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Awards, grants, sponsorships
Awards
The Shire awards a Youth Bursary anually, a source of pride for the organisation since its inception in 2003.
The 12 month scholarship is awarded to an outstanding locally based year 12 graduating student who has an interest in community development, has intentions to progress onto tertiary studies and is willing to undertake gap year employment with the Shire.
The scholarship not only provides valuable life and work experience but allows the recipient to meet Tertiary Study related Commonwealth Youth Allowance requirements the following year.
Grants
Overview
The Shire’s Community Development Fund (CD Fund) is a small grants program ($10,000 per annum) offering up to $1,000 to assist Not for Profit, community and service based organisations with events, activities and organisational development. The CD Fund encourages a greater sense of community spirit through empowerment of local groups to achieve community based outcomes.
2009/10 Funding Round
The Shire is currently receiving applications for the 2009/10 Funding Round. Priority for this round of funding will be given for:
- Initiatives that promote the development of volunteers (such as training and workshops);
- The purchase of small equipment that will assist or enhance the functioning of the group/organisation;
- Events that will assist the group/organisation to attract more members or benefit the wider community.
Applications close Friday, 18 December 2009. Guidelines and an Application Form can be accessed via the links below:
- Community Development Fund Guidelines 2009/10
- Community Development Fund Application Form 2009/10
- Community Development Fund recipients 2008/09
Contact Rochelle Booth, Community Development Administration Officer on 9780 5233.
Volunteer Grants
- Department Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Other grants / funding website
- Grantslink
- Our community
- Guide to community grants
- Culture portal
- lotterywest
- healthway
- Fundraising Institute of Australia
For more information contact:
Renae Davies, Community Development Officer
- Hours
- Mon - Fri: 8.00am to 4.30pm
- Telephone
- 9780 5269
- Fax
- 08 9757 2512