JobKeeper repayments spark calls for public disclosure
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Firms handing back millions in coronavirus wage subsidies have sparked calls for an inquiry into corporate profits and executive bonuses linked to the $90 billion JobKeeper scheme.
Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources became the latest JobKeeper recipient to voluntarily pay back subsidies on Wednesday, after it recorded a recovery in key markets. The Perth-based company said it would return $13.6 million, cash it received after a big drop in zircon demand as COVID-19 took hold in China at the start of last year.
Iluka Resources managing director Tom O’Leary: “We consider returning the JobKeeper payment the appropriate thing to do in these circumstances.”
How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (01/17/21)
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Over the course of the past 10 months, many organizations and individuals have worked to get food to New Jerseyans in need.
In fact, some groups have massaged their missions in order to help those who have felt the economic impact of the coronavirus.
One such organization is Grow It Green Morristown, which works to create sustainable farms and gardens, and educate communities on healthy eating and environmental stewardship.
Lisa Alexander, executive director of the nonprofit said, “In 2020, determined to serve, Grow It Green modified programs and focused resources to meet the needs of our community in crisis. We provided equitable and sustained access to fresh, local food, outdoor spaces and activities, and education about the environment and health in a year when food insecurity, racial equity and climate change issues were brought to the forefront.”
Mayor: Galion worked hard to deal with COVID-19 crisis
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GALION The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has certainly taken a toll on communities large and small, and the reaction of local and state governments has varied.
Mayor Tom O’Leary said the City of Galion made every effort to get ahead of the problems local officials could foresee at the inception of the pandemic. All told, O’Leary said over the course of the year, the city had access to more than $600,000 which it used to assist Galion residents, businesses, and other organizations. He said the funding was released “in two small allocations and then a big gush about half of what we got came in October.”
Galion gets $100K in state funds
By Andrew Carter - acarter@aimmediamidwest.com
GALION The City of Galion is the recipient of $100,000 in state funding through the annual capital appropriations bill.
Senate Bill 310, which provided federal COVID-19 relief funding to local subdivisions and included capital appropriations, passed by a vote of 29-0 in the Senate and 77-7 in the House, according to records maintained on the General Assembly website.
According to a summary published by the Ohio Legislative Service Commission’s Legislative Budget Office, the General Assembly approved a total of $2,129,358,799 in capital funding requests by entities from across Ohio. The $100,000 allocated to Galion through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will be used for the Galion Park Square Renovation project.
How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (12/20/20)
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
The holidays can be difficult for those coping with isolation. And, this year, the fight against the spread of the coronavirus has meant a necessary surge in social separation. For elderly individuals, loneliness can be especially difficult.
At Harrogate, a not-for-profit life plan community in Lakewood, isolation of the residents has been a concern of the staffers this season.
Kelly O’Toole, MSW, director of social services at Harrogate said, “COVID-19 has had such an impact on everyone, especially our seniors. The impact social isolation has on older adults can be detrimental. It not only affects their mental health but their overall well-being. It has been hard for all of our residents at Harrogate to have such a change in their routine both inside and outside of Harrogate. They’ve had to adapt to the ‘new normal’ which hasn’t been easy for them. Not being ab