In 2023, we awarded 78 Community Strengthening grants totalling $393,287.65.
Organisation | Project title | Funded amount |
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3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM (Music Broadcasting Society of Victoria Limited) | English Music Festival in Australia presented by 3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM | $7,000.00 |
Alamein Neighbourhood and Learning | Ashy News | $6,930.00 |
Ashburton United Soccer Club | Let's hear it for the girls | $4554.54 |
Auburn Village Traders Association | Christmas in the Village | $8950.16 |
AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group Inc | Connection and Celebration Christmas in July 2024 | $2,872.00 |
Balwyn Evergreen Centre | Healthy Life at Evergreen | $5,571.00 |
Boroondara Brass Incorporated | Celebrating 25 Years of Boroondara Brass Incorporated | $8,000.00 |
Boroondara Stroke Support Group Incorporated | Need for ongoing support for stroke survivors and carers | $9772.72 |
Burwood Cricket Club Inc | History of the Burwood Cricket Club | $8,000.00 |
Burwood Village Traders Association | Burwood Village Oktoberfest | $10,000.00 |
Camberwell Chorale Incorporated | Camberwell Chorale 80th Anniversary Concert | $7,053.00 |
Camberwell Hockey Club | Equipment purchase/consumables | $8,636.00 |
Camberwell United Tennis Club Inc | Equipment purchase/consumables | $1,408.00 |
Canterbury and District Preschool Inc | Nature, Art and Community: Creating a mural | $6,000.00 |
Canterbury Area Toy Library Inc | Supporting learning through play in the preschool years | $5003.57 |
Canterbury Cobras Junior Football Club | Coaching mentorship | $4,348.00 |
Cara Armstrong Kindergarten | Encouraging CAK kids to use their Nudel | $6,729.00 |
Chinese Seniors Cultural Association Inc | Chinese New Year performance and barbecue | $2,470.00 |
Combined Probus Club of Auburn (Vic) Inc | Cultural Visits Assistance | $1,500.00 |
Craig Family Centre | Project Bright Brains | $3,785.00 |
Dance for Parkinson's (Neurobalance) | Qigong for Neurobalance – a taste of the meridians | $1,000.00 |
Davis Street Kindergarten | Davis Street Kindergarten Community First Nations Mural Project | $3,900.01 |
East Camberwell Tennis Club Inc | Equipment purchase/consumables | $2,000.00 |
Electrify Boroondara Alliance | Electrify Boroondara – Mandarin engagement | $999.00 |
Football Club United of Melbourne Incorporated (trading as Alamein FC) | Online membership management | $2,000.00 |
Glen Iris Cricket Club | Gala evening to celebrate Glen Iris Cricket Club 100th anniversary | $5,888.38 |
Hartwell Association of Residents and Traders | 2023–24 promotional campaign | $7,500.00 |
Hawthorn Basketball Association/Hawthorn Magic Basketball Club | Coaching accreditation | $3,979.28 |
Hawthorn Bowling Club Inc | Anzac Community Bowling Championship | $6,000.00 |
Hawthorn Citizens' Youth Club Inc | Shadow Cut Youth Dance Company 2024 | $7,903.00 |
Hawthorn Glen Combined Probus Club | 30th Anniversary of Hawthorn Glen Combined Probus Club | $3,142.00 |
Highgate Early Learning Centre | Highgate's Collaborative Art Painting with Glenn Loughrey | $3,592.14 |
Horizontes Projects with the Community Pty Ltd | Sustainability Matters: inspiring change at Belle Vue's Primary School | $5,588.00 |
It's the Little Things Community Ltd | Providing meals for the vulnerable within Boroondara | $10,000.00 |
JJ McMahon Memorial Kindergarten | Indigenous Education Project: enhancing cultural understanding in early childhood | $4,241.80 |
Kew Croquet Club | Equipment purchase/consumables | $1,967.00 |
Kew Neighbourhood Learning Centre Inc | Kew Cart on the Go | $6,289.00 |
Kew Philharmonic Society | Un Caleidoscopio Sonoro: Spanish medieval music | $8,070.00 |
Kew Toy Library | Stay and Play at Kew Toy Library | $9,258.10 |
Life Activities Club Boroondara Inc | Equipment purchase/consumables | $1,170.00 |
Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society | MHCMS concerts 2024 | $6,600.00 |
Men's Probus Club of Surrey Hills Inc | Equipment purchase/consumables | $1,319.00 |
Mind Australia | Active Body Healthy Mind | $8,000.00 |
North Balwyn Baseball Club | Equipment purchase/consumables | $2,000.00 |
North Balwyn Village Traders Inc | Equipment purchase/consumables | $5,396.67 |
Pied Piper Toy Library | Access to toys for supporting important skills through play | $6,000.00 |
Probus Club of Camberwell Inc | Moving to Music | $2,862.00 |
Probus Club of Greythorn Inc | Living better – enjoying it more | $3,800.00 |
Probus Club of Kew | Membership strengthening | $1,200.00 |
Probus Club of Maling Combined Inc | Celebratory dinner plus excursion to 3 country gardens surrounding Neerim | $3,171.00 |
Probus Club of North Balwyn Heights | Bus trip and Christmas lunch | $3,632.00 |
Probus Club of Port Phillip | Equipment purchase/consumables | $1,200.00 |
Rajasthani Kutumb of Victoria Inc | Gangaur 2024 | $5,500.00 |
Red Nose | Red Nose Wellbeing Sessions | $5,350.00 |
Robert Cochrane Kindergarten Inc | Design and create an indigenous mural | $6,000.00 |
Scope (Aust) Ltd | Kaleidoscope Hawthorn | $9,329.07 |
Servants Community Housing Limited | For The Love of Good | $8,752.47 |
St Stephens Greythorn Cricket Club | Equipment purchase/consumables | $1,376.37 |
St Oswald's Anglican Church, Glen Iris | Murnong First Nations Activities Program | $8,629.27 |
Surrey Hills Historical Society Incorporated | Protecting our collection and volunteers | $3,980.00 |
The Compassionate Friends Vic | START and ASIST training – suicide response | $6,000.00 |
The Country Women's Association of Victoria Inc Ashburton Branch | Equipment purchase/consumables | $1,562.00 |
The Maling Road Business Association Inc | Maling Road Autumn Harvest (MRAH) | $10,000.00 |
The Probus Club of Glenferrie Inc | End of year celebration and mini bus outing support | $2,901.05 |
The Scout Association of Australia, Victorian Branch – 1st Canterbury Scout Group | 100th anniversary celebrations of the 1st Canterbury Scout Hall | $4,008.35 |
The Scouts Association of Australia, Victorian Branch (Camberwell Showtime) | Equipment purchase/consumables | $1,998.00 |
The Scouts Association of Australia, Victorian Branch (1st North Balwyn Scout Group) | Equipment purchase/consumables | $2,000.00 |
Track Youth Theatre Inc | Track Youth Theatre (TYT) Skills Bootcamp | $8,433.63 |
Trentwood at the Hub Community House (a service of Access Health and Community) | Equipment purchase/consumables | $6,683.00 |
Trinity Willison Cricket Club | Pre-season coaching induction and Play HQ training | $2,000.00 |
U3A Hawthorn Incorporated | Increase capacity of activities in 3 areas | $4,011.08 |
Union Road Surrey Hills Traders Association | 2023–24 program of promotional activities | $9,000.00 |
West Hawthorn Pre-school | West Hawthorn Pre-school Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Program | $3,734.54 |
Willison Park Tennis Club | Introductory tennis classes for parents | $2,254.00 |
Women's Health East | Health and Happiness: Tackling Taboos | $2,500.00 |
Yarra Gospel Incorporated | Yarra Gospel Revival Concert | $5,569.45 |
Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra Inc | Commissioning and performing new classical work | $9,220.00 |