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Community Grants Funding Program recipients

The Community Grants Funding Program offers annual grants schemes to incorporated, not-for-profit community groups on an annual basis. 

View the recipients of our 2022/23 Grant Funding Program below:

Community Development Grants Scheme

Organisation

Initiative

Allocated amount

1st Maroondah Scout Group (Scouts Victoria).

Provide equipment and training to support the safety of programs and encourage participation.

$3,000.00

4Tk Australia Limited.

Provide a breakfast program for youth who cannot access food at home.

$5,000.00

Australian Martial Arts Foundation (AMAF)

Deliver a martial arts programs for seniors.

$5,000.00

Cancer Patients Foundation.

Deliver a 'Look Good, Feel Better' Program to support cancer patients.

$4,000.00

Chin Community Victoria Inc.

Translate children's books into Falam Chin alongside the English text.

$3,427.00

Communities of Wellbeing Inc.

Develop and provide Wellbeing Kits to the community.

$3,000.00

Crossway Baptist Church.

Deliver an English as a Second language (EAL) program for Chinese residents in Maroondah.

$5,000.00

Croydon City Soccer Club.

Update first aid supplies and provide first aid training to volunteers.

$3,500.00

Croydon Film Society.

Deliver a targeted advertising campaign to increase awareness of the society and boost membership.

$3,479.96

Croydon Hills Community Care.

Provide IT equipment for an outreach program to engage Karen refugee youth in Maroondah.

$3,500.00

Croydon Ranges Cricket Club.

Deliver management training to the Committee and support the Club to prepare a Strategic Plan.

$3,300.00

Croydon Senior Citizens Centre Inc. (CSC)

Provide a defibrillator and CPR training to enable a safe environment to encourage older people to return to community activities.

$3,395.00

Croydon Stroke Support Group

Support venue hire for weekly meetings.

$1,150.00

Eastern All-Abilities Netball Inc.

Support venue hire costs.

$2,682.00

Eastern Health, EACH, Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place.

Establish a community of practice to support indigenous mental health.

$3,500.00

Eastern Ranges Retirees Inc.

Support venue hire for meetings.

$850.00

Eastern Sirens Synchronised Swimming Club.

Seeking funding to purchase a whiteboard for lesson plans.

$258.00

Equipment Recycling Network Inc.

Deliver volunteer training and provide tag and testing equipment.

$1,165.00

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah.

Assist with internal and external social functions and activities.

$3,500.00

Heaven's Joy Australia Inc.

Support provision of frozen meals to Maroondah community emergency relief agencies.

$3,400.00

Inclusive Music Theatre.

Support venue hire for rehearsals.

$2,200.00

Knaith Road Childcare Centre.

Support event costs for the Touch a Truck Community Festival.

$3,500.00

Maroondah Interfaith Network.

Deliver a cross-cultural Harmony Day event.

$3,000.00

Maroondah Italian Seniors Citizens Club.

Assist with organising internal and external social functions and activities.

$3,500.00

Maroondah SES Unit.

Develop translated key messages to CALD communities during and after an emergency event.

$5,000.00

Maroondah Toy Library Incorporated.

Provide educational toys for the service.

$3,500.00

Maroondah Volleyball.

Deliver the Good Friday Volleyball Tournament at Maroondah Nets.

$2,000.00

Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival Inc.

Support Festival event with folk tent hire and equipment.

$3,000.00

North Ringwood Senior Citizens Inc.

Provide air purifiers to create a safe environment to encourage seniors to attend.

$5,000.00

Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (OELLEN).

Support delivery of a Maroondah Youth Career Expo.

$5,000.00

Ringwood Ballet Group Inc.

Support venue hire and event costs to deliver a free performance to the community.

$3,000.00

Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club.

Assist with pavilion and venue fees.

$3,717.50

St John Ambulance Australia (Vic) Inc - Maroondah Division.

Deliver a volunteer recruitment and training program for the Maroondah Division.

$3,833.00

The Chalice Foundation.

Deliver a 'Celebration Day for Girls' workshop and a 'Fathers Celebrating Daughters' event.

$2,880.00

Vocal Vibes Chorus.

Provide choral risers for choir.

$3,500.00

Small Equipment Grants Scheme 

Organisation

Initiative

Allocated amount

7th Ringwood Scout Group

Support operating costs and equipment.

$750.00

Croydon City Soccer Club

Purchase of training goal equipment.

$750.00

Croydon Park Probus Club (CPPC)

Purchase of projector and stand.

$749.00

Croydon Ranges Football Club

Promotion of women's soccer.

$750.00

Croydon Ranges Hockey Club

Support re-stocking of equipment.

$750.00

East Ringwood Football Club

Purchase of two iPads as coaching aids.

$750.00

Footscape Inc.

Purchase of Foot Care Kits for provision to vulnerable community members.

$750.00

Glen Park Community Centre Inc

Purchase of woodwork tools for community shed.

$750.00

Habitat for Humanity Australia (VIC) Incorporated.

Purchase of defibrillator

$750.00

Heathmont East Preschool

Develop multicultural resources.

$745.00

Heathmont Uniting Church Community Lifestyle Centre (HUCCLC).

Purchase of computer to support programs.

$750.00

iDareU LTD

Purchase of a new fridge for the service.

$750.00

Life Activities Club, Croydon Inc.

Purchase of playing cards, printer and paper supplies.

$396.00

Maroondah Preschool

Assist with printing supplies and costs.

$750.00

North Ringwood Community House Inc.

Purchase of furniture for outdoor community space.

$750.00

Nth Ringwood Community Children's Centre Inc

Purchase of IT equipment to assist with program delivery.

$750.00

Ringwood Church of Christ

Purchase of mud kitchen for Little Stars Playgroup.

$659.00

Ringwood Clocktower Probus Club

Assist with venue costs and newsletter distribution.

$750.00

Ringwood East Senior Citizens' Centre Inc.

Purchase of office and IT equipment.

$750.00

Singapore Merlion Club

Assist with stationery and venue costs

$750.00

The Scout Association of Australia - Victorian Branch

Purchase of projector.

$750.00

U3A Croydon

Purchase of a classroom television screen.

$680.00

U3A Ringwood Inc

Support printing and telecommunication costs.

$750.00

Emergency Relief Grants Scheme

Organisation

Initiative

Allocated amount

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).

Provision of food for community meals and material aid services

$7,000.00

Croydon North Uniting Church.

Provide food for weekly community meals.

$5,000.00

Croydon Uniting Church -Helping Hand.

Provide food, toiletries and vouchers for material aid program.

$7,000.00

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Ringwood.

Assist with the provision of food for community meals.

$3,500.00

Hope City Mission.

Support food purchase and the home delivery service for material aid program.

$7,000.00

Kiosk Soup Kitchen.

Assist with food and containers for weekly community meals.

$4,680.00

New Community Ringwood.

Provide supplies for a Wednesday night meal program.

$3,500.00

North Ringwood Care.

Support program expenses for social support services.

$5,000.00

St Vincent de Paul Society, Croydon Conference.

Assist with a schooling costs program to support families in need.

$6,000.00

St. Vincent de Paul Society Victoria Inc (Holy Spirit Conference Ringwood North).

Provide food and school supplies for material aid program.

$3,500.00

The Dining Room Mission Inc.

Provide food and supplies for weekly community meal.

$3,400.00

The Eastern Emergency Relief Network Inc.

Assist with the purchase of a new truck for pick up and delivery of items.

$7,000.00

The Freedom Initiative.

Provide food items, vouchers and volunteer support.

$3,500.00

TLC Support Inc.

Aassist with food provision and material aid supplies.

$4,097.00

Winter Shelter.

Assist with program costs including groceries, food containers and volunteer support.

$7,000.00

 

Community Development Grant recipients 2019/20

  • Australia Chin Community (Eastern Melbourne) Inc. 
    Night English Language Program for seniors 
    $2,500
  • Crossway Baptist Church 
    Venue hire for conversational English classes for Chinese community
    $2,000

  • Sharing Hope Ltd 
    Youth Leadership capacity building for Karen and Australian born youth. and policy development 
    $2,000

  • South Sudanese Christian Welfare Association (Maroondah Southern Sudanese Association)
    Website development and settlement support
    $1,500

  • Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne)
    Cool Kids and Rainbows Program 
    $2,500 

  • Heathmont East Preschool 
    Heathmont East Preschool 50 Years Celebration 
    $2,000 

  • Maroondah Toy Library 
    New sensory-friendly toys 
    $2,250 

  • North Ringwood Pre-School 
    Bush Kinder, wet weather provisions
    $1,500 

  • Brentwood Park Kindergarten
    Creating Connections - collaborative art project 
    $1,000 

  • Great Ryrie Primary School 
    Showcase garden of  Maroondah indigenous plants 
    $1,000 

  • CHBC 
    Links winter shelter 
    $4,650 

  • Ringwood Ballet Group Inc. 
    Coppelia free matinee performance 
    $2,790 

  • Maroondah Interfaith Network (MIN)
    Harmony day seminars 
    $2,000 

  • Ringwood Highland Games Inc (RHG) 
    Community event celebrating Scottish culture and heritage
    $1,500 

  • Opus Twenty One (Eastern Suburbs Community) Big Band Incorporated 
    Big Band By The Lake concert series 
    $1,000 

  • Maroondah Movement for Reconciliation Inc 
    The future and Aboriginal culture forum 
    $1,000 

  • Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place Inc 
    Harmony Day event
    $750 

  • Spectrum Journeys Inc 
    Carers and Educators Autism Conference 
    $1,000 

  • Wellways Australia 
    Pathways to home - homeless outreach program
    $2,700 

  • Elisha Care Inc 
    Computer purchase 
    $3,976 

  • Heaven's Joy Australia Incorporated 
    Retreats offering support 
    $2,500 

  • Zion House for Women 
    Shine Program - Empowering Women 
    $2,000 

  • Eastern Regional Access Television Incorporated 
    Venue Hire 
    $1,680 

  • Croydon Hills Community Men's Shed
    Equipment purchase 
    $500 

  • Ringwood Community Church 
    Community meals project 
    $1,000 

  • Ringwood Prostate Cancer Support Group Inc. (RPCSG) 
    Venue hire 
    $741 

  • Ringwood Spiders all-abilities sports club
    Venue hire 
    $4,522 

  • Victorian Electric Wheelchair Sports Association 
    Venue hire 
    $2,970 

  • Inclusive Music Theatre Inc. 
    Venue hire 
    $2,236 

  • All Stars Choir Inc 
    Equipment purchase 
    $1,000

  • Stroke a Chord Choir 
    Venue hire, annual concert costs 
    $2,130 

  • iDareU Limited 
    Carer "Me" Day 
    $1,864 

  • Croydon Stroke Support group 
    Venue hire 
    $980 

  • North Ringwood Care 
    Perishable foods and youth support projects 
    $3,500

  • Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand 
    Emergency food relief and vouchers
    $5,000

  • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Ringwood 
    Community meals service 
    $3,900

  • St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria Inc. 
    Educational costs support 
    $5,000

  • The Dining Room Mission Inc 
    Community meals service 
    $3,000

  • TLC Support Inc. 
    Emergency food relief 
    $2,769

  • The Freedom Initiative Incorporated 
    Refridgeration for emergency food relief 
    $3,910

  • Glen Park Community Centre Inc 
    Community meals service 
    $2,200

  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Ringwood North 
    Home visiting for emergency relief and support 
    $5,000

  • St Vincent de Paul Society - Croydon Conference 
    Home visiting for emergency relief and support 
    $5,000

  • Hope City Mission Inc. 
    'Seasons of Hope' emergency relief community garden
    $4,500

  • Sport & Life Training Ltd (SALT) 
    Mental health and life skills training sessions 
    $5,000 

  • Eastern Sirens Synchronized Swimming Club Inc. 
    Trial program for men 
    $500 

  • Clocktower Community Club Inc 
    Social services of seniors 
    $600 

  • Maroondah Italian Senior Citizens Club 
    Italian seniors community building project 
    $1,000 

  • Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah 
    Greek seniors social activity program 
    $1,000

  • Eastern Ranges Retirees Inc. 
    Venue Hire at Federation Estate 
    $900 

  • Ringwood Secondary College 
    Bounce into Mental Health Carnival 
    $1,500 

  • Mountain District Learning Centre 
    'The Cottage program' at Evs for Maroondah young people
    $1,830

 Small Equipment Grants recipients 2019/20

  • Arrabri Community House Inc.
    Replacement fridge for portable facility
    $377
  • U3A Ringwood Inc
    Offset printing costs
    $480
  • St John's Kindergarten
    Outdoor plants for verandah nature zone
    $400
  • Croydon Ranges Football Club
    'Home Uniforms' for Burmese refugee soccer program
    $500
  • 7th Ringwood Scout Group
    Replacement seating
    $500
  • Ellie V Pullin Preschool
    Children's sports equipment
    $446
  • Red Caps Golf Incorporated
    Printing services
    $500
  • Victorian Masters Athletics Inc.(Croydon Venue)
    Update field equipment
    $300
  • Arrabri Kindergarten
    Garden maintenance equipment
    $500
  • The Skylarkers Inc
    Venue hire
    $300
  • 3rd Ringwood East Scout Group
    Laser printer and toner cartridge
    $450
  • Croydon North Kindergarten
    Disability accessible adjustable table
    $450
  • German Shepherd Dog Club of Victoria - Eastern Branch
    Lap top, scanner, photocopier costs
    $300
  • First Friends of Dandenong Creek
    Venue hire, website hosting , general admin
    $400
  • Ringwood East Senior Citizens INC
    Light weight wheel chair
    $500
  • Croydon North Cricket Club
    Promotional banners
    $495
  • Maroondah Pre-School
    Printing costs
    $500
  • Vedanta Centre
    Laptop purchase
    $500
  • Croydon Junior Football Club
    Sporting equipment
    $500
  • Central Ringwood Community Centre
    Maroondah Community Houses - promotional banners
    $500

 

 

Community Development Grants - 2020/21

Organisation Project Amount allocated

Maroondah Interfaith Network

Building Community – Seminar Series

$3,000.00

Life Saving Victoria

Virtual Reality & 'Sink or Swim' Aquatic Safety & Survival Programs for Youth

$4,742.00

Maroondah Toy Library

New Large Sensory-Friendly Toys

$3,600.00

PINEMONT PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC

Gross Motor Activity Play

$3,200.00

The Babes Project

Birth and Baby Packs for at-risk families

$4,600.00

Croydon Historical Society Inc

WW2 Veterans from Croydon and District Saluting your service

$5,000.00

Maroondah Symphony Orchestra Inc

Purchase of sheet music for the Orchestra

$1,925.00

Maroondah Voice

Website Development for Maroondah Voice

$3,490.00

Neighbourhood Connect

Let's Get Neighbourly, Maroondah!

$4,990.00

Ringwood Ballet Group Inc.

Cinderella - Matinee Performance for the Community

$3,280.00

Ringwood Highland Games Inc

Dance stages, Folk Tent, Traffic Management & Stage & Equipment hire

$2,500.00

3rd Croydon Scout Group

2020 Accessibility, Group Events, & Equipment Program

$5,000.00

All Stars Choir Inc

All Stars Choir Funding Request

$500.00

Croydon Stroke Support Group

Weekly rent

$980.00

iDareU Ltd

Creating a World of Opportunity Through Technology

$2,764.00

Inclusive Music Theatre Inc.

Maintaining Rehearsal Space for All Ability Performers

$1,944.00

Oscars100

Oscars100 All Abilities Community Run Club

$3,450.00

Ringwood Prostate Cancer Support Group

RPCSG rent funding

$740.00

St Vincent de Paul Society, Croydon Conference

Vinnies at home assistance

$5,000.00

St Vincent de Paul Society Inc

Education is a basic human right

$3,500.00

Stroke a Chord Choir Celebrate $2,050.00
Wellways Australia Limited Improved access to healthcare for rough sleepers $5,000.00
Greek Elderly Citizens of Maroondah Annual Group Activity Project $3,500.00
Maroondah Italian Senior Citizens Club Italian Maroondah Senior Citizens Community Building Project $3,500.00
Eastern All-abilities Netball Incorporated Eastern All-abilities Netball $2,420.00
Norwood Sporting Club SALT (Sport And Life Training) sessions and Learning-In- Practice Activities to integrate our Juniors in the community $4,600.00
Parkrun Inc (T/A parkrun Australia) Parkrun for Maroondah $5,000.00
Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club $4,085.00
Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club $4,085.00
Victorian Electric Wheelchair Sports Association Hire of Basketball Court $2,838.00
Croydon Community School
Aquahub Empowerment Program $3,131.00
Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (OELLEN) Careers for Youth Forum $5,000.00
SYC / HYPA CareFactor $3,000.00
The MISFIT Project Pop Culture Conversation Club Online Platform $2,242.00

Small equipment grants - 2020/21

Organisation

Project

Amount allocated

Red Caps Golf Incorporated.

Continuation of Printing Services for Non-Computer Literate Members.

$500.00

Vocal Vibes Chorus

Vocal Coaching

$750.00

East Ringwood Football Club

Purchase of printer and editing software to help the club produce our own promotional materials

$750.00

Tarralla Kindergarten Association Incorporated

Purchase of iPad

$626.00

Maroondah Preschool

Printing

$750.00

Family Access Network

Peer Leadership Program

$716.00

Nth Ringwood Community Children's Centre Inc

New Kitchen Fridge for NRCCC

$750.00

St Johns Kindergarten

Prams for play

$638.00

Lipscombe Park kindergarten

Distance learning

$750.00

Maroondah Volleyball

Maroondah Volleyball State League Program

$750.00

Glen Park Community Centre Inc

Community pantry resources

$750.00

Ellie V Pullin Preschool Equipment for bush kinder program $464.00

Emergency relief grants - 2020/21

Organisation

Project

Amount allocated

New Community Ringwood

New Community Meals

$5,000.00

CHBC Links Inc

Winter Shelter

$4,750.00

North Ringwood Care

North Ringwood care - Emergency Relief and Support

$3,500.00

ADRA Vive Cafe

COVID-19 RESPONSE

$5,000.00

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Ringwood

Good Shepherd Community Meal Project

$3,000.00

Hope City Mission Inc

Emergency Relief Central HUB (Stairway to hope)

$5,000.00

The Freedom Initiative Incorporated

Feed Maroondah

$4,404.00

 

Organisation

Initiative

Allocated amount

Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne)

"Green Thumb" Chinese Senior's Gardening project

$ 4,272.00

Chin Community Victoria Inc

COVID-19 Recovery and Essential Information

$ 5,000.00

Maroondah Interfaith Network

Developing a Compassion Community

$ 3,000.00

Crossway Baptist Church

Crossway Ringwood EAL

$ 4,000.00

Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (OELLEN)

Maroondah Youth Careers Expo 2021

$ 5,000.00

Ringwood Highland Games Inc

Traffic Management & Stage & Equipment hire

$ 2,500.00

Croydon Men's Shed

Bandsaw

$ 2,099.00

Ringwood and District Historical Society

Centenary of Greenwood Ave MFE

$ 3,500.00

Australian Martial Arts Foundation (AMAF)

Martial Arts Programs for Kids

$ 5,000.00

Maroondah Business Group Incorporated

Confident Communication for Woman in Business

$ 5,000.00

Cancer Patients Foundation

Look Good Feel Better Program

$ 5,000.00

Croydon RSL

Croydon RSL Branch Photo Copier

$ 4,500.00

Stroke a Chord Choir

Program costs

$ 1,650.00

Maroondah Volleyball

Good Friday Volleyball Tournament 2022

$ 1,700.00

All Stars Choir Inc.

Hall hire rent

$ 4,000.00

St Vincent de Paul Society Inc.

School materials for children

$ 3,500.00

Ringwood Spiders All-abilities

Sports Club

Ground fees

$ 3,701.00

CHBC Links Inc.

Community Facility Upgrade

$ 5,000.00

The Onemda Association

Training for people with

intellectual disabilities

$ 4,794.07

Light Community Baptist

Church

Defibrillator

$ 2,295.00

Inclusive Music Theatre Inc.

Rehearsal Space

$ 1,502.00

Eastern Ranges Retirees Inc

Venue Hire

$ 880.00

Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah

Annual Group Activity Project

$ 3,500.00

Clock Tower Community Club Incorporated

Social services for seniors

$ 3,500.00

Chokhlei Tennis Club

Tennis Lessons for Chin Communities

$ 5,000.00

Eastern All-abilities Netball Incorporated

Eastern All-abilities Netball

$ 1,564.00

Small equipment grants - 2021/22

Organisation

Initiative

Allocated amount

Glen Park Community Centre Inc

Uniform and School supplies resources

$ 750.00

Singapore Merlion Club

Merlion Club Administration, Operations and Events

$ 750.00

North Ringwood Community House Inc

Comfortably Connect

$ 750.00

Ringwood Movie Makers Inc

Purchase and erection of 2 speakers

$ 750.00

Maroondah Preschool

Maroondah Preschool Printing

$ 750.00

Ringwood Clocktower Probus Club

Contribution to Probus Club Activity Group administration costs

$ 560.00

Ringwood East Senior Citizens' Centre Inc.

Seniors Equipment

$ 479.00

Eastern Sirens Synchronized Swimming

Increasing Club Participation and Awareness

$ 260.00

1st Mooroolbark Scout Group

First Aid Kits

$ 550.00

North Ringwood Playgroup Inc.

Foyer Cabinet

$ 150.00

Heathmont Uniting Church Community Lifestyle Centre (HUCCLC)

Smart Phone upgrade

$ 697.00

U3A Croydon

Promotion display screen

$ 620.00

Arrabri Community House

New Sit/Stand Desks

$ 738.00

3rd Ringwood East Scout Group

Cooking equipment for VICJam 2022

$ 550.00

Life Activities Club, Croydon Inc

Club Operations: Speaker and Microphone

$ 354.00

Kurboroo Kindergarten

Kurboroo Equipment

$ 735.00

Sharing Hope Ltd

Digital and Graphic Design laptop

$ 750.00

Red Caps Golf Inc.

Purchase of new HP Laptop Computer

$ 750.00

Yarrunga Community Centre

Data Projector and screen to improve access to information within programs and community activities

$ 750.00

U3A Ringwood Inc

U3A Ringwood Offset Ongoing Communication Costs

$ 750.00

Arrabri Kindergarten

The purchase of a new PC for the teachers office

$ 750.00

Ringwood Garden Club

RGC Technology upgrade

$ 650.00

 

Emergency relief grants - 2021/22

Organisation

Initiative

Allocated amount

Kiosk Soup Kitchen

Kiosk Soup Kitchen

$ 3,570.00

Vinnies Croydon Conference.

A hand up for people in Croydon

$ 7,000.00

Winter Shelter

Winter Shelter 2021

$ 7,000.00

Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand

Helping Hand Emergency Relief

$ 5,000.00

ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Agency

ADRA Supporting Food Insecurity

$ 7,000.00

St.Vincent de Paul Society Victoria Inc (Holy Spirit Conference Ringwood North

Continuation of service

$ 5,000.00

Croydon North Uniting Church

Croydon North Community Meals

$ 7,000.00

Hope City Mission Inc

Hope On Wheels

$ 7,000.00

TLC Support Inc.

Addressing Food Insecurity

$ 3,750.00

Parents Without Partners (Vic) Community Services Inc. t/a Tamminya House

Bunk Beds

$ 3,431.00

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Ringwood

Good Shepherd Community Meal Project

$ 3,000.00

The Dining Room Mission

Dining Room Mission meal service

$ 3,400.00

15/08/2019
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