Amateur Pistol Club, Copper City Men’s Shed, the Brennan Centre committee, Cobar Clay Target Club, Rotary Club of Cobar and Wings4Kidz accepted donations from Cobar Bowling & Golf Club’s secretary/manager Jason Howell and club director Allan Knight on Monday as part of the club’s 2025 ClubGRANTS program.
The Cobar Bowling & Golf Club has handed out more than $93,000 to 11 local and community groups as part of this year’s ClubGRANTS program.
The ClubGRANTS Scheme in NSW requires registered clubs with over $1 million in annual gaming machine profits to contribute financial or in-kind support to local community services, programs, and projects, in return for a tax rebate.
The scheme aims to support community welfare, social services, community development, community health, and employment assistance, with funds distributed through three different categories.
Clubs participate in the scheme by allocating grants and providing annual returns, with the NSW Government overseeing and reviewing the program’s effectiveness
The Cobar Senior Citizen Amenities Org Inc (Brennan Centre), was among this year’s recipients.
They will use their $12,000 funding on their barbecue/outdoor kitchen project so residents and their families can socialise together.
The Copper City Men’s Shed’s $5,000 grant means their metal workshop gets a welder upgrade which will enable shed members to complete more complex community group projects.
St Vincent de Paul Society’s Vinnies Crisis Support Program in Cobar will benefit from $2,000 ClubGRANTS funding which will provide urgently needed support for seniors, families, children and Aboriginal communities within the Cobar area.
The Rotary Club Of Cobar will direct their ClubGRANTS funding of $7,500 to host the Tour de OROC ride, a fundraiser for the Macquarie Home Stay which provides accommodation for residents of remote areas of Western NSW undergoing medical treatment in Dubbo.
St John’s Catholic School P & F Association will add their $1,000 grant funding to their current fundraising project for new playground equipment.
Cobar Clay Target Club’s $2,000 grant funding will assist them to pay for lighting costs for their next Annual Golden Clay event as well as help purchase solar panels and a battery for their Skeet discipline.
Cobar Athletics & Triathlon Squad (CATS) will be able to purchase a new club bike for adults with their funding of $900 which will enable parents to be able to participate in triathlon events alongside their children.
The Cobar Amateur Pistol Club’s $2,000 funding will go towards renovations to the club’s facilities.
ClubGrants funding also went to the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club Lady Golfers, $4,000 for course maintenance and $2,000 for the Junior Golf program.
Funding of $10,000 went to the Wings4Kidz medical flight service which assists sick kids from regional NSW to access specialist medical services in Sydney.
There are currently seven families from the area who have benefited from this service.
