In 2023 Council awarded over 100 Community Grants to various local community groups and organisations to deliver programs and initiatives that enhanced the lives of people in our community. We would like to thank all the innovative community groups that used their funds to deliver activities that contribute to enhancing the wellbeing of our diverse community.
You can view all 2023/2024 grant recipients below:
To learn more our range of grant categories, visit the Grant Categories page.
Small Equipment Grant
Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Vermont Floral Art Group
- 1st Nunawading Scout Group
- LinC Whitehorse
- Chinese Health Foundation of Australia
- Heatherdale Cricket Club
- Whitehorse Chinese Senior ‘You Yi’ Friendship Association Inc.
- Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
- Cooee Playgroup – Unihill Church East Campus, ACTS Global Churches
- Shanghai Chinese Overseas Friendship Association (Australia) Inc.
- Birralee Pre School Inc.
- Friend Street Kindergarten
- OOPS Netball Club
- Lianmeng AusChina Senior Choir Incorporated
- Heatherdale Tennis Club Incorporated
- Combined Probus of East Burwood Inc.
- Whitehorse Community Indigenous Plant Project
- Livingston Netball Club
- Melbourne Chinese Orchestra
- Whitehorse Churches Care
- Seedlings@Whitehorse Kindergarten
- Indra Preschool Blackburn South
- Heatherdale Pre-School
- Dr Stanley Cochrane Memorial Kindergarten
- Melbourne Baseball Club
- Mitcham Bowls Club Inc.
- Box Hill South Pre-School
- Bedford Choral Voices
- Eastern Food Rescue Incorporated
- Whitehorse Pioneers Football Netball Club
- Box Hill Baptist Church
- Donvale Nunawading Girl Guides
- Nunawading Toy Library
- Rotary Club of Nunawading Inc.
- Burwood City Football Club
Seed Funding Grant
Successful 2023/24 Grant recipient: Melbourne School of Fine Woodworking Inc.
Creativity Grant
Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Whitehorse Orchestra
- Melbourne Chinese Opera Inc.
- East Mont Pre School
- Melbourne Chinese Orchestra
- Box Hill Historical Society
- Victoria Chinese Culture and Arts association Inc.
Subcategory: Artists in School Program, successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Roberts McCubbin Primary School
- Whitehorse Primary School
Environmental Sustainability Grant
Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Box Hill High School
- Surrey Park Football Club
- Nunawading Community Gardens
- Eastern Emergency Relief Network
Health and Wellbeing Grant
Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Whitehorse Chinese Senior ‘You Yi’ Friendship Association Inc.
- Whitehorse Churches Care
- East Burwood Football Netball Club
- Whitehorse Pioneers Football Netball Club
- Rotary Club of Nunawading Inc.
Subcategory: Whitehorse Education Assistance Grant. Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Roberts McCubbin Primary School
- Avenue Neighbourhood House
- Mont Albert Primary School
- Koonung Secondary College
- Livingston Primary School
- St Thomas the Apostle School
- Weeden Heights Primary School
- Mitcham Primary School
Positive Ageing Participation Grant
Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Melbourne Hua Yu Home Incorporated
- U3A Box Hill Incorporated
- Australia-China Veterans Club Incorporated
Subcategory: Whitehorse Seniors Participation Grant. Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Jasmine Senior Dance Group Inc.
- St. John’s Mitcham
- Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Nunawading
- Greek & Cypriot Elderly Citizens Club of Whitehorse & Districts Inc.
- Whitehorse Chinese Senior ‘You Yi’ Friendship Association Inc.
- Jing Song Senior Chinese Men’s Incorporation
- Senior Citizens of the Greek Community of Forest Hill
- Melbourne Warblers Choir Incorporated
- Lianmeng AusChina Senior Choir Incorporated
- Greek Orthodox Community of Box Hill & District Inc.
- Probus Club of Blackburn Central Inc.
- Circolo Pensionati Italiani Nunawading and Box Hill
- The Whitehorse Club
- Melbourne Korean Senior Citizens Community
- Box Hill Chinese Senior Art Group Incorporated
- Community of Cypriots of the Eastern Suburbs Elderly Citizens Club Incorporated
- Bedford Choral Voices
- Box Hill Chinese Citizen Club Inc.
Subcategory: Intergenerational Grant: Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Woodhouse Grove Kindergarten
- Rangeview Pre-School
Major Grant Category
Successful 2023/24 Grant recipients:
- Whitehorse Emergency Relief and Support Inc.
- Cultivating Community
- Mitcham Community Meal
- NLEC Community Care Inc.
- Chinese Parents Special Support Network
- Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
- Whitehorse Churches Care
- Embraced Inc.
- Eastern Emergency Relief Network
- Taiwanese Business Association of Melbourne
- Women’s Health East
- Nillumbik Community Health Services Ltd. Trading as HealthAbility
- MS Plus
Discount Support Hall Hire
A proportional discount in relation to the hall hire charges of Council owned and operated venues. Determined within the available budget allocation.
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