Indigo Shire has awarded almost $100,000 through its various grant programs to a range of local community and sporting groups and organisations.
Twenty-one community organisations will receive a portion of the total $50,000 available through the Indigo Shire Community Grants program.
Every applicant for the program in the 2021-2021 round was successful, with the funding going towards supporting the work of a variety of groups across the Shire and encouraging volunteer participation in community groups.
A total of $12,500 will be distributed through the Indigo Shire Community Events Program, with the remaining $2,500 out of the $15,000 budget to be allocated to the Community Comeback Project. The Community Events Grant Committee recommended that Council provide funding to seven of the 11 applications, with unsuccessful applicants provided with alternative funding suggestions and support from the Community Development Team.
The Community Events Grant Program provides an opportunity to support social and cultural activities for community groups across Indigo Shire, while the Community Comeback Project assists with the development of community-led events in across the Shire, that focus on reconnecting and celebrating our towns as we recover from the 2020 Bushfires and COVID19.
The 2020-2021 Tourism Event Grant Program will see a portion of a total $30,000 awarded to events such as the Shifty Fifty, the National Busking Championships and the Gaol House Rock, which will all add to the further development of Indigo Shire's rich calendar of festivals and events.
COMPLETE LIST OF SUCCESFUL APPLICANTS:
| GENERAL COMMUNITY GRANTS | |
| Applicant | Grant Amount |
| Beechworth Senior Citizens Croquet Club | $1100 |
| Wahgunyah Tennis Club Inc | $1440 |
| Beechworth Community Childcare Centre | $4000 |
| Beechworth RSL Sub Branch | $4000 |
| Chiltern Recreation Reserve Committee of Management | $3497 |
| Arts Rutherglen and Rutherglen Swimming Club | $4000 |
| Stanley Cemetery Trust | $1000 |
| BMF Rock School Inc | $1000 |
| Beechworth Football and Netball Club (Inc) | $3000 |
| Coulston Park Community Asset Committee | $3345 |
| Wahgunyah History Group | $1000 |
| Indigo FM Inc | $1500 |
| Indigo North Health | $2500 |
| Stanley Athenaeum | $3349 |
| Wahgunyah History Group | $1000 |
| Wahgunyah Lions Football Netball Club Inc | $2000 |
| Chiltern Tourism and Development Inc | $4000 |
| Kiewa Tennis Club Inc | $3349 |
| Beechworth and District Hockey Club | $600 |
| Chiltern Girl Guides | $1200 |
| Yack Tracks Inc | $3120 |
| TOTAL | $50,000 |
| COMMUNITY EVENTS GRANTS | |
| Applicant | Grant Amount |
| Beechworth Theatre Company | $1500 |
| Beechworth Contemporary Art Prize Collective | $2000 |
| Friends of the Burke Museum Beechworth | $2000 |
| Chiltern Tourism and Development Inc (Community Social Event) |
$1200 |
| Chiltern Tourism and Development Inc (reinvigorated community market) |
$1800 |
| Osborne's Flat Community Centre | $2000 |
| Winterwords Festival | $2000 |
| TOTAL | $12,500 |
| INDIGO TOURISM EVENTS GRANT PROGRAM | |
| Event | Grant Amount |
| National Busking Championships | $4500 |
| Celtic Festival | $4000 |
| Shifty Fifty | $6000 |
| Beechworth Cyclocross | $5000 |
| Swings and Roundabouts | $5000 |
| Gaol House Rock | $4000 |
| Art Walks | $1500 |
| TOTAL | $30,000 |
