Clermont Community Development Fund
The Blair Athol Mine Community Development Fund was established in 2003 to support the local community to build capacity to address development challenges and take advantage of emerging opportunities.
In late 2008, Rio Tinto announced the new Clermont Community Development Fund, which replaces the Blair Athol Mine Community Development Fund and provides significant additional funding to the town and district of Clermont. Rio Tinto Coal Australia has committed $1.5 million for the fund to distribute to eligible projects between January 2009 and December 2011.
The additional funding is part of our contribution to the implementation of the Preferred Future Strategy - a community initiative to identify the long term sustainability of Clermont. See below for more information.
Renamed in 2009 as the Clermont Community Development Fund, the former Blair Athol Mine Community Development Fund has contributed more than $1.4 million since 2003 to projects aimed at providing positive benefits to the local community.
In 2009, the Fund supported 12 projects, investing $370,000 in the Clermont region:
Clermont oral and visual history project
Clermont Goldfest $112,500
Supporting tomorrow's leaders - Clermont State High School leadership scholarships
Clermont State High School $20,000
Future Rural Skilling Programme
Clermont Rodeo and Show Society $6249
Clermont Gym business plan -$6723
Clermont Preferred Future Strategy Prioritisation workshop
Isaac Regional Council $14,630
Urban Design Master Plan
Isaac Regional Council $48,000
Clermont State School Parents & Citizens Association Business Plan
Clermont State School $17,165
Professional training for the Clermont Community Consultative Committee and Clermont Community Development Fund
Clermont Community Consultative Committee $17500
Isaac Regional Council Climate Smart Home Service Programme
Isaac Regional Council $60,000
Creative Writing culture
Kilcummin State School $6400
Digital Regions Initiative - investigation & submission
Mackay Whitsunday Regional Economic Development Corporation (MWREDEC) $5000
CCHAOS Capacity Building Project Worker
Clermont Community Housing and Other Services (CCHAOS) $55,833