Community Investment

Community Grants Initiative

NORTEC provide an annual Community Grants Initiative of $25,000, available for other not for profit organisations and activities in Northern NSW (from Coffs region to Tweed region) to apply for.
The 2012 Community Grants Initiative has recently finalised and the list of successful applicants are:

Tweed Region

• $4000 - Beachside Communicare, Community Pantry initiative. Providing low cost food and health care items for families experiencing hardship
• $1000 - Tweed Valley Jazz Club - a combined high schools introduction to live jazz music, information session for senior elective music students for further musical training

Richmond Region

• $5000 - YWCA Pulse Cafe and Catering - Community in the Kitchen social enterprise, hospitaity training and work experience

North Coast (Ballina and Byron regions)

• $2500 - Blue Rock Foundation, Hip Hop classes for young people in the Byron and Ballina shires.
• $1500 - Community Table Cafe - Byron Community Centre six week mentoring and hospitality training for disadvantaged youth
• $500 - Mullumbimby Community Garden - Living Fence Food Forest
• $500 - Ballina Breast Cancer Support - free yoga in November for women recovering after breast cancer treatment

Clarence Region

• $3500 Birigan Gargle Local Aboriginal Land Council - online youth project 'A Sense of Ability'
• $1500 - Yamba Surf Life Saving Club - Inshore Rescue Boats training

Coffs Harbour Region

• $2500 - Local M.A.D.E. - youth initiative providing skills workshops
• $2000 - Deadly Sista Girlz - Dance for Health Wealth and Fitness
• $458 - Nambucca Heads Men's Shed - providing support for local men to build skills and support networks

Local Sponsorships and Charitable Donations

As well as our investment in social enterprise initiatives and community program delivery, NORTEC support local charities, clubs and events with sponsorships and donations. Some of our recent sponsorship or donations were to:

• Summerland NSW Buisness and Tourism Portal
• Kids in Community 2012 (Northern Rivers and Tweed)
• Bangalow Womens Soccer Club
• Pottsville Soccer Club
• Wooli Surf Lifesaving Club
• NETPAC Training Awards 2012
• Cabarita Youth Skating Competition 2012
• Bilambil Jets Rugby League Football Team 2012
• 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 2008-2011
• 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