Coal & Allied Community Trust
In June 2005, the Coal & Allied Community Trust was relaunched with a budget of $3 million for a three year period to 2008. The projects supported assist the development of the region's economy, enhance and maintain the environment and provide local youth with training and development opportunities.
Read the 2007 Coal & Allied Community Trust Annual Report.
- Trust objectives
- Projects
- Board members
- Eligibility and guidelines
Before the Community Trust was established, Coal & Allied conducted extensive community consultation to ensure we understood the issues and concerns facing the local community, not only for today but for future generations. From this process, we identified three key priorities for funding - economic, social and environmental.
Economic
- Attract and diversify sustainable business and services
- Strengthen and promote regional attributes, capabilities and cooperation that will add economic value
- Improve the economic competitiveness of the region.
Social
- Develop community and youth leadership and recognise excellence
- Increase access to appropriate academic and vocational education and training
- Increase recognition of the benefits of lifelong learning within the community.
Environmental
Implement community-generated regional environmental programmes that will improve the quality of the Upper Hunter environment.