Key information
Applications now closed
The Far South Coast community solar and battery grants program will support the installation of solar and batteries on buildings and facilities used by community groups. This will result in lower energy bills and more renewable energy in the region.
Owners of buildings and facilities used by community groups in the Bega Valley and parts of the Eurobodalla Shire Council areas were able to apply for the grants.
$1 million worth of grants were available through a competitive application process, with a minimum grant amount of $10,000.
Applications closed at 5pm AEDT on 13 December 2024.
The program is funded through the Australian Government’s Community Solar Banks Program in NSW, and administered by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Grant recipients
The NSW Government has awarded $1 million in grants to install solar and batteries on buildings and facilities used by community groups in the Far South Coast. The grant recipients are:
- Bega Valley Shire Council
- Bermagui Preschool
- Eurobodalla Shire Council
- Katungul Aboriginal Corporation Regional Health and Community Services
- Merrimans Loval Aboriginal Lands Council
- Narooma Men’s Shed Inc.
- Narooma Preschool Kindergarten
- Narooma School of Arts and Soldiers War Memorial Hall Incorporated
- Old Bega Hospital (R.180050) Reserve Land Manager
- University of Wollongong
About the grants
The grants will cover the installation of solar and/or battery storage systems in places that are used by community groups.
Eligibility
Who can apply
Only owners of buildings and facilities were able to apply for the grant. These included:
- councils
- not-for-profit organisations, charities, and philanthropic organisations
- local Aboriginal Land Councils
- state government agencies may be considered eligible applicants only where projects will deliver a clear public benefit.
The owner needed to provide proof of a partnership with at least one community group which would benefit from the proposed project.
Location
he grants were available to owners of eligible buildings and facilities in the Bega Valley Shire Council area and the southern part of the Eurobodalla Shire Council area.
Eligible facilities must have been in the following postcodes:
- 2545
- 2546
- 2548
- 2549
- 2550
- 2551.
Types of buildings
The grants could only be used for buildings and facilities used by community groups. Examples included:
- community sports clubs
- scout or guide halls
- surf lifesaving clubs
- welfare centres
- Men’s Sheds
- Women’s Sheds
- community centres
- showgrounds
- community owned childcare centres
- aged care facilities
- school halls.
Key documents
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