The Schrinner Council is making our suburbs safer with $500,000 in grants available for sports and community clubs to deliver security improvements.
The new Lord Mayor’s Safer Suburbs Grants, promised at the recent election, have opened today with at least 50 clubs expected to benefit in the first round.
The grants are open to all council-leased sports and community clubs and will award up to $10,000 per group to enhance security and deter crime.
Grants can be used to deliver:
- Security screens
- CCTV cameras
- New locks
- Improved patrol services
- Alarm systems
Crime in the suburbs is continuing and community facilities are also being targeted with recent incidents of robbery, vandalism and sport fields being damaged by hooning.
In the past 12 months there have been 15 reports of vandalism and crime at Council facilities compared to just two in the 2021/22 financial year.
In February a brazen daylight theft of a cash register occurred at Club Chermside Bowls Club while Mitchelton Football Club had a spate of recent incidents including vandalism, theft and fields with new turf being damaged by cars doing burnouts.
The grant funding will help community clubs boost safety and deter crime so they can focus more on delivering grassroot sports and great community events.
The Lord Mayor’s Safer Suburbs grants offer an initial investment of $500,000 each year for the first two years, with further funding to be considered based on community demand.
The Schrinner Council is also boosting suburban safety with its deployment of mobile and fixed CCTV cameras as part of the new Suburban Safety Cameras program, with the first cameras installed at Mount Coot-tha last month.
Applications for the Lord Mayors Safer Suburbs Grants open Tuesday 6 August 2024 and will close Monday 16 September 2024.
Visit the Council website to learn more and apply today – www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-and-safety/grants-awards-and-sponsorships/community-grants/lord-mayors-safer-suburbs-grants
