Media release – Hydro Tasmania, 29 August 2022
Hydro Tasmania community grant recipients announced
Racing wheelchairs to help young disabled Tasmanians participate in sport; upgraded communication radios for a North-West marine rescue organisation; and affordable city accommodation for regional cancer patients.
These are just some of the worthy recipients in the latest round of Hydro Tasmania’s Community and Innovation Grant programs, providing approximately $40,000 in funding support in 2022.
Hydro Tasmania has a long history of supporting the community, and is now in the sixth year of the grant program and second year of innovation grants.
Our grants make a real and positive difference to Tasmanians. This year, Hydro Tasmania has provided just under $20,000 in community grants to a diverse range of groups, and a further $20,000 in innovation grants to support the isolated and vulnerable in our community.
The innovation grants allow Hydro Tasmania the opportunity to invest in people, new ideas, and projects for local communities. They are aimed at helping organisations to adapt and change their operations to achieve better outcomes.
Hydro Tasmania Community Advisor, Kate Hickey, said the community grants program provided tangible support to community groups across the state.
“It’s wonderful to hear the stories of the amazing work these community groups and their volunteers are doing in their communities. Our hope is that these grants will help them to keep on achieving their goals,” Ms Hickey said.
The Tasmanian Little Athletics Association will use its community grant to purchase racing wheelchairs and throwing frames for children with a disability to allow them to have a fulfilling relationship with sport.
The Association applied for the grant to increase the participation rate amongst people with a disability, and to make them feel included and fairly represented.
Meanwhile, Cystic Fibrosis Tasmania will use its funding to continue their ‘Healthy You’ initiative, which supports individuals with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to access a venture, equipment, or registration that contributes positively to their mental and physical wellbeing.
