Successful grant applications

Small Grants

  • Bendigo Comedy Festival Incorporated - Bendigo Comedy Festival 2023 - $2,935
  • Bendigo Arthritis Club Inc - Leader Training and Pool Hire Subsidy - $3,000
  • Bendigo Neighbourhood Hub - Toastie Tuesday's - $3,000
  • Bendigo Riding for the Disabled - Horse stalls - $1,575
  • Longlea & District Landcare Group - Community Conservation Campaign - $ 720
  • Bendigo & District Adult Riding Club Inc - Tree of Heaven Removal - $2,000
  • Comedy Victoria - Bendigo Community Events - $2,926
  • The Salvation Army (Vic) Property Trust - Sustainability of Community Garden - $3,000
  • Huntly Community Hub Inc. - 5 Year Strategic Plan - $3,000
  • Bendigo Masters Football club - Footballs - $1,050
  • Dragon City Roller Derby - Bendigo Roller Derby Scrimmage - $3,000
  • Access Australia Group - Catering for the Community #2 - $3,000
  • White Hills Bowls Club - Tea $ Coffee Station - $2,385
  • Loranthus Club Incorporated - Health and Safety Review Loranthus Club - $1,499
  • Abundant Life Christian Fellowship Inc. - AED Defibrillator Unit Package - $2,019
  • German Friendship Society Bendigo Inc - Musical Afternoon - $3,000
  • Epsom Football Club - Supporting more kids to play soccer in Epsom - $3,000
  • Bendigo Baptist Community Care Inc (Nexus Bendigo Youth Theatre) - Pirates of Penzance at The Capital Theatre, Bendigo - $3,000                                                                                      
  • Rotary Club of Bendigo Inc Easter Art Show - Rotary Club of Bendigo Easter Art Show - $3,000
  • Laura van der Spek - Graffiti Bouquet in Chancery Lane - $3,000
  • Bendigo Senior Secondary College - Didgeridoo Performance Troupe - $2,800
  • Lucky Stars Australia Transplant Cricket - Community Cricket Day as part of 10 Year Anniversary Celebration - $3,000
  • North Harcourt and Sedgwick Landcare Group - Pledge To Plant 2023 - $3,000
  • Strathfieldsaye Tennis Club Inc - Lawn Mower Purchase - $999
  • Y Service Club of Kangaroo Flat - purchase of an AED Defibrillator - $2,345
  • Bendigo Harriers Athletics Club - 5k Frenzy - $1,000
  • Your Women's Shed Inc. - Growing Your Women’s Shed (YWS) - $599
  • Bendigo East Bowling Club - Junior/Female Bowls - $1,560
  • Axe Creek Cricket Club - Maintenance of Grounds - $2,800
  • Sedgwick Public Hall, Recreation and Conservation Reserve - Insulate the Sedgwick Hall - $2,847.50
  • Elena Gagliardi - Pickleball - $2,956
  • Bendigo Mountain Bike Club Inc - Muldoon Reserve Signage - $1,500
  • Stroke Association of Victoria - Defibrillator Installation - $ 2,450
  • The Salvation Army (Vic) Property Trust - Community Relief - $1,500
  • Karen Organisation of Bendigo - Karen New Year Soccer Event - $1,200
  • Redesdale Recreational Reserve Committee Inc - Drop-in Digital Training - $2,255
  • Bendigo Clay Target Club inc. - Computer system upgrade - $ 2,500
  • Huntly North Epsom Cricket Club Inc - Supporting HNECC to grow with our community in a new era - $3,000
  • Australian Birth Trauma Association - Scars of Beauty - $3,000
  • Hispanos Unidos de Victoria Inc. - Bendigo Latin Festival 2023 - $3,000
  • Golden City Collectors Assoc. Inc. - 37th Annual Militaria & Collectors Show - $3,000
  • Mid-Loddon Sub-Catchment Management Group - Volunteer educational pole camera for monitoring wildlife Nest boxes - $554.55
  • Raywood Library - Raywood Library - $475
  • Kangaroo Flat Community House - Work smart from the start - $2,345
  • Eaglehawk Community House - Never give safety a day off - $2,345

Essentials

  • Advance Heathcote Inc - Advance Heathcote Inc - Governance & Community Capacity Building - $2,642.38
  • Hispanos Unidos de Victoria Inc. - HUDV Insurance - $1,564.91
  • Bendigo Bee Club - Bendigo Branch Victorian Apiarists Association Essentials Grant - $1,580
  • Junortoun Community Action Group Inc. - Junortoun Community Action Group Community Group Essentials 2023 - $1,757
  • Huntly Community Hub Inc. - Startup and development of Huntly community Hub - $3,000
  • Strathdale Soccer Club Inc - Line Marking Machine Replacement Project - $2,310.50
  • Sunshine Bendigo Inc - Increased Costs Survival - $3,000
  • Heathcote Dementia Alliance - Heathcote Dementia Alliance Volunteer Insurance - $2,299
  • Bendigo and District Concert Band - Music for the Community - $3,000 
  • Bendigo Gliding Club - Insurance for club gliders - $2,065
  • Your Women's Shed Inc. - Insurance Your Women’s Shed (YWS) - $1,180
  • Bendigo Youth Choir Inc - Assistance with corporate costs for the Bendigo Youth Choir - $2,992

Medium

  • Bendigo East Swimming Club - A Better Experience at Bendigo East Aquatic Centre: A grant request to upgrade wayfinding and placemaking - $9,025                 
  • Paul Dullard - Holy Rosary Safe Riding and Bike Education - $10,000
  • Marong Golf Club - Toilet Upgrade - $8,573
  • Quarry Hill Croquet Club - New Mower - $5,000
  • Friends of Bendigo Kilmore Rail Trail - New Webpage - $4,752
  • Bendigo East Bowling Club - Bowling for your AED - $8,054
  • Bendigo Mountain Bike Club Inc - Trailhead Pavilion Upgrade - $10,000
  • Goldfields Library Corporation - Kangaroo Flat Library Outdoor Signage - $10,000
  • Bendigo Family and Financial Services Inc - Community Food Support - $7,422
  • Trans and Gender Diverse Bendigo and Beyond - Organisational Development - $9,984.24
  • Axedale Recreation Reserve Committee of Management - Axedale Recreation Reserve - Tree Management - $10,000
  • Kangaroo Flat Community House - Working towards Net Zero - “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” - $10,000
  • Mother Tongue Stories - Mother Tongue Stories Workshops - $7,830
  • Mandurang South Pony Club - Increasing participation and safety of Horse Riding and events - $6,396

Large

  • Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre - Long Gully Community Garden: Sowing seeds of hope - $20,000
  • The Trustee for the Salvation Army (Victoria) Property Trust - Community Men’s Shed and Workshop (Air Conditioning) - $3,250
  • Eaglehawk Community House - Shared outcomes for Eaglehawk community (Program Delivery) - $15,000
  • Kangaroo Flat Community House - Kangaroo Flat, United in Purpose! (Program Delivery) - $20,000
  • White Hills Bowls Club - Veranda Enclosure and Reroofing - $20,000
  • Marong Neighbourhood House - Marong Neighbourhood House Community Garden - Grow and Learn - $20,000
  • Karen Culture and Social Support Foundation - Supporting the Karen Community (Administration) - $20,000
  • Bendigo Neighbourhood Hub - Neighbour Assist (Program Delivery) - $15,000
  • Deaf Hub Bendigo - Bendigo organisations embrace Deaf community with an Auslan inclusive approach - $20,000
  • Anglicare Victoria - Youth Engagement Motocross Program - $25,000
  • The Gianna Centre - Empathy in Action - The Gianna Centre - $15,000
  • Bendigo Winter Night Shelter - The continued operation of the Bendigo Winter Night Shelter (BWNS) - $23,000
  • Bendigo Baptist Community Care - MADCOW Homeless Hub - $25,000
  • Bendigo Sustainability Group - Sustainability Events and Capacity Building for Bendigo Group - $10,000
  • CreateA/ Golden City Support Services - CreateA Performance Ensemble - $20,000
  • Neighbourhood Collective Society - Garden to Plate: increase access and inspiration for healthy eating - $10,000
  • Bendigo Foodshare - Securing food relief for Greater Bendigo and Central Victoria - $15,000
  • Heathcote Community House - Building Community: connections, communications and grass roots engagement - $24,019