Indigo Shire Grant Programs
Indigo Shire Council offers a range of grant programs to support community projects, events, sustainability initiatives and active living. These grants help bring local ideas to life, strengthen community connections and enhance wellbeing across the shire.
Grant applications for 2026/27 are now closed. Recipients have been announced at the bottom of this page. Thank you to everyone who applied, we look forward to opening the 2027/28 grants on 1 July 2027.
Community Grants
Community Grants support projects that strengthen connection, inclusion and wellbeing across Indigo Shire. Designed for local groups and not-for-profit organisations, this program helps bring community ideas to life.
Funding can be used for a wide range of initiatives, including programs, events, equipment purchases, small infrastructure upgrades and activities that support arts, youth, health and social outcomes. These grants are ideal for projects that create meaningful local impact and bring people together.
Community Sustainability Grants
Community Sustainability Grants support projects that protect and enhance the natural environment while building community resilience to climate change.
Funding is available for initiatives such as renewable energy projects, environmental restoration, waste reduction, water conservation and community education. This program is ideal for groups looking to create lasting environmental benefits while contributing to a more sustainable future for Indigo Shire.
Event Grants
Event Grants support the delivery and growth of events that activate our towns, celebrate local culture and bring communities together. From small community gatherings to larger regional events, this program helps create vibrant and engaging experiences across the Shire.
Funding can assist with event delivery costs such as infrastructure, marketing, entertainment and accessibility improvements. The program encourages events that attract visitors, showcase the region and foster strong community participation.
Get Active Indigo Grants
Get Active Indigo Grants supports programs and initiatives that encourage people of all ages and abilities to be physically active and socially connected.
Grants can be used for activities such as come-and-try sessions, new programs, equipment and inclusive participation initiatives. This program focuses on reducing barriers to participation and creating more opportunities for people to get involved in sport, recreation and active living.
Indigo Seniors Festival Grants
Indigo Seniors Festival Grants support events and activities that celebrate, connect and engage older residents across the Shire, as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival delivered annually in October.
Funding helps deliver inclusive and accessible activities that recognise the valuable contributions of seniors while promoting social connection, wellbeing and lifelong participation in community life.
Before you apply
Make sure your application:
- aligns with Council priorities and community outcomes
- demonstrates clear community benefit
- includes required contributions (financial or in‑kind)
- meets eligibility and insurance requirements
Indigo Shire Council offers a range of grant programs to support community projects, events, sustainability initiatives and active living. These grants help bring local ideas to life, strengthen community connections and enhance wellbeing across the shire.
Grant applications for 2026/27 are now closed. Recipients have been announced at the bottom of this page. Thank you to everyone who applied, we look forward to opening the 2027/28 grants on 1 July 2027.
Community Grants
Community Grants support projects that strengthen connection, inclusion and wellbeing across Indigo Shire. Designed for local groups and not-for-profit organisations, this program helps bring community ideas to life.
Funding can be used for a wide range of initiatives, including programs, events, equipment purchases, small infrastructure upgrades and activities that support arts, youth, health and social outcomes. These grants are ideal for projects that create meaningful local impact and bring people together.
Community Sustainability Grants
Community Sustainability Grants support projects that protect and enhance the natural environment while building community resilience to climate change.
Funding is available for initiatives such as renewable energy projects, environmental restoration, waste reduction, water conservation and community education. This program is ideal for groups looking to create lasting environmental benefits while contributing to a more sustainable future for Indigo Shire.
Event Grants
Event Grants support the delivery and growth of events that activate our towns, celebrate local culture and bring communities together. From small community gatherings to larger regional events, this program helps create vibrant and engaging experiences across the Shire.
Funding can assist with event delivery costs such as infrastructure, marketing, entertainment and accessibility improvements. The program encourages events that attract visitors, showcase the region and foster strong community participation.
Get Active Indigo Grants
Get Active Indigo Grants supports programs and initiatives that encourage people of all ages and abilities to be physically active and socially connected.
Grants can be used for activities such as come-and-try sessions, new programs, equipment and inclusive participation initiatives. This program focuses on reducing barriers to participation and creating more opportunities for people to get involved in sport, recreation and active living.
Indigo Seniors Festival Grants
Indigo Seniors Festival Grants support events and activities that celebrate, connect and engage older residents across the Shire, as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival delivered annually in October.
Funding helps deliver inclusive and accessible activities that recognise the valuable contributions of seniors while promoting social connection, wellbeing and lifelong participation in community life.
Before you apply
Make sure your application:
- aligns with Council priorities and community outcomes
- demonstrates clear community benefit
- includes required contributions (financial or in‑kind)
- meets eligibility and insurance requirements
-
Grant recipients for 2026/27
Share Grant recipients for 2026/27 on Facebook Share Grant recipients for 2026/27 on X (formerly Twitter) Share Grant recipients for 2026/27 on Linkedin Email Grant recipients for 2026/27 linkWe are pleased to announce the Community Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding Chiltern Athenaeum Incorporated A Night at the Museum - Do You Know Where You Live? $500 Yackandandah Women's Shed Inc. Yackandandah community Christmas Fair 2026 $1,300 Corowa Rutherglen Motorspot (Wahgunyah Speedway) Wahgunyah Speedway Catch Fence Safety Upgrade $4,000 Wahgunyah Race Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Floor Tiles for Acoustic Improvement $3,000 Glenview Health Chiltern Diabetes Peer Support Group $2,100 Rutherglen Community Garden Inc. A Gathering Shelter - Rutherglen Community Garden Inc. $4,000 Moon & Umbrella Assembly Inc. Music Performance Gear Cache $1,000 Stanley Athenaeum Stanley Street Furniture $4,000 Beechworth Kindergarten Inc Update of Bike Circuit Beechworth Kinder $4,000 Beechworth Toy Library Inc Beechworth Toy Library Community Showcase & Outdoor Play Expansion $1,500 Indigo FM Inc Outside Broadcast Equipment $1,000 Quercus Beechworth Neighbourhood House Celebrating Forty Years of Quercus Beechworth $2,000 Allans Flat Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Inc. A Sandy Beach for Family Place $1,524 Chiltern Playgroup Refreshing Supplies/playing equipment $2,300 Chiltern Yarn Bombers Chiltern Yarn Bombers 2026/2027 $350 Wooragee Tennis Club Inc. Light Post Safety Padding $1,500 Middle Indigo Primary School Nature-Based Landscape Masterplan and Playspace Improvements $4,000 Stanley Landcare Incorporated Long Dick's Gully Restoration - Stage 2: A Community Stewardship Model for Habitat Recovery and Revegetation $4,000 Tangambalanga Kiewa Men's Shed Men's shed new build internal fit out $4,000 Upper Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve Committee BBQ Relocation $3,462 Arts Yackandandah Inc. (Community Choir) Arts Yackandandah Community Choir - 2027 Season Choir Leader Fees $500 $50,036 We are pleased to announce the Community Sustainability Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding 1st Beechworth Scout Group Empowering Youth and Community: Energy-Efficient Upgrades for a Sustainable Community Hub $5,000 Beechworth Urban Landcare & Sustainability Inc Get involved in Beechworth's biodiversity $2,181 Ovens Landcare Network Discover Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park $1,250 Allans Flat Recreation Reserve Committee Incorporated Valuing the Natives: Restoring Biodiversity $2,060 Tangambalanga Kiewa Men's Shed Water Tank and Pump $4,000 Beechworth Kindergarten Inc. Future-proofing Beechworth Kindergarten: Building a Safer and More Sustainable Community Asset $2,689 $17,180 We are pleased to announce the Event Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding Beechworth History and Heritage Society Incorporated Beechworth's Telling Storeys: 'Not one-half' $10,000 Beechworth Kindergarten Inc. Growing Together: Beechworth Kindergarten Family Wellbeing Series $3,000 Beechworth Old Cranks Motor Club Beechworth Drive Back in Time 2027 $5,000 Kiewa Tangambalanga Community Carols Kiewa Tangambalanga Community Carols $2,000 Kiewa Tangambalanga Lions Club Kiewa Tangambalanga Christmas Lunch $1,000 Rotary Club of Rutherglen Rutherglen Rotary Community Carols $3,255 Red Knights International Fire Fights Motorcycle Club Rocking the Flats - Take 2 $4,600 Sandy Creek Memorial Hall Inc Small Halls Festival 2027 $2,500 Stable Studios Beechworth Sunset at the Stables - Twilight Festival $5,000 Tangam-Kiewa Men's Shed Inc. Men's Shed Opening $1,000 The Dragonfly Project Dragonfly Theatre Group - Little Women of the Village $7,000 Wooragee Primary School 2027 Wooragee Easter Market $2,300 $46,655 We are pleased to announce the Get Active Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding Indi-Groove Dance Club (I.G.D.C.) Indi-Groove Dance Club $5,000 Rutherglen Park and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management 2026 Park Open Day $500 Murray River Calisthenics Club Murray River Calisthenics Club Equipment Upgrade $5,000 Wahgunyah Tennis Club Pickleball Courts $1,500 Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Equipment $416 $12,416 We are pleased to announce the Indigo Seniors Festival Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding Indigo U3A Come and Meet Up for Morning Tea $400 Yackandandah Women's Shed Exercise, Indulge, Play $500 Sandy Creek Memorial Hall Committee Morning Tea with Songstress Maidie Dawson $500 $1,400 We are pleased to announce the Community Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding Chiltern Athenaeum Incorporated A Night at the Museum - Do You Know Where You Live? $500 Yackandandah Women's Shed Inc. Yackandandah community Christmas Fair 2026 $1,300 Corowa Rutherglen Motorspot (Wahgunyah Speedway) Wahgunyah Speedway Catch Fence Safety Upgrade $4,000 Wahgunyah Race Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Floor Tiles for Acoustic Improvement $3,000 Glenview Health Chiltern Diabetes Peer Support Group $2,100 Rutherglen Community Garden Inc. A Gathering Shelter - Rutherglen Community Garden Inc. $4,000 Moon & Umbrella Assembly Inc. Music Performance Gear Cache $1,000 Stanley Athenaeum Stanley Street Furniture $4,000 Beechworth Kindergarten Inc Update of Bike Circuit Beechworth Kinder $4,000 Beechworth Toy Library Inc Beechworth Toy Library Community Showcase & Outdoor Play Expansion $1,500 Indigo FM Inc Outside Broadcast Equipment $1,000 Quercus Beechworth Neighbourhood House Celebrating Forty Years of Quercus Beechworth $2,000 Allans Flat Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Inc. A Sandy Beach for Family Place $1,524 Chiltern Playgroup Refreshing Supplies/playing equipment $2,300 Chiltern Yarn Bombers Chiltern Yarn Bombers 2026/2027 $350 Wooragee Tennis Club Inc. Light Post Safety Padding $1,500 Middle Indigo Primary School Nature-Based Landscape Masterplan and Playspace Improvements $4,000 Stanley Landcare Incorporated Long Dick's Gully Restoration - Stage 2: A Community Stewardship Model for Habitat Recovery and Revegetation $4,000 Tangambalanga Kiewa Men's Shed Men's shed new build internal fit out $4,000 Upper Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve Committee BBQ Relocation $3,462 Arts Yackandandah Inc. (Community Choir) Arts Yackandandah Community Choir - 2027 Season Choir Leader Fees $500 $50,036 We are pleased to announce the Community Sustainability Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding 1st Beechworth Scout Group Empowering Youth and Community: Energy-Efficient Upgrades for a Sustainable Community Hub $5,000 Beechworth Urban Landcare & Sustainability Inc Get involved in Beechworth's biodiversity $2,181 Ovens Landcare Network Discover Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park $1,250 Allans Flat Recreation Reserve Committee Incorporated Valuing the Natives: Restoring Biodiversity $2,060 Tangambalanga Kiewa Men's Shed Water Tank and Pump $4,000 Beechworth Kindergarten Inc. Future-proofing Beechworth Kindergarten: Building a Safer and More Sustainable Community Asset $2,689 $17,180 We are pleased to announce the Event Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding Beechworth History and Heritage Society Incorporated Beechworth's Telling Storeys: 'Not one-half' $10,000 Beechworth Kindergarten Inc. Growing Together: Beechworth Kindergarten Family Wellbeing Series $3,000 Beechworth Old Cranks Motor Club Beechworth Drive Back in Time 2027 $5,000 Kiewa Tangambalanga Community Carols Kiewa Tangambalanga Community Carols $2,000 Kiewa Tangambalanga Lions Club Kiewa Tangambalanga Christmas Lunch $1,000 Rotary Club of Rutherglen Rutherglen Rotary Community Carols $3,255 Red Knights International Fire Fights Motorcycle Club Rocking the Flats - Take 2 $4,600 Sandy Creek Memorial Hall Inc Small Halls Festival 2027 $2,500 Stable Studios Beechworth Sunset at the Stables - Twilight Festival $5,000 Tangam-Kiewa Men's Shed Inc. Men's Shed Opening $1,000 The Dragonfly Project Dragonfly Theatre Group - Little Women of the Village $7,000 Wooragee Primary School 2027 Wooragee Easter Market $2,300 $46,655 We are pleased to announce the Get Active Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding Indi-Groove Dance Club (I.G.D.C.) Indi-Groove Dance Club $5,000 Rutherglen Park and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management 2026 Park Open Day $500 Murray River Calisthenics Club Murray River Calisthenics Club Equipment Upgrade $5,000 Wahgunyah Tennis Club Pickleball Courts $1,500 Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Equipment $416 $12,416 We are pleased to announce the Indigo Seniors Festival Grant recipients for 2026/27:
Applicant Project Funding Indigo U3A Come and Meet Up for Morning Tea $400 Yackandandah Women's Shed Exercise, Indulge, Play $500 Sandy Creek Memorial Hall Committee Morning Tea with Songstress Maidie Dawson $500 $1,400 -
Grant recipients for 2025/26
Share Grant recipients for 2025/26 on Facebook Share Grant recipients for 2025/26 on X (formerly Twitter) Share Grant recipients for 2025/26 on Linkedin Email Grant recipients for 2025/26 linkWe are pleased to announce the Community Grant recipients for 2025/26:
Applicant
Funding
Rutherglen Golf Club
$2,000
Beechworth Senior Citizens Croquet Club
$3,000
Stanley Community Playgroup
$1,500
Beechworth Boomerang Bags Inc
$500
Yackandandah Garden Club Inc.
$1,000
The Country Womens Association of Victoria Inc. - Rutherglen Branch
$1,000
Chiltern Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
$2,000 The Rutherglen Gold Battery Committee of Management
$3,000
Rutherglen Historical Society Inc.
$1,000
Wahgunyah Speedway
$1,500
Chiltern Landcare Group Inc
$1,000
Kiewa Cricket Club Inc
$1,000
Stanley Landcare Incorporated
$1,000
Chiltern Yarn Bombers
$500
Barnawartha Development Association Inc
$2,000
Wahgunyah History Group
$500
Coulston Park Community Asset Committee
$2,000
Beechworth Golden Serpents Dragon Boat Club
$800
Rutherglen Community Garden
$2,000
Stanley Spring Ditch and Wetlands Reserve Committee
$2,000
Chiltern Tourism & Development Inc
$2,000
Wahgunyah Tennis Club
$1,000
Yackandandah Riding Club
$600
Wahgunyah Lions Football Netball Club
$1,000
Yackandandah and District Historical Society Inc
$1,500
Chiltern Neighbourhood House
$1,000
1st Beechworth Scout Group
$2,000
Allan's Flat Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
$1,600
Kiewa Sandy Creek Football Netball Club
$2,000
Rutherglen Agricultural Society Inc.
$1,500
Stanley Rural Community Inc
$2,000
Stanley Hall and Athenaeum Committee of Management
$700
Indigo Creek Landcare Group Inc.
$800
Glenview Health
$1,000
Quercus Beechworth Inc.
$2,000
Total
$50,000
We're pleased to announce the Community Sustainability Grant recipients of grants for 2025/26:
Organisation Project name Amount Scouts Victoria 1st Yackandandah Scouts Closing the loop $3,075 Corowa Rutherglen Motorsport Lighting project (Wahgunyah) $3,545 Three Flats Landcare Know the natives $2,100 Chiltern Landcare Habitat Restoration along the Black Dog Creek $1,400 Beechworth Urban Landcare & Sustainability Inc. Enhancing Beechworth native vegetation $1,950 Indigo Regen Inc. Playing the Adaptation Game for Climate Resilience in Indigo Shire 2025-26 $5,000 TOTAL $17,070 We are pleased to announce the Event Grant recipients of the 2025/26:
Applicant Name Project Description Funding Amount Australian Red Cross Society Teddy Bears Picnic $3,000 Barnawartha Development Association Barnawartha Development Association – Back to the 1950s $2,000 Beechworth Biennale Inc Beechworth Biennale 2026 $5,000 Beechworth Health Service Connecting Generations through Good Food $2,400 Beechworth Old Cranks Motor Club Inc Drive Back in Time 2026 $3,000 BMF Productions Pty Ltd Spring Ditch 2026 $3,000 Chiltern Neighbourhood House Let’s Do it! $1,250 Chiltern Tourism & Development Inc Back to the 1950’s Festival $2,000 Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park Introducing the Beautiful and Unique Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park $1,700 Kergunyah Memorial Hall Kergunyah Community Bush Dance $2,000 Kiewa Tangam Lions Club (Auspice organisation) Tangam-Kiewa Community Carols $2,000 Old Stone Hall Live and Intimate music, songwriting workshop pilot and visual arts exhibition $4,000 Padded Cell Productions Metal in the Mountains 2025 $3,000 Quad Events Pty Ltd Quad Crown – The Mystic Yak $4,000 Red Knights International Fire Fighters Motorcycle Club Red Knights Aus 14 Big Day Out $4,600 Rutherglen Agricultural Society Inc Rutherglen Annual Agricultural Show 2025 $4,250 Rutherglen Community Carols – Murray Arts Inc (Auspice org) Rutherglen Carols By Candlelight $2,500 Rutherglen Golf Club Inc The 19th Hole Experience $1,800 Sandy Creek Memorial Hall Inc Small Halls Festival $2,000 Winterwords Autonomous Collective Inc Winterwords 2025 $2,000 Wooragee Primary School Wooragee Easter Market 2026 $1,500 Yackandandah Chamber of Commerce Yackandandah Christmas Open House (Working Title Only) $3,000 TOTAL $60,000 We are pleased to announce the Get Active Indigo Grant recipients for 2025/26:
Applicant Project Funding Beechworth Senior Citizens Croquet Club Croquet Hoop and Timber Boards Replacement $3,700 Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Community Barefoot Bowls $500 Stanley Recreation Reserve Let's Play Tennis $2,200 Rutherglen Social Sports Building Cross-Generational Participation in Sport $4,700 Glenview Health Get Stronger with Outdoor Fitness Equipment Classes at Glenview Health $4,800 Chiltern Tennis Club Kickstart Summer Tennis $1,500 The Beechworth Chain Gang Inc. Beechworth MTB Park Pump Track $5,000 Yackandandah Football & Netball Club Inc. Building Junior Netball Participation through Net Set Go $1,000 Chiltern Football Netball Club More Players - More Gear $1,000 Beechworth Golf Club Swing Into Golf: A community Come & Try Day $700 Rutherglen Lawn Tennis Club Inc. Cardio Tennis Rutherglen - Hits Different $900 Rutherglen Swim Club Rutherglen Swimming Club - Community connection and equipment upgrade $4,000 $30,000 We are pleased to announce the Community Grant recipients for 2025/26:
Applicant
Funding
Rutherglen Golf Club
$2,000
Beechworth Senior Citizens Croquet Club
$3,000
Stanley Community Playgroup
$1,500
Beechworth Boomerang Bags Inc
$500
Yackandandah Garden Club Inc.
$1,000
The Country Womens Association of Victoria Inc. - Rutherglen Branch
$1,000
Chiltern Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
$2,000 The Rutherglen Gold Battery Committee of Management
$3,000
Rutherglen Historical Society Inc.
$1,000
Wahgunyah Speedway
$1,500
Chiltern Landcare Group Inc
$1,000
Kiewa Cricket Club Inc
$1,000
Stanley Landcare Incorporated
$1,000
Chiltern Yarn Bombers
$500
Barnawartha Development Association Inc
$2,000
Wahgunyah History Group
$500
Coulston Park Community Asset Committee
$2,000
Beechworth Golden Serpents Dragon Boat Club
$800
Rutherglen Community Garden
$2,000
Stanley Spring Ditch and Wetlands Reserve Committee
$2,000
Chiltern Tourism & Development Inc
$2,000
Wahgunyah Tennis Club
$1,000
Yackandandah Riding Club
$600
Wahgunyah Lions Football Netball Club
$1,000
Yackandandah and District Historical Society Inc
$1,500
Chiltern Neighbourhood House
$1,000
1st Beechworth Scout Group
$2,000
Allan's Flat Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
$1,600
Kiewa Sandy Creek Football Netball Club
$2,000
Rutherglen Agricultural Society Inc.
$1,500
Stanley Rural Community Inc
$2,000
Stanley Hall and Athenaeum Committee of Management
$700
Indigo Creek Landcare Group Inc.
$800
Glenview Health
$1,000
Quercus Beechworth Inc.
$2,000
Total
$50,000
We're pleased to announce the Community Sustainability Grant recipients of grants for 2025/26:
Organisation Project name Amount Scouts Victoria 1st Yackandandah Scouts Closing the loop $3,075 Corowa Rutherglen Motorsport Lighting project (Wahgunyah) $3,545 Three Flats Landcare Know the natives $2,100 Chiltern Landcare Habitat Restoration along the Black Dog Creek $1,400 Beechworth Urban Landcare & Sustainability Inc. Enhancing Beechworth native vegetation $1,950 Indigo Regen Inc. Playing the Adaptation Game for Climate Resilience in Indigo Shire 2025-26 $5,000 TOTAL $17,070 We are pleased to announce the Event Grant recipients of the 2025/26:
Applicant Name Project Description Funding Amount Australian Red Cross Society Teddy Bears Picnic $3,000 Barnawartha Development Association Barnawartha Development Association – Back to the 1950s $2,000 Beechworth Biennale Inc Beechworth Biennale 2026 $5,000 Beechworth Health Service Connecting Generations through Good Food $2,400 Beechworth Old Cranks Motor Club Inc Drive Back in Time 2026 $3,000 BMF Productions Pty Ltd Spring Ditch 2026 $3,000 Chiltern Neighbourhood House Let’s Do it! $1,250 Chiltern Tourism & Development Inc Back to the 1950’s Festival $2,000 Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park Introducing the Beautiful and Unique Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park $1,700 Kergunyah Memorial Hall Kergunyah Community Bush Dance $2,000 Kiewa Tangam Lions Club (Auspice organisation) Tangam-Kiewa Community Carols $2,000 Old Stone Hall Live and Intimate music, songwriting workshop pilot and visual arts exhibition $4,000 Padded Cell Productions Metal in the Mountains 2025 $3,000 Quad Events Pty Ltd Quad Crown – The Mystic Yak $4,000 Red Knights International Fire Fighters Motorcycle Club Red Knights Aus 14 Big Day Out $4,600 Rutherglen Agricultural Society Inc Rutherglen Annual Agricultural Show 2025 $4,250 Rutherglen Community Carols – Murray Arts Inc (Auspice org) Rutherglen Carols By Candlelight $2,500 Rutherglen Golf Club Inc The 19th Hole Experience $1,800 Sandy Creek Memorial Hall Inc Small Halls Festival $2,000 Winterwords Autonomous Collective Inc Winterwords 2025 $2,000 Wooragee Primary School Wooragee Easter Market 2026 $1,500 Yackandandah Chamber of Commerce Yackandandah Christmas Open House (Working Title Only) $3,000 TOTAL $60,000 We are pleased to announce the Get Active Indigo Grant recipients for 2025/26:
Applicant Project Funding Beechworth Senior Citizens Croquet Club Croquet Hoop and Timber Boards Replacement $3,700 Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Community Barefoot Bowls $500 Stanley Recreation Reserve Let's Play Tennis $2,200 Rutherglen Social Sports Building Cross-Generational Participation in Sport $4,700 Glenview Health Get Stronger with Outdoor Fitness Equipment Classes at Glenview Health $4,800 Chiltern Tennis Club Kickstart Summer Tennis $1,500 The Beechworth Chain Gang Inc. Beechworth MTB Park Pump Track $5,000 Yackandandah Football & Netball Club Inc. Building Junior Netball Participation through Net Set Go $1,000 Chiltern Football Netball Club More Players - More Gear $1,000 Beechworth Golf Club Swing Into Golf: A community Come & Try Day $700 Rutherglen Lawn Tennis Club Inc. Cardio Tennis Rutherglen - Hits Different $900 Rutherglen Swim Club Rutherglen Swimming Club - Community connection and equipment upgrade $4,000 $30,000 -
Grant recipients for 2024/25
Share Grant recipients for 2024/25 on Facebook Share Grant recipients for 2024/25 on X (formerly Twitter) Share Grant recipients for 2024/25 on Linkedin Email Grant recipients for 2024/25 linkWe are pleased to announce the Community Grant recipients for 2024/25:
Applicant Project Grant amount ($) 1st Beechworth Scout Group Feeding Big Adventure Appetites with our New BBQ 2,930 Allan's Flat Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Toilet Block - Reliable Water Supply 4,000 Arts Yackandandah Creative Kids Yackandandah 2,280 Beechworth Arts Council Unveiled - portraits of creative Beechworth 3,987 Beechworth Wildlife Rescue Shelter Waterbird rehabilitation 2,500 Chiltern Neighbourhood House Cooking for Community 3,500 Indigo North Health Chiltern Neighbourhood House Memory Cafe 3,000 Kergunyah Memorial Hall Committee of Management Cordless Handstick Vacuum Cleaner 1,000 Kiewa-Tangambalanga Lions Club Inc. Replacement BBQ and Accessories 2,000 Lions Club of Chiltern Grapevine Laptop Computer Replacement 1,150 Osbornes Flat Community Centre Inc. Improving Access for the Osbornes Flat Hall 3,975 Rutherglen Community Christmas Lunch Incorporated 2024 Rutherglen Community Christmas Lunch 1,870 Rutherglen Golf Club Flicks On The Fairway 4,000 Wahgunyah Lions Football Netball Club - Canteen Committee Dishwasher 1,000 Wahgunyah Progress Association Incorporated Native Animal Sculptures - self guided tour 4,000 Wahgunyah Racecourse Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Picnic Table Upgrade 1,300 Yackandandah Chamber of Commerce Chamber Kick Start 1,000 Yackandandah Riding Club Installation of a toilet block at the Yackandandah Riding Club 4,000 Yackandandah Toy Library Yackandandah Toy Library upgrade to SETLS and New Toys 2,500 Yackandandah Women's Shed We Want to be Heard - audio equipment 800 We are pleased to announce the Community Sustainability Grant recipients of grants for 2024/25:
Organisation Project Description Funding 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 We are pleased to announce the Get Active Indigo Grant recipients for 2024/25:
Applicant Project Funding Albury Wodonga Orienteering Club Orienteering "Come and Try It" in the Shire $2,500 Beechworth Pickleball Beechworth Pickleball Competition $4,000 Allan's Flat Tennis Club Inc. Club Coaching $3,600 Beechworth Health Service for Live Well Indigo Live Well Indigo $5,000 The Rutherglen Wine Bottle Committee of Management Fun and activities at the Bottle $600 Beechworth Croquet Club Croquet Club upgrade facilities $1,000 Rutherglen Football Netball Club Auskick and Net Set Go Equipment $2,500 Border Triathlon Squad Inc. Get kids and adults interested in triathlons $5,000 Chiltern Auskick & Net Set Go Play, move, belong $2,500 Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Community barefoot bowls $800 Drop In and Take off Incorporated North East Skate Park series - Indigo Shire $2,500 $30,000 We are pleased to announce the Community Grant recipients for 2024/25:
Applicant Project Grant amount ($) 1st Beechworth Scout Group Feeding Big Adventure Appetites with our New BBQ 2,930 Allan's Flat Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Toilet Block - Reliable Water Supply 4,000 Arts Yackandandah Creative Kids Yackandandah 2,280 Beechworth Arts Council Unveiled - portraits of creative Beechworth 3,987 Beechworth Wildlife Rescue Shelter Waterbird rehabilitation 2,500 Chiltern Neighbourhood House Cooking for Community 3,500 Indigo North Health Chiltern Neighbourhood House Memory Cafe 3,000 Kergunyah Memorial Hall Committee of Management Cordless Handstick Vacuum Cleaner 1,000 Kiewa-Tangambalanga Lions Club Inc. Replacement BBQ and Accessories 2,000 Lions Club of Chiltern Grapevine Laptop Computer Replacement 1,150 Osbornes Flat Community Centre Inc. Improving Access for the Osbornes Flat Hall 3,975 Rutherglen Community Christmas Lunch Incorporated 2024 Rutherglen Community Christmas Lunch 1,870 Rutherglen Golf Club Flicks On The Fairway 4,000 Wahgunyah Lions Football Netball Club - Canteen Committee Dishwasher 1,000 Wahgunyah Progress Association Incorporated Native Animal Sculptures - self guided tour 4,000 Wahgunyah Racecourse Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Picnic Table Upgrade 1,300 Yackandandah Chamber of Commerce Chamber Kick Start 1,000 Yackandandah Riding Club Installation of a toilet block at the Yackandandah Riding Club 4,000 Yackandandah Toy Library Yackandandah Toy Library upgrade to SETLS and New Toys 2,500 Yackandandah Women's Shed We Want to be Heard - audio equipment 800 We are pleased to announce the Community Sustainability Grant recipients of grants for 2024/25:
Organisation Project Description Funding 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 We are pleased to announce the Get Active Indigo Grant recipients for 2024/25:
Applicant Project Funding Albury Wodonga Orienteering Club Orienteering "Come and Try It" in the Shire $2,500 Beechworth Pickleball Beechworth Pickleball Competition $4,000 Allan's Flat Tennis Club Inc. Club Coaching $3,600 Beechworth Health Service for Live Well Indigo Live Well Indigo $5,000 The Rutherglen Wine Bottle Committee of Management Fun and activities at the Bottle $600 Beechworth Croquet Club Croquet Club upgrade facilities $1,000 Rutherglen Football Netball Club Auskick and Net Set Go Equipment $2,500 Border Triathlon Squad Inc. Get kids and adults interested in triathlons $5,000 Chiltern Auskick & Net Set Go Play, move, belong $2,500 Kiewa Valley Bowling Club Community barefoot bowls $800 Drop In and Take off Incorporated North East Skate Park series - Indigo Shire $2,500 $30,000
-
Prepare your idea
Indigo Shire Grant Programs has finished this stageChat to us about your idea.
-
Applications open
Indigo Shire Grant Programs has finished this stageSubmit your application online from 9am on Wednesday 1 July 2026
-
Applications close
Indigo Shire Grant Programs has finished this stageSubmit your application by 4pm Monday 3 August 2026.
-
Assessment
Indigo Shire Grant Programs has finished this stageApplications are reviewed against criteria.
-
Council endorsement
Indigo Shire Grant Programs has finished this stageSuccessful applicants are presented to Council for endorsement at September's Council Meeting.
-
Funding awarded
Indigo Shire Grant Programs is currently at this stageAll applicants notified of the outcome of their application in September.
-
Acquittal Due
this is an upcoming stage for Indigo Shire Grant ProgramsSubmit your acquittal by midnight 30 June 2027.