passing through a difficult period, including domestic and family violence (D&FV), relationship fractures, grief, long term illnesses and economic hardship through natural disasters or health issues. IMB Bank Community Foundation funding will contribute to the funding of Her House, a shelter for women and their children seeking refuge from D&FV in Western Sydney. 

House Cleaning Assistance Program

Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation

This Newcastle-based not-for-profit has been community funder for over 20 years, providing essential services and highest-quality support to people and families of the broader Hunter region as they journey through breast cancer. Among the range of programs HBCF run is a house cleaning service, to take the everyday labour out of the equation during a physically and emotionally taxing time. The Foundation grant will augment the program.

Wigs for Illawarra Women

Illawarra Wig Library

For more than 20 years, the Illawarra Wig Library has remained an integral part of Wollongong Hospital, helping people who experience hair loss due to medical conditions or treatment. Loss of hair is a devastating blow for many women undergoing cancer therapies. A wig or turban is offered free of cost, and IMB Bank Community Foundation funding will enable the renewal of and provide travel to the library when required.

Community Recycling Education Centre

Lids4Kids Australia

Did you know that plastic items smaller than a credit card cannot be recycled. Upon learning that fact in 2019, Lids4Kids has helped repurpose over 30 tonnes of lids. With help from the IMB Bank Community Foundation, Lids4Kids will begin work to establish a Community Recycling Education Centre and Volunteer Workshop. Volunteers, school groups, people living with disabilities and other community groups are already part of the process and this expansion as Lids4Kids becomes self-sustainable.

Lifeline South Coast Community Ambassador

Lifeline South Coast

Lifeline South coast contributes to making Australia free from suicide, empowering communities in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and South Coast by providing counselling, training, and community engagement. Building on existing knowledge and expertise, the Foundation funded project will train and embed skilled, supported volunteers in local communities to increase awareness and understanding about suicide, and create meaningful change.

Mobile Cool Room 

Lions Club of East Maitland 

In true Lion’s Club style, the East Maitland branch run barbecues year-round to raise funds for various charities and community causes, including a room at Ronald McDonald House, local care and vision support groups, diabetes care, child mobility and more. Courtesy of Foundation funding, the volunteers of East Maitland branch will now have a mobile cool room to increase barbecuing – and fundraising – capacity.

Lions BBQ Trailer

Lions Club of Wollongong

Chartered in 1957, the Wollongong Lions have provided unbroken service to the community and have raised money for many beneficiaries including medial research and national disaster appeals. A new extensive canopy on the mobile barbecue unit keeps both cooks and clients shaded while the Lions work the grill, and the patrons enjoy the results. 

Shine Bright Program

LIVEfree Project

LIVEfree Project works with Newcastle families who have or are experiencing domestic violence from their moment of crisis throughout their recovery journey. Many families are experiencing poverty, mental illness and trauma, and need support for practical needs. The Shine Bright Program is a weekly education program for at-risk students and their care givers, implementing early intervention strategies for community connect and involvement. The pilot program has achieved great outcomes, and Foundation funding will augment the offer to the community.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Macarthur Sunrise Rotary Club

Established in 19995, Dolly Parton’s eponymous Imagination Library has mailed millions of books to economically disadvantaged children around the world. Through the Macarthur Sunrise Rotary Club, children and their families in the Campbelltown and Wollondilly areas receive a book a month from the Imagination Library. The number of families in the program will increase by 50% thanks to IMB Bank Community Foundation funding in 2022.

The Man Walk

The Man Walk Australia

The Man Walk is passionate about men’s physical, social, and mental wellbeing. A weekly 45-minute stroll provides an opportunity for men to engage in regular physical activity, social interaction and mateship. Or as they call it ‘Walk. Talk. Support.’ Since its beginning in 2018, The Man Walk has grown to encompass 80 walks across Australia (and overseas). The Man Walk will use funding to establish walks in new areas, creating stronger communities by connecting more people.

Year Round Collective

The Nappy Collective

For families who are experiencing disadvantage – fleeing violence, seeking asylum or experiencing extreme financial hardship – buying nappies can come at the cost of other essentials. About 280,000 children in Australia don’t have enough nappies to stay clean and healthy. The Nappy Collective mobilises volunteers to collect and distribute nappies to those in need across the nation, delivering over 4.2million nappies since 2014. Foundation funding will expand the project in the Newcastle-Hunter. 

Women’s Inclusion

Narooma Men’s Shed

With a long history of providing on-the-tools support for various community initiatives and projects, the Narooma Men’s Shed are welcoming women – particularly those who are single and care for a property on their own – to learn skills and safety with power tools so that they can undertake some home repairs. A new set of Makita tools gives women the opportunity to enjoy the Shed’s community, including with likeminded women.

Security Camera for Vulnerable Communities

NSW Police Force

Free security cameras are provided to domestic violence victims, repeat victims of crime, and the elderly. This project was first funded by the IMB Bank Community Foundation in 2021 and proved a great success, including a custodial sentence for a perpetrator breaking an apprehended Violence order, and vandals damaging property. Further the project provides recipient of the cameras with a tangible sense of security and control over to whom they open their front door.

Community Meals and Food Security Program

One Meal – It Makes a Difference

With a mission to provide healthy food and related services to homeless, disadvantaged, and vulnerable people across greater Sydney, One Meal delivers over 2500 meals across Sydney. Foundation funding will expand the program to those in need of food support in the southern Sutherland Shire by equipping a van with the technical requirements for food transport. This support eases food-related anxiety for the most vulnerable.

Volunteer Disability Education and Resources

Pegasus 

Pegasus, also known as Riding for the Disabled, has a long history of providing physical, social and emotional support for people living with disability through engagement with horses. Over 100 volunteers work to deliver three separate programs. The Volunteer Disability Education and Resources project will engage with technical experts to help volunteers understand the range of participant diagnoses to provide a more informed, more supportive and more engaging experience for clients.

The Treehouse Cafe

Phoenix Community Project

Many young adults living with disability would love to work in a cafe, however may not have an opportunity to learn the necessary skills. The Treehouse Café is an eco-friendly training facility that provides opportunities for neurodivergent young adults to learn essential skills on their own terms, at their own speed. Funding from the IMB Bank Community Foundation will transform the café to enable training and open pathways for young people. 

Securing Job Seekers Futures

Project Displaced

When Covid left many Australians facing unemployment, Project Displaced was there to help. What began as a job search tool has now grown to become a community-based job search, career coaching and mental health support service. Project Displaced has helped more than 5,000 Australians, and with funding for a new website aim to help thousands more. 

RAISE

Project Youth

Project Youth provides wrap-around support for young people facing complex trauma and significant disadvantage, recognising that young people often need support in more than one area of their lives to heal and recover. RAISE (Recovery and Independent Self-Care and Emotional regulation) packs help support young people in continuing their recovery when not working directly with a qualified counsellor. 

Find Your Way

Radio for the Print Handicapped of NSW

Operating in Sydney for more than 40 years, Radio for the Print Handicapped provides print reading services to ensure those with print disability, low levels of literacy or social disadvantage have access to published material. Content includes reading of newspapers, magazine and books as well as other created content. The Find Your Way project aims to engage volunteers from the Illawarra to create content specific to Illawarra communities.

Wollongong Rainbow Club

Rainbow Club Australia

Learning to swim and be safe around water is an essential life skill, particularly when you live on the coast. After operating in Sydney for 50 years, Rainbow Club has opened in Wollongong to meet increasing demand for learn-to-swim programs for children living with disability. With up to 70% of participants on the Autism Spectrum, Rainbow Club requires a one-on-one approach to teaching. Foundation funding will be used to further educate qualified swim teachers to a specialised style of teaching for Rainbow Club participants.

External Awning

Rally for Recovery

Since 2001, Rally for Recovery have been working to raise funds for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation. Over that time Rally has raised $2.65m for the SCHF and has also been able to donate $40,000 to the Moruya Hospital. A shop selling second hand goods to the local community is an integral part of fundraising however, operations have been impacted by recent weather events. Thanks to Foundation funding an external awning will ensure business can continue rain, hail or shine.

U Turn the Wheel

Rotary Club of Camden

With the aim of helping new and emerging drivers understand the importance of road safety, Rotary Club of Camden’s U Turn the Wheel project engages experts in a range of related fields to present to students in Camden communities. Students not only hear about vehicle maintenance and insurance but also hear directly from victims of serious road trauma. In its 10 years of operation, the program has seen a significant reduction in fatalities of young people in the Camden LGA. 

U Turn the Wheel

Rotary Club of Goulburn

Since 1999, the Rotary Club of Goulburn has offered U Turn the Wheel to year 11 students, with the key objective of reducing road trauma and fatality for young people in its local communities. Over a series of six sessions within one school day, students are engaged with exercises in risk taking and behaviour management as well as discussing the impacts of drugs, alcohol and peer pressure on road safety. 

U Turn the Wheel

Rotary Club of Moss Vale

Road safety program U Turn the Wheel was developed 25 years ago to help Year 11 students learn strategies to help reduce road trauma in this age group. One of the first school road safety programs in Australia U Turn the Wheel was includes sessions on road safety, enforcement and road injury information. Developed by Moss Vale Rotary 25 years ago, U Turn the Wheel continues to be an important part of high school education for older teens.

Seats and Cycles for Social Connections

Scullin Community Group

Established in 2018, the Sculling Community Group aims to build stronger community connections between residents and with neighbouring communities. A significant amount of work has gone into creating functional and warm community spaces for recipients to gather. Seats and Cycles for social connections is the next step in this journey, not only providing seating in a community space, but also a bike hub and repair shop where people can perform simple repairs and teach each other new skills.

Building a Sound Start

The Shepherd Centre for Deaf Children

For over 50, The Shepherd Centre has employed transdisciplinary services to help develop listening and spoken language, social and skills, literacy and emotional resilience for children and young people with hearing loss. The grant from the 2022 round of Foundation funding will equip a new clinic in Oran Park, in NSW’s fastest growing region: southwest Sydney. 

Concert Bands Music Charts

The Shire Bands

Music is surely food for the soul, but sheet music for a full ensemble isn’t free. For The Shire Bands, a volunteer organisation in Sydney’s south that welcomes adult learners and come-back players in a variety of ensembles, new sheet music packages offer variety to the players (who are mostly seniors) and the audiences for whom they play for free. Foundation funding in 2022 will help build repertoire and community connection. 

Solving Challenges and Reaching Goals

Solve-TAD

When it comes to living with disability every person faces a unique challenge. Since 1975 the team at Solve-TAD have used their individual expertise in engineering and trades to provide more than 50,000 personalised solutions and technology for people living with disability. With life-changing results. This year’s funding will deliver a series of online tutorials designed to improve the capacity and capability of 230 volunteers, equipping them with additional skills to help people with disabilities to reach their goals. 

Custom Built Trailer

South West Community Transport

South West Community Services provides safe, door-to-door transportation for the elderly, NDIS clients and their carers. While currently equipped to deliver their passengers to activities including medical appointments, shopping and social outings, limited space for storage restricts passenger numbers. A custom-built trailer will allow South West Community Transport to provide extra services given the increased capacity to store items including walking frames, wheelchairs and medical aids. This transportation service helps up to 6,000 people live independently while combating social isolation.

Shelves for Food

Survivor’s R Us

Founded in 2017, Survivor’s R Us supports the fight against domestic violence, homelessness, and unemployment. They do this by offering men, women and children access to counselling services and low-cost food supplies while also running an op shop to provide access to pre-loved goods. To keep up with demand Survivor’s R Us have expanded their premises. Funding from the IMB Bank Community Foundation will supply shelving to increase storage capacity for the food bank.

TeenSafe Safe Driver Training

Surfair Motor Sports Club

Over 30 years, Teensafe Safe Driver Training has regularly operated practical, behind-the-wheel safe driving courses for L and P plate drivers. Run at the Moruya Surfair Speedway, the project uses a fleet of cars and trained volunteers to deliver hands-on educational experiences every school holidays. Teensafe aims to build a better future for the community by having safer drivers on the roads. 

Sensory Spaces for Children

Sylvanvale

Sylvanvale’s Mikarie Child Care Centre is unique in that it provides high quality childcare and education to children with and without disabilities in one setting. With funding from the IMB Bank Community Foundation, Sylvanvale will create sensory spaces in each of the three age-based rooms at Mikarie. Sensory spaces provide children with the sensory input they need to self-regulate, so they can be better prepared for learning and interacting with others.

Building a Sound Start

The Shepherd Centre for Deaf Children

For over 50 years, the Shepherd Centre has employed transdisciplinary services to help develop listening and spoken language, social skills, literacy and emotional resilience for children and young people with hearing loss. The grant from the 2022 round of Foundation funding will equip a new clinic in Oran Park, in NSW’s fastest growing region: southwest Sydney. 

Standing Out in Camden

Turning Point Camden

Whether it be emergency food relief, domestic violence or homelessness support, advocacy, document assistance or simply access to a phone or computer, when times are challenging for people in the local community, Turning Point Camden welfare drop-in centre is there to help. The volunteer team will be easily identifiable at the many fundraising and community engagement events, thanks to new uniforms funded by the Foundation. 

Heart Health Check

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Since 2012 the IMB Bank Community Foundation has worked with the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute to conduct free heart health checks for Australians, joining the fight against cardiovascular disease, Australia’s number one killer. Heart Health Checks help identify risk factors for heart health that can be modified with lifestyle and behaviour changes: blood pressure, blood sugar and total cholesterol. 2022’s round of funding will see the Tour travel through NSW and the ACT. 

AquaAerobics Program Development

WaterWombats AQUATIC DISABILITY SERVICES

WaterWombats delivers multidisciplinary health programs for people with disabilities or vulnerabilities. Occupational therapy, exercise physiology, psychology and early education all play a part in the aquatic swim, safety and therapy program. The Foundation-funded AquaAerobics program will provide small group water-based exercise for children with a disability, filling a gap in the ACT disability sector.

Trauma and Rescue Prop

Wollongong VRA

The Wollongong Volunteer Rescue Association Squad have been serving the Illawarra since 1973. Keeping on top of the latest first aid and trauma procedures requires up-to-date equipment, including dummies and props – and training. Foundation funding will keep the group’s equipment current with best practice, creating the best possible scenario to save lives.

Iceolation 

300 Blankets

Iceolation provides essential food and supplies to members of the community experiencing issues with food security, mostly those at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness. The ongoing impacts of COVID have led to increased isolation and additional requests for food assistance. This project will reduce social isolation and loneliness by connecting volunteers with homeless persons and families. 

A Helping Hand for New Mums 

3Bridges Community

Being a new mum can be difficult at the best of times, never mind when you are facing additional challenges. A Helping Hand for New Mums supports new mothers who are vulnerable due to isolation from family or friends, a history of domestic violence, multiple births, mental health issues or disability in the family. In-home support aims to promote maternal and infant bonding, increase mothering confidence, reduce isolation with an increased access to services and connections for mothers in their local community.

Art Central Recovery 

Arts Council of Eurobodalla

Art Central is committed to providing an environment designed to enhance creative expression and encourage social inclusion and innovative community participation. With over 280 members, Art Central provides weekly classes: Art, Pottery, Aboriginal Art and Art Therapy to name a few. Funding will support the purchase of a potting wheel to support the expansion of pottery classes.

Back-up Defibrillation Machine 

Bega District Volunteer Rescue Group

The VRA in Bega are primary responders to road crash rescue and all other rescue operations as instructed by the NSW Police. The Bega VRA have been nominated to provide back-up support for the local ambulance service when the ambulance officers are out of town or busy. The project will ensure VRA can support people who have a cardiac arrest by providing CPR first aid as required and potentially save lives. 

Make our Shed Dust Free 

Bega Men’s Shed

The purpose of the Men’s Shed is to provide avenues for retired men, many who have useful skills, such as carpentry, wood turning and metal work and more, to use their talents completing projects that benefit sections of the community who may struggle to have assistance provided. Purchase of a dust extraction system will improve health and safety of members involved in construction of projects utilising wood.

Extending Working Space post-COVID 

Belconnen Community Men’s Shed

Operating in an area that shows a higher proportion of older disadvantaged people, the Belconnen Men’s Shed has around 80 members. With COVID restrictions impacting the mental health of many, membership enquiries have increased significantly beyond the safe capacity of the shed. This project, undertaken primarily by Shed members, will extend the working space to allow another 40 members to join.

Upgrading Garden 

Belconnen Senior Citizens Club

The Belconnen Senior Citizens Club provides a meeting place for older Australians to learn new activities and to socialise with a range of cultures and individuals. A garden upgrade under the supervision of a horticulturalist will engage members in replacing all existing plants with frost hardy and drought tolerant varieties. 

Flammable Goods Storage 

Bowral Men’s Shed

The Bowral Men’s Shed supports senior men from Bowral and surrounding areas, providing equipment, materials, skills, and guidance to members and carrying out projects to support the local community and charities. Most repairs and projects require the use of flammable paints, solvents and fuels. A flammable goods storage cabinet will allow the shed to increase efficiencies by purchasing these items in economic quantities and to safely store supplies.

Community Garden Trailer 

Canberra City Care

Canberra City Care maintains a very productive community garden that provides a range of vegetable, fruit and herbs to support those in need. Every week Canberra Community Care supports more than 300 disadvantaged households in Canberra. A trailer for the community garden will support work and increase efficiencies across all aspects of the garden. 

Look Good, Feel Better 

Cancer Patients Foundation

Look Good Feel Better workshops help cancer patients manage the appearance-related side-effects caused by cancer treatment. Trained volunteers teach participants how to manage skin redness and dryness, how to draw on eyebrows and also how to give the illusions of eye lashes if they have lost them. A local wig provider also attends to showcase the many different headwear options like wigs, scarves and hats.

CareSouth Health Hubs 

CareSouth

CareSouth Health Hubs provide twice-yearly dental, optical and hearing checks, as well as speech and occupational therapy assessments for disadvantaged families in Nowra, Goulburn, Berkeley, Deniliquin and Sanctuary Point, making it easier for parents and carers to access a range of free health checks in one location. 

Storage Loft and Staircase

Community Workshed Incorporation

The Community Workshed is a non-profit, non-commercial organisation open to all men and women with the aim to provide a safe and friendly environment where people can interact and work on meaningful projects. This project will provide access to a loft to enable storage of work projects.

COVID Crisis Cots and Car Seats 

Dandelion Support Network

Dandelion Support Network believes all babies and children should have access to nursery items essential for their safety, wellbeing and development. Operating from Caringbah, Dandelion provides vital support to vulnerable families throughout Greater Sydney and the Illawarra. Funding will purchase cots, car seats and essential items to support families across Sydney facing disadvantage caused by COVID. 

Deadly Young Warriors 

Deadly Connections Community and Justice Services 

Deadly Connections aims to break the cycle of disadvantage and trauma to directly address the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the child protection and justice systems. Deadly Young Warriors is designed to strengthen Aboriginal children's connection to culture, improve school engagement, provide accessible, pro-social activities, develop social and emotional skills, provide mentoring and positive role modelling as well as links to support for children and their families.

DSA Sydney "Hands On" Days 

Disabled Surfers Association of Australia 

The Disabled Surfers Association aims to put “smiles on dials” by offering safe and fun inclusion surf access opportunities for people of all abilities. DSA Sydney “Hands-On” days allow people with a range of physical challenges and disabilities from across Sydney to safely access the surf alongside volunteers supporting them in the water. 

Woodies Workshop 

Eurobodalla Woodcraft Guild

The Woodies Workshop provides an opportunity for all members of the community to gather together to make timber projects. All skill levels are catered for, from beginners to advanced. As a result of the 2019 bushfires, the Woodies Workshop and its entire contents were destroyed. Funding will support the purchase of new equipment as part of the rebuilding process. 

BLC Mowing and Mateship Service 

Berkely Life Centre

This project will provide a mowing service to the elderly, disabled and/or infirmed people in the Berkeley community as well as provide an opportunity for people on Work Development Orders to attend and work to pay off fines they have received. It will also offer an opportunity for talking, sharing and mentoring.

Healing Communities through Play 

Far South Coast Family Support Service

Play Therapy is the most effective mode of therapy for children who have not yet reached the developmental stage to benefit from traditional counselling (usually 2-10 years old). Play therapy aims to improve children's resilience, reduce or eliminate distress symptoms and support behaviour and wellbeing. This project will provide the first trained Play Therapist to support children in the Bega Valley who are experiencing trauma. 

Frame Running Wollongong 

Frame Running Wollongong

Frame Running Wollongong (FRW) is a unique community sporting service that aims to enrich the lives of children with a disability by participating in the sport Frame Running. Funding will purchase frames and equipment to support children with disabilities that affect mobility and balance to enjoy inclusive sporting games, social interaction and the freedom of movement.

Goats Creek Longboarder Gazebos 

Goats Creek Longboarders

Goats Creek Longboarders was formed in 2006 to enhance and maintain the camaraderie and social interaction between longboard surfers at Port Kembla beach. Members participate in low key, friendly and fun longboard surfing competition events and associated social activities. The Longboarders aim to offer interaction and physical activity to maintain health and wellbeing and act as role models for young people in Port Kembla. Two gazebos will assist the Club when running events and activities in the Illawarra.

Skills Building in Mental Health 

Heaps Decent 

Creative engagement is an excellent catalyst for self-expression and provides a means by which young people can tackle their thoughts and feelings. Heaps Decent works to empower children and young people to express themselves through music and multi-media projects. With many participants experiencing mental health challenges, Heaps Decent will use funding to train program volunteers in Youth Mental Health First Aid.

Connecting Hearts In Need 

HeartKids 

Every day in Australia eight children are born with a form of childhood acquired heart disease affecting three families every hour. Connecting Hearts in Need will establish eight regional hubs in NSW and ACT to support families living with congenital heart disease to overcome disconnection and isolation due to COVID-19.

Community Language Schools Learn Financials 

Hunter Parents and Teachers Association of Community Languages Schools 

Hunter Parents and Teachers Association of Community Languages Schools support local CALD organisations to deliver language and culture programs. 850 children access community learning in 20+ languages, through 28 not-for-profit organisations. This project will support over 300 CALD community language school committees to deliver training videos and webinars in multiple languages to teach fundamental knowledge of financial literacy. 

The Flame Tree Project 

Illawarra Flame Tree Project 

The Flame Tree Project is an annual music and cultural program for Illawarra students, providing music education and literacy in an engaging and uplifting environment. Original compositions are developed through collaboration between students and contemporary Australian composers, with the subsequent performance reflecting the beauty of the Illawarra, its rich culture and proud history. Funding will support the purchase of equipment and resources to support online delivery of the program.

Community Education Program 

Illawarra Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network (iSPAN)

iSPAN links community with information about suicide prevention, education and mental health/wellbeing, ensuring Illawarra communities are well informed, supported and equipped to seek help and/or assist individuals in crisis in order to prevent suicide. Funding will cover community psychological first aid training and new online bereavement and prevention resources.

Wigs and Turbans for Illawarra Women 

Illawarra Wig Library

Helping people who experience hair loss due to medical conditions or treatment, the Illawarra Wig Library is an integral part of Wollongong Hospital. IMB Bank Community Foundation funding will enable the purchase of new wigs and turbans in the coming year. 

A Lions Ute 

Lions Club of Kiama 

Kiama Lions Club’s ‘Return and Earn’ project collaborates with other charities and community groups to raise money and deliver benefits throughout the Kiama community and beyond. Funding will assist with the fit out of a Ute to be used for this program as well as other fundraising and community support activities. 

Infant View Procurement 

Lions Club of Penrith

Penrith Lions Club are supporting families in their community with the procurement of an Infant View machine for the Neonatal ICU at Nepean Hospital. The infant view is a dedicated device for neonatal and paediatric video-intubation and can be used on premature or very small babies (generally below 1.2 Kg).

Cows Create Careers 

Lions Club of Strzelecki

Hands on learning at its best. Cows Create Careers is a Strzelecki Lions Club project which connects local high schools with the dairy and agricultural industry. Students learn about dairy industry careers and educational pathways while caring for dairy calves on loan from local farmers. 

Precision Glide Saw 

Men’s Shed Narellan 

Men’s Shed Narellan is a place for men to be socially active, form friendships, allow new opportunities for activity and interaction in their lives post-work and provide support for men's health and well-being The Shed undertakes many projects for the benefit of the community. A Precision Glide Saw will assist with making furniture, toyboxes, benches and many other community projects.

Connecting Men 

Mentoring Men 

Ensuring no man walks alone, Mentoring Men helps adult men who are experiencing distress or a sense of helplessness by providing free one-to-one life mentoring with a professionally trained volunteer mentor. Mentors help men address issues throughout their lives that impact their mental health and wellbeing. Funding will train additional volunteers to combat a significant lack of early intervention programs, particularly in migrant communities in Southwest Sydney.

Multicultural Women Employment Sewing Enterprise

NAKANGO VISION 

African women from CALD communities can face language barriers to employment. Not only will this project provide women with sewing skills, it will also encourage their social and economic participation by developing pathways to employment, business skills and cultural competencies, including English language proficiency, to integrate and build community resilience. Funding will purchase sewing machines and equipment.

Table Saw Replacement

Narooma Men’s Shed

Narooma Men's Shed is about men's health. It is a place for members to meet, share their skills, enjoy companionship and build new friendships. In addition, the Shed provides services to the local community. A table saw is a pivotal part of the works program, used for 65% of community projects. Funding will provide a new table saw.

Identify our Volunteers 

Need A Feed Australia

Need A Feed supplies emergency food and personal care packs to social service organisations in the Wollongong and Shellharbour LGAs. These packs are prepared by volunteers from donations collected from local businesses. New signage and branded clothing will allow partners and clients to easily identify volunteers. 

Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB)

North Wollongong Surf Life Saving Club

An IRB is an essential part of equipment for Surf Life Saving Clubs. It enables surf lifesavers to perform rescues and provide much needed first aid services quickly and efficiently and is the most effective way to search for a swimmer who may have been swept along the beach to unpatrolled areas. A new IRB will help expand shoreline patrols, and swiftly perform rescues and first aid services at this popular Illawarra beach.

Brewed Together 

Northside Community Services

A coffee trailer will provide employment and training opportunities for young people and community members within the Gungahlin/Inner North Region. In addition, the trailer will serve as a community asset conducting outreach programs to more vulnerable members of the community.

Security Camera for Vulnerable Communities 

NSW Police Force 

If you are in a vulnerable situation, not knowing who is at your front door can be intimidating. As part of an overall strategy to provide vulnerable people with improved security, NSW Police will install doorbell cameras to vulnerable households to allow recipients to feel safer in their homes and enjoy a better quality of life.

Spring into Spring 

Older Women’s Network New South Wales 

The Older Women’s Network aims to help older women live full and productive lives. By keeping women positive, physically active and socially connected they aim to strengthen health and wellbeing to allow women to stay in their own homes as long as possible. Spring into Spring will encourage women who have not been able to be physically active due to COVID restrictions to get back into activity.

The Bloom Project 

One Door Illawarra

Women who have experienced domestic violence or abuse are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, self-harm and thoughts of suicide. The Bloom Project is a wellness program for Illawarra women with mental health issues who have experienced domestic violence. It assists these women regain their dignity, confidence and sense of worth. 

Para Meadows School Learning Hub 

Para Meadows School

Para Meadows School provides specialised and inclusive education for students ranging in age from four to eighteen years of age with an intellectual disability and additional social, emotional, medical and behavioural challenges. The Learning Hub will create a new flexible learning space for students to engage in STEM projects, including robotics and Lego, and a meeting space for parents and the local community.

Enhancing Mental Health for Families 

Parentline ACT 

Parentline ACT has seen a 30% increase in calls due to family stress caused by recent bushfires and the impact of the COVID pandemic. Funding will provide mental health training for 15 volunteers in Canberra enabling them to provide non-judgemental, child centred counselling to parents and families to enhance the wellbeing and mental health of children.

Fit For Life 

PCYC Parramatta

The Fit For Life program aims to improve overall wellbeing for young people as well as divert youth from offending behaviours. It works to create better futures for communities by creating a safe environment for young people to engage in physical activity while building connections with local police. 

Teen Gym 

PCYC Parramatta

Teen Gym is a 10-week structured gym class for young people. Run by a qualified instructor, the class aims to help young people learn about and get conformable using gym equipment. The goal of the program is to connect with at-risk youth and provide a space for them to focus and be a part of something. 

U Turn the Wheel 

Rotary Club of Camden 

U Turn the Wheel, facilitated by the Rotary Club of Camden, is a comprehensive road safety program aimed at increasing driver safety skills and awareness among Year 10 students. The program covers road trauma, law enforcement, road safety and choices. It is designed to encourage participants to actively engage in reducing the risks on road for the 16–25-year-old age group. 

Replacement Side-by-Side Vehicle 

Scarborough Wombarra Surf Lifesaving Club 

Scarborough Wombarra SLSC is a Surf Club experiencing growth in membership of young local people. With a view to increasing the strength of the club and the services it provides to local community, the club is in the process of updating much needed equipment. Funding will be used to purchase a new Side-by-Side Vehicle. 

Skills for Success Mentoring 

SCARF 

Unemployment is a significant contributor to economic and social disadvantage, poverty, isolation and poor mental health among refugee entrants to the Illawarra. Skills for Success Mentoring matches local volunteers from diverse professional experiences and backgrounds with refugee entrants to the Illawarra so they can work together to prepare a plan to identify strategies for enhancing job readiness. 

Defibrillator Facility 

Shoalhaven Heads Native Botanic Garden

The Shoalhaven Heads Native Botanic Gardens attract large numbers of visitors every year, many of whom are elderly and frail, people with mobility constraints, and other handicapped people. They often arrive in organised group outings and as smaller family gatherings. Installation of a G5 AED defibrillator will improve the public safety amenity of Shoalhaven Heads Native Botanic Garden. 

Wood Shop Upgrade 

South West Sydney Men's Shed

Men's Sheds are a community investment delivering activities that foster community spirit, connect communities and contribute to building an inclusive Australia. Men's Sheds play important roles in the overall improvement of health and well-being of their members while encouraging positive engagement with the community. Replacement of workshop machinery will help maintain a safe working environment for Shed members.

Community Projects 

St George Men's Shed 

The Shed provides a venue where men, mostly retired seniors, can meet, socialise and work together either on their own projects or on projects to assist other community groups or individuals. Funds will go towards purchasing materials for members to create wooden items for community groups, schools, childcare and aged care centres, and disability groups.

Replace iMac Computer 

Southern Highlands Computer Users Group 

The Southern Highlands Computer Users Group teaches older Australians to use computers, tablets and to access and use the internet. Funding will be used to purchase a new iMac computer to support member engagement with technology including email, social media and photo management.

Suicide Prevention Workshop 

Survivors R Us 

Survivors R Us support the fight against domestic violence, homelessness and unemployment. The Suicide Prevention Workshop will help participants improve mental health literacy and develop skills to better help and support vulnerable people. Funding will provide training for volunteers and staff in suicide intervention skills and mental health first aid training.

Clever Ideas, Changing Lives 

Technical Aid to the Disabled 

Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD) changes the lives of people living with disability by providing personalised technology, services and equipment. An online Learning Management System will enable TAD to better train and upskill staff and volunteers across metro and regional areas. These increased skills will build the capacity of volunteers to provide safe, innovative, and customised equipment solutions to help people living with a disability reach their goals. 

TeenSafe Safe Driver Training 

TeenSafe

Teensafe is a practical safe driver training course for teen L and P plate drivers to get behind the wheel with professional and volunteer instructors to learn safe driving skills. Teensafe maintains a fleet of vehicles and has been operating for over 20 years in the safe environment of Moruya Surfair Speedway. 

The Playground Project 

The Disability Trust

Many adults living with a disability are taken to playgrounds for physical exercise and recreation, unfortunately these playgrounds are too small and sometimes people of different abilities aren’t welcome. The Playground Project is an adult-sized playground providing a safe, purpose built and welcoming play space for young adults with an intellectual disability. IMB funding will support the purchase and installation of an in-ground, wheelchair friendly trampoline.

The Footpath Library (Sydney) 

The Footpath Library 

Books can have a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing. The Footpath Library believes that people experiencing homelessness should be able to access and enjoy a book to escape, learn and engage. The only library of its kind in Australia, the Footpath Library service encourages reading and connection through books for people experiencing homelessness, ensuring they have access to quality books, reading glasses, notepads and pens.

Equipment for New Men's Shed 

The Hill Top Men’s Shed

The Hill Top Men's Shed has just completed a new shed. A major objective is advancing the wellbeing and health of male members by social interaction and mutual help. The type of work activity includes projects for community groups and making products for sale to support running the shed. Purchase of a drum sander and large dust collection system equipment makes the Shed a viable place to work.

Laptops for Learning 

The Reconnect Project

Australia has a significant divide in digital inclusion, the measure at which a person can access, afford and have the digital ability to connect and use online technologies effectively. The Reconnect Project aims to combat this by providing refurbished mobile devices to people who otherwise would not have access to digital technology. Laptops for Learning will provide up to 50 refurbished laptops to young people who have been unable to engage in online education due to economic disadvantage, family violence, or homelessness. 

Kidscape for Deaf Children 

The Shepherd Centre – For Deaf Children 

Kidscape is a program of clinical therapy and group education, which provides life-changing support for deaf children and their families in Wollongong. Group education helps to develop the speech and communication skills of children in an interactive environment and provide advice and support for parents. While clinical appointments allow for the monitoring and development of each child’s progress. Funding will enable the purchase of sophisticated equipment required to deliver the program. 

Wheelchairs for Overseas Communities

Thirroul Men’s Shed

The Thirroul Men’s Shed has been supporting its local community since 2010. They now have their sights on providing much needed support further afield. In conjunction with Rotary Australia the Shed will provide wheelchairs, free of charge, to people in third world countries who cannot otherwise access a chair. Providing enormous benefits to recipients and their families in increased mobility and support, this project will also support members of the Shed by broadening their involvement and understanding beyond the local community.

Generator Cage and Hose Drying Rack 

Towamba Rural Fire Brigade

In recent bushfires, with fire approaching Towamba from 2 sides village power was cut off. Not wanting to be in the same situation again, the Towamba RFB purchased a generator to enable firefighting to continue even when there is no power. This funding will purchase a steel cage to protect the generator and a steel rack for drying hoses. 

Western Sydney Community Pantry Project 

Turbans 4 Australia 

Turbans 4 Australia works to support those in need in our local communities while demonstrating the value of the many different cultures in Australia. It can be difficult for people from CALD backgrounds to access culturally appropriate support. The Western Sydney Community Pantry will provide culturally appropriate food and items for people facing disadvantage. Funding will assist with the fit-out of the kitchen to provide a base for 100+ volunteers.

Heart Health Tour Takes to the Sporting Fields

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and Heart of Football

90% of Australians have at least one modifiable risk factor for heart disease. The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute are teaming up with the Heart of Football to take heart health testing to sporting fields. Funding will continue the success of IMB’s Heart Health Tour and help to coordinate 15 free heart health testing days at sporting fields across NSW and ACT to educate communities about modifiable risk factors for heart disease and healthy heart habits.

Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Illawarra 

West Wollongong Rotary Club

This series of practical and powerful workshops for high school students challenge students to change the way they think about road safety and lay the foundation for safe road use throughout their lives. Trained facilitators work with students to develop and practise personalised strategies, which will help them respond positively to challenges on the road, both as drivers and highly influential passengers.

Folding Pedal Exerciser for Seniors 

Wollondilly Support and Community Care 

Wollondilly Support and Community Care is a service to support frail aged people and people with a disability who require assistance with daily living to remain living independently at home and in the community with their carers. Having noticed a significant decrease in the mobility of many clients, the group applied for funding to purchase low risk fitness equipment like folding pedal exercisers that will allow clients to regain mobility and enjoy themselves in a group environment.

Helmet Torches

Wolumla Rural Fire Brigade 

Firefighting duties often occur in the hours of darkness – motor vehicle accidents, bushfires, structural fires, and hazard reduction burns. Helmet mounted torches offer the significant benefit of directing light straight towards where one is looking while keeping both hands free for other purposes. 

Heart Health Check Tour

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Inc.

90% of Australians have at least one modifiable risk factor for heart disease. The Heart Health Check Booth provides free testing of modifiable risk factors including high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. Convenient and quick tests aim to help people understand results and take steps to better heart health.

Quick-Fill Water Pump

Wolumla Rural Fire Service Brigade

As we saw in terrifying ways in 2020, a quick response to water needs in a fire situation is of paramount importance. The quick-fill pump will enable firetrucks and tankers to be quickly filled with water from rivers, creeks or dams saving lives and property in remote areas.

Health Hub

Care South

CareSouth Health Hubs provide twice-yearly dental, optical and hearing checks, as well as speech and occupational therapy assessments for the Berkeley community, making it easier for parents and carers to access a range free health checks in one location.

The Corner Store

Para Meadows School

The Corner Store will provide Para Meadows students with an interactive shopping experience aimed at teaching money, self-help and life skills essential to assisting students to become valued and included community members of the Wollongong region. Find out more about The Corner Shop and the Para Meadows School here.

Kitchen Upgrade

North Shoalhaven Meals on Wheels

Delivering more than just a meal, the North Shoalhaven Meals on Wheels team provide a friendly support service and a chance for social inclusion. A kitchen upgrade will enable a substantial increase in the volume and variety of meals produced, providing tasty, nutritious meals to support people to remain well-nourished and remain living in their own homes. 

Paramatta Mission

Lifeline Western Sydney

One in five Australians aged 16-85 experience a mental illness in any given year, and Lifeline is there to answer the call when needed. Funding provided by the IMB Bank Community Foundation will put 10 new volunteers through a 12-month training program to bolster the number of volunteers providing support for those in need.

Ocean Live Community Beach Safe

Ocean Live Systems 

Ocean Live delivers Smart Sign display boards for beaches, to highlight risks to swimmers such as rips, sandbanks, and sharks using smart technology. The Smart Signs have been developed by 19-year-old Jackson Harrigan, and are now set to be rolled out on Wollongong beaches thanks to IMB funding. A big congratulations also goes to Jackson who has been named IMB Bank Community Foundation’s Future Hero for 2020.

Illawarra Wigs and Turbans

Illawarra Wig Library 

Helping people who experience the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment, the Illawarra Wig Library is an integral part of Wollongong Hospital. IMB Bank Community Foundation funding will enable the purchase of new wigs in the coming year.

Surf Rescue Trailer

Port Kembla SLSC 

IMB Bank Community Foundation has a long and proud history of helping surf lifesaving clubs. This year, Port Kembla SLSC will receive funding to design and create a new, improved Surf Rescue Trailer, ensuring that the resources the surf lifesaving crews need are easily on hand for any emergency. 

Inflatable Rescue Boat

Fairy Meadow SLSC

Since the 1980s, the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB, or “Rubber Duck”) has been a staple of the surf lifesaving clubs’ toolkit. In time for the busy summer, popular North Wollongong beach Fairy Meadow SLSC will receive the necessary funds for a much-needed new IRB. 

Canberra PCYC Youth Street Support

Canberra PCYC

The Canberra PCYC Youth Street Support Trailer helps children and adults sleeping rough in our nation’s capital. Thanks to the second year of IMB Bank Community Foundation funding, the service will expand and continue its vital support of those in need.

Community Events Trailer

Scullin Community Group 

A first of its kind, the Scullin Community Group Events Trailer is a unique new service which will provide event support materials to small community groups in and around Belconnen in the ACT.

Music for All

Marymead Child and Family Centre 

Marymead provides extensive support to children and young people living with a disability. With IMB Bank Community funding in 2020, Marymead’s outdoor spaces will be enhanced with musical resources to support self-expression and enrich communication through music.

Painting With Parkinson’s Outreach

Painting With Parkinson's

Painting with Parkinson’s is an art therapy program for people living with Parkinson's Disease, and their carers. With Foundation funding, the program will now extend the benefits of art therapy to regional centres.

Flexible Training Options for Volunteers

Coast and Country Community Services 

Volunteers are the backbone of our communities, and with IMB Bank Community Foundation support, Coast and Country Community Services will now be able to deliver easier and more convenient online training for volunteers throughout the NSW South Coast.

Veggies For All

SAGE 

Many residents of the Eurobodalla region lost their gardens in recent bushfires. This year, SAGE (Sustainable Agriculture and Gardeners Eurobodalla) will provide free vegetable beds to those affected. IMB is supporting a small but powerful step in the bushfire recovery process for these communities.

Cows Create Careers

Lions Club of Strzelecki 

Cows Create Careers connects local schools with the dairy and agricultural industry, building strong job opportunities for future generations. IMB Bank Community Foundation is proud to support Cows Create Careers in 2020, as it has for the past 13 years.

Rescue Vessel Motor Replacement

Marine Rescue NSW Jervis Bay

The thriving waterways of Jervis Bay are a popular tourist destination. Thanks to IMB Bank Community Foundation support, local Marine Rescue will now have two new outboard motors for their primary rescue vehicle to tackle all on-water emergencies.

Conjola Park Priority Project

Conjola Community Recovery Association

The recent bushfires hit Conjola hard – 89 homes destroyed, and lives lost. The Conjola Park Priority Project aims to unite and uplift the community through the regeneration of the town’s central communal area. IMB Bank Community Foundation support will contribute to this important recovery process.

Patient transport equipment

Nurses on Wheels / Clever Care NOW 

Clever Care NOW provides a unique transport service for the aged, frail and wheelchair bound, enabling them to enjoy everyday mobility, independence and community engagement. Thanks to IMB funding, the service will purchase new equipment and upgrade current facilities.

Rescue Vessel Infra-red camera

Marine Rescue NSW Middle Harbour 

For Marine Rescue Middle Harbour, the success or failure of a rescue mission can come down to one piece of equipment: the infra-red search camera. With IMB Bank Community funding, new cameras will be purchased and installed, helping save more lives on and around Sydney Harbour. 

First Aid in Schools eLearning Platform

St. John Ambulance

St. John Ambulance is synonymous with first aid care; and this year IMB Bank Community Foundation will be helping primary school children learn the St. John first aid basics through new and engaging, eLearning Platform.

Inclusive Surfing

Autism Swim 

For people living with autism, a trip to the beach to learn surfing was almost impossible. But that is now changing. The funding from the IMB Bank Community Foundation Autism Swim will roll out a new program to enable surf instructors to safely conduct surfing lessons for people with Autism.

The Mental Health Project

EducAID

2020 has been a challenging year for many, especially young people experiencing mental health issues. The EducAID program will train students and teachers in Mental Health First Aid across highly populated and culturally diverse areas of South Western Sydney.

Equipment for new shed

The Hill Top Men’s Shed 

IMB Bank Community Foundation has long been a proud supporter of Men’s Shed programs. This year, we are pleased to continue supporting the Men’s Shed in Bowral as they purchase woodwork equipment for their new shed.

Upgrading low vision assessment equipment

Vision Australia 

Vision Australia’s team on the Central Coast and in the Hunter work tirelessly to help adults and children facing vision loss. With funding from IMB, Vision Australia will now be able to upgrade old assessment tools and help those who need it most.

Inclusive Netball

Callaghan District Netball Association

The Callaghan District Netball Association provides a healthy living program for disadvantaged families, using netball as the core physical activity. Funding from the IMB Bank Community Foundation will support court maintenance and the purchase of equipment.

Sprouts OUT and ABOUT

Sprouts Shellharbour Early Learning

Interacting with children can have a remarkably positive effect on the people of every age, especially our seniors. The OUT and ABOUT program will facilitate connections between pre-schoolers from Sprouts Shellharbour and seniors at Warrigal Care, as well the wider community.

Albion Park Youth and Community Care Inc. 

Free Before School Brekky Club

The "Before School Brekky Club" provides children and young people a free, well-balanced cooked breakfast, with the option of a packed lunch and snacks for school if required. It is hoped this will improve school attendance, classroom concentration and performance, while also providing a safe space to receive information, support and referrals.

Bowral Men's Shed 

Bowral Men's Shed Drill Press 

This grant will fund the purchase a new floor-mounted drill press and allow the Bowral Men’s Shed to more accurately and efficiently produce beautiful things for the community.

Canberra Model Railway Club Inc.

Youth Mastering Digital Technology

The building and operation of a working model railway diorama will challenge, teach and inspire teenage students in the operation and application of digital technologies. A mentoring approach builds positive relationships, enhances student self-worth, improves school attendance and fosters a stronger integration into class groups and the community.

Canberra PCYC

PCYC Street Support Trailer

The Canberra PCYC Street Support Project will see young people on the streets across the ACT region provided with a meal and welfare checks. The trailer will be set up to provide hot meals, tea and coffee, but also set up as a mobile referral service/information unit to provide young people on the streets with information on services available across the region.

CareSouth

CareSouth Health Hub

CareSouth Health Hubs provide twice-yearly dental, optical and hearing checks, as well as speech and occupational therapy assessments for the Berkeley community, making it easier for parents and carers to access a range free health checks in one location.

Crossroads Rural Fire Brigade

Firefighting Equipment

The IMBBCF grant will be used to acquire specialist equipment currently not available through RFS sources. These include a mobile generator to power equipment such as emergency lighting and provide a safer working environment for crews, and a fire hose washer which will significantly extend the working life of the Brigade’s hoses.

educAID Australia

Mental Health First Aid Course

This project aims to destigmatise the taboo nature of mental illness and increase the mental health literacy in schools and the wider community through the delivery of nationally accredited and evidence-based Mental Health First Aid training across high schools to 230 students and teachers.

Family Services Illawarra

Family Services Illawarra

One in six Australian women and one in 20 Australian men, 15 years and older, have experienced violence at the hands of a partner. Staying Home Leaving Violence provides residential security upgrades to enable women and children who are victims of domestic violence to remain in their own homes.

Farmborough Heights Rural Fire Brigade

Thermal Imaging Camera

A thermal imaging camera will enable The Farmborough Heights Rural Fire Brigade’s volunteer members to fully interpret a fire scene providing accurate situational awareness both day and night. It will also assist in search and rescue operations at any time and in any light conditions.

Giralang/Kaleen Men's Shed

First Aid officers

The Giralang/Kaleen Men's Shed offers all men access to a range of activities including a woodworking workshop, garden, physical activity such as walking, and social interaction. Members will be trained in first aid to support shed members if needed.

Girl Guides Association of NSW

High Ropes for Girl Guides

Building on a century of adventure, fun and friendship, Girl Guides empowers girls and young women to grow into confident, self-respecting, responsible community members. The project will allow Girl Guides to offer abseiling, high ropes and rock-climbing experiences in the local region providing opportunities for the girls to grow, learn and have fun in the outdoors.

Girls on Bikes

Girls on Bikes ACT

Girls on Bikes is a free learn-to-ride program that mobilises and connects migrant and refugee women in the Canberra community. Participants receive a free bike, helmet, and a place in the five-week program, which is run multiple times during the year. Many past participants transition to become volunteers and coaches.

headspace

Save a MateDual Peer mentoring Program

headspace Nowra is partnering with Red Cross to Save a Mate. Young people trained as peer educators will assist with planning and identifying opportunities for delivering Save a Mate workshops and be involved in Save a Mate workshop facilitation, to promote the health and wellbeing of young people through education, service and support on current and emerging health issues, particularly those related to alcohol and other drug use, and mental health.

Illawarra Flame Tree Project Incorporated

The Flame Tree Project  

The Flame Tree Project is an annual music and cultural program for Illawarra students, providing music education and literacy in an engaging and uplifting environment. Original compositions are developed through collaboration between students and contemporary Australian composers, with the subsequent performance reflecting the beauty of the Illawarra, its rich culture and proud history. 

Illawarra Multicultural Services Inc

IMS Swim Instructor

The IMS Sim Instructor project will support four people with refugee backgrounds through Austswim “Teacher of Swimming and water safety” to become qualified swim instructors. They will in turn conduct swim lessons for other people of refugee background within the IMS swimming program.

Kind Hearts Illawarra

Kind Hearts Illawarra Outreach

Kind Hearts Illawarra runs a community outreach programme every Thursday night in MacCabe Park, Wollongong, providing hot food and beverages, food parcels and other provisions for the homeless and those in need. 

Lions Club of Strzelecki

Cows Create Careers

Hands on learning at its best. Students learn about the dairy industry while caring for dairy calves on loan from local farmers. Cows Create Careers connects farmers and students, city and country, and provides opportunities for students to learn about opportunities within the industry.

Liverpool Women's Health Centre

Women's Clinic Upgrade

Liverpool Women’s Health Centre provides a range of medical and nursing services to assist disadvantaged women. Funds will be used to purchase more modern equipment and refurbish the women’s health clinics.

Merimbula-Imlay Historical Society Inc

Bird Banner

In 2016, the Merimbula Old School Museum started research on the history of the Gould League of Bird Lovers and the Dawson Shield, the award given to the public school which won the annual bird calling competition. This was an important feature of the educational program for local schools from 1946 to the 1960s. The collapsible banner will facilitate this outreach program and research.

Milton-Ulladulla Youth Driver Education Program

Youth Driver Education

Safe driving is an initiative attempting to reduce the road-related deaths of young people. Students from year 11 attend a three-day program where they engage with NSW Police Highway Patrol, NSW Ambulance, NSW Fire & Rescue, SES, Mechanics, Driving Instructors, and victims of road trauma. In addition, students complete practical driving components under instruction including emergency braking exercises and use of 'beer googles'.

MKUD Makedonski Biseri

Traditional Dance Uniforms

Uniforms empower the young people from Wollongong’s Macedonian community, giving them a sense of belonging to a cause larger than a dance group. The uniform arms our youth with culture, heritage and an understanding of what it is to be Macedonian.

Mt Brown Public School P & C Association

Musical Sensory Playground

This playground will provide an opportunity for children to actively play outside in a less physical way but still with other children. Widely considered an ideal choice for children on the autism spectrum or who have sensory processing disorders (SPD), this playground will promote physical, social, and cognitive development and encourage creativity in all children.

My Coaching My Future Incorporated

My Coaching My Future                

My Coaching My Future provides free coaching services for women who have left domestic/family violence and enables vulnerable women to regain confidence, make their own decisions about securing their future, including resuming or beginning studies, re-entering the workplace or finding new job opportunities.

Neighbourhood Watch Australasia Limited

Building Social Cohesion

Funding will support the production of five diagrammatic brochures in five languages targeted at culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) members of the community promoting personal, public, and property safety, and integration into the community. This is a positive step to assist with social inclusion and assimilation into Australian culture for arriving immigrants.

Older Women's Network NSW

Let's Loosen Up and Laugh

“Loosen Up and Laugh” belies the seriousness of the project that aims to present a method of helping to deal with stress, anxiety, grief and loss in a non-medicated way through meditation and mindfulness.

Our Community Place

Community Food Share

Our Community Place Inc. run a suite of programs that provide food and information to vulnerable people in our community, including the Food and Info Hub, Food Bags and our Vegetable Garden. Funding will be used to establish a weekly sit-down community dinner, where those in need can stock up on urgently needed dry goods, long-life milk and other non-perishable foods.

OzGREEN – Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (Australia) Incorporated

Youth Leading the World

Imagine thousands of young people coming together across the planet to tackle global sustainability challenges such as energy, food, climate change, biodiversity and water, and planning how they can create positive social change. YOUth LEADing The World (YLTW) is a transformative sustainability leadership program that enables young people to find their voice and become active participants in creating fairer, more sustainable futures.

Pambula Wetlands and Heritage Project

Cultural education for Panboola's volunteers

A cultural education workshop for Panboola volunteers will enhance their understanding of the landscape from an Aboriginal perspective. Knowledge gained will be used to develop interpretive signage around Pambula wetlands, sharing the knowledge with our community.

Port Kembla Youth Project Inc

PK Leap

IMB Bank Community Foundation has a long and proud history of helping surf lifesaving clubs. This year, Port Kembla SLSC will receive funding to design and create a new, improved Surf Rescue Trailer, ensuring that the resources the surf lifesaving crews need are easily on hand for any emergency. 

Rotary Club of Camden Inc

How to help a Mate!

Camden Rotary will host this event that will educate and inspire community members to tackle the challenges of Mental Health. Expert speakers provide the community with their first-hand experience in how to help your mates cope with depression, anxiety and traumatic experiences.

The Rotary Club of Gerringong Sunrise

Dancing for People with Dementia

The physical activity and social interaction combined with music provides an afternoon of fun and laughter, all of which are beneficial to people who live with dementia, leading to a better quality of life as supported by research and feedback from carers.

The Rotary Club of Goulburn, Inc.

U Turn the Wheel

U Turn the Wheel is an awareness program for year 11 high school students in the Goulburn/Crookwell region. The program provides interactive sessions with health professionals, local community organisations and Emergency Services.

The Rotary Club of Kiama

Kiama High Mental Health Intervention

The Kiama High School Mental Health Intervention Project aims to equip both students and teachers at Kiama High with skills and techniques to manage their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around them through a series of accredited courses.

The Rotary Club of Moss Vale

U Turn the Wheel

This is a comprehensive road safety program for all year 11 students. Covering road trauma, law enforcement, road safety and choices, it is designed to encourage participants to actively engage in reducing the risks on road for the 16 – 25-year-old age group.

The Rotary Club of West Wollongong

Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Illawarra

This series of practical and powerful workshops for high school students challenge students to change the way they think about road safety and lay the foundation for safe road use throughout their lives. Trained facilitators work with students to develop and practise personalised strategies, which will help them respond positively to challenges on the road, both as drivers and highly influential passengers.

Royal Far West

Healthy Kids Bus Stop

Children living in rural and remote areas of Australia are up to five times more likely than their city counterparts to present for their first day of school with developmental health issues, negatively impacting their ability to participate and learn effectively. IMB funding will bring Royal Far West’s free developmental health screening clinic – the Healthy Kids Bus – to high-need communities in Southern NSW, providing health checks, referrals, information and supported pathways to care for developmentally vulnerable young children.

SCARF

Let's LEAD

Let’s LEAD is a program targeting refugee youth (age 17 - 30 years) in the Illawarra to support development of skills, attitudes and capacities for positive Leadership through Engagement and Appreciation of Diversity. Let’s LEAD offers opportunities for personal development, cross-cultural learning and community engagement, in an environment that values diversity and acknowledges their lived experience.

St John Ambulance Australia (ACT) Inc.

Patient Transport at Events

St John Ambulance ACT’s new sturdy wheelchairs with all-terrain tyres will enable quick and efficient transport of patients over a variety of terrain. This means someone who is injured in an inaccessible location can be quickly moved to medical aid by trained first aid volunteers whilst saving personnel time and energy in the field.

St John Ambulance Australia NSW

First Aid in Schools

First Aid in Schools teaches First Aid to the youngest members of our community – primary school students – with fun hands-on activities, giving them the confidence to help in an emergency. Age-appropriate First Aid training often means the difference between life and death.

Sustainable Agriculture and Gardeners Eurobodalla

SAGE Veggies for All 2019

SAGE Veggies for All 2019 will involve establishing a Moruya Community Garden with 22 wicking beds at the Anglicare Parish in Moruya. At least four very low-cost veggie growing workshops will be held in the Eurobodalla and 40 veggie beds fully installed in Centrelink recipients’ backyards.

Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation

Engaging Cardiac Kids Through Play

Child Life Therapists are allied health professionals who employ play intervention to support children and families coping with the stress and challenges associated with illness, injury and treatment. Funding will provide a Child Life Therapist to support cardiac paediatric patients undergoing surgery and procedures.

Teensafe

TeenSafe Safe Driver Training

Teensafe is a practical safe driver training course where young drivers get behind the wheel with professional and volunteer instructors to learn safe driving skills. Teensafe maintains a fleet of vehicles and has been operating for over 20 years in the safe environment of Moruya Surfair Speedway.

Thirroul Surf Life Saving Club Inc

Thirroul ATV Replacement

A new 'All Terrain Vehicle' is a piece of rescue equipment that will provide speed and safety to Thirroul beach, enabling quick access to all parts of the beach and efficient transport of patients and rescue equipment.

Tomerong School of Arts

Accessible Toilet

The Tomerong School of Arts is a busy community hub in the heart of the Shoalhaven region. The construction of an accessible toilet will enable everyone to attend the many events held in the Tomerong the School of Arts.

Top Blokes Foundation

Stepping Up Mentoring – Expansion

The Stepping Up Program will support up to 60 boys through an 8-week mentoring program providing access to positive role modelling and increased knowledge and skills in mental wellbeing, overcoming risk-taking and peer pressure, bullying, anger management, online behaviours, leadership and teamwork.

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Inc.

Heart Health Check Tour

90% of Australians have at least one modifiable risk factor for heart disease. The Heart Health Check Booth provides free testing of modifiable risk factors including high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. Convenient and quick tests aim to help people understand results and take steps to better heart health.

Volunteering Wingecarribee

Teeniors

The aim of this project is to enable seniors and teenagers to engage, allowing seniors to learn technology and avoid social isolation. The internet can be intimidating to many, and teenagers will introduce seniors to the virtual world as a solution to isolation from family and friends.

Wollondilly Macarthur Mountain Bike Club

Australian Botanic Garden Mountain Bike Trail

This project will restore the only authorised mountain bike trail in South-Western Sydney. This is a community restoration project coordinated by the Wollondilly Macarthur Mountain Bike Club and undertaken entirely by volunteers on behalf of all mountain bike riders and the broader community.

Wollongong West Street Centre

Solid Ground

This project will see 20 local trauma workers become skilled in the renowned Rock Water program, able to form a strong network of skilled practitioners to work with young people who are suffering the often debilitating impacts of trauma.

Banana Circle at Preschool

WARILLA BAPTIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL

Bananas are a wonderful resource to help turn unwanted food scraps into usable compost. A Banana Circle in the preschool playground will help achieve the pre-school’s goal of reducing their ecological footprint. It will also provide opportunities to teach children lifelong environmental and sustainable practices as they see their food waste become compost for the pre-school garden.

Sandon Point IRB Replacement

SANDON POINT SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB INC

Sandon Point SLSC is getting a new Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB). Replacing a 14-year-old boat, the new IRB will support rapid response rescue and enable greater manoeuvrability in the water. Surf Club members will also be encouraged to race in IRB competitions in the off-season.

Community Action Team Trailer

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE (SHELLHARBOUR)

A Community Action Team Trailer will be used to increase education and awareness in the community, particularly in areas that present a flood risk. The trailer will be ready to deploy to specific areas-at-risk in the case of an event. The trailer will store items including traffic cones, emergency evacuation hi-vis vests, sandbags and CB radios.

Rescue Stretcher Wheel

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE (WOLLONGONG)

Rescues in the bush or other remote locations can present difficulties in transporting patients. A light weight stretcher wheel attached to a rescue stretcher, means someone who is injured in the bush or in a remote area can be quickly moved to medical aid by volunteers.

Football Program for Refugees

FOOTBALL SOUTH COAST LTD

Football for Refugees utilises the ‘world game’ of football to encourage community engagement and provide education to refugees living in the Illawarra. Two 10-week football programs will cover football skills and will also incorporate workshops on different topics including: education opportunities, employment opportunities, beach safety and the health system in Australia.  

Kind Hearts Illawarra Outreach

KIND HEARTS ILLAWARRA

Every Thursday night, Kind Hearts Illawarra runs Outreach at McCabe Park providing meals, drinks, hygiene packs, blankets, towels and clothing to homeless people, troubled youth and others in need. Funding will provide a van to support the program’s activities.

Sharpest Tool in the Shed

MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES COUNCIL OF ILLAWARRA INC

The Men’s Shed in Coniston has been operating since 2006. This project includes the replacement of some worn tools and the introduction of new equipment to give Men’s Shed participants the ability to create new and exciting projects not only for themselves but also for their communities.

Road Safety Education Illawarra (RYDA)

THE ROTARY CLUB OF WEST WOLLONGONG INC

RYDA is an award-winning Road Safety Education program committed to reducing trauma on our roads by educating young people in Years 9 to 12. RYDA is evidence-based, providing practical and powerful workshops to change the way young people think about road safety. Funding will allow up to 1,600 Illawarra students to participate.

Training Room Refurbishment

SOUTH COAST RESCUE SQUAD INC

The NSW Volunteer Rescue Association is made up of specialist rescue operators working for their communities. They are primary responders for Road Crash Rescue, Marine Rescue, Vertical Rescue and just about any type of specialist rescue encountered by Emergency Service personnel. A training room with a kitchenette will provide a space the South Coast Rescue Squad and RFS can use for land search, first aid and working at heights training.

Camp Kitchen

ILLAWARRA LIGHT RAILWAY MUSEUM SOCIETY LTD

The Museum Society will use funding to replace an outdated barbecue and kitchen area. The camp kitchen is used on operating days for food sales to visitors. The museum features a number of historical steam and diesel locomotives from Australia’s Industrial Railways.

Communications Centre Upgrade

VOLUNTEER MARINE RESCUE NSW (PORT KEMBLA)

A major communications centre upgrade for the Marine Rescue NSW Port Kembla Unit will deliver better radio coverage for the boating public of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions in waters between Sydney and Batemans Bay, including Jervis Bay, St Georges Basin and Sussex Inlet areas.

Chemo Care Kits

RAISE THE GONG INC

Chemo Care Kits provide women in the Illawarra who are undergoing chemotherapy with a kit of items specifically picked to suit women diagnosed with cancer. Kits are delivered to around 600 Illawarra women diagnosed with cancer each year.

Kitchen on Wheels

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE (KIAMA)

The Kiama SES catering team prepares meals during multi-day training for volunteers across the Illawarra and South Coast, as well as providing food during sustained emergencies. The catering team currently uses a very outdated kitchen and BBQ facilities to prepare and cook food for 20-150 volunteers at a time. Kitchen on Wheels will enable the team to expand its current catering capability by 20-30 portions.

Carer Crisis Manual

MENTAL HEALTH CARERS ARAFMI ILLAWARRA INC

Carers of people with mental health issues experience high levels of stress and anxiety during a mental crisis. A manual, distributed outside of a crisis situation, can help carers feel better equipped to manage the situation. 5,000 manuals will be printed and distributed to doctors surgeries and mental health facilities.

Stepping Up - Illawarra

THE TRUSTEE FOR TOP BLOKES FOUNDATION

The Stepping Up program provides education and support for boys in Years 5 and 6 demonstrating at-risk behaviours of concern to their teachers. Over one term, our qualified youth workers challenge the boys to manage their anger, develop positive relationships and recognise negative peer pressure, whilst developing emotional resilience and improved self-worth so they are well prepared for the transition to high school. Funding will deliver the program to five Illawarra schools.

CareSouth Health Hub

CARESOUTH

CareSouth provides free access to hearing, dental and optical checks to disadvantaged children aged 2 - 17 in Berkeley and surrounding suburbs. This project will provide dental, auditory and optical checks for up to 200 children and will also educate parents, carers and young people on healthy lifestyles and the importance of seeing health professionals.

Taking Therapy into the Sunshine

WOLLONGONG WEST STREET CENTRE

Taking Therapy into the Sunshine will install a trauma informed, purpose specific, outdoor therapeutic play facility for children and young people who have experienced child sexual assault and other trauma. Evidence indicates that trauma informed play treatments have the potential to set children on a path of well-being.

IMB Roger Soden Musical Scholarship

WOLLONGONG CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC LTD

The Roger Soden Scholarship provides funding for a student at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.

Need a Feed

NEED A FEED AUSTRALIA INC

Need a Feed partners with several organisations to identify and connect with local families that are struggling or that are in need. Need a Feed assist with emergency relief to these families by providing one of life’s basics… food.

THE GIFT - Remembering Bob Sredersas

WOLLONGONG CITY GALLERY LTD

THE GIFT is a new immersive installation project for the Wollongong Art Gallery that celebrates Bob Sredersas, a Lithuanian emigrant who fled his country and came to Australia in 1950. Bob lived in Wollongong and worked at the Port Kembla steelworks. Over two decades, Bob collected art from some of Australia’s most significant artists, which he gifted to the city of Wollongong in 1975. THE GIFT will incorporate the 100-plus artworks from the Sredersas Collection along with some of Bob’s personal items into an immersive and atmospheric experience.

Life Education Illawarra Truck

ILLAWARRA DRUG AWARENESS GROUP LTD

Life Education delivers educational programs on-site at various primary and pre-schools throughout the Illawarra. The Life Education Truck is a mobile classroom where students learn about making the best choices for a safe and healthy life.

Swim 4 Life

ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY AUSTRALIA ACT BRANCH INC

Children who know how to swim and behave safely around water are at a reduced risk of drowning. Not all Australian children have access to the learn-to-swim programs that provide this knowledge. The Swim & Survive project delivers 10 free lessons to children who have missed a formal water safety education and teaches vital skills like floating, sculling and breath control exercises.

U Turn the Wheel

ROTARY CLUB OF GOULBURN INC

16-25 year old drivers have a crash risk 8-10 times higher than experienced drivers. In conjunction with the Road Safety Office, schools, police and emergency services, U Turn the Wheel provides free workshops for Year 11 students focusing on attitude and awareness of driver related issues like speed, fatigue, alcohol, drugs and the use of seat-belts.

Community Solar Benches

CRACE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Solar-powered benches are an innovative addition to the neighbourhood landscape and are a highly visible and fun way to demonstrate the potential of renewable energy. This project will see two solar-powered benches installed in Crace – one in a youth-targeted area and another one in areas used by families.

Arts Access Workshops

GOULBURN MULWAREE COUNCIL

The Goulburn Regional Art Gallery aims to ensure that its programs and activities are available to everyone in the local community. This project expects to deliver workshops to approximately 800 people who struggle to access any form of creative expression in their daily life. Participation in creative activities results in mental, cognitive and health benefits.

Digital Access Project

VISION AUSTRALIA LTD

This pilot project aims to provide in-home technology to 15 people over the age of 65 who are blind or have low vision. Providing an in-home ‘Personal Assistant’ to vision impaired people will help them remain connected to information and their local community. 

Mental Health Training

SOUTH CANBERRA VETERANS SHED INC

This project will deliver vital Mental Health First Aid Training to 10 people across the South Canberra Veterans Shed and other Men’s Sheds in the area. Training will be conducted by qualified instructors recommended by the Australian Men’s Shed Association.

Dungeons and Dragons

MARYMEAD CHILD & FAMILY CENTRE

The Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) program at Marymead was developed in 2017 from an expressed need for supported social group activities for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The program runs three nights a week and assists with problem solving, social skills, team work, cooperation, emotional literacy and confidence via virtual life training.

New Club BBQ

VIKINGS JUNIOR RUGBY CLUB INC

The Tuggeranong Valley Junior Rugby Union Football Club is the largest junior rugby union club in the ACT welcoming children from 5 to 18 to play our great game. Funding will replace a worn barbecue that is used for Match Day Canteen and Tour Fundraising.

Qupcakes

QUEANBEYAN ENTERPRISE CENTRE INC

Qupcakes, operating out of Queanbeyan High School, sees a group of young people create a local enterprise, which helps build their business and employability skills as well as connecting them to the community. Participants develop a range of skills and knowledge related to running a small business including: marketing, advertising, financials, working with media, stock control, WHS and technical skills.

Coaching Support

MY COACHING MY FUTURE

My Coaching, My Future provides free coaching services for women who have left violent relationships and are ready to start planning the next steps in their lives. Coaching support assists women in taking steps to pursue study or career changes to enable them to support themselves and their family.

After School Chinese Program

FCCCI CHINESE SCHOOL

FCCCI Chinese School is looking to establish an after-school Chinese learning centre in Gungahlin. This is an expansion of an existing program that provides Chinese language and cultural education to primary school students after school hours, in local schools.

Club Trailer

CANBERRA MODEL RAILWAY CLUB

Re-roof the Men’s Shed

TUROSS HEAD MEN’S SHED INC

The Men’s Shed plan to extend roofing of the public use area that is attached to the shed. Roofing will extend the usable area of the shed for member activities and public use.

Purchase of Equipment for Shed

ULLADULLA MEN’S SHED INC

The Milton-Ulladulla Men’s Shed are looking to introduce metalworking to their regular activities and are seeking funding to purchase a metal turning lathe. The new lathe will enable additional members to learn this new skill and will also enable the shed’s disabled members to undertake some metalworking.

Veggies for All 2018

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND GARDENING EUROBODALLA

Following the success of its pilot program in 2017, Veggies for All seeks to expand the work completed to date and provide low income households with a backyard veggie patch and low fee workshops providing education around local planting guides and how to compost.

Cows Create Careers

LIONS CLUB OF STRZELECKI INC

Hands on learning at its best. Students learn about the dairy industry while caring for dairy calves on loan from local farmers. Cows Create Careers connects farmers and students and provides opportunities for students to learn about opportunities within the industry.

Tathra Bushfire Donation

MAYORAL APPEAL FOR TATHRA

Donation to the Tathra Bushfire Mayoral Appeal to support Tathra residents in the wake of 2018’s devastating bushfire.

Solar Power for Evans Park

CLEAN ENERGY FOR ETERNITY INC

Evans Park is a popular venue with the Kalaru Community, home to sporting events and a place where people train and play. Funding will enable a new amenities block (currently under construction) to be powered by clean energy.

U Turn the Wheel

ROTARY CLUB OF MOSS VALE INC

U Turn the Wheel provides driver safety education to 500-600 Year 11 high school students from six High Schools across the Wingecarribee Shire. Students attend interactive sessions with police and ambulance personnel, brain injury professionals and patients and drug and alcohol awareness experts, with the aim to reduce youth involvement in road trauma.

SES Vertical Rescue Training Tower

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE (WINGECARRIBEE)

A vertical rescue training tower will enable volunteers direct, intensive training in simulated rescue scenarios, increasing the team’s readiness for this specialised rescue.

Mount Druitt Children’s Healing Garden

THE TRUSTEE FOR BLACKTOWN AND MOUNT DRUITT HOSPITALS FOUNDATION TRUST

Mount Druitt Hospital has the highest volume of paediatric emergency and medicine attendances of any hospital in Western Sydney: on average 4,500 patients visit every year. The children’s healing garden aims to provide relief and distraction from the stress and emotional trauma of a hospital environment.

Small Tools Replacement and Trailer

MEN’S SHED NARELLAN INC

Narellan Men’s Shed will purchase a box trailer and replace a variety of small hand and power tools, enabling members to learn woodworking and metalworking skills.

Prevent Alcohol & Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y) Program

LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL

The P.A.R.T.Y program is an in-hospital education initiative to help young people recognise potential injury producing situations. Sessions demonstrate how risk-taking behaviours related to drugs, alcohol, speeding and distracted driving can result in injury.

Intensive Care Unit

CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL

Patients and staff at Campbelltown Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit will benefit from the purchase of new equipment including a humidifier, respiratory humidifier and an emergency trolley and accessories.

Bereavement Support for Young Adults

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD GRIEF AUSTRALIA LTD

This project involves monthly workshops for a group of young adults who were involved with the National Centre for Childhood Grief as children, as a result of the death of one or both parents. Workshops will provide support as they navigate adulthood without the support and care of their parent/s.

ADHD - We Have the Answers

WESTMEAD MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

When diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder), young people and their families turn to the internet for answers. This project will build a website where people can find accurate, helpful information and a professionally supported social media forum.

Holter Event Monitors

THE HEART CENTRE FOR CHILDREN

Holter monitors are a valuable and powerful tool allowing the electrical activity of a child’s heart to be recorded for a continuous 24-48 hour period, with results enabling doctors to provide appropriate treatment. The purchase of three new Holter monitors and supporting software will enable monitoring of 210 or more children each year.

RSPS’s Greenhouse Classroom

REVESBY SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS & CITIZENS ASSOCIATION

Revesby South Public School have a fully sustainable veggie garden complete with chicken coop, worm farm and beehives. The P&C plan to build a greenhouse that will support garden activities and serve as an additional classroom.

Heart Health Check Booth

VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD

90% of Australians have at least one modifiable risk factor for heart disease. The Heart Health Check Booth provides free testing of modifiable risk factors including high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. Convenient and quick tests aim to help people understand results and take steps to better heart health.