11 local infrastructure projects will share in funding of $300,000 as part of the NSW government’s current round of Community Building Partnerships funding.
Building and restoring local infrastructure provides a welcome boost to local construction jobs and businesses and to our hardworking community organisations.
There was strong competition for the available funds and a high level of interest from the community.
The successful applicants for the Cronulla electorate are:
Organisation | Project | Amount |
Gymea Bay Public School P & C | Playground equipment and audio upgrade | $77,000 |
Lilli Pilli Public School P & C | Refurbish netball/basketball courts | $51,000 |
Laguna Street Public School P & C | Children’s play area | $33,500 |
Cronulla South Public School P & C | Refurbish student toilet blocks | $30,000 |
Sutherland Shire Junior Cricket Association | Solander Playing Fields cricket nets | $21,000 |
St Aloysius Catholic Parish Cronulla | Creation of new meeting room for community use | $20,000 |
Cronulla Public School P & C | Sheltered aluminium park settings | $20,000 |
Sutherland Shire Football Association | Floodlighting smart controls at Lilli Pilli Oval (Lilli Pilli FC), Tonkin Oval (Cronulla Seagulls FC), Woolooware Oval (Cronulla Seagulls FC) | $18,000 |
Caringbah North Public School P & C | “Cool the School” – electrical upgrades/insulation/air-conditioning/solar panels | $15,500 |
Cronulla Seagulls FC | Woolooware Oval seating upgrade | $8,000 |
Sutherland Shire Football Association | Portable goalposts at Solander Playing Fields (Cronulla RSL FC) | $6,000 |
A cracker of a day and a beautiful 22 degrees in calm water for the annual Shark Island Swim.
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Thank you Mark for your ongoing support of the Shark Island Swim. 😎
Missed you!
Thanks Mark, was a terrific day! Thanks for supporting!
Beautiful
Thanks Mark sorry I catch up
GoOd Afternoon, 😃 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_photoS, #Great_VideOs, #GreAt_LeAdeR
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Great to see you actually swimming, Mark! Some prefer taxpayer funded rides for their leisure trips. Must be nice to have a government chauffeur😜
You will have to resign now after being caught using your government car and driver for personal use
I agree with you about the Labor Ministers, but your getting taxpayer-funded staff to collect your dry cleaning is also not ok. Two things can be true at once. It also doesn't pass the pub test.
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Your enthusiastic NSW Liberals team gathering this week to prepare for the new Parliamentary year. ... See MoreSee Less
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Have a great year Lib team.
GoOd Afternoon, 😃 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_PhoTo, #GreAt_LeAdeR
Best wishes everyone, sure Libs will have a great year. Thank you for your Parliamentarian service.
Mark will you be building more metro lines and build them concurrently?
They’re itching to lick down the state again.
You will have to resign now after being caught using your government car and driver for personal use
Never forget you didn’t stand up to Don Harwin
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Statement on the latest, shocking escalations of anti-Semitic activity. ... See MoreSee Less
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Why do all Australian politicians keep ignoring the fact that the Christian religion is under attack: the Wakeley NSW stabbing last year and the hundreds of arson attacks on churches in France, the deaths from stabbings and terrorist attacks on Christians in Germany and the deaths from the terrorist attack in New Orleans, USA. This not a competition. That said, it is strange that Australian politicians only focus on either the Jewish or Islamic religions. Where are the details about the terrorist who attacked the Priests in the Wakeley Church.
Do you really think, they were stupid enough to leave the note.
I find it disgusting that Chris Minns is putting his speech about antisemitism on a video and immediately after it another starts showing all the graphic details of a Halo video game, shooting and blowing things up. If he doesn’t want people to get mixed messages he should organise things a bit better. Hitting the table to make a point is not how a leader demonstrates maturity.
It looks like a distraction.
What the fuck is wrong with people
These grubs should be caught and deported immediately.
Albo is worried about upsetting his 1.1 migrants, 10 000 still arriving every week, thousands arriving by air every month seeking asylum, 4000 refugees from the Middle East, 20 000 foreign students on expired student visas refusing to leave and using taxpayers money to challenge their removal, and using taxpayers money to challenge their removal, oh and the illegal boat arrivals have recommenced under Labor. PD 2025.💙 Time to go Minns, Allan and Albo!!! This under YOUR WATCH!!! Yet another 'home soil terrorist racial attack' in Sydney. It shows how these abhorrent racial terrorists despite the people in Australia having zero control over decades old unrest overseas, but even a ceasefire has not stopped their racially motivated terrorist attacks on innocent people living in Australia, but also has not stopped their 27 months of weekly Pro-Palestinian protests which are costing taxpayers millions of dollars yo monitor, spreading hate towards the Jewish community, general community and disrupting the lives of people living in Australia. Obviously the actions of the racial terrorist attackers and continuing protests are signature of this sector of this community who does not want peace and never will. They are far removed from the values of our Australia people, Australian residents, Australian communities, outside theirs. Disgraceful and unacceptable. Labor, both state and federal have created this abhorrent unacceptable behaviour by 'walking away' from the initial pro Palestinian protests, which were a celebration of the Hamas genocidal attacks in Israel, held at the Opera House, and telling the Jewish community to STAY AWAY, and arresting a person carrying a Israeli flag, after the unacceptable abhorrent genocidal attacks on the Israelis' people on 7th October 2023. The behaviour you walk away from is the behaviour you ACCEPT!!! Since then, they have allowed and provided police at taxpayer's expense ($5 million in 12 months in NSW) , and inconvenience to the Australian people to allow weekly pro Palestinian protests in Sydney and Melbourne, which are STILL went ahead Sunday despite the ceasefire on Sunday. Even a terrorist attack against a Synagogue in Melbourne wasn't important enough for Albo to cease his electioneering in WA, and a spot of tennis...it took him FOUR DAYS to head to Melbourne....disgraceful, and speaks volumes of his weakness. These protests have fueled hate towards ALL Jewish people! OVERSEAS CONFLICTS HAVE ZERO TO DO WITH ANY PEOPLE LIVING IN AUSTRALIA. Man up Albo, for once in your life, this is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY under YOUR WATCH and is a consequence of YOUR INACTION. Under Albo, our threat level has increased to 'probable', under Albo. 'Current National Terrorism Threat Level Australia’s general terrorism threat level is PROBABLE — there is a greater than fifty per cent chance of an onshore attack or attack planning in the next twelve months. The national terrorism threat level is a warning tool to provide government and the public an indication of what ASIO is seeing and anticipates in the near future. The security environment will continue to change in response to issues and events that arise both in Australia and overseas. The government will continue to provide updated advice to the Australian community as these changes occur. ASIO is observing the emergence of domestic actors increasingly driven to action by socio-political issues, intersecting with personal grievances. There is an increase in extremism, fuelled by conspiracy theories and anti-authority ideologies. Some actors hold a blend of ideologies, including those that justify acts of violence to influence change. The rise of individual grievance narratives and how they are expressed, are impacting society’s ability to find common ground. Increasingly it is leading to a normalisation of provocative and inflammatory behaviours contrary to community standards and liberal democratic values. Global events such as the conflict in the Middle-East, have resonated in Australia and will continue to do so. Terrorism and violent extremism around the world also endure. Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates have demonstrated their capability to conduct large-scale external operations. They are almost certainly building on recent successes to plan and conduct further attacks with an intent to target the West, and would consider Australia a legitimate target.' www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/national-threat-level/current-national-terrorism-threat-level Sadly, under the Labor government, if caught they will be placed on a taxpayer-funded 'anti- radicalisation' course and be laughing all the way to their next abhorrent attack. "We warned you life would not be easy under Albanese!" Mr. Dutton and his qualified, experienced and professional team are rightfully the political party to run this country. If firm immediate action is not implemented NOW our country will decline to a Middle-Eastern terrorist torn country.
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The iconic @johnveage is the 2025 Sutherland Shire Citizen of the Year.
For 40 years as photographer for Leader News, John has captured for posterity the key moments - and the quirky moments - in Shire life.
John is also a leading light in the local surfing community, including as a founding Life Member of Cronulla Boardriders Club and president and life member of Surfing Sutherland Shire.
Congratulations to the worthy winners in other categories:
Young Sports Citizen of the Year - Jarvis Earle (international surfing competitor)
Sports Citizen of the Year - Daniel Michel (two time Paralympic medallist and three time Paralympian)
Environmental Citizen of the Year - Rhonda Daniels (bushcare volunteer since 2004)
Community Group of the Year - @ProjectYouth (working to prevent youth homelessness)
Young Citizen of the Year - Harrison Edwards (12 year old football volunteer) ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations John so well deserved. Thank you so much for all that you do for the community.
Excellent choices in all areas of the community and especially the younger future leaders!
Congratulations to all the winners 👏 👏 👏
Congratulations John from the Frain family. 🥇👏
Congratulations John
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🇦🇺Happy Australia Day again!
My #AustraliaDay started early with the WugulOra (“One Mob”) Morning Ceremony at Barangaroo.
I later joined the enthusiastic welcome to over 140 new Aussie citizens at The Pavilion, Sutherland.
Later tonight it’s a concert and fireworks in Cronulla Park.
Earlier in the week I joined the moving Australia Day reception at 2MFM Muslim Community Radio.
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GoOd Afternoon, 😃 Congratulations, 🎊🎉 Happy Australia Day! 🇳🇿 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_PHoTos, #Great_VideO, #GreAt_LeAdeR
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Have a great day 🇦🇺🍺🏏
You will have to resign now after being caught using your government car and driver for personal use
I understood that today was Australia Day. It doesn’t go for the whole week.
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A massive shout out to our NSW SES crews who’ve worked around the clock to clean up after the devastating storms around NSW last week.
Thank you to our wonderful SES volunteers and all the other emergency services workers (including NSW Rural Fire Service) who’ve been busy responding to calls for assistance. ... See MoreSee Less
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Well done Mark - they couldn’t have anyone better than you in their corner🙏