In 2024, we awarded 65 Community Strengthening grants totalling $333,857.13.
| Organisation | Project title | Funded amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM (Music Broadcasting Society of Victoria Limited) | 50th anniversary Gala Concert | $10,000.00 |
| Access Health and Community, Hawthorn Community House | LOT Theatre Company – Pilot Program | $9,992.64 |
| Alfred Road Kindergarten Incorporated | Alfred Road Kindergarten Edible Garden | $1,307.26 |
| Ashburton Shopping Centre Traders Association Inc | Steam Train Sunday | $10,000.00 |
| Auburn Village Traders Association Incorporated | Development of 5 Year Strategic Plan | $4,222.45 |
| AVA Boroondara Senior Citizens Group | Harmony Day 2025 Celebration | $4,682.00 |
| Balwyn Evergreen Centre | Evergreen Connections Cafe and Information Hub | $2,800.00 |
| Boroondara Brass Incorporated | Celebrating 25 Years of Boroondara Brass Incorporated | $6,818.85 |
| Boroondara Stroke Support Group Inc | Various activities | $10,000.00 |
| Burwood Cricket Club | Wellbeing – A Community at the Crease | $4,400.00 |
| Burwood Uniting Canterbury Cricket Club | Girls Cricket Program | $5,620.00 |
| Burwood Village Traders Association | Street Basketball Activation – April school holidays 2025 | $10,000.00 |
| Camberwell Area Multiple Birth Association Inc | CAMBA 40th Anniversary celebration | $5,663.64 |
| Camberwell Camera Club | A Year in the Life of Boroondara | $10,000.00 |
| Camberwell Chorale Incorporated | Haydn's 'Creation' – a performance by Camberwell Chorale | $6,818.64 |
| Camberwell Hockey Club Inc | CHC Umpiring Pathway Development Program | $5,502.00 |
| Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club | Equipment purchase | $1,630.00 |
| Camberwell Petanque Club | End of year celebration and member recognition function | $3,416.45 |
| Camberwell Showtime | Sketch comedy writing training program | $6,210.00 |
| Canterbury Area Toy Library Inc | Active Kids | $10,000.00 |
| Canterbury Gardens Kindergarten | Kindergarten Environmental Program | $2,715.90 |
| Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn | Italian Cultural Festival | $3,660.00 |
| Combined Probus Club of Auburn (Vic) Inc | 'Coming of Age' 21st Anniversary celebration function | $3,500.00 |
| Dance for Neurobalance (Parkinson's) | Move to the Beat Of My Drum | $1,000.00 |
| East Kew Junior Football Club Inc | Senior Women's Team at East Kew FC | $4,960.59 |
| Friends of Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery | Equipment purchase | $2,706.00 |
| G.O.L.D. (Growing Older Living Dangerously) | Bollywood Bonanza | $7,100.00 |
| Glen Iris Cricket Club Inc | Equipment purchase | $1,701.00 |
| Hartwell Association of Residents and Traders Inc | Hartwell 'Live Local Shop' and centre activations | $9,984.00 |
| Hawthorn Artist Society | Hawthorn Artist Society Gala Exhibition | $7,789.00 |
| Hawthorn Citizens' Youth Club Inc | Shadow Cut Youth Dance Company 2025 | $8,609.09 |
| Hawthorn Glen Combined Probus Club Inc | Connecting with Nature, Fauna and Flora | $2,780.00 |
| Kew Home of Chinese | Chinese New Year Festival Celebration 2025 | $3,200.00 |
| Kew Philharmonic Society Inc | Choral Music Concert | $3,162.00 |
| Kew Toy Library | Play and Stay – Phase 2 | $5,185.46 |
| Koonung Heights Cricket Club | Female Participation Program | $5,840.00 |
| Life Activities Club Boroondara Inc | Excursions | $1,430.00 |
| Maling Road Business Association | Lunar New Year at Maling Road | $10,000.00 |
| Men's Probus Club of Surrey Hills | Membership Drive luncheon | $2,315.00 |
| North Balwyn Cricket Club Inc | Expansion of Women's Program | $6,359.00 |
| North Kew Tennis Club | Equipment purchase | $1,950.00 |
| Old Camberwell Grammarians Amateur Football Club Inc | Mental Health Initiative – M82M8 | $2,850.00 |
| Old Scotch Soccer Club | Female Football Growth Campaign | $3,134.00 |
| Pied Piper Toy Library Inc | Equipment purchase | $900.00 |
| Probus Club of Camberwell Inc | 40th birthday celebration lunch | $3,800.00 |
| Probus Club of Greythorn | Better life | $3,400.00 |
| Probus Club of North Balwyn Heights Inc | Probus North Balwyn Heights 30th Anniversary | $1,976.00 |
| Probus Club of Port Phillip | Facilitated Workshop – 'The Path Ahead' | $3,140.00 |
| Robert Cochrane Kindergarten | Create Edible and Indigenous Garden | $2181.82 |
| Servants Community Housing Limited | Healthy Connections for Vulnerable Citizens | $10,000.00 |
| Skunkworks Community Limited | Community through Music | $9,743.88 |
| South Asians in the East | Diwali Dinner and Holi Festival | $7,846.88 |
| South Yarra Football Club Inc | Women's Football Relaunch – Pre‐season 2025 | $3,700.00 |
| St Hilary's HOPE Inc | Hope Food Drive | $2,500.00 |
| Summerhill Park Kindergarten | Summerhill Park Kinder – Extended Learning Opportunities | $3,391.81 |
| Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre | Cook, Share and Connect | $6,289.55 |
| The Compassionate Friends Victoria | Communication platform | $9372.91 |
| The Leo Baeck Centre for Progressive Judaism | Equipment purchase | $1,165.50 |
| The Leo Baeck Centre for Progressive Judaism Inc | Various activities | $6,209.90 |
| The Probus Club of Balwyn Central Inc | 1‐day outing during 2025 for Members, Partners, other Seniors | $1,530.00 |
| The Probus Club of Glenferrie Inc | Glenferrie Probus bus trips | $1,700.00 |
| The Scouts Association of Australia, Victorian Branch (1st North Balwyn Scout Group) | Equipment purchase | $2,000.00 |
| Union Road Surrey Hills Traders Association | Shop Local Activation and Christmas Vibes in Surrey Hills | $10,000.00 |
| Victoria Park Tennis Club | Various activities | $1,993.91 |
| Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra | World Premier Concert | $10,000.00 |