Chain Valley Colliery Community Funding Program
The Chain Valley Colliery Community Funding program has been established as a joint initiative between Chain Valley Colliery, Central Coast Council and the Communities of Summerland Point, Gwandalan, Chain Valley Bay and Mannering Park to provide funding for not-for-profit organisations to deliver projects that improve community infrastructure and services.
Applications up to $30,000 per application with $58,000 in total funding available in 2025/26.
This program is time limited and covers activities that are able to be completed within an eighteen (18) month timeframe from the date of funding.
On 23 December 2013, Chain Valley Colliery was granted development consent to extract up to 2.1 million tonnes of coal per calendar year until 31 December 2027. As a condition of consent Chain Valley Colliery and Council have developed a Voluntary Planning Agreement (CPA) that required $0.035 for reach tonne of coal produced to be allocated as a community funding program to develop community capacity within the suburbs of Summerland Point, Gwandalan, Chain Valley Bay and Mannering Park.