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Ailish DelaneySouth Western Times
Community Home Care executive manager of quality, compliance and training Andrew Robinson, executive manager of operations Julie Cooper and chief executive Sue Clements are grateful for the grant from Synergy.
Camera IconCommunity Home Care executive manager of quality, compliance and training Andrew Robinson, executive manager of operations Julie Cooper and chief executive Sue Clements are grateful for the grant from Synergy.

Nine community groups are set to receive up to $5000 each, thanks to the Synergy 2020 Collie Small Grants program.

Collie BMX Club, Collie Cricket Club, Anglicare Bridges Disability Program, Collie Basketball Association, Collie Men’s Shed, Collie Racing Drivers’ Association, Community Home Care, Coalfields Hockey Council and the Mumballup/Noggerup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade will receive one-off grants to support projects that will benefit the community.

Community Home Care executive manager of operations Julie Cooper was grateful for the grant, which will be used to create a new pamper room for Alzheimer’s patients.

“We plan to use it to expand on our dementia program in Collie and the idea, hopefully, is people will feel safe and secure to come into the centre and carers will also feel safe in leaving their clients there with us and perhaps it will allow them to stay engaged with their community,” she said.

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Synergy thermal generation manager Mick Hill said it was a great opportunity to support community groups and projects.

Synergy has a long history operating in Collie and these grants allow us to support grassroots projects that develop and benefit our community as a whole and create sustainable outcomes.

Mick Hill

“This year’s program attracted a diverse range of applications from groups seeking to undertake a variety of projects, from sports through to seniors.

“A number of the grants will help the organisations involved to grow and possibly host large scale events in the area in the future, ultimately attracting visitors to the Collie region,” he said.

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