Other Projects

Some supported projects have focussed on enabling the Foundation to work in partnership with existing organisations to increase the capacity for sustainability and growth of small businesses in Broken Hill, such as:

• Sponsoring the Broken Hill Business Awards,

• Promoting School-Based Apprenticeships,

• Training and staff development for an organisation working with local small businesses,

• Sponsoring a Better Business workshop with Business Broken Hill, and

• Sponsoring small business workshops with the Broken Hill Enterprise Development Centre.

Other projects have had a specific focus on supporting the regional Tourism Industry, which is recognised as an important contributor to Broken Hill’s economic diversification. These projects have included:

• Contributing funds to increase the interstate ‘pull’ of a Music, Arts & Film Festival, an Art, Culture & Heritage Conference and an event promoting the city’s wealth in mineral specimens, and

• Assisting one local entrepreneur to develop a small museum promoting the city’s cultural heritage and another non-profit organisation to operate more professionally in conserving and displaying the city’s heritage.

Other projects which may be of interest include:

• A small grant to the Broken Hill Harness Racing Club to support the creation of a paid co-ordinator’s role which could facilitate the organisation’s sustainability, and

• Assisting a trainee dental technician to complete a qualification which has enabled her to establish a business in Broken Hill repairing dentures – a service not previously available locally.

In addition, the Foundation has also supported conferences, exhibitions, workshops, book publications, health projects, history projects and youth projects.