Community Grants Awarded

Published on 21 April 2022

Community Grant funding totalling over $23,000 will be awarded to local groups under the latest round of Council’s Community Grants Program.  This funding will support many local community projects.

The funding categories were:

A. Active and Engaged Communities

B. Quality Community Infrastructure (including small equipment)

C. Sustainable Environments

D. Children’s Program (specifically for 8 - 12 years)

E. Charitable Purposes

Mayor, Cr Tim Drylie, congratulated the successful applicants on their submissions and stated that he was looking forward to seeing these projects delivered.

“The community grants program ensures that small amounts of grant money can make a big difference in the community.”

“The program provides community groups with much needed funds to deliver projects that might not have been possible without this support,” said Cr Tim Drylie.

The successful projects in this round are:

• A Defibrillator for Daylesford Table Tennis - Daylesford Table Tennis Association - $2,500
• The Day of the Wombat - Hepburn Wildlife Shelter - $2,500
• Clunes: Anthology of Works - Clunes Writers Group (auspiced by Clunes Neighbourhood House) - $1,671
• Trentham Timeline Project - Trentham and District Historical Society - $2,500
• Wholefoods 10th Anniversary Cookbook - Hepburn Wholefoods Collective - $1,795
• Australian Orienteering Carnival – Locals Subsidised Entry - Orienteering Victoria - $2,500
• Seed Collection for the Future - Seeding Victoria Inc. (based in Creswick) - $2,491.65
• Classics for Kids - U3A Hepburn Shire Inc. - $1,800
• Trentham Lions Wood for the Needy - Trentham Lions Club - $2,000
• Additional Relief for Vulnerable Persons - St John’s Creswick Emergency Relief - $2,000
• Open House Shared - Clunes Neighbourhood House - $2,000

The final Round of Community Grants 2021/2022 closes on 28 April 2022.  More information on the Community Grants.