BUSHFIRE LOCAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY FUNDING FOR THE BEGA VALLEY AND EUROBODALLA

25 Projects – total funding $ 61,592,812.00

$ 9,611,992.00 Cobargo Community Development
Revitalise the Cobargo CBD
Bushfires decimated Cobargo’s main street, critically impacting the economic sustainability and resilience of the village
and surrounding area. (Eastern and Western projects combined funding)
This multi-faceted project includes the repair and replacement of damaged buildings, such as the post office and market
hall, and construction of new infrastructure, including a Village Square building to house the accredited Cobargo
Regional Tourist Information Centre; Main Street Upgrades; an innovative co-working facility and a professional
wellness hub.
$ 9,794,916.00 Land Managers Bega Showground
Create the Bega Showground Community Centre
This project will create the Bega Showground Community Centre, offering the community a compliant, accessible and
inclusive evacuation centre with modern amenities and air conditioning.
The two-level facility will replace out dated buildings and provide a space for meetings, concerts, indoor sports, and
community events.
This project also includes the installation of air conditioning, as well as various fire suppression and technical upgrades,
at the adjacent heritage-listed Main Pavilion.
$ 1,048,399.00 South Coast Health and Sustainability Alliance
Tilba Halls Future Resilience Project The Tilba Halls Future Resilience Project will provide upgrades to heritage listed
community owned halls.
The project scope includes repairs, multi-purpose usage additions, health and safety requirements, accessibility, fire
safety, and more resilient electricity infrastructure for future extreme weather events.
This will ensure that the halls meet contemporary needs and continue to support community wellbeing and resilience
into the future.
$ 5,000,000.00 Eurobodalla Shire Council
Complete stage two of the Mogo Adventure Trails Hub
This project will fund the final stage of the construction of the Mogo Adventure Trails Hub network in the Mogo/Deep
Creek Dam area.
This will establish the region as a national premier adventure trail destination with a focus on mountain biking. The final
stage involves constructing extensive new trails; a toilet block; water stations; and a picnic area.
This stage will complete the extension from the south side of Mogo, providing the 'hero' element of the Mt Wandera
trail, which covers over 70km from the mountain summit to the sea.
$ 230,000.00 Mogo Village Business Chamber Ltd
Phoenix Community Wellbeing Program
The Phoenix Community Wellbeing Program will empower the Greater Mogo community with powerful tools to boost
resilience.
This will empower the community to adapt to their current and future hardships, with the project producing a book with
inspiring, true stories of their recovery from the ashes.
The book will be a source of pride and inspiration.
$ 4,524,317.00 Eden Community Access Centre Inc
Develop the Eden Mountain Bike Hub
The Eden Mountain Bike Hub will combat the seasonal nature of the local tourism sector by leveraging the natural
attributes of the local area, including the Nullica State Forest.
This project will fund the trailhead (including amenities, signposts and other infrastructure) and up to 60km of mountain
biking trails.
$ 7,276,190.00 Narooma School of Arts & Soldiers' War Memorial Hall Inc.
Construct the Narooma Arts and Community Centre
This project will fund construction of the Narooma Arts & Community Centre (NACC), which will enhance the School of
Arts precinct, creating an inspiring cultural and community hub.
The NACC Project will support the community’s ongoing social recovery and stimulate economic growth, particularly
through job creation and cultural tourism.
It will strengthen the community’s ability to cope with future disasters and challenges and provide a backup evacuation
centre during natural disasters.
$ 998,522.00 The Family Place Inc
ReGrowth: Connect, Create, Perform
ReGrowth is a series of community devised performing arts workshops and public performances that will be held at
significant locations, facilitating healing and recovery for young people in the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla LGAs.
Participants will be supported by skilled, trauma-informed youth and family workers and performing artists.
The healing process and the performances will be digitised and made into a documentary, culminating in a festivalstyle
celebration and screening.
$ 336,317.00 Four Winds Concerts Inc
Improve the Four Winds cultural precinct in Barragga Bay, Bermagui
This project will improve the resilience of an invaluable cultural precinct, Four Winds.
Four Winds is an internationally acclaimed arts/music organisation that provides significant economic, cultural, social,
and environmental benefits to the region.
The project will involve the installation of sprinkler systems, smoke systems, and solar panels that can be used in the
event of power outages, the replacement of water tanks and upgrades to improve access to the precinct.
$ 4,896,425.00 Cobargo Bushfire Resilience Centre Inc.
Create the Cobargo Bushfire Resilience Centre
This project will fund construction of the Cobargo Bushfire Resilience Centre (‘The Centre’), a state-of-the-art facility
including an exhibition space, a commemorative courtyard, a theatrette, and an upstairs function space. The Centre
aims to support community healing and create a tourist destination for the region.
$ 1,730,515.00 PlayAbility Incorporated
Establish a Playability inclusion hub This project will develop an accessible, inclusive, and culturally sensitive play and
support hub for local children, particularly Aboriginal children and those living with disabilities.
The hub will connect families with diverse and complex needs to a multidisciplinary team of professionals in a single
location.
$ 476,252.00 Bermagui Preschool Cooperative Society Ltd
Bermagui Preschool Therapy and Counselling Room Project
This project will create a Therapy and Counselling Room and upgrade some of the existing facilities and outdoor areas to
support improved delivery of mental health and well-being programs.
This will include 1:1 trauma and resilience counselling for children, families and educators, parent/ family workshops for
networking and strengthening parenting skills and Preschool meetings to facilitate strong service delivery.
The project will offer the opportunity to engage in professional and targeted mental health support that will improve
the mental health and well-being outcomes for our community.
$ 947,803.00 The Crossing Land Education Centre
Community led recovery and regeneration education hub for South East NSW
This project will establish a hub for collaborative and community led recovery and regeneration in South East NSW,
based at the Crossing Land Education Centre, Bermagui.
The project will deliver fire-safety improvements at The Crossing Community Hall and Expand the 'Badja Fire Edge Roads
Gatherings'.
It will also host a Regenerative Community Leadership program and host an Aboriginal team for habitat survey and
koala country rehabilitation between Gulaga and Mumbulla Mountains and the escarpment.
$ 383,133.00 Marymead
Regenerate: NSW family and relationship counselling
'Regenerate' will provide early intervention mental health support to children and young people aged 8-12 in
Eurobodalla through flexible, holistic outreach counselling provided by two fulltime clinicians.
By using a proven model including counselling, family support, group work, external referrals, and case coordination,
the service will support children and their families to address the challenges they are facing as a result of the 2019-20
bushfires.
$ 461,625.00 Lions Club of Tathra Inc.
Tathra safer pathways project
This project will upgrade 2.5 kilometres of pathways in Tathra, replace the pedestrian footbridge to the Surf Club, and
install solar lighting along the route.
Two designated neighbourhood safe places are accessed via these paths.
$ 450,000.00 Bega Valley Shire Council
Upgrade Barclay Street Sportsground
This project will support the usability of Barclay Street Sportsground for the local community by improving the
accessibility and emergency preparedness of this key local infrastructure.
$ 426,015.00 Bega Valley Shire Council
Upgrade Bermagui Indoor Sports Stadium
This project will deliver multiple upgrades for the Bermagui Indoor Sports Stadium.
It will repair the roof, windows, and basketball backboard, kitchen, canteen, changerooms, and toilets, and reseal the
stadium floor to enhance it as a community space.
$ 600,000.00 Bega Valley Shire Council
Bega Valley Shire tourism support program
This project will increase the attractiveness of the Sapphire Coast as a tourist destination through improved marketing
and promotion. It will deliver a support program for the development of high-end tourist experiences, and encourage
collaboration, mentoring, and networking among stakeholders.
$ 300,000.00 Bega Valley Shire Council
Support small businesses in the Bega Valley
The project will support recovering small businesses and encourage new businesses in the Bega Valley.
It will hire a Business Support Officer and an Industry Development Officer to build support for local businesses, deliver
training programs, and encourage job creation.
$ 766,983.00 Bega Local Aboriginal Land Council
Create Bega Aboriginal Community multipurpose workshop
The Bega Aboriginal Community multipurpose workshop will support Aboriginal land management programs. It will
serve as a venue for community meetings and cultural workshops.
It will also provide storage for emergency equipment and disaster relief supplies.
An attached training venue will provide rental income.
$ 3,914,356.00 Narooma Mountain Bike Club Inc
Construction of the Narooma Mountain Bike Trails Hub
This project will construct up to 50km of mountain bike trails and a trailhead as part of the Narooma Mountain Bike
Trails Hub.
This will expand on 30km of existing trails, leveraging the region’s natural beauty and tourism assets.
The trails will form a key hub of the South Coast regional network of trails, boosting the regions tourism appeal.
$ 2,071,465.00 Campbell Page Limited
EcoCrews in Eurobodalla and the Bega Valley
This project will see EcoCrews undertake a range of bushfire recovery activities in collaboration with the Eurobodalla
and Bega Valley Shire Councils, as well as the Stepping Stone Farm.
Crew members will complete units in land conservation and management, supported by mentoring and supervision.
EcoProject activities will contribute to the physical recovery of the area through re-vegetation, planting, weeding,
erosion control, and landscaping.
$ 2,078,769.00 Mogo Local Aboriginal Land Council
Reconstruct the Mogo Local Aboriginal Land Council Office
This project will reconstruct the Mogo Local Aboriginal Land Council Office, adding a gallery and café. Improvements will
include an exhibition space, offices, conference rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, and outdoor landscaping.
This enabling infrastructure will establish an anchor for the community contributing to the social development and
economic recovery of Mogo.
$ 3,268,818.00 Wagonga Local Aboriginal Land Council
Muliyaan Cultural and Wildlife Centre
This project will establish Muliyaan Cultural Centre, which will be a repository for cultural objects and information, an
education and training centre, and a tourism hub.