Narrabri shire community groups were delighted to receive an early Christmas present on Friday.
Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries distributed tens of thousands of dollars in grants to local organisations under the Community Building Partnership program.
Five Narrabri shire community organisations shared a total of $65,300 in grants from the annual NSW Community Building Partnership program on Friday.
Member for Barwon, Mr Kevin Humphries presented cheques ranging from $25,000 to $7,000 to the local groups at the site of the proposed Narrabri West skate park.
The skate park project, an initiative of the Narrabri West Development Group, was a major beneficiary of the grants program.
Narrabri Historical Society received $9,800 which will be used to upgrade information technology equipment, Life Without Barriers received $12,500 to upgrade an activities room, the Maules Creek Campdraft was granted $11,000 to further improve spectator facilities, and the Spring Plain Hall Trust received $7,000 for its ongoing maintenance.
The largest grant went to the Narrabri West Development Committee, a donation of $25,000 towards the Narrabri West skate park.
Applicants had applied for the grants in July.
Last year the NSW Community Building Partnership program also delivered tens of thousands to the Narrabri shire.