North East Community Fund - successful applicants

Round 1 successful applicants

A total of 52 projects will receive over $1.8 million worth of funding for projects to support their local community, as part of the inaugural round of the North East Community Fund.

Applicant	Project name	Description	North East Community Fund contribution
Banyule Toy Library	Play equipment for local toy library	Funds to purchase new play equipment and soft foam items to support children’s learning and development	$3056
Bulleen Templestowe District Junior Football Club	Guernseys for Bullants Junior Football Club players	Funds to purchase reversible guernseys featuring an indigenous design that players will wear for competitions	$10,000
Bulleen Templestowe District Junior Football Club	Indigenous design 'clash strip' for Bullants Junior Footy Club player guernseys	Grant to commission an indigenous design to feature on new team guernseys	$6000
1st Eaglemont Scout Group	Creating a quieter, more sensory friendly hall	Purchasing noise reducing acoustic tiles and installing onto the hall ceiling to create a more sensory friendly experience	$10,000
1st Eaglemont Scout Group	A warmer and more secure scout hall	Installing a new split system and single operator switch to control the lights and heating/cooling in the hall	$5,635
Harp Golf Club Inc.	Social golf uniforms	Purchasing new uniforms for club members to wear during competitions	$5000
Yarraleen Preschool	Yarraleen's Native Gardens: Environmental enhancement project	Purchasing plants, soil, mulch, raised garden beds and seating to build a native garden to educate children about indigenous plants	$5955
Sustainable Gardening Australia	Hands-on gardening workshops	Purchasing plants and materials for hands-on gardening workshops	$9920
Heidelberg Historical Society	Repair of damaged eaves at Old Heidelberg Courthouse	Repairing the damaged eaves to prevent possums and rodents, leaf litter build up, dirt and exhaust fumes affecting health and welfare of volunteers	$4000
Macleod Junior Football Club	Uniforms to increase participation among underrepresented females	Purchasing new uniforms for the underrepresented junior girls, to encourage participation in the sport	$3520
Diamond Valley Little Athletics Centre	Athletes warm up t-shirt design and production	Grant to commission and purchase designed warm up t-shirts to encourage participation	$6688
Marcellin Old Collegians Football Club	Pride Round initiative	Design and purchase of Pride themed apparel for the team to wear at a Pride themed day, as well as promoting the event	$10,000
Lower Plenty Dance Group Inc	Reconnecting Celebrations	Running a social dance for adults with intellectual disabilities to socialise and engage in physical activity	$8300
10th Ivanhoe Scouts	Project Outdoors: sustainable kitchen garden project	Installing raised garden beds, vegetable beds, composting system, worm farms and outdoor seating to educate children about food production and sustainability	$3520
Greensborough Historical Society Inc	Display, storage and workstations at Greensborough Historical Society	Purchasing additional storage, display boards, desks and ergonomic chairs to support the Society’s volunteers	$6859
Viewbank Scouts	Viewbank Q-store fit out	Purchasing shelves, cabinets, equipment tubs, ropes and pulleys to encourage youth participation in outdoor activities and camps, as well as loaning equipment to members	$9941
Ashburton United Soccer Club	2022 Community Charity Gala Day	Purchasing a 3m x 6m outdoor shelter that will provide weather protection at the Community Charity Gala Day and for use at future community events	$2000
Ivanhoe Amateur Football Club Inc	Acknowledgement of First Nations People	Purchasing newly designed indigenous football guernseys	$9435
Manningham Toy Library	Families Playing Together	Purchasing equipment and storage for the local Toy Library	$9644
Bundoora Football Netball Club	Field a Women's team in 2023 for Bundoora FNC	Purchasing uniforms and subsidising first year membership costs for female players	$6457

Applicant	Project name	Description	North East Community Fund contribution
Marcellin Old Collegians Football Club	Women in Football Community Open Day	Purchasing banners and promotional items for a women in football community open day	$12,640
Watsonia Traders Association	Watsonia Family Fun Day	For hiring portable generators, indoor/outdoor stages and other equipment, and entertainment to support the annual community festival	$20,000
Panorama Heights Preschool	Panorama Heights Preschool & MSPS Fete	A community fete run by Panorama Heights Preschool and Montmorency South Primary School	$14,611
Macleod Traders Association	Macleod Village Christmas Festival	To support the annual community Christmas festival including entertainment, market stalls, decorations and an appearance from Santa	$15,000
For Wild Places Foundation Limited	TRACTION: Trail Action	A series of events that will encourage the local community to clean up popular local trails by collecting and removing rubbish from waterways and parklands	$20,000
East Ivanhoe Bowling Club	Retractable shade cloth	Purchasing and installing a set of 5 retractable shade cloths made from 95% UV-rated fabric for along the side of the lawn bowls green	$17,732
Koorie Academy	Deadly sport and cultural camps	Facilitating educational workshops about cultural artefact making, bush walks, discovery with Elders, cooking and sporting activities	$20,000
Embraced Inc.	Residence: Transcription	Facilitating an 8 week intergenerational musical, showcasing emerging composers and musicians collaborating with Aged Care residents through storytelling	$20,000
Manningham United Blues Football Club	MUBFC Junior Cup	A 3-day soccer competition to increase local participation in sport and encourage the community to get outside and get active	$20,000
Templestowe College	Community permaculture program	For purchasing bee keeping equipment to establish a bee keeping program and establishing a bulk biodegradable household liquids enterprise as part of the school’s Harvest Festival. Funds will also be used for promoting the event to the local community	$4910
Canterbury Football Club	Cobra Community Day	A community day with the Canterbury Football Club, Junior Football Club and Cricket Club to give back to the local community and encourage greater collaboration between the various groups	$10,000

Applicant	Project name	Description	North East Community Fund contribution
Bulleen Templestowe Basketball Club	New air-conditioning	Installation of new air conditioning for three basketball courts at Bulleen Templestowe Basketball Club to host summer tournaments	$54,284
Scout Assoc Of Australia Victorian Branch	Lower Plenty Scout Hall upgrade	Refurbishing the existing kitchen, 2 new split system air-conditioning units and a new front door to improve accessibility into the hall	$45,971
Bulleen Templestowe Sports Club	Electronic scoreboard	To install an electronic scoreboard at Ted Ajani Reserve to be used for sports matches and community events such as Carols by Candlelight	$81,000
Viewbank Primary School	Upgrade of shared outdoor space	Resurfacing a large outdoor area with synthetic Tiger Turf to improve the usability of the space for school activities and community events such as Carols by Candlelight	$100,000
Streeton Primary School	Streeton Primary School outdoor community gathering and learning space	Weather proofing an outdoor covered structure adjacent to existing permaculture farm and water oasis	$100,000
Watsonia Heights Primary School	Let's connect at the net!	Redeveloping an existing cricket pitch and safety nets, adding an extra cricket pitch and safety net and installing a bowlers’ pad for each cricket net	$35,147
Viewbank College	Upgrade Viewbank College oval	Redeveloping the school’s oval with new lighting, resurfacing and installing batting cages	$100,000
Banyule Cricket Club Inc.	Banyule Cricket Club nets upgrade	Upgrading the concrete surface with turf and new nets	$46,361
St Mary's Primary School	Upgrade St Mary's Community Hall	Refurbishing of the community hall with new ceiling, carpet, heating and cooling, audio visual equipment and PA system	$100,000
Diamond Valley Gem Club	Introducing lapidary skills to local youth	Purchasing equipment and hiring staff for monthly lapidary workshops. Lapidary involves engraving, cutting, or polishing stones and gems, and turning them into decorative items	$20,750
Viewbank College	Viewbank College community walking trail	Developing a community walking trail around school boundary for incidental exercise, seating and landscaping	$100,000
Greensborough Primary	Tiny Town at Greensborough Primary	An intergenerational project to connect and build the capacity of local community and schools through outdoor exploratory play such as mud kitchens	$46,989
St Martin of Tours Primary School	Sports field safety screening	Installing sports field safety screens to provide protection for the wider community from sports equipment travelling onto the main intersection	$82,495
St Helena Secondary College	Virtual Reality (VR) curriculum enhancement	Purchasing VR headsets for the class and collaborating with local business, Mind Flight, to implement VR technology in schools	$50,000
Anglican Parish of Banyule	Community Hub upgrades	Resurfacing the car park and tennis pathway as well as revegetating adjacent Riparian Salt Creek Zone	$100,000
Templestowe College	Aviary for Life – community aviary	The grant will support the construction and installation of a wheelchair accessible community aviary as well as provide ongoing expert training for student leaders and staff. The Aviary will be available to Community for tours, animal-therapy sessions, and research into species conservation	$75,500
The Scouts Association of Australia, Victoria Branch - 1st North Balwyn Scout Group	Upgrade of 1st North Balwyn Scout Hall	Installing security alarm system with remote access and monitoring, and installing solar panels, inverter and battery	$36,769
Watsonia Tennis Club Inc.	Clubroom upgrade	Upgrading the clubroom to improve accessibility access, including relocating the clubroom entrance, new access ramp, outdoor covered deck area plus a new storage shed for club equipment	$91,724

Applicant	Project name	Description	North East Community Fund contribution
InPlace	InPlace Inc	Redevelopment of the Garambi Baan/Laughing Waters Residency Centre	$80,000
Greensborough Bowling Club Inc.	Installation of lighting for night bowling events	Replacing existing external sports lighting with energy efficient LEDs and installing outdoor seating for spectator viewing and participation	$52,000
Bulleen Tennis Club Inc.	Upgrade courts 7 and 8	Upgrading 2 porous tennis courts by converting them to a hard-court surface, replacing fencing and installing new lighting	$100,000

Round 1 successful applicants

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