Community grant recipients

Small, medium and large grant recipients

Our community grants program offers grants throughout the year to support local programs, events and projects.

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 a list of community grant recipients for July 2025 – March 2026 in the small, medium and large grant categories.

Grant type          Grant recipient Project title Approved grant amount

Small grant

 Whittlesea Maltese Senior Citizens Club Christmas party for Seniors $475

Small grant

 Vipanchika Grandhasala Melbourne Inc. Christmas and New Year Celebration Multicultural Event 2025 $2,500

Small grant

 Innovation Youth Centre “We are the Champions" International Day People with Disability celebration $4,192
Small grant Unity Libyan Youth Association & Palestinian Community Network Bridges of Culture – Connection $3,250
Small grant Northern Melbourne Marathi Mandal Inc

 NMMM Dahi Handi 2026 $1,871
Small grant Musa Zakizada The Filigree of the Pen: Perian Calligraphy Across Diaspora $1,000
Small grant Chancez Cafe Mill Park Library Community Served: modern skills for Whittlesea’s diverse future workforce $1,450.96
Small grant Home Ed in the North Eco Trackers $1,022.76
Small grant Vipancika Grandhasala Melbourne Inc D4 Fest Melbourne – Dance, Drama, Diversity, Dignity $4,168.18
Small grant Noahs Ark Noahs Ark family day TBC

Medium grant

 Big Group Hug Ltd A safe place to sleep for Whittlesea's most vulnerable babies $19,971
Medium grant Whittlesea Chinese Association Inc

WCA 20th Anniversary celebration

 $5,318.18
Medium grant Valley Presbyterian Church Doreen Community Carols $15,240.23
Medium grant Doreen RSL Sub-Branch Inc ANZAC Day Dawn Service $8,047
Large grant Lalor Neighbourhood House Lalor Handy Skills Project - Empowering Refugee and Migrant Men through Practical Skills and Community Engagement Further information requested

Business to Business (B2B) Grant Program recipients

The following recipients received grants through the B2B Grant Program.

Grant type          Grant recipient Project title Approved grant amount

B2B

 Complementary Care Partners Improving business resilience through HR and cashflow coaching $7,200

B2B

 Advantage Allied Health Enhancing natural light in clinic spaces through mirror installation $658

B2B

 Ravalu Pty Ltd Boosting online marketing for the Saltiest Dog $2,962.50

Seniors Club Grant Program recipients

The following Seniors Clubs received a Seniors Club Grant in 2025-26.

Grant type          Grant recipient Approved grant amount

Senior

 Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Bundoora Inc $4,480

Senior

 Northern Eastern Greek Elderly Citizens Club Inc $2,277.98

Senior

 Spanish Speaking Women’s Senior Group North East Region $1,450
Senior Mill Park Recycled Teenagers $3,039.34
Senior Mill Park Senior Citizens $3,039.34
Senior Whittlesea Senior Citizens Club Inc $2,500
Senior Doreen Combined Probus Club $4,150
Senior Whittlesea Combined Pensioners Association Inc $2,590
Senior Chaldean Senior Citizens Group of Whittlesea $1,900
Senior Tamil Seniors Social Club Inc $4,240
Senior Shlama Inc $2,200
Senior St Anthony Senior Social Club Inc $5,921.60
Senior The Community of Cypriots of the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne Senior Citizens $8,650
Senior Welcome Senior Women’s Group Inc $2,250.79
Senior Greek Cypriot Cultural and Theatrical Centre Paradise $2,860
Senior Italian Speaking Senior Citizens Association of Epping Inc $5,170
Senior CCRNA REKA Senior Citizens Fishing Association Inc $3,400
Senior Neret Senior Citizens Group Inc $3,275.28
Senior Golden Sun Disabled and Senior Citizens Association Inc $10,840
Senior The Good Shepherd Egyptian Seniors Ass. Inc $3,398.16
Senior Macedonian Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria Elderly $5,078.67
Senior Circolo Pensionati Del Maiella Club $3,078.65
Senior Lalor and District Men’s Shed $2,114.84
Senior The Chinese Seniors Friendship Association of Whittlesea Inc $6,760
Senior Community of Niki $2,680
Senior Italian Senior Citizens Club of Lalor and Thomastown Inc $4,126.98
Senior Macedonian Australian Senior Citizens Group Ilinden Inc $4,450
Senior Kajmakcalan Social Club $3,490
Senior Thomastown East Italian Senior Citizens Club Inc $2,495.51
Senior Macedonian Men’s Seniors Group of Whittlesea $2,950
Senior Macedonian Beranci Social Seniors of Whittlesea Inc $7,460.67
Senior Bitola Macedonian Senior Citizens Group of Whittlesea Inc $8,341.61
Senior Italian Women’s Senior Citizens Association of Whittlesea Inc $3,256.87
Senior Green Island Turkish Womans Group $2,800
Senior Northern Melbourne Sri Lankan Association $5,350.59
Senior Galada Indian Seniors Group Inc $3,700
Senior “Goce Delchev” Senior Citizens Association Inc $9,400
Senior St Mary’s Multicultural Seniors Social Club $1,960
Senior Community of Cypriots of the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne Women’s Group $8,022.47
Senior Thomastown East Greek Senior Citizens Club Inc $3,190
Senior Whittlesea U3A Inc $22,840
Senior Whittlesea Maltese Senior Citizens Club $6,130
Senior Macedonian Veterans and Friends Senior Citizens Group Inc $7,404.49
Senior Cultural Centre of Florinians Aristotelis Elderly Citizens Club $3,078.65
Senior Italian Pensioners Association of Mill Park Inc $6,100
Senior Macedonian Senior Citizen Group Thomastown, Lalor, Epping and Mill Park $6,400
Senior Doreen Seniors Club Inc $5,740
Senior Whittlesea and District Greek Elderly Citizens Club Inc $4,150
Senior Turkish Women’s Recreational Group Inc $6,100
Senior Macedonian Women’s Senior Citizens Group Lalor Inc $5,860
Senior Macedonian Women’s Social Club of Whittlesea Inc $6,400
Senior Mill Park Garden Club $3,190
Senior Mernda Combined Probus Club Inc $3,730
Senior Italian Welfare Association of Whittlesea Senior Citizens Club Inc $3,528.09
Senior The Palestinian Seniors Club of Victoria Incorporated $2,500
Senior Northern Mauritians Seniors Club $1,543.82
Senior Whittlesea Chinese Association $4,230.34
Senior Whittlesea Malaysian Social & Senior Club Inc $2,123.60
Senior Boris Trajkovski Inc $2,741.57
Senior Whittlesea Northern Cyprus Turkish Women’s Group Inc $2,500
Senior Whittlesea Turkish Elderly & Pensioners Association Inc $8,359.55
Senior Whittlesea Turkish Women’s Association Inc $3,365.63
Senior Whittlesea Men’s Shed $2,530
Senior Northern Egyptian Association Inc $2,348.31
Senior Armenoro Senior Citizens Association Inc $5,634.83
Senior St Francis Filipino Senior Citizens Club Inc $4,833.95
Senior Lalor Thomastown Combined Pensioners Association $1,393.26
Senior Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea Women’s Group $3,447.20
Senior Mill Park Greek Elderly Citizens Club Inc $2,800
Senior Northern Melbourne Vietnamese Elderly Association Inc $3,460
Senior African Seniors Whittlesea $2,650
Senior Seniors Citizens Group of the Greek Orthodox Parish Thomastown Lalor $4,262.94
Senior Greek Orthodox Community of Whittlesea $3,447.20
Senior Soumela Melbourne $2,404.49
Senior The Combined Probus Club of Whittlesea Inc $2,966.29

Emergency Services Grant recipients

The following recipients received grants through the Community Based Emergency Services Grants.

Grant recipient  Tier  Approved grant amount 
Country Fire Authority (CFA) - Mernda Fire Brigade Tier 1 $14,400
Epping CFA Tier 1 $14,400
South Morang Fire Brigade Tier 1 $14,400
Whittlesea Fire Brigade - CFA Tier 1 $14,400
Whittlesea Victorian State Emergency Service Tier 1 $14,400
Wollert and District Fire Brigade Tier 1 $14,400
Doreen CFA Tier 2 $11,810
Arthurs Creek CFA Tier 3 $5,380
Beveridge CFA Tier 3 $5,380
Kalkallo Fire Brigade Tier 3 $5,380
Kinglake West Fire Brigade Tier 3 $5,380
Hume Group Fire Brigades Tier 4 $2,960
Whittlesea Diamond Valley Fire Brigades Group Tier 4 $2,690

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