Grants to boost street safety

Not-for-profit and community groups are reminded that grant applications for Round 2 of the Coalition Government’s Safer Streets Programme are now open.Round 2 will invest up to $29.4 million in individual grants for local government organisations and eligible incorporated not-for-profit organisations, community groups, and chambers of commerce to implement community safety and crime prevention initiatives across Australia.Mackay received $400,000 in funding under Safer Streets Round 1 in 2014, so this programme is already working to improve safety and reduce crime in the city.