Greenbushes campground will get new public facilities, after Shire gets State funding

The Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire has been given a grant of more than $66,000 to help fund the installation of public facilities to support overnight visitation and outdoor events in Greenbushes. Shire president Jenny Mountford said the grant allowed them to make room in the council’s budget to implement the facilities. The Shire was named a recipient in the first round of funding provided by the Cook Government through the Community Small Grants Fund, as a part of the Government’s Native Forestry Transition Plan, being given a grant of $66,093.60. The funding will go towards putting in a roofed area at the Greenbushes campground, with a barbecue and seating for visitors using the facilities. Ms Mountford said she was grateful the Shire received the grant and was now able to provide facilities to the campground, hoping it would bring more visitors to the area. “That’ll be great, because we need more facilities over there and it’s wasn’t initially something we had room for in the budget, and the grant helps with that,” she said. “We’re very pleased with the grant and being able to do more projects for the shire.” She said the Shire council was not stopping with the implementation of the facilities, in terms of the projects lined up for the Greenbushes area, referring to Talison Lithium’s Community Investment Program, where the Shire received $1.6 million to invest into projects in the shire, as a part of a partnership. “There’s loads happening at Greenbushes, due to a partnership with Talison called Partnering for The Future, with the Shire council deciding to jump on, and that was the $1.6m partnership we did with them last month. “We’ve got some projects that need to be done by the end of the year and hope they approve us next year for the next round, so we’ll be able to get more done.”