SEVERAL groups will be the beneficiaries of financial assistance from Bathurst Regional Council, which will help them to hold events.
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Several requests for financial assistance were referred to Wednesday's council meeting for determination, two which were recommended to be approved, and two set to be rejected.
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Director of Corporate Services and Finance, Aaron Jones, recommended council not provide assistance to This is My Brave Australia, which will hold a show at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre in October.
His reason to knock back the request was due to council already providing financial assistance to other local organisations who are servicing the local mental health and wellbeing needs.
Councillors, however, agreed to provide assistance by waiving the BMEC fees, which amount to $3181.50.
The Automobile Club of Australia plan to bring the National Packard Rally to Bathurst in April next year and asked if council would help with the charges associated with closing Russell Street for the event's car show.
The group also wanted the mayor to open proceedings at a welcome function.
Mr Jones recommended that council host a mayoral welcome reception at the National Motor Racing Museum and waive the charges for the Russell Street closure, which are $2500.
Although council ultimately accepted his recommendation, councillor Monica Morse did make a point of saying that groups should budget for the charges when planning their events.
"Over the years we have regular requests for us to pay for the closure of Russell Street when somebody else wants to come to Bathurst to have their function," she said.
"Well, I think if they want to come to Bathurst, show off their cars, then they should pay for the closure of Russell Street."
During discussion, Mr Jones explained that council had set aside $10,000 in its Section 356 donations allocation for this financial year for Russell Street to be closed, so the money was available to support the club's request.
Council also agreed to provide financial assistance to the organisers of the Mount Panorama Punish, by waiving the Mount Panorama hire charges.
The fee waiver is worth $1619 and is less than the financial support the event received from council last year, which is in line with plans for the event to become self sufficient within its first three to five years.
October's event will be the fourth.
Council also refused to provide financial assistance to Housing Plus, which was seeking $152,290 for required works on the unit complex it is building in Havannah Street.