Fifteen local groups have shared a total of $116,656 in funding from the City of Greater Bendigo's Community Grants Program Medium Grants category to undertake a diverse range of projects.
City of Greater Bendigo Healthy Communities and Environment Acting Director Andie West said the City's Community Grants Program is very important for many local groups to undertake important activities that benefit many people in the community.
"The City's Medium Grants category provides up to $10,000 to support activities that align with the aims of the Greater Bendigo's Council Plan 2021-2025 Mir wimbul or a local community plan," Ms West said.
"The Community Grants Program is an important program that has benefited many diverse groups over a long period of time."
In the latest round the following grants were provided:
- $10,000 to Eaglehawk Bendigo Badminton and Table Tennis Stadium for construction of a bus drop-off zone to cater for para-athletes and facility users
- $10,000 to Bendigo Basketball Association for the purchase of a trailer to transport sports wheelchairs
- $10,000 to Junortoun Community Action Group to develop and prepare a landscape plan for Honeyeater Bushland Reserve
- $10,000 to Bendigo Winter Night Shelter towards operation of the 2025 Night Shelter
- $9,774 to Bendigo Foodshare Inc towards the purchase of a ride on mower to maintain the grounds of Foodshare's new premises
- $9,000 to Bendigo Region Women's Shed Inc. towards developing the operation of the shed
- $8,730 to Discovery Science and Technology Museum Inc to provide the Beyond Curious - innovation STEM and literacy program
- $8,341 to Huntly Men's Shed Inc. towards the purchase of occupational healthy safety requirements
- $7,838 to Eaglehawk North Primary School towards the implementation of a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
- $7,100 to Ex-Fortuna Survey Association Inc.to digitise and preserve historical film negatives and slides from the Royal Australian Survey Corps and Women's Australian Army Corps
- $6,500 to Lifeline Loddon Mallee Ltd to support recruitment and training of volunteers
- $6,247 Wellsford Forest Friends and Landcare Group to fund an ecological study of vegetation in Wellsford Forest
- $6,156 to Bendigo Agricultural Show Society to develop a free of charge Kids Zone for children to explore and learn at the 2025 Bendigo Show
- $5,320 to Star Cinema Community Association Pty Ltd to support he Eaglehawk Film Festival
- $1,650 to Ostomates - Bendigo Stoma Support Group to support participant education and operation of the group
