Splendour distributes $35K in community grants: from music classes to life skills and cultural identity

Since staging in Byron Bay 18 years ago, Splendour in the Grass has given away $500,000 in its Community Grants Fund.

This year it allocated $1 from each ticket sold, putting $35,000 into the pool.

Beneficiaries were:

Byron Bay Public School ($2,000): for its life skills cooking program, where students get garden-to-plate experience and provide the canteen with fresh produce from the school garden.

The Pocket Public School ($10,000): for its music classes, school choir and school band.

Mullumbimby Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men’s Group ($10,000): to continue their work in members re-engaging with their community.

Human Nature Adventure Therapy ($3,000): for numerous initiatives as part of its mission to provide innovative and effective evidence-based interventions for young people before they become entrenched in destructive behaviours.

Social Futures ($5,000): for continued programs by the social justice group improving the lives of people in the region.

Ocean Shores Primary School ($5,000): various initiatives so students in the bushland setting learn to take responsibility for their learning and behaviour.

Splendour co-producers Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco said, “We dearly love this region that Splendour calls home.

“Nurturing local charities, community groups and initiatives is very important to us and we love that we can contribute in this way.

“We hope this year’s funding will touch many live across the Northern Rivers.”