• ​A Community Grants Program – Allocating up to $1 million in grants of up to $50,000 to incorporated not-for-profit community groups, for projects that build more vibrant, sustainable and inclusive local communities; and
• A Major Projects Program – Allocating all remaining funding to larger scale priority infrastructure and services projects that deliver long term economic and social benefits to communities.

Read the quarterly reports to Council on the progress of projects funded under the SCF. ​

Quarterly reports on the progress of projects funded under the SCF​

​14 June 2016 26 July 2016 23 August 2016 6 December 2016 28 March 2017 27 June 2017

​24 October 2017 12 December 2017 27 March 2018 26 June 2018 25 September 2018 11 December 2018

​26 March 2019 25 June 2019 24 September 2019 10 December 2019 24 March 2020 23 June​ 2020 ​

​ Major P​rojects​

​	​Project​	Description	Status​
​	All Abilities Playground – Bankstown ​City Gardens Stage 2​​	All-abilities inclusive play space at Bankstown City Gardens.	Completed
​	Changing Places portable facility for community events	Purchase portable changing facility to provide public amenities to all abilities needs at community events.	Completed
​	Red Chair Movement	Design and install street furniture that encourages social interaction and discussion between residents. Find out more about the Red Chair Project at Panania Library and Knowledge Centre and the Red Chair Project at Riverwood Library and Knowledge Centre	Completed
​	Regional Sports Framework	Multipurpose synthetic surface at Jensen Park.	Completed
​​​​	Community Engagement vehicle	Purchase a bespoke community engagement vehicle to enhance capacity to engage with residents across the City.	In progress
​	Cooks River interactive litter capture device	Install smart litter capture device on the Cooks River.	In progress
​	Implementation of Sports Facilities Strategy - Recreation Initiatives	Implement high priority recommendations from the Sports Facilities Strategy.	In progress
​	Implementation of Sports Facilities Strategy - Recreation Initiatives	Implement high priority recommendations from the Sports Facilities Strategy.	In progress
​​	Smart Cities, kick start of the City’s journey	Purchase of smart poles to improve information capture and dissemination across our city through technology such as Wi-Fi availability; loudspeakers; and traffic, parking and movement sensors.	In progress
​​​​	Enhanced play experience at Greenacre	Design and construct enhanced play experience in Greenacre.	In planning
​​	Solar Farm	Enter into partnership with energy provider to develop, construct and manage a community solar farm.	In planning
​​​	Parry Park upgrade and renewal	Implement high priority recommendations from the Parry Park Master Plan, including construction of new playground.	In planning
​​	Wiley Park Parkland upgrade and renewal	The project will improve access for all users of the park, activate greater areas of the site through interactive play spaces and public art installations.	In planning​
​​​	Regional Cycleway Connection – Canterbury Road Underpass	Upgrade existing underpass to improve access.	Project will now be funded under RMS grants program. Funding reallocated.

Communit​​​y Grants Program

A total of $987,546 was allocated to 27 different community groups under the SCF’s Community Grants Program. These projects were endorsed at the December 2016 Council meeting and responded to the following priority outcomes: ​

• Build community harmony, inclusiveness, safety and social cohesion through events and programs;
• Build the capacity of local not for profit organisations to service the Canterbury Bankstown community; and
• Increase participation in arts, leisure, recreation, sport and volunteering.