Local groups benefit from pokie profit rebates

Woy Woy Aged Care, Umina Beach Men's Shed, Woy Woy Cricket Club and Woy Woy Rotary Club are among the beneficiaries of the distribution by one local registered club of more than $59,000 through the Club Grants Scheme.

Everglades Country Club gave the money to community, sporting and welfare groups both on the Peninsula and across the Central Coast.

The Club Grants Scheme provides registered clubs in NSW with tax rebates of up to 1.85 per cent of their gaming machine profits over $1 million when they spend an equivalent amount on community development and support.

The Club Grants scheme is broken down into two categories.

Category One is for projects and services that contribute to the welfare and broader social fabric of the local community, and are aimed at improving the living standards of low income and disadvantaged people.

At least 0.75 per cent of eligible profits must go Category One for clubs to qualify for the gaming machine tax rebate.

Category Two is for other community development and support services.

Category One recipients for this year included Glenvale Public School, Woy Woy Aged Care, Working Age Group Stroke, Central Coast Handbrake Turn and Centacare Broken Bay (Mary Mac's Place), Umina Beach Men's Shed, Coast Shelter, Beacon Foundation, Evolve Community Wellness, International Community Advocate Ltd and Central Coast Hospice Palliative Care.

Category Two recipients included Diabetes Group, Everglades Probus Club, Umina Beach Probus Club, Umina Beach Rotary Club, Umina Junior Rugby League Club, Umina United Soccer Club, Woy Woy Cricket Club, Woy Woy Football Club, Woy Woy Peninsula Lions Club, Woy Woy Probus Club, Woy Woy Rotary Club, Brisbane Water Secondary College and Southern Ettalong United Soccer.

The presentation of Category Two Club Grants took place in May and the presentation of the Category One Club Grants occurred in July.

Email, 11 Sep 2012

Christine Wenta, Everglades Country Club