62 community groups, clubs, organisations and neighbourhood houses are celebrating after receiving grants from the City of Greater Geelong totalling $174,900.
A total of 15 Neighbourhood Houses Grants and subsidies worth $141,500 aim to assist in the delivery of needs-based programs and projects for the community, including:
- $11,500 to the Bellarine Living and Learning Centre towards a 3219 postcode food security and sustainability project;
- $11,500 to help run a Feed-Share-Connect space at the Norlane Community Centre;
- $11,500 for the Cloverdale Community Centre towards the Enhancing Community Resilience: Addressing Rising Energy Costs and Bill Shock in Corio and Norlane project; and
- $11,500 to assist men’s programs at Geelong West Neighbourhood House.
Twenty grants totalling $9,920 have been awarded for Children’s Week, an international event designated by the United Nations, running from 21-29 October 2023 in the Geelong region. Grants, which help organisations to celebrate the unique contributions of children, include:
- $500 to Geelong Area Multiple Births Association for Yoga with Families of Multiples
- $500 to hold a Wild West Rodeo Children’s Party at the Northern Bay College Family Learning Centre
- $470 to Geelong City Cricket Club for an All Girls Cricket Blast – Come and Try Event and
- $500 to SalamFest to hold a Muslim Children’s Week Celebration.
27 Positive Ageing grants worth $23,480 will support workshops, dances, concerts and sporting activities that celebrate positive ageing by increasing social connection and physical activity, in line with the City’s Positive Ageing Strategy. They include:
- $1,000 to the Seaview Club for a rock’n’roll dance event
- $1,000 for the Geelong Youth Orchestra to hold free concert performances for seniors from aged care
- $800 for an intergenerational story and teatime event run by EdConnect Australia and
- $450 to the Ocean Grove & District Men’s Shed for a come and try day.
Currently, the Clean Economy and First Nations Cultural Heritage grants are open for applications.
Visit our Children’s Week page for the full schedule of events in Greater Geelong.
Victorian Seniors Festival continues this month with more than 30 free and low-cost events supported by the City of Greater Geelong. Visit our Seniors
