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Justine Elliot visited Byron Community Centre yesterday, delivering some much-needed lucre to support the work of the centre’s many tireless volunteers. Here she’s pictured with BCC’s manager Paul Spooner and volunteer co-ordinator Cherie Bromley overseen by notorious Byron recidivist volunteer Norma Forrest.

Across Richmond, 37 organisations will share in more than $130,000 to support the work of their volunteers.

Read on for a full list of recipients:

 

  • Brunswick Byron Netball Association Inc – $1,533
  • Byron Bay Community Association Inc – $4,908
  • Byron Neighbourhood Resource Centre Inc – $4,915
  • Cabarita Beach – Bogangar Residents Association – $1,486
  • Cabarita Community Garden – $2,310
  • Chillingham Community Association – $4,900
  • Dragons Abreast Mount Warning Inc – $5,000
  • East Ballina Lions Club Inc – $4,500
  • Fingal Head Coastcare Inc – $2,200
  • Goolmangar School of Arts – $4,200
  • Kingscliff District Football Club Inc – $4,494
  • Tweedlesea Returned and Services League Day Club – $2,000
  • Acacia Alliance – $4,519
  • Lions Club of Kingscliff Inc – $4,300
  • Lions Club of Murwillumbah Inc – $4,000
  • Murwillumbah Netball Association Inc – $3,200
  • Nimbin Headers Sports Club Inc – $4,889
  • Ocean Shores Public School Parents and Citizens Association – $2,891.90
  • Rotary Club of Tweed Heads South Inc – $3,115.85
  • Sailability New South Wales Inc – Tweed Branch – $1,259
  • Seagulls Netball Club Inc – $3,045
  • Soroptimist International Gold Coast Inc – $2,300
  • Special Olympics Tweed – $4,866
  • The Coorabell Hall Association Inc – $3,800
  • St Vincent de Paul Society – Tweed-Byron Region – $3,000
  • Tweed Australian Southsea Islanders Community Inc – $4,709
  • Tweed Coast Raiders Senior Rugby League Football Club Inc – $5,000
  • Tweed Coast State Emergency Service – $4,920
  • Tweed District Orchid Society Inc – $4,200
  • Tweed Heads Community Men’s Shed Inc – $4,996
  • Tweed Little Athletics Inc – $2,200
  • Tweed Palliative Support Inc – $4,500
  • Tweed United Football Club Inc – $4,443
  • Tweed Valley Communication Technology Centres Inc – $3,900
  • Tweed Valley Kin Care Support Group Inc – $1,074
  • Uki Soccer Club – $4,450

37. United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW Tweed Heads Branch – $1,068.05

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