ClubGRANTS: $80,000 to strengthen our community Eighteen community organisations have received a share of $80,544 in funding from Cessnock Leagues Club under the 2024 ClubGRANTS Program. The ClubGRANTS Category 1 program funds projects, services and programs that benefit the local community, such as welfare and social services, community development, health services and employment assistance. The grant recipients [...]
Cessnock Hospitality Group (the Group) is excited to announce that today it has lodged a Development Application for a major redevelopment of Cessnock Leagues Club. The project will transform the venue into a modern and vibrant destination for entertainment, dining, and socialising, providing expanded services and facilities to cater for the growing needs and expectations [...]
The ClubGRANTS program supports numerous community organisations across NSW that cover a wide range of care and help, one of which is the Little Wings Children’s Hospital Flight Program. Under its 2023 ClubGRANTS Fund, Cessnock Leagues Club donated $10,000 to Little Wings to support its work for families in regional NSW who have the need for [...]
The Top Blokes Foundation has helped to improve the mental health and wellbeing of dozens of young men in Cessnock over the past four years through its Mentoring Program. The preventative, evidence-based program has been delivered at Mount View and Kurri Kurri High Schools since 2020, and was able to run at Cessnock High School [...]
Free nutritious food and social engagement are on offer every Wednesday at the Cessnock Uniting Church Hall, thanks to the Rotary Club of Cessnock. The Rotary Club began offering a free weekly lunch to homeless, disadvantaged and at-risk individuals in the Cessnock local government area in 2021, and the initiative has progressed significantly since then, [...]
PCYC Cessnock has been a hive of activity on Friday nights in 2023, with the U-Nites program offering young people free access to all club facilities. U-Nites regularly draws a crowd of over 100 people, enjoying activities including rock climbing, the indoor skate park, gymnastics, multisports and fitness, plus a free barbecue. The program started [...]
Cessnock Hospitality Group has partnered with Samaritans for its 2023 Christmas Gift Appeal. About 70 gifts were donated by members and staff across CHG venues in 2022, and the group is proud to be supporting Samaritans again as it sets out to make Christmas a little brighter for local families in need. Samaritans intensive support [...]
Cessnock District Netball Association’s senior teams have enjoyed a very successful debut season playing in the Maitland competition under the banner of Cessnock Leagues Netball Club. The Cessnock club entered five senior teams in the Maitland winter competition: three A-grade teams and two cadets teams (14-to-17-year-olds). Four of the teams made the semi-finals and two made it to the preliminary final, narrowly missing a spot in the grand [...]
With a fresh coat of paint and a new lease on life, Cessnock’s former St Vincent de Paul cottage is now home to the Spirit of Giving Fundraising Hub. Located at 6A Cumberland Street, the Hub was founded to provide an outreach service for local people in need, and to formalise fundraising activity for the [...]
Cessnock Leagues Club will host a Solidarity Breakfast for Domestic Violence Awareness on Tuesday, November 14. Funds raised at the breakfast will go to the Cessnock Domestic and Family Violence Network (CDFVN) in the lead-up to its major event, Cessnock Walks Kawuma (which will take place on November 29). The CDFVN was originally convened in [...]
