Community Partnership Grants

A RECENT recipient of funding from the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) Community Partnership Grants was the Cavendish Redgum Festival. Another round of grants will open on July 1, with SGSC holding information sessions during the following month in several locations around the shire. Photo: SPEC FILE.

By Admin

June 22, 2024 | 4:00 PM

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) will hit the road this July to help townships with their Community Partnership Grant (CPG) applications.

The council’s CPG program has helped to provide much needed financial support for community groups and individuals to start key projects and get innovative ideas off the ground.

Round one for the 2024/25 financial year will open in just over a week with the following information sessions held during July:

Tuesday, July 16

10:00am – 12:00pm, Coleraine, Catching Pen

1:00pm – 3:00pm, Balmoral Hall

Wednesday, July 17

10:00am – 12:00pm, Cavendish Hall

1:00pm – 3:00pm, Dunkeld Visitor Information Centre

Thursday, July 18

10:00am – 12:00pm, Penshurst Hall

1:00pm – 3:00pm, Glenthompson Hall

Get Ready Sessions:

Frida, June 21 & 28

10:00am – 2:00pm

Greater Hamilton Library

Time to Apply Sessions:

Friday, July 5, 12, 19 & 26

10:00am – 2:00pm

Greater Hamilton Library

SGSC mayor, David Robertson said council has always looked forward to the opening of the grants.

“It’s always a great time of year to see the grant ideas that our community put forward,” he said.

“We know that it can be daunting to put together an application, so we are helping to remove some of those barriers by having our Community Development Officers available across the Shire to provide assistance.

“If your community group has an idea that needs financial assistance, but you just aren’t sure what the grants process involves, please get in touch with us and head along to one of our community sessions.”

The CPG program has offered a broad range of categories including community infrastructure, arts and cultural development, community strengthening, tourism and events, environmental sustainability, and heritage.

Eligible community groups have access of up to $15,000 per financial year for initiatives, events and projects that directly benefit the Southern Grampians Shire.

Eligibility criteria and information on how to apply, including the full guidelines and application form (once open) are available on council’s grants page: bit.ly/3XpwsAj

Applications open Monday, July 1 and close 4pm on Wednesday, July 31.