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Facade Improvement Program 2006
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What is Painting the Towns?
Painting the Towns is a program designed to improve the appearance of our Town Centres through the repainting of the shop and building facades. Many of our buildings have outdated or inappropriate paint schemes and old or incorrect signage.
Canterbury City Council will make funds available to property owners to assist them with covering the costs for the repaint scheme, in accordance with colour schemes designed by Council's Heritage Adviser.
To make this program work we need the support of you - our local business and property owners. This brochure explains how the program works and more details will be provided on the scheme for each Town Centre as we progress the program across the City.
How does the program work?
All commercial premises in Town Centres across the City will be photographed and assessed in a staged process to design colour schemes for each Town Centre. We are carefully researching the history of our Centres through photographs and records. Our Heritage Adviser will devise a colour scheme which reflects not only this history of the Centres, but also the diversity of our City today.
This program of funding will be offered across the City in a rolling process, working Centre by Centre. Funds will be offered in individual Centres for a period of six - twelve months which will be advertised in the local press and through our Quarterly Business Newsletter.
What funds are available and how to apply
$500 will be available for each separate property as a contribution towards your fade re-paint. For some corner or landmark properties some additional funds may be made available by negotiation. This grant is payable only on application to Council and following Council approval.
The grant is not retrospective and cannot be used for work that is already underway or completed.
Funds will be payable only on completion of the work and following inspection by Council staff.
Program Application and Approval Process
- Council announces selected Town Centre, colour schemes and grant funding opening/closing dates
- Invitations to participate in program are sent to all Town Centre commercial properties in the selected Centre
- Applications submitted to Council outlining colour choices
- Applications processed by Council
- If everything is in order, an Approval letter is sent
- Work undertaken by property owners/contractors
- Completed work inspected
- Grant funds paid if work undertaken satisfactorily
Further information
Should you require any further information please contact our:
Team Leader Town Centres & Economic Develpoment
Phone: 9789 9642
Mobile: 0414 191 140
Email: localbiz@canterbury.nsw.gov.au
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