Community projects boosted by grants program

OneFortyOne is celebrating the community groups supported by their PINE Community Grants Program over the past financial year in the Green Triangle.

Throughout the past year, the forestry and sawmilling company has provided more than $100,000 in grants to a diverse range of organisations, including schools, environmental groups, and social services.

OneFortyOne Corporate Affairs Manager Charlene Riley said the program has provided support to local organisations that are doing a lot with a little.

“The community groups we support continue to amaze us with their dedication and resourcefulness,” Charlene said.

“We can provide a small boost, but it’s the people that drive these projects that make a big impact in our community.”

OneFortyOne’s Guidelines for Giving also outline that projects should involve partnerships and leverage financial and/or in-kind contributions.

“We want to support programs that have the potential to become self-sustaining,” Charlene said.

As part of the application process, organisations must describe which PINE (people, ideas, nature, education) objective their project most aligns with.

Charlene noted that most applications they receive fit into the people and education categories.

“We’re also looking to be a part of more nature-based projects, so if you have something in mind, check out our website for more information and the application form,” Charlene said.

The OneFortyOne PINE Community Grants program is open year-round, with applications reviewed every couple of months, aligning with the South East Seasonal Calendar.

2025 Financial Year PINE Community Grant recipients:

• 48 Army Cadet Unit Mount Gambier Handheld radio upgrade $3,000
• Blue Lake Gymnastics Club Energy efficiency project $5,000
• Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation NAIDOC Week family day $4,000
• Connect FM – Tatiara Community FM Transmitter replacement $5,000
• Glencoe Primary Garden and playground redevelopment $4,500
• Grant High School Rock and Water Program $7,000
• Empowered Women in Trades Schools experience $5,000
• Holdfast Project Local identification brochures $2,000
• Limestone Coast Multicultural Network Event catering kit $2,500
• McDonald Park Primary School Breakfast club toaster $900
• McDonald Park Primary School Sensory pathway $1,000
• Millicent Cancer Support Group Gamma probe $5,000
• Millicent High School Creation story circle $5,000
• Mount Benson Hall Committee Automated External Defibrillator $1,600
• Mount Gambier High School Woodworking program $2,500
• Mount Gambier History Group Modernising processes $5,000
• Naracoorte High School Indigenous garden $5,000
• Naracoorte South Primary School Inclusive playground $3,900
• Newbery Park Primary School Community kitchen $5,000
• Port Macdonnell Offshore Angling Club Club renovation $5,000
• Portland Surf Life Saving Club Cadet development $5,000
• Rendelsham CFS Primary water refilling point for truck $3,500
• Rendelsham Primary and Preschool Vegetable garden revamp $2,200
• Tenison Woods College Communication boards $2,000
• The Nurtured Village Monthly hampers project $5,000
• WRAD Health Women Supporting Women in Recovery $5,000
• Yahl CFS Brigade Automated External Defibrillator $1,600