Community Sustainability Grants
We're committed to protecting, maintaining and enhancing our natural and built environment, and to promoting sustainable living. One way we do this is through our annual Community Sustainability Grants Program.
This program aims to support eligible not-for-profit community groups and organisations to:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our collective efforts to achieve a net zero emissions future;
- Build community capacity to adapt to climate change; and
- Strengthen the long-term financial sustainability of community organisations.
Find out more about the types of projects that have been successful in past funding rounds by heading to Our Climate Action website.
Community Sustainability Grants 2024/25 funding awarded
Council awarded the following funding at its September 2024 meeting.
Organisation | Project | Description | Funding amount (Ex-GST) |
Rutherglen Lawn Tennis Club Inc. | Shining the Light on Rutherglen Tennis | Replacement of halogen lights on four of the towers with energy efficient LED lights, and replacement of current wiring with bird proof systems to withstand Corella attack. | $10,000 |
Osbornes Flat Community Centre Inc. | Osbornes Flat Hall Reducing our Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Replacement of four gas heaters with electric radiant heaters that have been designed to match the existing space in the hall and provide an appropriate level of comfort for hall users. This is stage two of renewable energy works at the hall, following the recent installation of additional solar panels, battery and generator plug-in point. | $5,033 |
Beechworth Urban Landcare & Sustainability Inc. | BULS support for Indigo Environment Strategy | Continued environmental restoration of a number of landcare sites at Lake Sambell and the surrounding area, to improve waterway health and restore natural habitat through weed control and revegetation with indigenous species. | $4,299 |
| $19,332 |
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