Bayside Council’s 2024 Community Grants program is now open and Bayside groups are invited to apply for funding to help support community projects and initiatives.
Local not-for-profit community organisations and groups can apply for:
- Small Grants (up to $2,000) for the purchase of equipment, special activities or information resources.
- Seeding Grants (up to $5,000) to develop new community, social, cultural, creative and/or leisure programs that may have an enduring community benefit.
Council is also running the following information sessions on the application process:
Rockdale information session
Date: Monday, 19 February
Time: 5pm – 8pm
Location: Rockdale Library, Level 3 Meeting Room, 444-446 Princes Highway, Rockdale
Hillsdale information session
Date: Thursday, 7 March
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Location: Hillsdale Community Hall, 236 Bunnerong Road, Hillsdale
Online information session
Date: Thursday, 14 March
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Register: Zoom link
Previous projects supported by Bayside Council include community art projects, repair workshops for women and girls, swimming lessons for children with disabilities and a music program for the hearing impaired.
Mayor Saravinovski said:
“Local community organisations provide services that make a real difference to the lives of so many of our residents,” Mayor Bill Saravinovski said.
“Community groups are the heart and soul of our community and Council’s Community Grants Program is designed to support local community organisations that deliver suitable programs or services to our residents.”
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