BALRANALD community groups and organisations have received a generous amount of grant money from the Sunraysia Solar Farm Community Sponsorship program.
Chair of the Sunraysia Solar Farm and John Laing managing director Duncan Jewell said that the community sponsorship program is one of the ways the solar farm is able to give back to the local community.
“We have developed a lot of projects in rural communities and also in major cities, and we understand the need to engage with the community, be a part of the community and give back to the community,” Mr Jewell said. The Sunraysia Solar Farm, 17km south of the Balranald town centre, has a capacity of 255 megawatts, which can power around 50,000 homes.
The recipients of the grants gathered at the Discovery Café in Balranald last Tuesday to be presented with their funding by Mr Jewell.
“It is great to be back in the community and see everybody,” Mr Jewell said.
Grants were made to projects that benefit the community, are environmentally and socially acceptable, and will be conducted in the Balranald Shire Council Local Government Area (LGA) within 12 months of receiving the award.
“It got a good lot of interest,” Mr Jewell said. “It is just good to be a part of the community.”
Balranald Men’s Shed – Bill and Jill Hargrave
LiveBetter Community Transport – Concetta Rasmussen
Murrumbidgee Classic – Marshall Bodinnar
Balranald St Josephs Primary School – Kylie Gebert
Balranald Motorcycle Club – Justin Griffiths
Balranald Early Learning Centre – Jayne Farnsworth
Balranald Anglican Church – Lea Lawrie
Balranald Shire Library – Janaya Gaston (not in attendance).
