The Port Kembla Community Investment Fund is a competitive, merit-based program that supports projects that revitalise and energise Port Kembla and surrounding areas for the benefit of the community through new infrastructure, upgrading of existing assets and encouraging visitors and tourism.
The intended outcomes of the program are to:
- foster stronger community bonds
- enhance accessibility
- boost visitation
- increase participation in cultural and artistic life, and
- enhance public, environmental or business infrastructure.
Grants and recipients
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Successful projects
Round 4 - in 2020, 14 projects received funding.
| Project name | Applicant | Grant amount (excludes GST) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater Battery Military Museum upgrade stage two project | Wollongong Heritage Collections Inc. | $133,812 | Approved |
| Cleaver and Co food manufacturing upgrade project | Cleaver and Co Craft Butchery Pty Ltd | $16,301 | Approved |
| Coregas hydrogen refuelling station project | Coregas Pty Ltd | $500,000 | Completed |
| Darcy Wentworth Park Oval grandstand seating project | Port Kembla Junior Football Club Inc. | $16,245 | Completed |
| Fishermans Beach access upgrade project | Wollongong City Council | $117,000 | Completed |
| Inside Industry Visitors Centre upgrade stage two | Australia’s Industry World Ltd | $94,606 | Completed |
| Kully Bay Oval lighting upgrade project | Port Kembla Australian Football Club Inc. | $22,500 | Approved |
| Port Kembla Aboriginal Dot Art Mural Project | Illawarra Wingecarribee Alliance Aboriginal Corporation | $25,000 | Approved |
| Port Kembla Gateway rail infrastructure upgrade project | Port Kembla Gateway Pty Ltd | $100,000 | Did not proceed |
| Port Kembla Marine Services Hub project | Avcon Projects Australasia Pty Ltd | $260,324 | Approved |
| Port Kembla Surf Lifesaving Clubhouse upgrade stage two project | Port Kembla Surf Life Saving Club Inc. | $93,850 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Pool amenities upgrade project | Wollongong City Council | $30,000 | Approved |
| Tender Funerals expansion project | Our Community Project | $347,050 | Completed |
| Wetherall Park lighting upgrade project | Port Kembla Soccer Club Inc. | $200,000 | Completed |
| Wonderwalls Port Kembla 2021 project | Beyond Empathy Ltd | $155,250 | Completed |
| Total | $2,111,938 |
Round 3 - in 2018, 17 projects received funding.
| Project name | Applicant | Grant amount (excludes GST) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Port Kembla Stage 2 | All Sustainable Futures Inc | $700,000 | Completed |
| Anglican Church Hall Upgrade - Stage 3 | Anglican Church of Australia Parish Council of Port Kembla | $148,397 | Completed |
| Inside Industry Visitor Centre Kitchen Upgrade Project | Australia's Industry World | $113,385 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Wetlands Rehabilitation Stage 2 | Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers | $47,667 | Withdrawn |
| Port Kembla Community Campus Masterplan | Flagstaff Group | $84,785 | Completed |
| Marine Rescue Tower Upgrade Project | Marine Rescue NSW | $164,080 | Completed |
| Museum of Human Migration to the Illawarra Stage 1 Project | Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra Incorporated. | $49,350 | Completed |
| Playground Upgrade Project | Port Kembla Baptist Church | $14,960 | Completed |
| Planning and construction of retractable three lane cricket practice nets at King George Oval No 1 | Port Kembla Cricket Association Incorporated | $95,095 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Gateway Environmental Project | Port Kembla Gateway Pty Ltd | $155,000 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Public School Grounds Upgrade Project | Port Kembla Public School | $333,020 | Completed |
| Grandstand Seating at King George Oval N.2 | Port Kembla Pumas Amateur Soccer Club | $63,095 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Surf Club House Upgrade stage 2 | Port Kembla Surf Lifesaving Club Inc | $155,000 | Completed |
| The Foundry Community Space Upgrade Project | Salvation Army | $88,925 | Completed |
| Refurbishment of St Patrick's Parish Hall - Stage 2 | Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Wollongong | $150,298 | Completed |
| Allan Street Car Park Upgrade | Wollongong City Council | $140,000 | Completed |
| Grand Pacific Walk Observation Deck | Wollongong City Council | $400,000 | Completed |
| Total | $2,903,057 |
Round 2 - In 2017, 11 projects received funding.
| Project name | Applicant | Grant amount (excludes GST) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglican Church Port Kembla Parish Hall Upgrade – Stage 2 project | Anglican Church of Australia Parish Council of Port Kembla | $91,600 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Wetlands Rehabilitation Project – Stage 1 | Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers | $28,273 | Completed |
| Refurbishment of St Patrick's Parish Hall Project | Catholic Parish of St Patrick's Port Kembla | $122,071 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Surplus Industrial Land Activation Project | Department of Planning and Environment | $90,909 | Completed |
| Report on heavy metal contaminants from industrial activity in Port Kembla – Environmental project | Environment Protection Authority | $40,000 | Completed |
| Dalfram Dispute Memorial Project | Maritime Union of Australia | $98,182 | Completed |
| Wonderwalls Port Kembla Project | Our Community Project Inc. | $99,529 | Completed |
| Restoration and preservation of the Breakwater Battery Military Museum Project | Port Kembla Breakwater Battery Museum | $72,273 | Completed |
| King George V Park Sporting Infrastructure Upgrades – Public Infrastructure Project | Port Kembla Cricket Association Incorporated | $66,615 | Completed |
| King George V Park Oval #2 Lighting Project | Wollongong City Council | $292,272 | Completed |
| Tourism Development Plan for Port Kembla Project | Wollongong City of Innovation Ltd (Destination Wollongong) | $29,091 | Completed |
| Total | $1,030,815 |
Round 1 – in 2016, 14 projects received funding.
| Project name | Applicant | Grant amount (excludes GST) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Street precinct activation – Stage 1 | Wollongong City Council | $120,910 | Completed |
| Big Island Little Penguin, Shearwater and Petrel Habitat Remediation | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage | $107,888 | Completed |
| Five Islands Secondary College school hall upgrade | Five Islands Secondary College | $182,690 | Completed |
| Hill 60: MM Beach Car Park Upgrade | Wollongong City Council | $72,727 | Completed |
| Hill 60 Gloucester Boulevarde Fitness Equipment | Wollongong City Council | $27,273 | Completed |
| Hill 60 Wayfinding Signage | Wollongong City Council | $18,436 | Completed |
| Hill 60 Tunnel Safety Access | Wollongong City Council | $108,000 | Completed |
| King George V Precinct Activation – Stage 1 | Wollongong City Council | $133,182 | Completed |
| Ngaraba-aan Cultural Trail – Stage 1 | lllawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council | $353,084 | Completed |
| Port Kembla 2505 Revitalisation Plan | Wollongong City Council | $263,636 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Surf Club House Upgrade – Stage 1 | Port Kembla Surf Lifesaving Club Inc. | $14,399 | Completed |
| Anglican Church Port Kembla Parish Hall Upgrade – Stage 1 | Anglican Church of Australia Parish Council of Port Kembla | $10,825 | Completed |
| Sustainable Port Kembla Upgrade Program – Stage 1 | The lllawarra Housing Trust | $284,437 | Completed |
| Port Kembla Town Centre Facade Program | Wollongong City Council | $300,000 | Completed |
| Total | $1,997,487 |