ABOUT COUNCIL - Parramatta City Council - NSW Government

ADVOCATING FOR OUR COMMUNITYADDITIONAL FUNDINGCouncils are funded from a range of revenue sources includingthe ordinary and special rates annually levied on residents andbusinesses. In addition to such inputs, Council seeks to secureState and Federal government funding to help our communitypurse go further when it comes to maintaining existinginfrastructure and constructing new assets.The more staff excel at making a case for additionalgovernmental and sponsor support, the less Council has to relysolely on the rates or ‘taxes’ paid by our ratepayers.During 2010/11, Parramatta City Council secured a wide rangeof grants, including, but not limited to:• $344,300 from the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinetto expand and enhance the Harris Park community centre• over $100,000 from the NSW Sport and Recreation for theupgrade of four Parramatta sportsgrounds (for sportingpavilions, courts and cricket fields)• $22,000 from the Sydney Metropolitan CatchmentManagement Authority to help prepare a plan ofmanagement for Baludarri Wetland• $359,000 from the Federal Regional and Local CommunityInfrastructure Program (Round 2) for the construction ofeleven projects• $40,000 from the State Government’s Waste andSustainability Improvement Program (WaSIP) to updateCouncil’s Biodiversity Plan• $51,025.00 from WaSIP to investigate the extent ofchromium contamination at the eastern end of GrandAvenue, Camellia• $33,781.00 from WaSIP to carry out the first Parramattawide e-waste Recycling Pilot in partnership with Veolia andSims Metal Recycling• $1.256 million from WaSIP to upgrade energy efficiencyat Council’s Riverside Theatres and four multi-storey carparking stations• $40,000 from WaSIP to supervise comprehensive wastecontent audits for a sample of residential properties andCouncil buildings• $240,000 from the RTA for the Parramatta Valley Cyclewayshared path from Rydalmere Wharf to Thackery Street• $199,000 from the RTA for the Parramatta Valley Cyclewayshared path between Park Street and Pike Street, and designof a shared path between Pike Street and Subiaco Creek• $91,953 from the RTA for the detailed design of theParramatta Valley Cycleway Stage 14-17 and $49,403 forthe Parramatta Valley Cycleway Stage 9-12 near GasworksBridge• $100,000 recurrent funding to expand the Meals on Wheelsservice and $25,000 to pilot a new service to increasesupport to people with dementia, as well as $51,562 innon-recurrent funds, with all grants jointly funded by theCommonwealth and State Governments and administered bythe NSW Department of Human Services, Ageing Disabilityand Home Care• $190,000 from the NSW Department of Planning andInfrastructure’s LEP Acceleration Fund to assist completionof a range of strategic planning studies over 2011/12.• $866,000 from new grant schemes such as the FederalRLCIP and NSW Communities Building Partnership inaddition to NSW Heritage grants.• $168,000 from the NSW Government Trade and Investmentto develop mobile digital applications for the City’s retailand tourism sectors.Meals on Wheels helps needy members of the community to continue living intheir own homes54 PARRAMATTA CITY COUNCIL - ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11