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Far North East NSW
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CONTRACTED PROJECTS

FAR NORTH EAST NEW SOUTH WALES


PROJECT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FUNDING GST Inclusive

  • Byron Bay Community Association Inc - Equipping the Byron Bay Conference and Performance Space

Equipping this new centre with theatre, cinema, conference and catering equipment, enabling it to operate effectively and at maximum income generation

$165,000

  • Northern Rivers Screenworks Ltd - Developing Creative Industries

Employment of a Locations Officer & Industry Development Manager to establish a shop front & industry website, organise a creative industries network and attract more investment, projects & business to the region

$354,200

  • Tweed & Coolangatta Tourism Inc

Purchase & installation of a comprehensive on-line tourism sales & reservations system. Integration of the system with other regional websites and Regional Gateway Information Centres.

$19,500

  • Tweed Economic Development Corporation - Condong Boat Launch Pad

Development of the emerging low temperature composite boat building industry in the region via the construction of a concrete launch pad, as part of a larger project to upgrade complementary facilities at the Condong Regional Boat Ramp Facility

$48,400

  • The Uncle Project Inc

The Uncle project provides funding to a voluntary organisation that provides male mentors for boys without active fathers. The funding will be used to engage a fundraising, public relations and activities coordinator to consolidate and expand this initiative across the region.

$110,000

  • Aspect north Pty Ltd - Stage One of the Lismore Geospatial Centre

Stage 1 of the establishment of a Geospatial Information Centre in Lismore, which will deliver a new knowledge-based technology business to the region focused on aerial mapping and geospatial information.

$843,233

  • North Coast Plywood Products Pty Ltd (Norply)

New timber preservative treatment production facilities (ACQ veneer laminating technology)

$550,000

  • Coastal Plastics Pty Ltd - Robotic Arm Trimmer

The purchase of a 5 axis robot to revolutionise the company's operations, making it competitive as a high quality, high volume production-line plastics fabricator.

$88,000

  • Bonran Pty Ltd - Immediate Reception

Relocation to and construction of an expanded and upgraded facility - Grade 1 Security Monitoring Station and Telephone Call Management Centre in Goonellabah (Lismore), serving a national and international client base

$50,000

  • Mara Seeds Pty Ltd- Compost and Compost tea production

Manufacture of compost and "compost tea" at Mallanganee (Kyogle Shire) to provide the participating 25 organic growers network with a steady supply of affordable compost, to grow organic soy beans

$238,700

  • The Right Food Group Pty Ltd

Commercialisation and Development of the Natural and Organic Food Industry in Murwillumbah. Including the upgrade of food processing facilities, Research and Development facilities and costs associated with the certification process.

$282,000

  • Gypsy Cove Holding Pty Ltd T/as Euro Laminated Designs

Development of a moulded softwood plywood furniture business including land purchase and construction of purpose build factory.

$435,000

  • Sunnybrand Chickens Pty Ltd - Chicken hatchery expansion project

Expansion of the chicken hatchery at Mckee Hill Lismore including the expansion of current buildings and the installation of additional fertile egg incubation and hatching machinery to increase chick capacity.

$400,000

  • Surfing Australia Inc - High Performance Training Centre and Surf School

The establishment of a High Performance Training Centre and Surf School at Casuarina Beach. The facility will provide the Far North East NSW region with a complete surfing centre catering for the whole community including beginning surfers and elite level professionals

$230,000

  • Wetland Care Australia - Fish Unlimited

Rehabilitation of 130 hectares of fish habitat to increase survival and propagation of fin fish by 5 million fish over 18 months to strengthen and make more sustainable the local commercial and recreational fishing industry.

$213,752

  • Raw Sugar Packaging

A joint venture between the New South Wales Sugar Milling Co-Operative and Manildra to upgrade the raw sugar packaging plant at Murwillumbah to enable retail packaging of raw sugar.

$150,000

  • The LaserXperts Pty Ltd - Laser Technology for high-precision and micro machinery

Upgrading equipment to laser cut, machine and laser weld to finer tolerances than previously experienced in Australia, for work in the medical equipment and prosthetic sector.

$40,000

  • Goanna Bakery - Expansion and relocation of the Goanna Bakery

Relocation (within Lismore township) and fit-out of a specialist bakery for the production of unique products catering to people with special dietary needs such as gluten intolerance and coeliac sufferers.

$75,000

  • Boral Timber -Engineered Timber Flooring Manufacturing

Installation of a new engineered timber flooring facility at Boral's timber mill in Murwillumbah.

$1,122,000

  • Kyogle Council - Bridge Management System

The establishment of a bridge management system and in-house bridge construction capability in Kyogle.

$375,000

  • Northern Rivers Community Foundation

Implementation of the promotional and operational phase of this philanthropic organisation, which will establish a permanent endowment fund and contribute small grants.

$94,600

  • Tweed Shire Council - Rail Feasibility Study

Engagement of a consultant to conduct a feasibility study for passenger/commuter services on the Murwillumbah to Casino branch line.

$55,000

  • Tweed Economic Development Corporation

The development of an economic modelling tool for the identification and evaluation of socioeconomic development projects and business development initiatives in Northern NSW.

$121,550

  • Adventure Education Environmental Insights

Funding for the Hastings Point Marine Environments Field Study and Resource Centre, to increase capacity to deliver more effective marine education to school students and day visitors to the region.

$42,632

  •  University of NSW

Final laboratory scale desulphurization catalyst manufacture and testing, prior to up-scaling to commercialisation.

$7,632

  • Ant packaging Pty Ltd - PET and PE bottles

Funding for a project to manufacture PET and PE bottles for the emerging biotech and certified organic food industries

$80,000

  • Red Shed Holdings-Rabbit Farm

Funding for the implementation of Red Shed Rabbit Farm's large scale rabbit farm expansion

$354,700

  • Lismore Aquatic Centre

Upgrade Lismore Aquatic Centre to a national standard, providing Lismore with the opportunity to bid for major sporting events.

$546,810

  • Wired Sports

The Activity is funding to convert an industrial warehouse in Byron Bay into a state-of-the-art, all weather, night and day facility offering a wide range of activities including flying trapeze, gymnastics and training

$250,800

  • Bordin Bros - Relocation and expansion project

The project involves the construction of a purpose built 1,300 square metre undercover, expanded fabrication and assembly premises, including an industrial spray booth, indoor display area and outdoor showroom, and the purchase of key equipment.

$330,000

  • House with No Steps - Dehusking

The House With No Steps is a not for profit organisation that currently employs and trains 58 people with disabilities. This project involves the expansion of the existing dehusking facility. A new shed and plant will be constructed enabling an additional 8 full time positions.

$256,169

  • Northern Rivers Conservatorium and Arts Centre - Portable Outdoor Stage

The project is to provide a portable outdoor stage to facilitate outdoor performances and events across the region. The stage will be used by students and staff of the conservatorium, as well as being hired out to regional councils, local art organisations, community groups and professional touring arts companies.

$29,700

  • Perfectour Pty Ltd - Birds Bay Pearl Farm

Perfectour Pty Ltd is developing the Birds Bay Pearl Farm, an innovative combined aquaculture and tourism facility, featuring a working Akoya pearl oyster farm plus and educational and interpretation facility.

$48,950

  • Southern Cross University - Laboratory Information Management System

This project will provide crucial computer infrastructure to enable the Natural Plant Products Research Institute (NPPRI) to more effectively manage projects and resources, as well as expanding its client base.

$495,000

  • Mountain Top Coffee

Mountain Top Coffee's expansion of a green coffee processing facility project will facilitate the expansion and upgrade of the dry milling, grading and quality assurance facility at Mountain Top Coffee.

$176,000

  • Northern Rivers Community Gallery

This project will establish a Community Gallery of excellence to foster career paths and the creative direction for artists and crafts people of the FNE NSW region.  The gallery will be a retail and learning centre for arts and crafts.

$390,500

  • Ecotechnology

This project will enable the relocation of Ecotechnology's premises to a business centre in Ballina.  Ecotechnology aims to provide eco-friendly water solutions to organisations with water management and sewerage disposal problems.

$221,100

  • Armsign

The aim of this project is to facilitate the relocation, growth and expansion of an existing highly specialised sign production business by the construction of a new purpose-built production facility.

$286,000

  • Metroll

This project involves the local manufacture of polyethylene pipe and solarspan insulated panels.   The aim of this is to enable Metroll to enhance manufacturing in the region, rather than continuing the current trend in the region of importing finished goods.

 

$246,840

  • Southern Cross University - Sequenom Mass Array Facility  

The project involves the purchase of a highly specialised piece of equipment, a Sequenom Mass Array Facility, for commercial plant & animal DNA sequencing, analysis & testing.  

$289,363

  • Tweed Clinical Training & Research Institute

The project is to construct a building on the grounds of The Tweed Hospital for students from Bond, Griffith and Southern Cross Universities for the purposes of Clinical education as part of their University degree programmes.

$2,200,000

  • Feros Care

This funding will enable Feros Care to offer its high-quality private care option "At Home" for the aged care market.

$138,270

  • Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)

This funding will enable Aspect to establish and provide specialist services in FNE NSW for families with children with Autism.

$84,150

  • Refurbishment of the Tweed Heads Slipway

Funding will go towards the survey and geotech subconsultancies, preconstruction design, tender documentation, contract administration and construction supervision, construction and project management.

$239,566

 

   


Last Updated: 9 July, 2008
 

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