Successful Community Participation Funding 2008/2009
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| Organisation | Project | Project Description | Target | Amount |
| Disco Cantito Association | Participation - Cirque West Circus Skills Clinic | Three two-day circus clinics over six months at Burringurrah Aboriginal Community. Skills development including static trapeze, aerial silks, acro-balance, hula hoop, staff twirling, unicycling, stilt walking, general circus and interactive games for all ages 0–100, with all levels of physical ability. | Indigenous | 4,870 |
| Shire of Gnowangerup | Participation - Gnowangerup Fit To Music Project | The Gnowangerup Fit to Music Project will provide members of the community who are not involved with other forms of sport and recreation due to socio-economic, health and cultural issues with the opportunity to participate in a range of fit to music programs. Each of the programs has been designed to appeal to a specific target group including young mothers, older Indigenous women, children from Indigenous or low socio-economic backgrounds and people with ongoing health problems such as obesity. | Indigenous | 3,560 |
| Australian Red Cross Society - Western Australian Division | Participation - World Aware | Conduct leadership, dance and sport workshops. Participants will then showcase skills learnt at the World Youth Day event. | CaLD | 5,000 |
| Balga Primary School | Participation - Building Healthy Communities | This after school program is aimed at mothers from an Indigenous background or who have recently migrated to Australia and have children under three years of age. The overall aim of the program will be to educate the mothers on healthy lifestyle choices and Australian culture, help to create networks and introduce them into physical activities such as yoga, cycling, traditional dance and other sport and recreation options. | CaLD | 4,900 |
| West Perth District Football Development Council Inc. | Participation - Clarkson Senior High School Indigenous Football Program | 10 week after school program (one session per week) offering football skills and mentoring to the Indigenous population at Clarkson SHS. The program aims to bring in guest presenters and football specialists to help conduct the sessions while working with school staff to foster continuous engagement in education. | Indigenous | 2,500 |
| West Perth District Football Development Council Inc. | Participation - Footy 4 Mums Program | Four-week program offering skills and education to mums about football. By educating mothers about skills and drills it will allow mothers to help play with their children, teach skills and foster more children into the game of football. The program will also increase physical activity and promote a healthy lifestyle for mums. | CaLD | 2,500 |
| City of Wanneroo | Participation - Every-Body Fitness Project | A program will be run within the City of Wanneroo, specifically for adults with a disability, to increase physical activity. The project will have two aspects – one of education, the second of increasing confidence. | People with Disabilities | 4,750 |
| Joondalup Youth Support Services Inc | Participation - Community Youth Engagement Program | The Community Youth Engagement Project re-engages "at risk" young people into mainstream activities by developing partnerships with community groups, businesses and organisations. In addition, the program allows young people the opportunity to expereince first-hand a variety of healthy, social, sporting and community activities. | Youth at Risk | 3,500 |
| Injury Control Council of Western Australia Inc | Participation - Phoenix Shopping Centre Mall Walking Group | The program offers a facilitated walking group that follow a mapped undercover walking route within the safe and secure environment of Phoenix Shopping Centre. Trained volunteer walk leaders will conduct the walking group twice a week before trading hours. ICCWA will coordinate a range of health and wellbeing information sessions and events specifically targeting the walkers and seniors from diverse backgrounds within the Cockburn community. | CaLD | 5,000 |
| Amazons Perth Dragon Boat Club Inc | Participation - Community Come and Try Day | The Come and Try Day will introduce women to the sport of dragon boating as a way of getting fit as well as having fun. | Women | 3,250 |
| Churchlands Senior High School | People Development - Rock & Water - Troy Cook Health and Fitness Program | Two after school programs targeting young people from the ages of 13-17 years. 1. The Rock & Water resilience building program will provide strategies to deal with fighting and bullying amongst peer groups. 2. The Health Fitness program concentrates on hygiene, nutrition and building lifeskills. This program will also help participants to make life choices after leaving school and encourage further study or entry into the workforce. | Indigenous | 5,000 |
| Cecil Andrews Senior High School | Participation - Dare: Camp to Make Change | To coordinate an after school Outdoor Adventure Camp for 20 students during the October school holidays. The camp will expose Indigenous students to a wide range of physical activities such as abesiling, rock climbing, orienteering and rafting. The camp will focus on students becoming more active, teamwork, leadership and tolerance. | Indigenous | 5,000 |
| Filipino Australian Sports Association Inc | Participation - FILAUS Sports Excellence | FILAUS Sports Excellence seminar and training programs for new migrants to help increase their community participation and to socialise and embrace Australia. The programs will cater for three sporting events (basketball, volleyball and dance sports) every Saturday for the next six months with estimated participants of 200 members. | CaLD | 5,000 |
| Nyoongar Sports Association Inc | Participation - School Holiday Boxing Program | The Nyoongar Sports Association (NSA) in partnership with the Mandurah Boxing Club and Odines Martial Arts Centre has been in discussion regarding the implementation of a boxing camp in Mandurah and Bunbury during the April 2009 school holiday period. The program will be aimed primarily at Indigenous youth aged 12–18 years. | Indigenous | 4,500 |
| Shire of East Pilbara | Participation - Christmas in July | To provide the Newman community with the opportunity to participate in ice skating coaching clinics over the two-week July school holiday period. Youth from Marble Bar and Nullagine will travel and attend a camp. Coaching will be provided by a professional ice skating coach and will involve a portable SlickIce synthetic ice rink. | Indigenous | 5,000 |
| Karingal Neighbourhood Centre Inc | Participation - Karingal Fitness Classes | To provide Paraburdoo and surrounding communities with two fitness classes – pump and step – twice a week. A creche facility will also be offered to encourage participation. | CaLD | 4,500 |
| Shire of Dumbleyung | People Development - Water Fitness Training Fun | To train local community members to be able to deliver water aerobics. The course will teach people from four different Wheatbelt towns to deliver water aerobics in their respective towns. | Women | 4,000 |
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