ELEVEN regional community groups will share in more than $1.4 million in Glencore Community Program North Queensland 2015 funding.
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The successful groups will receive funding for initiatives to improve the way of life of thousands of north Queenslanders were announced on Wednesday.
The GCPNQ, now in its 11th year, awards funding each year to address the areas of most need identified by north Queensland communities through the Glencore Community Attitudes Survey, held in Mount Isa, Camooweal, Cloncurry, Townsville and Bowen every two years.
Since 2005, the GCPNQ has contributed more than $30 million towards projects to improve health, education and liveability outcomes and artistic and cultural enrichment across north Queensland.
This includes multimillion-dollar investments in the development of community and social infrastructure to improve access to critical health services, affordable housing, and lifestyle and recreational facilities, particularly in the north west.
Chief operating officer for Glencore’s north Queensland copper assets Mike Westerman said the GCPNQ is based on the company’s belief that communities should benefit from its operations both in the short and long term.
“The strength of our community funding program lies in the fact that the program directly addresses the areas of most concern to local people, and places an emphasis on local capacity building to help develop strong, sustainable communities,” Mr Westerman said.
The 2015 GCPNQ funding recipients are:
●Laura Johnson Home:To fund the construction of 17 new units to be offered to Laura Johnson Home staff as well as other employees from not-for-profit organisations in the north west.
●Cootharinga Society of North Queensland: To provide people with disabilities in Mount Isa and north west Queensland with quality services and life skills for future independence.
●Mount Isa Fish Stocking Group: To fund the final fit-out stage of the interpretive display centre and hatchery viewing platform at the Mount Isa Fish Stocking Group Hatchery located at Outback at Isa.
●RACQ North Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service: To fund the rescue helicopter to service the community of Mount Isa and the surrounding north west region.
●Commerce North West: To fund a City Development Officer within the Commerce North West Team.
●Books in Homes: To fund a program that helps children improve their literacy skills and develop and maintain a love for reading.
●Whitelion Stride: To fund the Sport for Life school holiday program, which is a community engagement prevention strategy that aims to promote healthy youth development through engagement in sport.
●Hear and Say: To expand the Townsville Hear and say Centre to better respond to the early intervention and lifelong hearing needs of children.
●Cloncurry Shire Council (John Flynn Place): To fully fund a small outback picture theatre at John Flynn Place offering a series of six films documenting the beginnings and operations of the Australian Inland Mission and Flying Doctor Service.
●Cloncurry State School: To fund outdoor shade areas for the Cloncurry State School for the Prep and Year One lunchtime and play areas, as well as the Year 11, Year 12 and Senior’s Retreat area.
●St Joseph’s Catholic School, Cloncurry: To fit out the Science Laboratory and Industrial Technology and Design classrooms in the new Junior Secondary Building at St Joseph’s Catholic School in Cloncurry.
