Community Grants

Poowong-Loch-Nyora Community Resilience Grant

UPDATE 16/02/2024: DUE TO REGION-WIDE POWER OUTAGES, APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 MARCH 2024, 11.59 PM.

On 3 January, South Gippsland Water issued a precautionary Boil Water Alert for Poowong, Loch and Nyora. This meant that customers needed to boil their water before drinking and using water in food preparation.

We issued the alert after routine water quality testing detected low levels of E. coli, a type of bacteria that indicates potential contamination of the water supply. Extensive inspections of our assets have not found any possible ingress point for contamination.

As part of our commitment to customers and service standards, the lifting of the Boil Water Advisory triggers a $10,000 community grant.

This grant is an integral part of our response to the incident. This grant has been modelled on one offered to the community of Inverloch after a Boil Water Advisory occurred there in 2022. We feel strongly that a grant that supports the community or builds the capacity to face future incidents or emergencies is something we can do in the wake of these events.

It is envisioned that this grant may help our customers who are struggling or improve the wider community’s ability to cope when something goes wrong.

The Community Resilience Grant is designed to:

  • Support members of the Poowong-Loch-Nyora community experiencing vulnerability including those experiencing financial or social disadvantage.

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  • Provide capacity building or preparedness within the Poowong-Loch-Nyora community to respond to current or future incidents or emergencies.

The grant is open to non-profit, Poowong-Loch-Nyora-based, community groups or organisations. It will be a once-off grant with a total value of $10,000. It may be a single grant or multiple smaller grants, depending on the applications received and South Gippsland Water’s assessment of these.

South Gippsland Water and its Community Advisory Committee will review applications and award the grant.  Local Poowong-Loch-Nyora community groups are encouraged to apply.

Applications are open now, and close Sunday 10 March 2024.

To apply, save a copy of your completed application form (below) and email to media@sgwater.com.au and any other supporting documents.

PLN Grant Application Form

PLN Grant Funding Acquittal Form

PLN Grant Funding Agreement Form