Metford and Maitland public schools and St Aloysius Catholic Primary School at Chisholm will share in almost $300,000 work of funding following the tally of the My Community Project votes.
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Maitland residents voted for schools they wanted to see receive funding for a specific project they each pitched.
"Each project has the concepts of community and social connection at their core," said Jenny Aitchison MP.
"This supports the physical and mental wellbeing of local children and their families."
Maitland Public School successfully applied for $95,000 to create an outdoor event space for performances and community events.
Metford Public School has been allocated $150,000 for a Community Play Space, designed to facilitate and encourage an active and healthy lifestyle while providing a place where members of the community can meet and engage.
St Aloysius's $50,000 will help establish a plastic recycling station designed to convert any type of plastic into a useful everyday material.
This project will provide a recycling centre for the local community. It will use the donated plastics and turn them into useful objects for local schools and the wider community.
Ms Aitchison said that Metford Public School had demonstrated true community spirit during the voting phase, turning a potential obstacle into an opportunity to connect and engage with members of the wider school body.
"The school saw an opportunity to help members of its community who didn't have access to computers by making videos and flyers, and providing assistance to those who wished to register and vote."
The inaugural My Community Project program attracted votes from more than 61,400 people across NSW. Results of the public vote are available online at mycommunityproject.service.nsw.gov.au.
Unsuccessful applicants have been contacted and provided with information about other NSW Government grant programs that may be applicable.
"I'd like to remind eligible community organisations that applications are open until 27 September for the 2019 Community Building Partnership grants program," Ms Aitchison said. For more information about CBP Grants, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/improving-nsw/projects-andinitiatives/community-building-partnership/
