Community Fund
Applications are now OPEN for the latest round of grants from the Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund.
The 2025-2026 Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund is now open for applications and will close at 5:00pm on Friday, 9th of May 2025. Applications can be made via Upper Lachlan Shire Council.
More information on the Community Fund, including this year’s guidelines and application form, can be found on the Upper Lachlan Shire Council website here.
The Community Fund is part of our Community Enhancement Program (or CEP), information on which can be downloaded here, providing grants to projects or initiatives that benefit the community within 10km of the wind farm.
Gullen Range Wind Farm sets aside $1,666 per turbine every year, which is split equally between the Community Fund and the Clean Energy Program. The amount available increases annually with inflation.
Applications are assessed annually. A committee comprising members of the community, representatives from Upper Lachlan Shire Council (ULSC) and Goulburn-Mulwaree Council, and a Gullen Range Wind Farm delegate review applications and make recommendations on the projects to be supported.
These recommendations are passed on to ULSC for a final decision.
The below projects were successful in their application for funding in 2024:
|
Applicant |
Project |
Amount Funded |
| Rotary Club of Crookwell | Defibrillators for Crookwell | $4,900
Maintenance of the defibrillators for a period of five years was also funded to a maximum of $5,000 |
| Bannister District Hall Association | A Hall for All – Storage and Maintenance | $2,164.80 |
| Anglican Church (Parish of Crookwell) – St George’s Church, Kialla | Fencing works | $7,222.60 |
| Goulburn Crookwell Heritage Railway | Procurement of a 40-foot shipping container | $5,400 |
| Goulburn Crookwell Heritage Railway | Relocation of Pay Bus FP12 | $1,320 |
| Crookwell Golf Course Maintenance Association Inc | New Machinery Shed | $40,000 |
For details of previous Community Fund grant recipients, please click here.
We are happy to provide more information on the Community Fund, however depending on your question we may direct you to contact council on (02) 4830 1000.
The Community Fund is administered by ULSC, and the Community Fund Committee is coordinated by ULSC under its Section 355 provisions.