North Queensland Bulk Ports have announced the nine community organisations set to receive a share of $60,000 in funding, supporting local community with initiatives expected to deliver strong benefits.
Of the nine recipients, six are in the Mackay and Hay Point port communities, and were selected on the principles of diversity, inclusion and the recognition of First Nations Peoples.
Mackay’s Reef Catchments was one of the six and Reef Catchments CEO Katrina Dent said her team is excited to extend a successful marine debris removal program conducted in conjunction with Wildcat Mackay earlier this year.
“The program proved highly popular with the community. Volunteers shared that their highlights were being able to meaningfully help the environment while getting to see a different side of Mackay,” Katrina said.
“Thanks to NBQP’s generous support, we are able to repeat this experience, engage more members of our community and help keep our islands free from marine debris, thereby reducing the impact of one threatening process affecting our marine turtles.”
Reef Catchments will use their portion of the $60,00 for the survey of marine turtle nesting beaches and marine debris clean ups across 14 islands off the coast of Mackay.
The other five organisations include Mackay Central State School P&C for the purchase of new books and resources for their Reading Project, Mackay and District Turtle Watch, for the conservation and monitoring at Penrith Island, Sarina State High School for their 2024 Inclusive Learning Centre Camp, Safe Sleep Mackay, for the Sleepbus Initiative, and the 122 Army Cadet Unit, for first aid training for cadets.
Within other port communities, Bowen Neighbourhood Centre, Girudala Community Co-Operative, and Weipa Running Festival were also successful in securing funding.
Reef Catchments Katrina Den and Rachel Taylor. Photo supplied
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