Investing back into the community

Excelling in employment, training and community

Community Program Delivery

NORTEC invest funds to ensure excellent service delivery of these community programs and initiatives:

• NORTEC Youth Services
• Social Enterprise Projects - Nambucca Pride Cafe
• NORTEC ‘Get on Board’ Mobile Training Units
• Small Business Incubators
• The New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)
• Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program
• NORTEC Volunteering

Community Grants Initiative

NORTEC's Community Grants Initiative focuses on projects or community organisations that encourage or promote employment prospects and/or skills development opportunities in our region.

The $25,000 Grants Initiative is generally launched in the early part of the year (March/April) and is open to all community organisations and events within NORTEC's service footprint (from Nambucca to Tweed Heads).

$25,000 NORTEC Community Grants Initiative - 2011

NORTEC would like to thank all local community organisations who applied for a Community Grant in 2011.
The applications were of an incredibly high standard and after much deliberation by the local panels,
the following grants were awarded:

• Coffs Harbour & Surrounds:
  Bellingen Chamber of Commerce – ‘Just 1 Job’ Program (a program working alongside local
  business to promote employment opportunities) - $5,000 - Click here to see local media release
  
  
• Clarence Valley:
  Clarence Valley Council 'Yaegl Footprints' Youth Art program - $3,000 and
  Caringa Enterprises 'Colour our Learning Centre' art mural for child care centre - $2,000
  
  
• Richmond Region:
  Casino Leo's Rock Esteidfodd Challenge (entry for local Casino Youth into Rock Esteidfodd) $2,000
  Uniting Care Transport Team - office skills training for disabled participants - $3,000
  
  
• North Coast:
  Shara Community Garden - Community Sustainable Garden project for Ocean Shores - $5,000
  
  
• Tweed Shire:
  St Josephs Youth Service 'Keepin' it Real' Program (life skills training for local youth) - $5,000 - Click here to see local media release.

Local Sponsorships and Charitable Donations

NORTEC support local charities, clubs and events with sponsorships and donations. Some of our recent sponsorship or donations were to:

• Muli Muli All Stars Indigenous Football Team
• Bellingen/Dorrigo Magpies football team
• Murwillumbah Festival of Lights 2011
• North Casino Aboriginal Rugbly League Football Club
• Nippers Dolphins Rainbow Bay Surf Lifesaving Club
• Murwillumbah Triathletes
• Murwillumbah Rowing Club
• Tweed Coast Junior Touch
• Dorrigo Junior Rugby League
• You have a friend, Homeless Awareness Campaign
• Grafton Sports Centre
• Yamba Surf Lifesaving Club
• Kids in Community, Northern Rivers and Tweed (2010 & 2011)
• Shara Community Garden, Ocean Shores
• 'Just One Job' Program Bellingen Chamber of Commerce
• Local Youth Services, Tweed Heads 'Keepin it Real' Program
• Clarence Valley Yaegl Footprints Art Program
• Uniting Care Transport Team, Casino
• Deadly Sista Girlz Aboriginal Corporation
• Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Social Events
• The Whiddon Group Grafton/Clarence Nursing Home
• Far North Coast Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association
• NETPAC Training Awards
• Newspapers in Education (Northern Star, Grafton Examiner and Daily News 2009-2011)
• Byron Bay FM Community Radio
• Grafton Ngerrie Local Aboriginal Land Council Reconciliation Golf Tournament
• Pottsville Football Club
• Kyogle Junior Football Club
• Bangalow Soccer Club
• Harmony Day (various events)
• International Women's Day (various events)
• Community Printmakers Young Artist Award (annual)
• Tweed PCYC Corporate Gof Day
• Westpack Lifesaver Corporate Charity Golf Day
• Brunswick Kites and Bikes Event
• Ella 7's Team (Nambucca)
• Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team Inc (Nambucca Valley Sponsorship)
• APN Newspapers - Newspapers in Education initiative (annual)
• Lismore OzTag Team
• Cudgen Surf Life Saving Club - NSW Surf Lifesaving Titles
• Westpac Helicopter Rescue Service
• Movember 2008-20010
• Boardies Day (SLSC Fundraiser) 2008-2010
• Coffs Harbour Womens Health Centre
• Nambucca Valley Youth Services
• North Coast Computer Project, Pippi Beach Yamba
• Grafton Showgrounds Recreation and Reserve
• Lismore Neighbourhood Centre
• Windara Communities
• Byron Bay Youth Services
• Cancer Council Biggest Morning Tea 2009-2011
• St Andrews Ballina, Murel Project
• Mullumbimby Community Garden
• Tweed Palliative Support
• Interaction Based Counselling (for traumatised young people)
• Things2Do Banora Point Community Youth Centre
• Friends of Wollumbin Land Care
• Hastings Point Dune Care
• Cudgen SLSC Nippers Event
• St Joseph's Youth Services Tweed Valley Youth Times (print newsletter)
• NETPAC Training Awards in Coffs Harbour (2010 & 2011)
• North Coast Group Training Awards
• Sponsorship Ballina Business Excellence Awards
• Clarence Valley Business Excellence Awards
• Brunswick Heads 'Simple Pleasures Photography Award' (2009-2011)
• Community Printmakers National Printmakers Award for new talent (2009-2011)
• Lismore Oztag Team (indigenous youth Tag Football team)
• Trekquest (fundraiser for Cancer Research)
• Brunswick ‘Kites and Bikes’ Event
• Bangalow Billy Cart Derby (2009-2010)
• Pink Silks Racing Day (fundraiser for breast cancer)
• Novaskill Training Awards
• Clarence Valley Nursing Home
• Paul Davis Welsh Memorial Foundation Inc
• Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Social Events
• Lismore Community Centre
• The Lismore Show
• Pottsville Beach Soccer Club
• The Unity Festival, Murwillumbah (2009-2011)
• Tweed Coast Junior Touch Football (2010-2011)
• In Good Company Festival, Lismore
• Tweed Valley Banana Festival