With the deadline for funding submissions fast ticking away, the Canowindra RTC/CTC Committee is asking residents to spare a few minutes and complete a survey essential to the success of the project. , A second community information survey will be mailbox dropped by the RTC/CTC Committee on Monday, October 15. , Information collated from this second survey, explained Barry Burn of the Canowindra RTC/CTC Committee, is vital for the completion of a Community Enterprise Plan, a necessary requirement in the second stage of applying for government funding for either a CTC or RTC. , “We’re up to this second stage of applying for government funding for a co-located Community Technology Centre and Rural Transaction Centre, and now we need to do what is essentially a business plan,” Mr Burn said., Both levels of government require the completion of such a plan, with the CTC a State government initiative and the RTC receiving Federal Government backing. , “Basically, the information from this survey will determine if a CTC/RTC is needed or not.”, “Our previous survey was of great help, but to undertake this business plan, we need to have two things - firstly, a higher return of surveys and secondly, more information on how many potential users of the facility are in this area.”, With the submissions deadline just over a month away on November 12, Mr Burn stressed the importance of ensuring that these surveys are completed and returned to the committee as soon as possible., School students will be completing the surveys in their classrooms on the first day back to school and returned that day. , “Please - all we ask is that you sit down for a few short minutes, fill it out, then send it straight back., “We need them back before the end of the week - Friday, October 19.”, “It is up to the people of Canowindra whether or not they want a CTC/RTC. This is an opportunity to not only keep the current services that we have, but to reclaim those that we have lost.”, Mr Burn said Cabonne Council has already offered its backing and support of the CTC/RTC, and the Business Enterprise Centre is helping out with the centre’s marketing plan. , “We’ve already been applied for a satellite dish link-up,” said Mr Burn, “with the access to technology being state of the art.”, Many businesses and organisations in the community have already written their support of the centre, including the Primary School, the ASPA Committee, Bryton Wool and the Canowindra Trading Post. , Mr Burn said the committee is also looking for support from other businesses, groups or organisations regarding the co-location or use of the centre. , Once you have completed your survey, please return it to the address listed at the bottom of the form. And if you are interested in lending a hand with seeing a RTC/CTC come to Canowindra, the Committee , welcomes any interested persons. , The committee meets every Wednesday night at the Canowindra Services’s Club between 7-9pm.