Burnside Community Grants supports locals

Home to more than 44,000 residents and hundreds of community groups, the City of Burnside continues to support local organisations through funding sponsorships and donation programs.

One of the most successful is the annual Community Grants Program, offered to local organisations, groups and schools within the City of Burnside up to $5,000. These grants encourage and support community projects that provide a service or program to residents that would otherwise go unfulfilled.

Burnside Community Grants 2024/25 applications open mid-January 2024.

Glenunga Rams Basketball Club – Training facilities and equipment

Seeking to increase interest in competitive basketball for local players, the Glenunga Rams Basketball Club received a grant to assist with purchasing new uniforms, training equipment and court hire.

With around 120 participants – 80 per cent of whom identify as living in the Burnside area, the Club has seen quick growth over the past 12 months.

Next on the agenda for the Rams is expanding their girls’ teams offerings by recruiting more female players and addressing the urgent need for more volunteer coaches. A low-cost club to join, the Rams will also begin approaching local schools to secure access to indoor training facilities.

Under 14 Boys Head Coach Daniel Hart said the Club was taking a planned approach moving forward, and any assistance was helpful.

‘We are very grateful to Burnside for the grant – every bit helps,’ Daniel said.

Norwood Community Creche – Sensory Native Garden

Caring for and educating young children for over 40 years, Norwood Community Creche’s philosophy focuses on nature, community engagement and child-initiated activities. To help their children flourish and learn about environmental sustainability, the creche was awarded a Community Grant to assist the centre with building a sensory native garden.

Featuring dozens of native plants, the garden acts as a resource to develop the creches themes of ‘Belonging, Being and Becoming’.

Norwood Community Creche Co-Ordinator Susan Burgess said the centre’s indoor and outdoor play-based style would benefit from promoting environmental engagement through the grant.

‘This grant has enabled us to build an under 2’s sensory garden to allow our children to explore, learn about sustainability, promote curiosity and creativity and experiment through play.’

Zonta Club Adelaide Torrens – Breast Cushion Project

A self-funded organisation, the Zonta Club Adelaide Torrens provides support projects for girls and women in the local community.

Provided with a Community Grant to support their Breast Cushion Project, funds from the grant were directed towards purchasing raw materials required to create the cushions.

These cushions, of which the Club produces around 300 per year, are donated to the Burnside Hospital – Breast and Endocrine Centre. Given to patients post-surgery, the cushions provide comfort and assist through the healing process.

Group member Judy Lovett said the Club deeply appreciated the grant and that the cushions provided physical and emotional support for patients.

‘We supply individual community members as well as those at Burnside Hospital,’ Judy said.

‘If there is anybody who would like to lend skills, we would warmly welcome any more hands that would like to be involved.’