In July 2013 GOG submitted the
following grants to Australian Men’s Shed Association, VB Men’s Shed categories
1,2 & 3 totaling $7815, Corner Inlet category 1 $4951 totalling $12,766
The following grants were
successful VB Men’s Shed $3100 Gardiner FRRR Mini golf, $2000 Volunteers
Australia for kitchen equipment, Beach and River Business Association $3000 for Art Show South Gippsland Shire Council, Tarwin Lower Mechanics Hall $2500 water tank SGSC, $2500
Volunteers Australia for a refrigerator.
Totaling $13,100
August 2013
VBTL&D Men’s Shed won their Security grant $2,085.
We held our
AGM Monday 19th attended by 4 organisation groups TLMI Hall,
TL&DPS, VBTL&DMS, TLCHC and Villas. We were all reinstated to our previous
positions Chairperson Wendy Don, Vice chairperson Doug Don, Secretary Kathy
Lagoudis, Treasurer Doug Grigg and Member John Abbott. GOG had assisted in 14 applications of which 64.7% were funded,
bringing $30,349
into the community this financial year. The total funding to date since GOG
began in October 2011 is
$56,045 to various community groups. Our photo and AGM article was in
the Foster Mirror and Sentinel Times
We completed
the CIMSG applications for DHS, SGSC & ESSO and forwarded to appropriate
grantors, with them confirming the arrival of applications totalling $80,000
September
2013 AGM article in Matter O Fact and The Star newspaper. We attended the Celebration of TLMI Halls
125th year. Kathy completed
the application for TL&DPS project SEEDS for RE Ross Funds for $22,900 for
3 year program. New organisation to seek
our help for grants is Venus Bay Angling Club (VBAC). We had meeting with
Michelle Harris from Hands on Community Solutions Inverloch to seek her assistance
with our clients request for Strategic Planning, Kieran Kennedy SGSC canoe
pontoon, TLMI Hall new toilets and for Michelle to look over our Strategic
Planning.
At last we
have our first Sponsorship with Frank & Louise Keily from Tarwin Lower Food
Works for weekly local newspapers thanks to Doug D.
November
2013 GOG got mention in Draft Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve for Master Plan to assist in finding grants for minor projects. Successful grants Tarwin Lower Primary School worth $22,900 & VB Angling Club $1,000
December
2013 Kathy, Josephine, Doug & Wendy attended the presentation of Lower
Tarwin Valley Project as this is reaching its end of its 3 year program. Successful
grants CIMSG worth $10,000
& $60,000, VBTL&DMS worth $2,000. This
6 month totaling $111,085
for South Gippsland area. The total amount GOG has been successful in raising since commencement is $167,130.00.