Volunteer grants to support local community groups
Jenny Macklin,Mike Symon
posted Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Twenty-seven local community organisations in the electorate of Deakin will share in more than $88,000 to help cover the cost of petrol and buy much-needed equipment, as part of the Gillard Labor Government’s Volunteer Grants initative.
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Member for Deakin, Mike Symon, today visited the Heathmont Scouts to meet local volunteers.
Mike Symon said the Heathmont Scouts were one of 27 local community organisations in Deakin to receive grants of between $1000 and $5000.
“The Heathmont Scouts are receiving $5000 to buy a new trailer to transport canoes. They will also use the funds to purchase petrol for volunteers and a projector screen.” Mr Symon said.
“The Gillard Labor Government recognises the role of volunteers in supporting our communities and helping to move Australia forward.”
For the first time the grants will also help organisations meet the costs of training their volunteers and completing police and background checks.
“They are being delivered as part of the Gillard Labor Government’s $21 million Volunteer Grants initiative to help more than 250,000 volunteers from more than 6000 community organisations across Australia,” Ms Macklin said.
“Volunteers are the backbone of so many community groups.”
Mr Symons welcomed the new grants which will help support a range of local groups including the Whitehorse Community Chest, Ringwood Movie Makers group and the Greek Elderley Citizens Club of Maroondah.
“Every day volunteers are out in Deakin, giving their time, expertise and understanding to help people in need and enrich our sporting and cultural life,” Mr Symon said.
“Federal Labor values the enormous contribution volunteers make and this funding will help ease the financial pressure on community organisations and volunteers in Deakin.”
Funding is provided from the Gillard Labor Government’s Volunteer Grants Program 2010, which was announced on 14 July 2010 and has already been included in the Federal Budget.
Below is a list of the successful local organisations:
| Provider |
Total Funding |
Provider location |
| Wahroonga Adventist Development and Relief Agency |
$5,000 |
Nunawading |
| Blackburn Mitcham Australian Breastfeeding Association |
$1,012 |
Mitcham |
| Australian Institute for Patient and Family Centred Care |
$5,000 |
Burwood |
| Barngegong Reserve Kindergarten Inc |
$2,100 |
North Croydon |
| Blackburn South Tennis Club |
$4,860 |
Blackburn South |
| Camp Cooinda Inc |
$2,010 |
Nunawading |
| Eastern Regional Access Television |
$2,693 |
Croydon |
| Eastwood Primary School Parents and Friends Committee |
$1,250 |
Ringwood East |
| Donvale Nunawading Girl Guides |
$4,000 |
Nunawading |
| 22nd Victoria Mitcham Girls' Brigade |
$3,000 |
Mitcham |
| Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Maroondah |
$1,030 |
Ringwood |
| 'Brush with Kindness' Bushfire Relief Program |
$4,831 |
Ringwood |
| JCI Whitehorse Maroondah |
$4,154 |
Nunawading |
| Jeffery Street Association |
$3,225 |
Blackburn |
| Lao Australian Welfare Association |
$4,497 |
Forest Hill |
| Maroondah Orchid Society Inc |
$2,850 |
Mitcham |
| Mt Pleasant Rd Primary School Parents and Friends |
$4,000 |
Nunawading |
| NewHope Baptist Church |
$1,800 |
Blackburn North |
| North Ringwood Uniting Church |
$4,364 |
North Ringwood |
| Probus Association of Melbourne Outer Eastern Region |
$3,293 |
Bayswater North |
| Ringwood Movie Makers Inc |
$1,039 |
Ringwood East |
| Slavery Links Australia Inc |
$4,496 |
Blackburn |
| St John of God Accord Croydon Opportunity Shop |
$3,490 |
Croydon |
| Mitcham Boys Brigade |
$2,000 |
Mitcham |
| Heathmont Scouts Venturer Unit |
$5,000 |
Heathmont |
| 2nd Blackburn Scout Group |
$4,200 |
Blackburn |
| Whitehorse Community Chest Inc |
$2,500 |
Forest Hill |
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