The purpose of the Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund is to provide a framework which enables Councillors to provide financial support to individuals, community groups or for the provision of minor capital works. Funding allocations identified through the Fund must benefit residents of Georges River Local Government Area (LGA).

To be eligible Community Groups are required to have relevant and appropriate business/not-for-profit registration and have objectives and values (including those of any parent companies and subsidiaries) that are consistent with the objectives and values of Council. Information will be required to be provided regarding their membership base.

Community Groups will be required to include in their application demonstrated proof of their financial need, details of how the funds will be expended and the purpose for which the funds will be utilised.

To be eligible, individuals must be seeking funding to defray the costs of participation in an elite level sporting tournament, artistic or cultural event at a State, National or International level.

More information about the fund is outlined in the Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund policy.

• Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund - Application

 

Summary 25 May 2020
 

Non Capital Funds ($10,000/Councillor)	Funds Allocated to date	Remaining Balance
The Mayor Councillor Greene	$10,000.00	NIL
Councillor Agius	$1,100.00	$8,900.00
Councillor Badalati	$3,000.00	$7,000.00
Councillor Elmir	$3,800.00	$6,200.00
Councillor Grekas	$10,000.00	NIL
Deputy Mayor Hindi	$2,387.00	$7,613.00
Councillor Katris	$7,300.00	$2,700.00
Councillor Kastanias	$5,200.00	$4,800.00
Councillor Konjarski	$1,800.00	$8,200.00
Councillor Landsberry	$10,000.00	NIL
Councillor Liu	$6,500.00	$3,500.00
Councillor Payor	$4,800.00	$5,200.00
Councillor Symington	$10,000.00	NIL
Councillor Tegg	$8,000.00	$2,000.00
Councillor Wu	$10,000.00	NIL
Capital Funds ($170,000 per Ward)	Funds Allocated to date including this report	Remaining Balance
Blakehurst Ward	$170,000.00	NIL
Hurstville Ward	$170,000.00	NIL
Kogarah Ward	$170,000.00	NIL
Mortdale Ward	$151,233.60	$18,776.40
Peakhurst Ward	$170,000.00	NIL

Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund May 2020

Council Meeting Date	Application submitted by Councillor	On behalf of	Amount
25 May 2020 CCL034-20	Councillor Colleen Symington	St George Family Support Services	$1,300.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation	$1,500.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	Street Industries	$1,500.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	St George Children with Disabilities Fund	$1,500.00
	Councillor Christina Wu	Pyounggang Church Incorporated	$1,500.00
	Councillor Christina Wu	CanRevive Inc	$1,500.00
	Councillor Christina Wu	3Bridges	$1,500.00
	Councillor Christina Wu	Georges River Association	$1,500.00
	Councillor Christina Wu	Cass Care Limited	$1,500.00
	Councillor Christina Wu	Kogarah Community Services	$1,000.00
	Councillor Leesha Payor	Kingsway Community Care	$1,500.00
	Councillor Warren Tegg	Kingsway Community Care	$1,500.00

Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund April 2020

Council Meeting Date	Application submitted by Councillor	On behalf of	Amount
27 April 2020 CCL028-20	Councillor Mayor Kevin Greene	St Georges Meals on Wheels Services	$1,500.00
	Councillor Mayor Kevin Greene	Kingsgrove Community Aid	$1,500.00
	Councillor Mayor Kevin Greene	3 Bridges	$1,500.00
	Councillor Mayor Kevin Greene	Kingsway Community Care	$1,200.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	Park Road Anglican Church	$1,500.00
	Councillor Stephen Agius	Park Road Anglican Church	$800.00
	Councillor Colleen Symington	Moving Forward	$1,500.00
	Councillor Colleen Symington	Project Youth	$1,500.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Project Youth	$1,500.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Headspace Hurstville	$1,500.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Advance Diversity Services	$450.00
	Councillor Kathryn Landsberry	Tess Mehonoshen	$1,000.00
	Councillor Kathryn Landsberry	Sofie Dieu	$1,000.00
	Councillor Kathryn Landsberry	Becky Gibson	$1,000.00
	Councillor Kathryn Landsberry	Liz Walker	$1,000.00
	Councillor Kathryn Landsberry	Venessa Starzynski	$1,000.00
	Councillor Kathryn Landsberry	The Crateful Group	$960.00
	Councillor Warren Tegg	Moving Forward	$1,500.00
	Councillor Warren Tegg	Kingsgrove Community Aid i	$1,500.00
	Councillor Warren Tegg	Advance Diversity Services	$1,500.00
withdrawn	Mayor Kevin Greene	Leo Huang	$400.00
withdrawn	Councillor Colleen Symington	Leo Huang	$400.00

Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund February 2020

Council Meeting Date	Application submitted by Councillor	On behalf of	Amount
24 February 2020 CCL011-20	Councillor Mayor Kevin Greene	Oatley Lions	$700.00
	Councillor Mayor Kevin Greene	Leo Huang	$400.00
	Councillor Colleen Symington	Leo Huang	$400.00
	Councillor Nancy Liu	Cass Care Limited	$1,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Early Years Intercultural Association Ltd	$500.00
	Councillor Sam Elmir	Early Years Intercultural Association Ltd	$500.00
	Councillor Kathryn Landsberry	Early Years Intercultural Association Ltd	$500.00
	Councillor Con Hindi	Grigoria Dounias	$1,387.00

Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund November 2019

Council Meeting Date	Application submitted by Councillor	On behalf of	Amount
16 December 2019 CCL082-19	Councillor Colleen Symington	Australian Air League Riverwood Squadron	$1,500.00
25 November 2019 CCL077-19	Councillor Nancy Liu	Kingsgrove Community Aid Centre	$1,500.00
	Councillor Nancy Liu	Australian Calligraphers Association	$1,500.00
	Councillor Rita Kastanias	Lugarno Lions Club	$1,500.00
	Councillor Rita Kastanias	St Georges Junior Dragontag	$1,000.00
	Mayor Kevin Greene	Lugarno Lions Cub	$1,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Connells Point Public School P&C	$1,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Georges River Council - "Inaugural TRUE Women Leadership Program"	$1,500.00
	Councillor Colleen Symington	Georges River Council - "Inaugural TRUE Women Leadership Program"	$1,500.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Minor Capital Works Oatley for Christmas Decorations	$4,861.80
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Minor Capital Works IGA South Hurstville (Public Art	$7,638.20
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Minor Capital Works Moore Reserve	$24,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Minor Capital Works McRae's Reserve	$25,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Minor Capital Works Carss Park	$25,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Minor Capital Works Renown Park	$50,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Minor Capital Works Renown and Todd Park and The Green Kyle Bay	$18,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	Minor Capital Works Carss Park (Public Art)	$9,500.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	Minor Capital Works Parkside Drive Reserve	$35.000.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	Minor Capital Works Parkside Drive Reserve - Charles Pirie Field	$30,000.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	Minor Capital Works Dover Park	$80,000.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	Minor Capital Works Hogden Park	$25,000.00
	Councillor Deputy Mayor Con Hindi	Minor Capital Works to purchase promotional flags	$30,000.00
	Councillor Deputy Mayor Con Hindi	Minor Capital Works Christmas Tree and lighting in Penshurst and Mortdale	$9,723.60
	Councillor Warren Tegg	Minor Capital Works expand footpaths at Peakhurst Public School and Penshurst Public School	$25,000.00
	Councillor Warren Tegg	Minor Capital Works to install water refilling stations throughout the Mortdale Ward	$25,000.00

 

Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund October 2019

Council Meeting Date	Application submitted by Councillor	On behalf of	Amount
28 October 2019 CCL071-19	Mayor Kevin Greene	Minor capital works at Peakhurst Park	$17,000.00
	Mayor Kevin Greene	Minor capital works at Henry Lawson Reserve	$30,000.00
	Mayor Kevin Greene	Minor capital works at Lilian and Bennett	$82,000.00
	Mayor Kevin Greene	Minor capital works at Evatt Park	$35,000.00
	Councillor Vince Badalati	Minor capital works at Edgbaston Reserve	$60,001.00
	Councillor Lou Konjarski	Minor capital works at Nichol Murray Reserve	$31,000.00
	Councillor Vince Badalati	St George Arts and Entertainment Centre	$1,500.00
	Councillor Nancy Liu	St George Arts and Entertainment Centre	$1,500.00
	Councillor Warren Tegg	Georges River Life Care	$500.00
	Councillor Con Hindi	St Rafqa Maronite Church	$1,000.00
	Councillor Lou Konjarski	Minor capital works at Johnny Warren Indoor Sports Centre (football display)	$24,500.00
	Councillor Lou Konjarski	"No Domestic Violence" banner and promotional material	$6,000.00
	Councillor Colleen Symington	"No Domestic Violence" banner and promotional material	$1,000.00
	Councillor Leesha Payor	"No Domestic Violence" banner and promotional material	$1,500.00
	Councillor Nick Katris	"No Domestic Violence" banner and promotional material	$1,000.00
	Councillor Sandy Grekas	"No Domestic Violence" banner and promotional material	$6,000.00

Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund September 2019

Council Meeting Date	Application submitted by Councillor	On behalf of	Amount
23 September 2019 CCL063-19	Councillor Symington	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Councillor Wu	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Councillor Grekas	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Councillor Landsberry	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Councillor Payor	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Councillor Konjarski	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Councillor Elmir	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Councillor Katris	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Councillor Agius	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Mayor Greene	Lions Club of Lugarno	$1,000.00
	Councillor Grekas	Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society	$750.00
	Councillor Symington	Sienna Latanis	$300.00
	Mayor Greene	Sienna Latanis	$300.00
	Councillor Kastanias	Sienna Latanis	$300.00
	Councillor Landsberry	St Marks Anglican Church	$250.00
	Councillor Badalati	Greater Sydney Cultural and Business Association	$1,500.00
	Councillor Liu	For minor capital works at Timothy Reserve	$35,000.00
	Councillor Liu	For minor capital works at Thorpe Park	$25,000.00
	Councillor Wu	For minor capital works at Beverley Hills Park	$6,000.00
	Councillor Symington Supported by Mayor Greene	For minor capital works at Oatley Adventure Playground	$5,000.00

 
 

Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund August 2019

Council Meeting Date	Application submitted by Councillor	On behalf of	Amount
26 August 2019 CCL044-19	Mayor Greene	The McGrath Foundation	$300.00
	Mayor Greene	Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society	$1,000.00
	Councillor Symington	Oatley Junior Rugby Union	$1,500.00
	Councillor Tegg	Australian Air League	$1,500.00
	Councillor Grekas	Oatley Lions Club	$1,500.00
	Councillor Payor	Sarah Kalidis	$1,500.00
	Councillor Elmir	Sarah Kalidis	$1,500.00
	Councillor Landsberry	Sarah Kalidis	$1,500.00
	Councillor Liu	Gymea Community Aid & Information Service Incorporated	$1,000.00

 

Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund July 2019

Council Meeting Date	Application submitted by Councillor	On behalf of	Amount
22 July 2019 CCL041-19	Councillor Elmir	Southern Sydney Swim Team	$1,500.00
	Councillor Kastanias	IRT Peakhurst Residents	$1,500.00
	Councillor Grekas	Oatley FC	$1,000.00
	Councillor Konjarski	Georges River College	$1,500.00
	Councillor Landsberry	Georges River College	$1,500.00
	Councillor Kastanias	Georges River College	$900.00
	Councillor Symington	Georges River College	$600.00
	Councillor Wu	Georges River Council - Library Services	$1,500.00
	Councillor Wu	For minor capital works purchase of LED Walk through Present Box	$16,999.00
	Councillor Wu	For minor capital works installation of CCTV Humphries Lane and Cross Street, Hurstville	$27,000.00

 

The recipients of the Fund are available to be viewed on the 2018/19 Councillor Ward Discretionary Fund Register.

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