TRANGIE Central School is set to see a brand new shelter built at the front of their to ensure students and residents have a place to rest and be protected from the elements.

The school's Parent and Citizens (P&C) association is one of several beneficiaries in regional NSW to receive an allocation of federal government funding towards community projects, with almost $75,000 to be spent in the Western Plains alone.

Trangie Central School currently has 200 students, split between a primary and secondary campus located on either side of Derribong Street near the middle of town.

Vice President of the Trangie Central School P&C Emily Seccombe said the street is quite active with pedestrians, and not just for the school.

"It's a throughway for a lot of residents, including those who are elderly and who are pushing prams," Ms Seccombe said.

"In the past, there has been a nearby shaded area where people could sit, but that area has been sold, leaving people with no shelter from the elements in the whole area."

Ms Seccombe said a shelter on the primary school side of the street had been on the P&C's to-do list for a while and, following the construction of bus shelters near the school, the organisation made it their next top priority.

After receiving a quote of around $14,000 by a local builder, the P&C decided to seek support from the government to try and get the project done sooner rather than later.

ABOVE: The shelter will be installed at the front of the primary campus of Trangie Central School, which is currently unshielded from the elements. Image courtesy of Emily Seccombe, Trangie P&C.

Then, in March of this year, the group found out they had been successful in their application for a grant under the seventh round of the federal government at the time's Stronger Communities Programme.

The grant was one of several allocated to the Western Plains. Other projects funded are as follows:

• The (Men's) Shed Coonabarabran - $3464 for a new bench saw
• Orana Haven Aboriginal Corporation in Brewarrina - $13,861 for gym equipment
• Gilgandra Museum and Historical Society - $2528 to purchase cleaning equipment for the maintenance and preservation of historical items
• Baradine Golf Club - $6061 for installation of solar panels
• Trangie St Vincent de Paul Society - $8800 for new electrical wiring at the local Vinnies
• Nyngan Rugby Union Club - $4395 to purchase new goal posts and pads
• Lower Lachlan Community Services Incorporated - $13,200 for new office furniture
• Warren Menshed Inc - $3039 for purchase of IT equipment
• Tottenham Welfare Council Incorporated - $5500 towards the Tottenham Community Units landscaping project

Federal member for Parkes Mark Coulton said he had been excited to see a variety of community projects funded through the grants.

"For many of these community groups, it would take a lot of sausage sizzles or raffles to raise this kind of money, so these projects would simply not be possible without the support of a grant," Mr Coulton said.

Mr Coulton has since visited Trangie on Wednesday 22 June, where Ms Seccombe and fellow P&C member Emma Flinn showed him where the shelter would be located and just how exposed the area was currently.

He said it had been a pleasure to meet with them and he was excited to hear about their prospects for the shelter.

"The shelter will be a safe place for children who arrive at school early, a place for parents to wait out of the weather during pick-up and drop-off, and a place for members of the community to rest should they need to," he said.

Ms Seccombe, meanwhile, expressed her hope that having the shelter would encourage more families to walk their children to and from school, knowing there was a safe place for them to wait.

"Also, because it's set back onto the school grounds, it will encourage small children waiting for siblings to be further away from the road. As it stands, people are waiting right beside the busy streets."

When asked for a timeframe on the project, Ms Seccombe said the group would like to see the shelter complete for use by the end of the year, however acknowledged it was subject to availability of local builders and necessary resources.

"We do try to keep everything done within our local area, from loaves of bread for our barbecues to building works," she said.

"It might be wishful thinking, but it would be nice to have the build underway as quickly as possible."