The Brightening Batemans Bay Heritage Museum's Future Stage One project has received a $22,578 grant under the FRRR Prepare & Recover stream that offers grants of up to $25,000 to support projects that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term.
The grant comes by way of an application by Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance to support bushfire preparedness and enhance the viability of the Heritage Museum by installing solar panels that will provide energy to stabilise environmental conditions for the preservation of museum collections, reduce operating costs and enable the museum's continued operation in a power outage.
In all, FRRR has awarded $2,309,331 in grants to 176 community projects across remote, rural and regional Australia as part of the Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.
This is the largest SRC round on record in terms of both funding awarded and the number of projects being funded.
Collaboratively funded by a number of donors, this program gives small communities across rural Australia access to funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit the local area and people.
The program is split into three streams: Small & Vital (S&V), Prepare & Recover (P&R) and Rebuilding Regional Communities (RRC), which supports recovery from COVID-19.
Under the Prepare & Recover grant Mogo - Aboriginal Lands Council Storage Shed Connecting Communities Australia Ltd received $24,895
Contribute to the recovery of Mogo after losing several buildings in the devastating Black Summer bushfires by constructing a storage shed for the Aboriginal Lands Council to store essential documents. Metalworking Safety Initiative and Activity Enhancement Narooma Men's Shed received $7,137
Purchase appropriate lifting equipment and tools for the Narooma Men's Shed to reduce the risk of injury for members and enhance organisational capacity to support bushfire recovery projects for the community. Provision of Storage for Emergency Search, Rescue and Disaster Response Equipment at Narooma Surf Life Saving Club Narooma Surf Life Saving Club Inc received $1,799
Building preparedness in the event of a bushfire through the installation of mobile, modular storage cabinets enabling safe and organised storage of the club's 24/7 emergency response equipment, ensuring the club is rescue ready. Munggara-dha / My Home River of Art Incorporated received $23,100
Support community recovery and foster leadership and social connection after the devastating Black Summer bushfires by combining Aboriginal dance storytelling with contemporary art forms in a community driven process that will culminate in a live performance. Brightening Batemans Bay Heritage Museum's Future Stage One Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance received $22,578
Support bushfire preparedness and enhance the viability of the Heritage Museum by installing solar panels that will provide energy to stabilise environmental conditions for the preservation of museum collections, reduce operating costs and enable the museum's continued operation in a power outage.
The project will be the eighteenth undertaken by SHASA as they commit to helping Eurobodalla businesses and groups benefit from renewable energy installation of solar panels and battery systems.
The Batemans Bay Heritage Museum is run by volunteers, of the Clyde River and Batemans Bay Historical Society, an incorporated volunteer organisation, formed on 25 July 1977.
The Museum is located in the town’s former Courthouse, built 1905 and heritage listed. There are numerous outbuildings housing displays, and two pre-loved bookshops.
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The Society is recognised as a key community cultural resource and visitor attraction through development, maintenance and promotion of the Batemans Bay Heritage Museum and its Collections.
