Community grant recipients 2024

Our community grants are open year-round to support local programs, events, projects and initiatives.

We offer free workshops and information sessions to guide you through the application process. For more details, visit the Apply for a community grant page.

Below is the list of recipients for the 2024 community grants in the Small, Medium, Large and Individual Grant categories.

Grant type	Grant recipient	Project title
Medium	Valley Presbyterian Church	Doreen Community Carols
Medium	Thomastown Neighbourhood House Incorporated	Promisetown Picnic and Markets
Medium	Rotary Club of Whittlesea	Whittlesea Garden Expo 2024
Medium	New Horizons Whittlesea Assembly of God Church Incorporated	Whittlesea Christmas Festival
Medium	Olivine Community Group Incorporated - Auspice by Donnybrook Community Church	International Expo 2024
Large	Lalor Neighbourhood House Incorporated	Creating opportunity through arts, permaculture & creative industries
Individual – Community Leadership	E Semple	National Youth Science Forum
Individual – Sustainable Environment initiatives	L Thornton	Community clean up
Individual – Arts or Culture	N Tharmakulendran	Dance Workshop Children & Adults
Individual – Arts or Culture	H S Dillon	Far From Home – Art display
Small	Victorian Tamil Association Inc	Cultural event
Medium	Mill Park Football Club	New equipment
Medium	Hunted the Interactive Horror Experience	Dark Lake – Origins Interactive Horror Experience
Medium	Big Group Hug	Pop up drop off recycling baby and children's items in the City of Whittlesea
Medium	SalamFest	Art & Tales Unveiled by SalamFest – Islamic calligraphy, Turkish water marbling, and Ethiopian coffee storytelling
Medium	Whittlesea Chinese Association Inc.	Chinese New Year the Year of the Dragon 2024
Medium	Epping RSL Sub-Branch	Epping RSL ANZAC Day Dawn Service
Large	SalamFest	SalamFest Contemporary Muslim Festival