- The Collie
Futures Small Grants Program gives three local projects funding boost
- Recipients to share in almost $280,000, including
the Colliecrete demonstration project
- Part of the Cook Government's commitment
to Collie's future by supporting job-creating projects which boost the
economy
A new type
of concrete incorporating Collie fly ash will take the next step towards
commercialisation, with support from the Cook Government's Collie Futures Small
Grants Program.
Regional
Development Minister Don Punch has announced today that Murdoch University will
receive $100,000 towards demonstrating a low carbon product
called Colliecrete at the Bunbury Outer Ring Road.
The demonstration
project follows an investigation into the feasibility of using coal power
station ash waste, industrial by-products and waste materials as ingredients in
geopolymer concrete.
Local jobs will be
created when Colliecrete, which has Suvo Strategic Minerals
as a commercialisation partner, pours for footpaths and
kerbing on Discovery Road. Construction workers from Koormal Contracting and Indigenous Workabout will be
involved.
The Cook
Government has also committed $100,000 to Partners in Safety and $77,409 to
Collie Chiropractic from the Collie Futures Small Grants Program, as part of
its commitment to develop a bright future for Collie by supporting local
business sector growth.
Partners in Safety will use the grant
towards a new retail shop, stocking a range of safety certified products. Collie
Chiropractic will use the grant to expand their practice through the
development of an additional chiropractic room and pilates studio.
Grant recipients
were announced at the upgraded and expanded Collie Ridge Resort. Resort
upgrades were supported by a $589,825 grant from the Collie Futures Industry
Development Fund.
Both the Collie
Futures Industry Development Fund and Collie Futures Small Grants Program are
part of the wider Collie Futures Fund, aimed at diversifying the
region's economy and creating local jobs.
Comments attributed to Regional
Development Minister Don Punch:
"It is great seeing the level of
innovation and new business development taking place in Collie, with support
from the Cook Government.
"We have been proudly supporting
Colliecrete on its journey from feasibility to demonstration.
"I look forward to seeing Colliecrete
and the other grant recipients move forward with their plans, as our Government
continues to deliver on its commitment to provide Collie with a Just Transition."
Comments attributed to Collie-Preston
MLA Jodie Hanns:
"I am proud of the way the Cook
Government is supporting so many local initiatives to take the next steps.
"It's exciting to see the diversity of
new businesses and industries emerging and creating jobs in Collie – it's all
part of the bright future that's developing.
"I encourage anyone with local business
plans to take advantage of the funding on offer through the Collie Futures
Small Grants Program."
