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In 2004 FRRR received more than 800 calls to their 1800 number and a total of 321 applications with funds requested of $2,358,063.
St John's Ambulance sought funding to install a new communication system in their new ambulance and replace an existing base radio relay station to service the town of Wongan Hills and surrounding districts. This will enable effective communication between ambulance, hospital, doctors, fire and rescue services and the royal flying doctor.
St John's Ambulance Volunteer Service Wongan Hills spokesperson, Gary Thornton, said: "We are very thankful to receive the Seeds grant for radio equipment. It's a fantastic opportunity for us to purchase equipment that could help save lives."
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The 'JAM VAN' is an after hours mobile youth service for young people aged between 12 and 25. It provides information, support, advocacy, referral and recreation/social activities programs for rural youth. Council sought funding for promotion and advertising, a caravan, generator, sound equipment, cafe equipment, registration, insurance, furniture and equipment.
Miriam Vale Shire Council CEO, Lindsay Thomas, said: "We are very thankful to receive the Seeds grant for our JAM VAN project. It's a fantastic opportunity for us to help local rural youth."
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Androssan Community Hospital services a large tourist area. Motor vehicle accident victims and other trauma cases from the small community hospital are currently taken to Adelaide via a two hour road journey, or are flown by helicopter, which is a 15 minute journey. Currently, the only suitable landing area for the helicopter is the local football oval located some distance from the hospital. The grant will be used to construct a helipad at the hospital.
Ardrossan Community Hospital Board Chairman said, "The hospital is thankful to receive the Seeds grant - it's a fantastic opportunity for us to build the helipad".
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AgForce is seeking to take rural career education to the bush in an effort to try to end the tide of younger people flocking to coastal areas. The group sought funding to print 20,000 educational brochures and 'Positive Rural Careers' posters, plus travel and accommodation for AgForce representatives to tour rural areas and promote rural careers.
AgForce Queensland General President Larry Acton said the grant was extremely welcome and would be put to good use launching a new rural career education program for rural and regional Queensland schools.
"The aim of the program is to encourage school students to consider a career in the rural industries. Rural industries have been remiss in the past in not promoting career options to the next generation of young workers. This program will go a long way to addressing this shortcoming and hopefully see rural industry careers eagerly sought after by rural and regional school leavers and trainees who have traditionally migrated to the coast for work," he said.
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Typo station provides an alternate education and life skills program for at risk men aged between 14 and 17. The grant will be used to assist with the 'Toil and Spoil' program, which aims at restoring the Goldmine Trail on the Wodonga Plateau.
Typo Station spokesperson, Andy Kay, said, "We are very thankful to receive the Seeds grant for the 'Toil and Spoil' project. It's a fantastic opportunity for us to complete this project."
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Community Foundation will provide l4 active learning workshops to develop individual and community skills in financial literacy with a particular focus on 13 to 18 year olds and volunteer management committees. Funding was sought for hall hire and equipment, marketing, promotional brochures, speakers, workshop materials and travel and accommodation for a speaker.
Louise Halsey, Chair of the Community Foundation said: "We are very thankful to receive the Seeds grant for improving the financial literacy of our young people in the Shire. The Seeds funding is a fantastic opportunity for the Community Foundation to develop partnerships with others in the community, including the schools, with a view to running practical information sessions."
"We see long term benefits to the community if our young people better understand money management," she said.
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