Round four of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) is now open and Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkhie will host a drop-in session for community groups seeking advice or direction with their grant applications.

It will be held held at the Community Meeting Room of Alexandrina Council’s Goolwa office on Thursday 12 December between 1-3pm, when people will be on hand to answer questions and provide advice.

Applications for both streams of the BBRF close on Thursday 19 December 2019, and the federal government has given a clear indication that this round will have a strong focus on supporting communities in drought-affected areas.

To date, Alexandrina Council and Kangaroo Island Council have been named as eligible local government areas under the federal government’s drought communities program.

The community investments stream of the BBRF supports local communities in drought-affected areas with grants of between $5,000 and $10 million.

The infrastructure projects stream of the BBRF supports projects which involve construction, upgrade or extension of infrastructure in a drought-affected area with grants of between $20,000 and $10 million.

For more information about the BBRF visit the website and for more information about the drop-in session call Ms Sharkie’s electorate office on 8398 5566.

The Alexandrina Council’s office is at 11 Cadell Street, Goolwa.