Annual Grants Program recipients

Expand a year below to view the organisations and individuals approved for funding through Council's Annual Grants Program.

2026-27 grant recipients

Expand the grants below to view the organisations and individuals approved for funding in 2026-27.

Annual Arts and Cultural Grants

Recipient	Description
Barbara Ruth Davidson	In collaboration with VMCH Disability Services, Triple Art Murals Heathmont provides an opportunity to bring together local community through the creation of a public artwork at the walk-through from Salisbury Court to Heathmont Village. Funding allocation: $7,508
Fresh Theatre for Social Change	Young at Arts includes a school holiday theatre program and workshops over 3 days including performance, for a variety of youth cohorts providing a safe space for up to 80+ young people to be creative and learn new skills. Funding allocation: $5,500
Heartsleeve Creatives	Local theatre company to perform Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in the rear gardens at Wyreena Community Arts Centre across several evenings during Summer 2027. Funding allocation: $4,500
Maroondah Symphony Orchestra Incorporated	A Community Choral-Orchestral Collaboration. MSO will present Handel’s Messiah as a one-off large-scale choral-orchestral performance for public in November 2026 at George Wood Performing Arts Centre. This project will bring together a community orchestra, choir, four guest solo singers and a specialist trumpeter. Funding allocation: $1,950
Mullum Netball Club	Mullum Netball Club will engage Aboriginal artist, Simone Thomson (Wurundjeri/Yorta Yorta) to design a culturally meaningful artwork to be used on all club players and volunteer uniforms, website, and social media and communications. Funding allocation: $2,200
Ringwood Art Society	Maroondah Art Fair is a community arts event for local artists, students, and residents to feature an exhibition, artist stalls, workshops, and live demonstrations, providing opportunities for creatives to showcase and sell their work. Partnering with Ringwood Secondary College and Central Ringwood Community Centre. Funding allocation: $6,300

Annual Community Grants

Recipient	Description
4Tk Australia Ltd	4Tk in the Wild provides excursions and sessions to engage youth and raise awareness of Biolink environmental issues. Funding allocation: $2,000
Australian Chin Community (Eastern Melbourne) Inc.	Upskilling program for Chin community leaders to strengthen engagement, improve operations and deliver quality programs. Funding allocation: $7,000
Australian Skateboarding Federation	Deliver Croydon Shred, free elite-led skateboarding workshops that give youth, women and culturally diverse communities the skills and confidence to enjoy local skateparks. Funding allocation: $5,000
Croydon Hills Community Care	A Healthy Senior Refugee Community supports older people through activities that build connection, participation and wellbeing. Funding allocation: $3,000
Deshan Chinese Seniors Community Groups Inc.	A wellbeing program for Chinese-speaking seniors, offering group activities, peer support and dementia education. Funding allocation: $3,000
Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah	Weekly lunches, games and outings for Greek seniors to reduce isolation and support affordable community connection. Funding allocation: $2,000
Interchange Outer East	Evolve Social Hub offers activities including arts and crafts, board games, food and a sensory space, providing an inclusive environment for people with disability to connect and socialise. Funding allocation: $5,000
Life's Little Treasures Foundation	Teddy Bears Picnic supports Maroondah families affected by premature babies through activities, connection and community awareness at Ringwood Lake. Funding allocation: $3,000
Maroondah Indian Community Inc.	A 12-week program offering health education, movement and peer support for South and Southeast Asian adults. Funding allocation: $10,000
Maroondah Italian Senior Citizens Club	Community wellbeing initiative for older Italian residents, offering lunches, social events and outings to reduce isolation and celebrate cultural identity. Funding allocation: $2,000
Maroondah Volleyball	Volleyball to You uses volleyball to build relationships and connections between the Chin/Burmese community and the wider Maroondah community. Funding allocation: $3,000
Melbourne Eastern Netball Association	MENA's Festival of Netball welcomes all ages, focusing on disability and seniors, while supporting connection, fitness and wellbeing. Funding allocation: $2,550
Mullum Netball Club	Mullum Netball Club will partner with a local Indigenous artist to create a culturally meaningful artwork for uniforms, the website, social media and communications. Funding allocation: $2,200
NFP Tech	A digital project connecting community workers to a shared service-mapping app, improving referrals and coordination for vulnerable residents. Funding allocation: $10,000
Ringwood Church of Christ	A free English conversation program using interactive learning to help migrants and job seekers improve language skills. Funding allocation: $5,000
Ringwood Japanese Playgroup	Weekly playgroup for Japanese families, offering play, learning and cultural activities to support child development. Funding allocation: $1,000
Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club	Ringwood Spiders' Developing Lives program enriches members' wellbeing and skills, promoting inclusion and lifelong personal development through football. Funding allocation: $2,550
SalamFest Incorporated	SalamFest's Islamic cultural program features workshops and talks that foster social connection, inclusion and celebration of Maroondah's diversity. Funding allocation: $4,000
Sharing Hope	Stories & Strides brings together Myanmar refugee youth and the wider community through storytelling and sport, building inclusion, friendships and cultural pride. Funding allocation: $8,000
St Kilda Gatehouse Incorporated	Specialist outreach and early intervention program for young women, disrupting exploitation and strengthening safety and wellbeing. Funding allocation: $5,000
TeamSports4All	Sports participation project covering costs and supporting disadvantaged children and families to join local sporting clubs. Funding allocation: $5,000
The Onemda Association Inc.	Inclusive pathways project for young people with intellectual disability, building work, volunteering and community participation opportunities. Funding allocation: $9,700

Changemaker Grants

Recipient	Description
Empowered Women in Trades	The THRIVE program is a targeted initiative in Maroondah, offering six interactive workshops and one-on-one consultations to help employers create inclusive, psychologically safe, and gender-equitable workplaces, especially in trades. Supported by Swinburne University and the Local Jobs Program, THRIVE aims to reduce barriers for women, strengthen workplace culture, and build a resilient local economy. Funding allocation: $18,000
Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne)	Maroondah Burmese Social Enterprise Pathways will engage 50 newly arrived Burmese women in Maroondah to co-design pathways for social and economic participation. Through community consultation and partnerships with SisterWorks, Parks Victoria, and the Business Council, Year 1 will identify one preferred enterprise model (sewing, cooking, or gardening) for pilot implementation in Year 2. Funding allocation: $20,000

Recipient

Description

Empowered Women in Trades

The THRIVE program is a targeted initiative in Maroondah, offering six interactive workshops and one-on-one consultations to help employers create inclusive, psychologically safe, and gender-equitable workplaces, especially in trades. Supported by Swinburne University and the Local Jobs Program, THRIVE aims to reduce barriers for women, strengthen workplace culture, and build a resilient local economy.

Funding allocation: $18,000

Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne)

Maroondah Burmese Social Enterprise Pathways will engage 50 newly arrived Burmese women in Maroondah to co-design pathways for social and economic participation. Through community consultation and partnerships with SisterWorks, Parks Victoria, and the Business Council, Year 1 will identify one preferred enterprise model (sewing, cooking, or gardening) for pilot implementation in Year 2.

Funding allocation: $20,000

Emergency Relief Grants

Recipient	Description
Croydon North Community Meals	Community Service Days at Croydon North provide meals, support, and referrals, fostering connection and inclusion for all attendees. Funding allocation: $6,000
Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand	Croydon UC Helping Hand Project offers emergency food and toiletries to Maroondah locals, letting clients select what they need. Funding allocation: $5,500
Eastern Food Rescue	EFR to ensure resilient, innovative, and uninterrupted food relief for Maroondah residents via daily free markets from a new venue provided by Eastland. Funding allocation: $6,000
Feed One Feed All Inc	FoFA Volunteers to prepare 2,800 meals for Maroondah residents in need in 2026/27. Funding allocation: $6,000
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Ringwood	Good Shepherd and Croydon Hills Baptist Church to provide a nutritious weekly dinner, fostering community and belonging for Winter Shelter guests. Funding allocation: $3,500
Hope City Mission Inc.	Home delivery service, providing food relief to vulnerable Maroondah residents who cannot access services due to transport, health, or age barriers. Funding allocation: $6,000
Maroondah Winter Shelter	Program to assist men experiencing homelessness, including meals and accommodation during winter. Funding allocation: $7,000
New Community Ringwood	Provide meals and connection for vulnerable people in Ringwood and Croydon, in partnership with local volunteers and community groups. Funding allocation: $5,000
North Ringwood Care	NRCare offers essential groceries, health and financial support, and referrals, while assisting Winter Shelter and local school meal programs, always prioritising dignity and nutrition. Funding allocation: $4,000
Outer East Foodshare Inc.	OEF to supply food to Maroondah relief agencies, reducing their costs and enabling them to support more clients. Funding allocation: $6,000
The Dining Room Mission Inc	The Dining Room Mission Meal Service offers a weekly dine-in or takeaway meal and welfare support for people in Croydon who are experiencing hardship Funding allocation: $5,500
The Freedom Initiative	Foodbank Program providing food, vouchers, and referrals to vulnerable Maroondah households to address food insecurity and strengthen community wellbeing. Funding allocation: $3,500
TLC Support Inc	TLC Church Foodbank supports Bayswater North and nearby communities by providing essential food and hygiene items to families facing financial hardship. Funding allocation: $2,000
Urban Life Care	Support for food, toiletries, and clothing relief for Maroondah residents facing hardship. Funding allocation: $3,500

2025-26 grant recipients

Expand the grants below to view the organisations and individuals approved for funding in 2025-26.

Arts and Cultural Grants

Recipient	Description
Central Ringwood Community Centre	Colours of Culture is an inclusive community art competition celebrating cultural diversity through creativity. Open to all ages and abilities, it invites locals to explore what culture means to them. Collaborating with Ringwood Art Society and culminating in a public exhibition at the Central Ringwood Community Centre hall, the project fosters connection, expression and community pride in Maroondah.
Claire Bridge	Claire Bridge's exhibition The Water Carriers: Hybrid Futures, scheduled for the Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery, explores connections between women, water and the environment through a new series of sculptures and installations.
Community Music and Performances	Three public concerts at Maroondah Federation Estate, including a large swing band, jazz with vocalist and a classical ensemble, to promote social inclusion and wellbeing.
Dr Ajay Castelino	Melodies and Memories is a 15-week program offering weekly 45-minute music therapy sessions for people with dementia and their carers living in Maroondah.
Knaith Road Childcare	Work with First Nations artist Simone Thomson to design and deliver a mural for the children's outdoor learning space at Knaith Road Childcare.
Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place	The Women's Group will craft a Possum Skin Cloak to increase participation and give voice to Aboriginal women sharing their cultural connection journeys with one another and the community.
Your DNA Creative Arts	FUZE Ensemble includes accessible, all-abilities workshops and a public performance that amplify the voices of disabled artists from Maroondah.

Community Development Grants

Recipient	Description
4Tk Australia	Birds, Bugs and Bush is an environmental education project engaging young people with mental health challenges through their passions. Funding allocation: $5,000
Australian Chin Community (Eastern Melbourne)	New website to support Hakha Chin community activities including settlement support, advocacy, cultural programs, sporting events and volunteerism. Funding allocation: $4,000
Big Little Buddies	Intergenerational music program bringing together aged care residents, pre-schoolers and their carers. Funding allocation: $3,996
Cancer Patients Foundation	Look Good, Feel Better face-to-face workshops to support the wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem of people living with cancer. Funding allocation: $5,000
Chin Community Victoria	Healthy Women's Project is a program engaging Falam Chin women in wellbeing activities. Funding allocation: $5,000
Community Houses Association of the Outer Eastern Suburbs	Living Our Best Life is a project supporting talking cafés to address social isolation in older people. Funding allocation: $4,968
Croydon Hills Community Care	Bringing Karen and Chin seniors together to promote social connection and improve wellbeing. Funding allocation: $2,200
Deshan Chinese Senior Community Group	Weekly social support group for elderly Chinese residents. Funding allocation: $4,500
Eastern All Abilities Netball Club	Extending a new netball recruitment and training program to engage young people with a mild intellectual disability. Funding allocation: $4,000
Eastern Climate Action Melbourne	Community education project raising awareness about the impact of pollutants and excessive stormwater flows on the environment and local waterways. Funding allocation: $5,000
Eastern Sirens Synchronized Swimming	Delivering an inclusive and modified artistic swimming program for athletes with a disability. Funding allocation: $3,000
Heathmont Tennis Club	Audio-visual history project celebrating 100 years of Heathmont Tennis Club. Funding allocation: $2,500
Maroondah Chinese Senior Citizen's Friendship Association	Relieving social isolation and loneliness through a weekly cultural group for Chinese seniors. Funding allocation: $3,000
Maroondah Volleyball	2026 Good Friday Volleyball Tournament. Delivered in conjunction with The Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Funding allocation: $2,000
Melbourne Eastern Netball Association	Festival of Netball is an event focused on engaging people with a disability. Funding allocation: $4,9920
Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival	Logistical support for a festival that attracts thousands of people to Maroondah every year. Funding allocation: $5,000
Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network	Coach hire to transport Maroondah young people to a regional careers expo. Funding allocation: $780
Ringwood Ballet Group	Free matinee performance of Coppélia for members of the Maroondah community who may not normally access cultural events. Funding allocation: $3,500
Ringwood Clocktower Probus Club	Encouraging physical activity, participation and healthy eating through a weekly gardening group. Funding allocation: $1,000
Ringwood Community Church Seniors Group	Providing a home-cooked meal and reducing social isolation for seniors who mostly live alone and no longer cook for themselves. Funding allocation: $700
Ringwood Japanese Playgroup	Funding to support a weekly playgroup for Japanese families. Funding allocation: $1,000
South East Melbourne Tibetan Cultural Group	Weekly social support group for the Tibetan community to relieve social isolation. Funding allocation: $4,994
St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria)	Interactive CPR training delivered to community members at the Maroondah Festival. Funding allocation: $1,000
St Kilda Gatehouse	Support for vulnerable secondary school young women through early intervention, outreach and counselling services. Funding allocation: $4,000
Stroke a Chord Choir	Assistance with venue hire for a choir supporting stroke survivors with aphasia. Funding allocation: $1,070
Zo Community Australia	Bringing together the Zo community to celebrate their Harvest Festival. Funding allocation: $3,000
Zomi Community Melbourne	New after-school club for Zomi community primary and secondary students. Funding allocation: $4,680

Emergency Relief Grants

Recipient	Description
Croydon North Community Meals	Provide food for weekly community meals and supplementary services, including dental and hearing checks in partnership with EACH. Funding allocation: $5,500
Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand	Provide food, toiletries, fuel, transport and material aid to Centrelink recipients. Funding allocation: $5,500
EACH	Provide pantry supplies, toiletry items and medication as an extension to an existing holistic approach to youth health. Funding allocation: $2,500
Eastern Food Rescue	Expand capacity to distribute rescued food through portable refrigeration and food transport equipment. Funding allocation: $5,000
Empower Australia	Upgrading frozen food storage facilities to increase variety and expanding multilingual support to strengthen community outreach. Funding allocation: $7,000
Feed One Feed All	Provide chef-made meals to local agencies for distribution, using upcycled fresh ingredients. Funding allocation: $6,500
FoodFilled	Seed funding for a youth-led volunteer food rescue initiative that is new to Maroondah. Funding allocation: $4,500
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church	Support Maroondah Winter Shelter by organising a weekly food collection service. Funding allocation: $3,500
Hope City Mission	Assistance with maintenance and running costs towards delivery of weekly food relief parcels to people's homes. Funding allocation: $7,000
Maroondah Winter Shelter	Support program costs to assist men experiencing homelessness, including meals and accommodation during winter. Funding allocation: $6,000
New Community Ringwood	Support a home-cooked meals program for socially isolated community members. Funding allocation: $5,000
North Ringwood Care	Provide pantry service and support for school breakfast and lunch programs, and vouchers for clothing, medical and school supplies. Funding allocation: $4,000
Outer East Foodshare	Expand provision of healthy, rescued food to more Maroondah emergency relief agencies. Funding allocation: $7,000
St Vincent de Paul Croydon Conference	Support disadvantaged children and families in partnership with local schools. Funding allocation: $1,500
The Dining Room Mission	Support weekly dine-in and takeaway meals for people who are marginalised. Funding allocation: $5,000
The Eastern Emergency Relief Network	Provide food and toiletry parcels to supplement an established material assistance program. Funding allocation: $5,000
The Freedom Initiative	Provide food items, including fresh produce and meat, through a daily pantry service accessed by individuals and households experiencing hardship. Funding allocation: $3,000
TLC Support	Support provision of food parcels to people experiencing financial hardship. Funding allocation: $1,800
Urban Life Community Care	Provide pantry items for the Ringwood community as well as support for Maroondah Winter Shelter meals. Funding allocation: $2,000

Small Equipment Grants

Recipient	Description
3rd Croydon Scout Group	Marquees for programs and events. Funding allocation: $526
3rd Ringwood East Scout Group	Printer, scanner and ink to support group operations. Funding allocation: $585
7th Ringwood Scout Group	Hiking tents to support group activities. Funding allocation: $536
Alabaster Church	Miscellaneous indoor play equipment. Funding allocation: $385
Arrabri Community House	Trestle tables to support community events. Funding allocation: $750
Croydon & District Obedience Dog Club	Dog jump for agility training and a benchtop dishwasher for clubrooms. Funding allocation: $700
Croydon Community Garden	Battery-operated line trimmer to assist with garden maintenance. Funding allocation: $738
Croydon Conservation Society	Update website to make it mobile-friendly. Funding allocation: $750
Croydon Park Probus Club	Website improvements to assist club administration and communication. Funding allocation: $396
Croydon Walking Club	First aid kits to support the safety and wellbeing of members. Funding allocation: $347
Dokham Chushi Gangdrug Victoria	Stage speaker to support singing and cultural performances. Funding allocation: $749
Eastwood Golf Lawn Bowls Club	Handrail addition for portable accessibility ramps to improve access to the bowling green. Funding allocation: $380
Ellie V. Pullin Preschool	Updated book resources to support literacy development. Funding allocation: $750
EV Strengthening Communities	Painting easels to support creativity, fine motor skills and early learning experiences. Funding allocation: $750
First Friends of Dandenong Creek	Equipment including litter pickers, signage, high-visibility vests and barbecue tongs to support group activities. Funding allocation: $750
Footscape	Foot care kits to promote foot health for vulnerable community members. Funding allocation: $750
Glen Park Community Centre	Cash safe and commercial toasters to support the emergency relief service and social enterprise café. Funding allocation: $699
Kurboroo Kindergarten	Binder machine to support the creation of resources for children and families. Funding allocation: $750
Life Activities Club Croydon	Trolleys and stationery to support club activities and communications. Funding allocation: $634
Lightbox Productions	Foldback speakers to support musical theatre productions and reduce equipment hire costs. Funding allocation: $750
Maroondah Bushwalking Club	Personal locator beacons for overnight and remote hikes. Funding allocation: $750
Maroondah Preschool Parents Club	Printing costs to support production of resources, portfolios and parent communications. Funding allocation: $400
Mountain District Learning Centre	Science, art and sports equipment to support educational programs for young people. Funding allocation: $750
Mullum Mullum Netball Club	Age-appropriate training equipment to support young children learning netball. Funding allocation: $730
North Ringwood Community Children's Centre	Replacement home corner furniture to encourage imaginative play. Funding allocation: $750
Pinemont Pre School	Multicultural education resources to improve cultural representation in teaching and learning activities. Funding allocation: $700
Ringwood East Senior Citizens Centre	Cordless stick vacuum and electric urns for community groups using the facility. Funding allocation: $647
Ringwood North Netball Club	Netball equipment to enhance training programs and replace worn equipment. Funding allocation: $750
Sharing Hope	Laptop to support community education, leadership activities and promotion. Funding allocation: $750
Tarralla Kindergarten Association	Musical instruments to support a rhythm and movement program. Funding allocation: $629
The Skylarkers	Trolley, keyboard and stationery to support group performances. Funding allocation: $350
U3A Croydon	PA system and speakers to improve Musicology and dance group experiences. Funding allocation: $750
U3A Ringwood	Printing supplies to support member communications. Funding allocation: $626
Vocal Vibes	Portable PA system to replace ageing equipment. Funding allocation: $750
Yarrunga Community Centre	Safety barriers and signage for the new outdoor decking area. Funding allocation: $750

2024-25 grant recipients

Expand the grants below to view the organisations and individuals approved for funding in 2024-25.

Arts and Cultural Grants

Recipient	Description
Just Sing Something	The Singing Sandwich Project delivers six weeks of lunchtime singing sessions at Realm, for approximately 120 people working in central Ringwood, working-from-home, commuting, shopping, or looking for an uplifting mood boost. For those who know they can sing, and those who think they can't.
Lipscombe Park Kindergarten	Mural by First Peoples artist Simone Thomson (Wurundjeri / YortaYorta) to be installed on the wall overlooking the kinder's kitchen garden. Artist will consult with the kinder community in the mural design and the garden and mural will be open to the broader community to enjoy outside kinder hours.
Maroondah Symphony Orchestra	Next Generation Mentorship and Development Programis a new program targeting young school and university graduates in the community who specialise in double bass and conducting. This program will provide an instrument, mentoring, experience and the opportunity to play or conduct in a symphonic orchestra.
Mel Jeffery & Eddie Andrews	Creative expression through a series of public zine making workshops for 36 individuals. Participants from cohorts who are often misjudged based on assumptions and stereotypes (target groups include LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse and older people) will explore their identity and share their story via the accessible art of zine making. Zines will be collated and shared as community resource.
Rhys Cousins and Emma X Zhang	CTRL is an exhibition and public program at MFEG exploring the profound impact of technology on our lives. Funded public program component includes two participatory workshops for up to 40 people in new approaches to light painting and landscape led by the artists.
Ringwood and District Historical Society	Creation and printing of Artists of Ringwood District and Their Art, a book featuring the artwork and stories of Maroondah-based artists throughout history, since the early 1900s.
YourDNA Creative Arts	Site Spark Project delivers public activation dance performances in Maroondah precinct which are then recorded and distributed as short films. Collaborating with diverse artists and using bespoke soundscapes, the project aims to activate community spaces through dance.

Community Development Grants

Organisation	Description
Australian Chin Community (Eastern Melbourne)	Physical activity and mentoring programs Funding allocation: $4,000
Big Little Buddies	Intergenerational music program Funding allocation: $4,000
Cancer Patients Foundation	Deliver 'Look Good Feel Better' programs Funding allocation: $4,000
Carer's Share Centre	Storage of equipment for foster carers Funding allocation: $4,000
Chin Community Victoria	Travel and support for volunteers Funding allocation: $3,000
Communities of Wellbeing	Workplace Wellbeing Expo Funding allocation: $3,000
Croydon City Soccer Club	Establish a new all-abilities team Funding allocation: $3,500
Croydon Hills Community Care	Addressing social isolation and loneliness for Karen seniors Funding allocation: $2,182
Croydon Ranges Hockey Club	Deliver the Up-Skill project for coaches Funding allocation: $3,000
Deshan Chines Seniors Community Group	Translation and advocacy services Funding allocation: $2,800
Downball Australia	Providing access to sport for Maroondah children Funding allocation: $1,950
Eastern All Abilities Netball Club	Recruitment program for players and members Funding allocation: $3,000
Eastern Ranges Retirees	Support for regular social gatherings Funding allocation: $810
Eco Warriors	Community workshops to construct habitat pods Funding allocation: $3,000
Empower Australia	Community BBQ and food relief breakfast program Funding allocation: $2,000
FVREE	Family violence education and support to Toy Library volunteers, toys for children Funding allocation: $4,000
Greater Eastern Malayalees	Support for ONAM cultural festival Funding allocation: $3,200
Heathmont East Preschool Association	STEM equipment and books Funding allocation: $678
Lighthouse Foundation	Support volunteer recruitment and screening. Funding allocation: $3,500
Maroondah Italian Seniors	Support for social opportunities through outings Funding allocation: $2,000
Maroondah SES Unit	Multicultural Family Activity Day Funding allocation: $3,500
Maroondah Singers	Purchase sheet music Funding allocation: $750
Maroondah Volleyball	Good Friday volleyball tournament 2025 Funding allocation: $3,000
Monkami	Inclusive art exhibition Funding allocation: $3,500
Outer East Learning and Employment Network	Apprenticeship and Careers Night Funding allocation: $4,000
Psylaw Incorporated	Podcast and online resources for Chin culture Funding allocation: $4,000
Ringwood Ballet	Free performance for the community Funding allocation: $2,500
Ringwood Church of Christ	Provide Auslan interpreted community events Funding allocation: $2,000
Ringwood Community Church	Monthly lunch for seniors Funding allocation: $600
Ringwood Spiders	Personal development and social skills program Funding allocation: $3,000
Sharing Hope	Leadership and cultural awareness program for Karen youth Funding allocation: $4,000
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria	Education support for children Funding allocation: $2,000
Team Sports 4 All	Providing access to sport for Maroondah children/young people Funding allocation: $4,000
The Onemda Association	Drama initiative for people with an intellectual disability Funding allocation: $2,000

Emergency Relief Grants

Recipient	Description
4TK Australia	Food pantry service for Burmese families Funding allocation: $5,000
Croydon North Community Meals	Weekly luncheon for isolated people Funding allocation: $6,000
Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand	Food, toiletries, vouchers, transport assistance Funding allocation: $5,000
Eastern Emergency Relief Network	Emergency meals, toiletries, material assistance Funding allocation: $3,500
Eastern Food Rescue	Assistance with volunteer program/fuel reimbursements Funding allocation: $5,000
Elisha Care	Assistance with purchase of ride-on mower to support gardening social enterprise Funding allocation: $6,000
Feed One Feed All	Deliver fresh, chef-made meals Funding allocation: $5,000
Good Shepherd Lutheran	Support Maroondah Winter Shelter meals Funding allocation: $4,200
Hope City Mission	Food delivery program Funding allocation: $7,000
Maroondah Winter Shelter	Safe, overnight shelter and meals for homeless men Funding allocation: $7,000
New Community Ringwood	Day and evening meals, personal care, hampers and support Funding allocation: $6,000
North Ringwood Care	Emergency food, pharmacy, dental, etc. Funding allocation: $3,500
St Vincent de Paul Croydon	Educational support for students Funding allocation: $2,000
St Vincent de Paul Ringwood North	Food and bill relief for families Funding allocation: $1,600
The Dining Room Mission	Weekly sit-down meal, social connection, material aid Funding allocation: $5,000
The Freedom Initiative	Food hampers, community pantry and material aid Funding allocation: $3,000
TLC Support Inc	Food parcels, accommodation and meals for Maroondah Winter Shelter Funding allocation: $3,700
Urban Life Care	Food pantry Funding allocation: $2,000

Small Equipment Grants

Recipient	Description
3rd Croydon Scouts	Hiking packs Funding allocation: $600
3rd Ringwood East Scout Group	Gazebos for camps and programs Funding allocation: $700
Arrabri Community House	Kitchen equipment to support community events Funding allocation: $578
Australian Jazz Museum	Digital scanner to convert text to audio for members with low vision Funding allocation: $590
Brentwood Park Kindergarten	Ergonomic and safe changing station and sink Funding allocation: $600
Burnt Bridge Tennis Club	Laptop Funding allocation: $500
Community Music & Performances	Wireless microphones Funding allocation: $710
Croydon Chess Club	Laptop Funding allocation: $500
Croydon Conservation Society	Assistance with group running costs Funding allocation: $480
Croydon Park Probus	Laptop Funding allocation: $500
Eastern Sirens Synchronised Swimming Club	Laptop Funding allocation: $500
Eastwood Golf Bowls Club	Accessible aluminium ramps Funding allocation: $702
Enjoy Planned Retirement	Assistance with newsletter printing costs Funding allocation: $500
First Friends of Dandenong Creek	Assistance with group running costs and equipment Funding allocation: $400
Glen Park Community Centre	Miscellaneous equipment to improve safety Funding allocation: $740
Heathmont History Group (Ringwood & District Historical Society)	Assistance with printing Funding allocation: $400
Heathmont Uniting Church Community Lifestyle Centre	Marketing equipment Funding allocation: $400
Heathmont Uniting Netball Club	Netball bibs Funding allocation: $500
Life Activities Club Croydon	Assistance with printing costs Funding allocation: $513
Lightbox Productions	AV equipment to support productions Funding allocation: $500
Maroondah Pre School Parents Club	Assistance with printing costs Funding allocation: $400
Melbourne East Netball Association	Printer Funding allocation: $400
Mountain District Learning Centre	Upgrade equipment and educational resources Funding allocation: $600
North Ringwood Community Children's Centre	Laptop Funding allocation: $500
North Ringwood Community House	BBQ equipment to support community events Funding allocation: $750
Oban Heights T.O.W.N. Club	Laptop Funding allocation: $500
Ringwood Clocktower Probus Club	Knitting supplies Funding allocation: $450
Ringwood East Senior Citizens Centre	Kitchen trolleys Funding allocation: $422
Ringwood Football Club	Equipment for women's teams Funding allocation: $400
Rotary Club of Maroondah	PA speaker for community events Funding allocation: $225
Scouts Association - 7th Ringwood	Personal flotation devices for safe canoeing Funding allocation: $350
St James Netball Club	Netball bibs Funding allocation: $500
Tarralla Kindergarten	Laptop Funding allocation: $500
Trinity Netball Club	Replace training kits Funding allocation: $400
U3A Ringwood	Assistance with printing and online delivery of classes Funding allocation: $500
Yarrunga Community Centre	Laundry equipment to support Maroondah Winter Shelter Funding allocation: $750

2023-24 grant recipients

Expand the grants below to view the organisations and individuals approved for funding in 2023-24.

Arts and Cultural Grants

Recipient	Description
Angharad Neal-Williams	Walk and Draw Outdoor Illustration Workshops is a series of workshops for all ages at Wyreena Community Arts Centre and Maroondah Federation Estate including landscape illustration, walk and draw, and drawing natural objects.
Australia Chin Community (Eastern Melbourne Inc.)	Community Arts and Cultural Development Program giving young people in the Chin Community the opportunity to learn and enhance their knowledge and skills in cultural practises such as traditional dances and crafts.
Knaith Road Childcare Centre	Installation of a mural by First Nations artist Simone Thomson on the shed in the Centre’s outdoor play area, with visibility to the public in Knaith Road Reserve.
Multicultural Women Victoria	Our Plants, Our Story is an exhibition and associated public programs at Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery exploring first generation migrant women and their role in the family and community.
Psylaw Incorporated	Chin Modern and Traditional Arts is an immersive and interactive event featuring modern and traditional visual and performing arts from the Chin community, particularly focused on engaging young people from the whole Chin community.
Simon Grennan / Algorithmic Drawing Group	Drawing with Algorithms is an exhibition at Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery that delivers an unfolding graphic experiment in the gallery and related spaces, encouraging co-creation, participation, and conversational exchange between artists and gallery visitors.
U3A Croydon	Free Musical Instrument Lending Library is a program that supports the pathway for older people to trial, learn, practice and eventually perform new musical instruments with their peers. Funds support purchase of instruments, maintenance costs, and the establishment of a lending system.

Community Development Grants

Recipient	Description
Australian Martial Arts Foundation Inc.	Deliver martial arts program to seniors and school students. Funding allocation: $3,000
Bayswater North Kindergarten.	Provide play equipment to facilitate greater participation. Funding allocation: $750
Big Little Buddies.	Deliver intergenerational music program. Funding allocation: $4,000
Brentwood Park Kindergarten.	Engage Haka Chin families through gardening, recipes and production of a cookbook. Funding allocation: $2,600
Cancer Patients Foundation.	Deliver 'Look Good, Feel Better' programs to support cancer patient. Funding allocation: $4,000
Chin Communities Victorian Seniors Group (CCVEG) Inc.	Support seniors to produce a video promoting cultural understanding. Funding allocation: $3,500
Chin Community Victoria.	Deliver Chin Community Youth Festival. Funding allocation: $3,500
Communities of Wellbeing.	Support purchase of wellbeing family journals. Funding allocation: $3,000
Community Music Performances Inc.	Replace wireless microphones. Funding allocation: $750
Croydon Hills Community Care.	Upgrade kitchen to improve safety and accessibility. Funding allocation: $750
Croydon Men's Shed.	Materials to construct Angel Boxes. Funding allocation: $750
Different Journeys Inc.	Social activities for autistic people and carer peer support programs. Funding allocation: $3,000
Eastern All-Abilities Netball Club	Support venue hire costs. Funding allocation: $3,500
Eastern Ranges Retirees	Support venue hire costs. Funding allocation: $980
First Friends of Dandenong Creek	Assist with group running costs. Funding allocation: $715
Greater Eastern Malayalees Melbourne Inc.	Assist with running costs for Onam cultural festival. Funding allocation: $2,500
Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah.	Groupo support including venue hire and activities. Funding allocation: $2,500
Heathmont Football Club.	Trial software to support new junior and Auskick coaches. Funding allocation: $1,900
Heaven's Joy Australia.	provide meals assistance for Maroondah Winter Shelter. Funding allocation: $2,000
Interchange Outer East.	Forest therapy sessions for male carers. Funding allocation: $2,000
Lighthouse Foundation.	Play sessions for young families who are homeless. Staff professional development. Funding allocation: $3,250
Maroondah BMX Club.	Replace outdated signage on club building. Funding allocation: $750
Maroondah Chinese Senior Citizen's Friendship Association.	Assist with venue hire fees and group activities. Funding allocation: $2,500
Maroondah Interfaith Network.	Deliver seminars and cross-cultural Harmony Day event. Funding allocation: $3,000
Maroondah Italian Seniors.	Group support including venue hire and activities. Funding allocation: $2,500
Maroondah United Football Club.	Assist purchase of goals and subsidies for culturally and linguistically diverse players. Funding allocation: $3,200
Maroondah Volleyball.	Deliver management training to assist strategic planning. Funding allocation: $2,999
Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival Inc.	Support Festival venue hire fees. Funding allocation: $2,500
Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne).	Support volleyball tournament for Burmese communities, including venue hire. Funding allocation: $3,500
Mountain District Learning Centre.	Support young people through education and positive social support activities. Funding allocation: $2,400
Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place.	Support health initiatives for Aboriginal women. Funding allocation: $5,000
Ngwala Willumbong Aboriginal Corporation.	Deliver culturally appropriate consultations and education workshops. Funding allocation: $4,000
Ringwood Ballet Group.	Support venue hire and event costs to deliver free performance to the community. Funding allocation: $2,500
Ringwood Bowls Club.	Support community event promoting bowls. Funding allocation: $500
Ringwood Church of Christ.	Provide Auslan interpreted community events. Funding allocation: $2,000
Ringwood Community Church Seniors.	Support delivery of weekly meal for seniors. Funding allocation: $500
Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club.	Assist with pavilion and ground fees. Funding allocation: $3,810.40
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria.	Support vulnerable children identified by schools who need education and other material assistance. Funding allocation: $2,500
Stroke A Chord Choir.	Assist with venue hire and group activities. Funding allocation: $2,070
The One Box Group.	Provide weekly fresh food boxes to vulnerable Indigenous families. Funding allocation: $4,680

Emergency Relief Grants

Recipient	Description
4Tk Australia	Food pantry service for Burmese families. Funding allocation: $5,000
Croydon North Community Meals	Weekly luncheon for isolated people. Funding allocation: $6,000
Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand	Food, toiletries, vouchers, transport assistance. Funding allocation: $5,000
Eastern Emergency Relief Network	Emergency meals, toiletries, material assistance. Funding allocation: $3,500
Eastern Food Rescue	Assistance with volunteer program/fuel reimbursements. Funding allocation: $5,000
Elisha Care	Assistance with purchase of ride-on mower to support gardening social enterprise. Funding allocation: $6,000
Feed One Feed All	Deliver fresh, chef-made meals. Funding allocation: $5,000
Good Shepherd Lutheran	Support Maroondah Winter Shelter meals. Funding allocation: $4,200
Hope City Mission	Food delivery program. Funding allocation: $7,000
Maroondah Winter Shelter	Safe, overnight shelter and meals for homeless men. Funding allocation: $7,000
New Community Ringwood	Day and evening meals, personal care, hampers and support. Funding allocation: $6,000
North Ringwood Care	Emergency food, pharmacy, dental, etc. Funding allocation: $3,500
St Vincent de Paul Croydon	Educational support for students. Funding allocation: $2,000
The Dining Room Mission	Weekly sit-down meal, social connection, material aid. Funding allocation: $5,000
The Freedom Initiative	Food hampers, community pantry and material aid. Funding allocation: $3,000
TLC Support Inc	Food parcels, accommodation and meals for Maroondah Winter Shelter. Funding allocation: $3,700
Urban Life Care	Food pantry. Funding allocation: $2,000

Small Equipment Grants

Recipient	Description
Basix 4 Blokes Inc	Assist with printing costs. Funding allocation: $250
Burnt Bridge Tennis Club	Purchase self-defrosting fridge. Funding allocation: $634
Central Ringwood Community Centre	Purchase 2 ergonomic sewing carts to assist with upcycling/recycling initiatives. Funding allocation: $500
Croydon Conservation Society	Assist with group running costs. Funding allocation: $475
Croydon City Soccer Club	Replenish soccer balls. Funding allocation: $400
Croydon Ranges Hockey Club	Support purchase of junior goalkeeper equipment. Funding allocation: $200
Eastern Food Rescue	Purchase food trolleys to comply with OH&S requirements. Funding allocation: $400
Ellie V Pullin Pre School	Purchase culturally diverse resources. Funding allocation: $750
Footscape Inc.	Produce podiatry foot care kits for vulnerable community members. Funding allocation: $500
Friends of Tarralla Creek	Assist with club promotion and activities. Funding allocation: $650
Glen Park Community Centre Inc	Purchase equipment to improve safety and accessibility for volunteer. Funding allocation: $500
Heathmont Ladies Probus Club	Support purchase of storage cupboard. Funding allocation: $200
Heathmont Uniting Church Community Lifestyle Centre (HUCCLC).	Upgrade exercise equipment. Funding allocation: $500
Knox Bridge Club	Replace tables and cards. Funding allocation: $400
Life Activities Club, Croydon Inc.	Assist with printing costs. Funding allocation: $540
Lightbox Productions	Purchas rehearsal keyboard. Funding allocation: $750
Maroondah Photographic Society	Purchase sound equipment for meetings. Funding allocation: $500
Maroondah Preschool	Assist with printing costs. Funding allocation: $400
Melbourne East Netball Association	Purchase walking netball equipment. Funding allocation: $400
Mountain District Horse and Pony Club	Purchase show jumping equipment. Funding allocation: $750
North Ringwood Community Children's Centre Inc	Purchase raised garden beds. Funding allocation: $520
North Ringwood Community House	Purchase gardening equipment and planter boxes. Funding allocation: $500
Ringwood Day VIEW Club	Purchase sound equipment for meetings. Funding allocation: $438
Ringwood East Ladies Probus Club	Support administrations costs. Funding allocation: $200
Singapore Merlion Club	Assist with club running costs. Funding allocation: $500
U3A Ringwood	Assist with printing and online delivery of classes. Funding allocation: $750
Vocal Vibes Chorus	Purchase two microphones. Funding allocation: $500
Yarrunga Community Centre	Purchase kitchen equipment to deliver food relief. Funding allocation: $750

2022-23 grant recipients

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Arts and Cultural Grants

Recipient	Description
Artur Lyczba	Training the Eye is an exhibition and public talks at Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery displaying the artist’s painting practice, and exploring his background in art therapy. Funding allocation: $928
Bushwahzee	Adventure Before Dementia is a staged reading of a new musical exploring positive ageing. Featuring folk musicians and actors, to be staged at Maroondah Federation Estate. Funding allocation: $3,250
Hsin Lin	Blossoms of Life - The Eucalyptus Flower For Everyone is a collaborative public art project between visual artist Hsin Lin and poet Lauren Hancock. The mural and poem will be installed at Ringwood Lake Park. Funding allocation: $5,000
Jazz Notes	Maroondah Jazz: sharing the joy of live jazz is a free, public event at Ringwood Town Square featuring a professional band and a local youth band covering different styles of jazz. Funding allocation: $2,345
Ringwood Highland Pipe Band	Drum Corp Upskilling is a program to refine and extend the skills of the whole volunteer band through the purchase of two bass drum harnesses and engagement of an expert drum tutor. Funding allocation: $2,250
Yarrunga Community Centre	25th Birthday Metal Art Sculpture is a metal sculpture designed in partnership with the community to be installed at the gardens at Yarrunga, celebrating 25 years in the community. Funding allocation: $4,500
YourDNA Creative Arts – Music in Motion	The Sound Tree is a project to develop and create an accessible musical instrument that can be used by a group of artists and students considered to have disabilities. Funds support purchase of instruments, maintenance costs, and the establishment of a lending system. Funding allocation: $5,000

2021-22 grant recipients

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Arts and Cultural Grants

Recipient	Description
Chelle Destefano and Claire Bridge	What I Wish I'd Told You is an exhibition and public program that centres Deaf voices, bringing visitors into a Deaf Cultural experience through Auslan stories by a diverse group of Deaf people. Workshops, performances and social events will accompany the exhibition at Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery. Funding allocation: $5,000
Fresh Theatre for Social Change	The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a site-specific, outdoor performance of Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui to be performed in the Ringwood arts precinct. This will be a local, organic performance of a thought provoking play by a leading local socially-engaged theatre company. Funding allocation: $5,000
Jazz Notes	Jazz at the Lake is an outdoor music event will bring the community together for a full day of music at Ringwood Lake. This inclusive community event will have wide appeal and will showcase local musicians including a local high school stage band, a big band and well-known singers. Funding allocation: $4,994
Maroondah Symphony Orchestra	The purchase of chimes will enable the Orchestra to increase its capacity to perform a wide range of musical repertoire. Funding allocation: $1,000
Your DNA Creative Arts	An accessible spectacle performance piece which will amplify lesser-heard voices of Maroondah to the broader community. PORTAL will present a rare and beautiful story in a high exposure public space, tenderly told and utilising sophisticated sensory and aerial engineering. Funding allocation: $5,000
3D Arts Company	Young people in Maroondah will create a public performance in partnership with Melbourne Playback Theatre company. Culminating in a Bringing Back Theatre festival, young actors will once again experience the value of live theatre in the community. Funding allocation: $2,300

Community Development Grants

Recipient	Description
Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne)	Green Thumb Chinese Senior's Gardening project Funding allocation: $4,272
Chin Community Victoria Inc	COVID-19 Recovery and Essential Information Funding allocation: $5,000
Maroondah Interfaith Network	Developing a Compassion Community Funding allocation: $3,000
Crossway Baptist Church	Crossway Ringwood EAL Funding allocation: $4,000
Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (OELLEN)	Maroondah Youth Careers Expo 2021 Funding allocation: $5,000
Ringwood Highland Games Inc	Traffic Management & Stage & Equipment hire Funding allocation: $2,500
Croydon Men's Shed	Bandsaw Funding allocation: $2,099
Ringwood and District Historical Society	Centenary of Greenwood Ave MFE Funding allocation: $3,500
Australian Martial Arts Foundation (AMAF)	Martial Arts Programs for Kids Funding allocation: $5,000
Maroondah Business Group Incorporated	Confident Communication for Woman in Business Funding allocation: $5,000
Cancer Patients Foundation	Look Good Feel Better Program Funding allocation: $5,000
Croydon RSL	Croydon RSL Branch Photo Copier Funding allocation: $4,500
Stroke a Chord Choir	Program costs Funding allocation: $1,650
Maroondah Volleyball	Good Friday Volleyball Tournament 2022 Funding allocation: $1,700
All Stars Choir Inc.	Hall hire rent Funding allocation: $4,000
St Vincent de Paul Society Inc.	School materials for children Funding allocation: $3,500
Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club	Ground fees Funding allocation: $3,701
CHBC Links Inc.	Community Facility Upgrade Funding allocation: $5,000
The Onemda Association	Training for people with intellectual disabilities Funding allocation: $4,794.07
Light Community Baptist Church	Defibrillator Funding allocation: $2,295
Inclusive Music Theatre Inc.	Rehearsal Space Funding allocation: $1,502
Eastern Ranges Retirees Inc	Venue Hire Funding allocation: $880
Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah	Annual Group Activity Project Funding allocation: $3,500
Clock Tower Community Club Incorporated	Social services for seniors Funding allocation: $3,500
Chokhlei Tennis Club	Tennis Lessons for Chin Communities Funding allocation: $5,000
Eastern All-abilities Netball Incorporated	Eastern All-abilities Netball Funding allocation: $1,564

Emergency Relief Grants

Recipient	Description
Kiosk Soup Kitchen	Kiosk Soup Kitchen Funding allocation: $3,570
Vinnies Croydon Conference.	A hand up for people in Croydon Funding allocation: $7,000
Winter Shelter	Winter Shelter 2021 Funding allocation: $7,000
Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand	Helping Hand Emergency Relief Funding allocation: $5,000
ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Agency	ADRA Supporting Food Insecurity Funding allocation: $7,000
St.Vincent de Paul Society Victoria Inc (Holy Spirit Conference Ringwood North	Continuation of service Funding allocation: $5,000
Croydon North Uniting Church	Croydon North Community Meals Funding allocation: $7,000
Hope City Mission Inc	Hope On Wheels Funding allocation: $7,000
TLC Support Inc.	Addressing Food Insecurity Funding allocation: $3,750
Parents Without Partners (Vic) Community Services Inc. t/a Tamminya House	Bunk Beds Funding allocation: $3,431
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Ringwood	Good Shepherd Community Meal Project Funding allocation: $3,000
The Dining Room Mission	Dining Room Mission meal service Funding allocation: $3,400

Small Equipment Grants

Recipient	Description
Glen Park Community Centre Inc	Uniform and School supplies resources Funding allocation: $750
Singapore Merlion Club	Merlion Club Administration, Operations and Events Funding allocation: $750
North Ringwood Community House Inc	Comfortably Connect Funding allocation: $750
Ringwood Movie Makers Inc	Purchase and erection of 2 speakers Funding allocation: $750
Maroondah Preschool	Maroondah Preschool Printing Funding allocation: $750
Ringwood Clocktower Probus Club	Contribution to Probus Club Activity Group administration costs Funding allocation: $560
Ringwood East Senior Citizens' Centre Inc.	Seniors Equipment Funding allocation: $479
Eastern Sirens Synchronized Swimming	Increasing Club Participation and Awareness Funding allocation: $260
1st Mooroolbark Scout Group	First Aid Kits Funding allocation: $550
North Ringwood Playgroup Inc.	Foyer Cabinet Funding allocation: $150
Heathmont Uniting Church Community Lifestyle Centre (HUCCLC)	Smart Phone upgrade Funding allocation: $697
U3A Croydon	Promotion display screen Funding allocation: $620
Arrabri Community House	New Sit/Stand Desks Funding allocation: $738
3rd Ringwood East Scout Group	Cooking equipment for VICJam 2022 Funding allocation: $550
Life Activities Club, Croydon Inc	Club Operations: Speaker and Microphone Funding allocation: $354
Kurboroo Kindergarten	Kurboroo Equipment Funding allocation: $735
Sharing Hope Ltd	Digital and Graphic Design laptop Funding allocation: $750
Red Caps Golf Inc.	Purchase of new HP Laptop Computer Funding allocation: $750
Yarrunga Community Centre	Data Projector and screen to improve access to information within programs and community activities Funding allocation: $750
U3A Ringwood Inc	U3A Ringwood Offset Ongoing Communication Costs Funding allocation: $750
Arrabri Kindergarten	The purchase of a new PC for the teachers office Funding allocation: $750
Ringwood Garden Club	RGC Technology upgrade Funding allocation: $650

2020-21 grant recipients

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Community Development Grants

Recipient	Description
Maroondah Interfaith Network	Building Community – Seminar Series Funding allocation: $3,000
Life Saving Victoria	Virtual Reality & 'Sink or Swim' Aquatic Safety & Survival Programs for Youth Funding allocation: $4,742
Maroondah Toy Library	New Large Sensory-Friendly Toys Funding allocation: $3,600
PINEMONT PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC	Gross Motor Activity Play Funding allocation: $3,200
The Babes Project	Birth and Baby Packs for at-risk families Funding allocation: $4,600
Croydon Historical Society Inc	WW2 Veterans from Croydon and District Saluting your service Funding allocation: $5,000
Maroondah Symphony Orchestra Inc	Purchase of sheet music for the Orchestra Funding allocation: $1,925
Maroondah Voice	Website Development for Maroondah Voice Funding allocation: $3,490
Neighbourhood Connect	Let's Get Neighbourly, Maroondah! Funding allocation: $4,990
Ringwood Ballet Group Inc.	Cinderella - Matinee Performance for the Community Funding allocation: $3,280
Ringwood Highland Games Inc	Dance stages, Folk Tent, Traffic Management & Stage & Equipment hire Funding allocation: $2,500
3rd Croydon Scout Group	2020 Accessibility, Group Events, & Equipment Program Funding allocation: $5,000
All Stars Choir Inc	Hall hire Funding allocation: $500
Croydon Stroke Support Group	Weekly rent Funding allocation: $980
iDareU Ltd	Creating a World of Opportunity Through Technology Funding allocation: $2,764
Inclusive Music Theatre Inc.	Maintaining Rehearsal Space for All Ability Performers Funding allocation: $1,944
Oscars100	Oscars100 All Abilities Community Run Club Funding allocation: $3,450
Ringwood Prostate Cancer Support Group	RPCSG rent funding Funding allocation: $740
St Vincent de Paul Society, Croydon Conference	Vinnies at home assistance Funding allocation: $5,000
St Vincent de Paul Society Inc	Education is a basic human right Funding allocation: $3,500
Stroke a Chord Choir	Celebrate Funding allocation: $2,050
Wellways Australia Limited	Improved access to healthcare for rough sleepers Funding allocation: $5,000
Greek Elderly Citizens of Maroondah	Annual Group Activity Project Funding allocation: $3,500
Maroondah Italian Senior Citizens Club	Italian Maroondah Senior Citizens Community Building Project Funding allocation: $3,500
Eastern All-abilities Netball Incorporated	Eastern All-abilities Netball Funding allocation: $2,420
Norwood Sporting Club	SALT (Sport And Life Training) sessions and Learning-In-Practice Activities to integrate our Juniors in the community Funding allocation: $4,600
Parkrun Inc (T/A parkrun Australia)	Parkrun for Maroondah Funding allocation: $5,000
Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club	Ringwood Spiders All-abilities Sports Club Funding allocation: $4,085
Victorian Electric Wheelchair Sports Association	Hire of Basketball Court Funding allocation: $2,838
Croydon Community School	Aquahub Empowerment Program Funding allocation: $3,131
Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (OELLEN)	Careers for Youth Forum Funding allocation: $5,000
SYC / HYPA	CareFactor Funding allocation: $3,000
The MISFIT Project	Pop Culture Conversation Club Online Platform Funding allocation: $2,242

Emergency Relief Grants

Recipient	Description
New Community Ringwood	New Community Meals Funding allocation: $5,000
CHBC Links Inc	Winter Shelter Funding allocation: $4,750
North Ringwood Care	North Ringwood care - Emergency Relief and Support Funding allocation: $3,500
ADRA Vive Cafe	COVID-19 RESPONSE Funding allocation: $5,000
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Ringwood	Good Shepherd Community Meal Project Funding allocation: $3,000
Hope City Mission Inc	Emergency Relief Central HUB (Stairway to hope) Funding allocation: $5,000
The Freedom Initiative Incorporated	Feed Maroondah Funding allocation: $4,404

Small Equipment Grants

Recipient	Description
Red Caps Golf Incorporated.	Continuation of Printing Services for Non-Computer Literate Members. Funding allocation: $500
Vocal Vibes Chorus	Vocal Coaching Funding allocation: $750
East Ringwood Football Club	Purchase of printer and editing software to help the club produce our own promotional materials Funding allocation: $750
Tarralla Kindergarten Association Incorporated	Purchase of iPad Funding allocation: $626
Maroondah Preschool	Printing Funding allocation: $750
Family Access Network	Peer Leadership Program Funding allocation: $716
Nth Ringwood Community Children's Centre Inc	New Kitchen Fridge for NRCCC Funding allocation: $750
St Johns Kindergarten	Prams for play Funding allocation: $638
Lipscombe Park kindergarten	Distance learning Funding allocation: $750
Maroondah Volleyball	Maroondah Volleyball State League Program Funding allocation: $750
Glen Park Community Centre Inc	Community pantry resources Funding allocation: $750
Ellie V Pullin Preschool	Equipment for bush kinder program Funding allocation: $464

2019-20 grant recipients

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Community Development Grants

Recipient	Description
Australia Chin Community (Eastern Melbourne) Inc.	Night English Language Program for seniors Funding allocation: $2,500
Crossway Baptist Church	Venue hire for conversational English classes for Chinese community Funding allocation: $2,000
Sharing Hope Ltd	Youth Leadership capacity building for Karen and Australian born youth. and policy development Funding allocation: $2,000
South Sudanese Christian Welfare Association (Maroondah Southern Sudanese Association)	Website development and settlement support Funding allocation: $1,500
Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne)	Cool Kids and Rainbows Program Funding allocation: $2,500
Heathmont East Preschool	Heathmont East Preschool 50 Years Celebration Funding allocation: $2,000
Maroondah Toy Library	New sensory-friendly toys Funding allocation: $2,250
North Ringwood Pre-School	Bush Kinder, wet weather provisions Funding allocation: $1,500
Brentwood Park Kindergarten	Creating Connections - collaborative art project Funding allocation: $1,000
Great Ryrie Primary School	Showcase garden of Maroondah indigenous plants Funding allocation: $1,000
CHBC	Links winter shelter Funding allocation: $4,650
Ringwood Ballet Group Inc.	Coppelia free matinee performance Funding allocation: $2,790
Maroondah Interfaith Network (MIN)	Harmony Day seminars Funding allocation: $2,000
Ringwood Highland Games Inc (RHG)	Community event celebrating Scottish culture and heritage Funding allocation: $1,500
Opus Twenty One (Eastern Suburbs Community) Big Band Incorporated	Big Band By The Lake concert series Funding allocation: $1,000
Maroondah Movement for Reconciliation Inc	The future and Aboriginal culture forum Funding allocation: $1,000
Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place Inc	Harmony Day event Funding allocation: $750
Spectrum Journeys Inc	Carers and Educators Autism Conference Funding allocation: $1,000
Wellways Australia	Pathways to home - homeless outreach program Funding allocation: $2,700
Elisha Care Inc	Computer purchase Funding allocation: $3,976
Heaven's Joy Australia Incorporated	Retreats offering support Funding allocation: $2,500
Zion House for Women	Shine Program - Empowering Women Funding allocation: $2,000
Eastern Regional Access Television Incorporated	Venue Hire Funding allocation: $1,680
Croydon Hills Community Men's Shed	Equipment purchase Funding allocation: $500
Ringwood Community Church	Community meals project Funding allocation: $1,000
Ringwood Prostate Cancer Support Group Inc. (RPCSG)	Venue hire Funding allocation: $741
Ringwood Spiders all-abilities sports club	Venue hire Funding allocation: $4,522
Victorian Electric Wheelchair Sports Association	Venue hire Funding allocation: $2,970
Inclusive Music Theatre Inc.	Venue hire Funding allocation: $2,236
All Stars Choir Inc	Equipment purchase Funding allocation: $1,000
Stroke a Chord Choir	Venue hire, annual concert costs Funding allocation: $2,130
iDareU Limited	Carer "Me" Day Funding allocation: $1,864
Croydon Stroke Support group	Venue hire Funding allocation: $980
North Ringwood Care	Perishable foods and youth support projects Funding allocation: $3,500
Croydon Uniting Church Helping Hand	Emergency food relief and vouchers Funding allocation: $5,000
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Ringwood	Community meals service Funding allocation: $3,900
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria Inc.	Educational costs support Funding allocation: $5,000
The Dining Room Mission Inc	Community meals service Funding allocation: $3,000
TLC Support Inc.	Emergency food relief Funding allocation: $2,769
The Freedom Initiative Incorporated	Refrigeration for emergency food relief Funding allocation: $3,910
Glen Park Community Centre Inc	Community meals service Funding allocation: $2,200
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Ringwood North	Home visiting for emergency relief and support Funding allocation: $5,000
St Vincent de Paul Society - Croydon Conference	Home visiting for emergency relief and support Funding allocation: $5,000
Hope City Mission Inc.	'Seasons of Hope' emergency relief community garden Funding allocation: $4,500
Sport & Life Training Ltd (SALT)	Mental health and life skills training sessions Funding allocation: $5,000
Eastern Sirens Synchronized Swimming Club Inc.	Trial program for men Funding allocation: $500
Clocktower Community Club Inc	Social services of seniors Funding allocation: $600
Maroondah Italian Senior Citizens Club	Italian seniors community building project Funding allocation: $1,000
Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah	Greek seniors social activity program Funding allocation: $1,000
Eastern Ranges Retirees Inc.	Venue Hire at Federation Estate Funding allocation: $900
Ringwood Secondary College	Bounce into Mental Health Carnival Funding allocation: $1,500
Mountain District Learning Centre	'The Cottage program' at Evs for Maroondah young people Funding allocation: $1,830

Small Equipment Grants

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

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