Four clubs receive funding

Four Peninsula recreation and sporting groups have received funding from Gosford Council as part of this year's Recreation Assistance Program (RAP).

The groups were the Pearl Beach Tennis and Recreation Club, the Umina District Cricket Club, the Woy Woy Peninsula Little Athletics and the Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association.

The Pearl Beach Tennis and Recreation Club had asked $5000 for the resurfacing of its bowling green, the Umina District Cricket Club had asked for $1760 for the purchase of a cricket bowling machine and the Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association had asked for $1534.50 for the reguttering of its clubhouse.

The three groups received the amounts asked for.

Woy Woy Peninsula Little Athletics had asked for $1852.05 to purchase a line marking machine and laptop computer.

It will only receive $956.

The four groups were part of 17 groups on the Central Coast to receive funding.

The Recreation Assistance Program is designed to provide financial assistance to help the sporting and recreation community to identify and participate in meeting their own needs.

The grant program is held annually with a total of $40,000 being allocated.

At the Gosford City Sports Council meeting held on Thursday, April 6, Gosford Council provided a description of each application and applicants were given the chance to speak about their project.

The sports council considered 26 applications and ranked the projects according to their priority.

The sports council and Gosford Council's recreation services department then agreed on the 17 applications recommended to receive funding.

Council agenda SF.30, August 1