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Funding granted to SpringFest enabled the event to continue to reach over 35,000 people including 530 stall holders. An iconic event, SpringFest provides the Ballarat community an opportunity to come together whilst attracting other regional community members.
Learn MoreFunding for Napoleons Cricket Club allowed the club to offer 5 scholarships to local schools. The scholarships were offered to primary school children which facilitated the smooth transition from primary school into secondary education and allowed students to continue to pursue cricket in a safe and community focused club.
Learn MoreThe Ballarat Connected Communities grant enabled the Learmonth Pony Club to purchase of portable yards, ensuring the continuation of a safe environment for members. This enabled the club to accommodate increased membership, including those with physical, intellectual and sensory disabilities.
Learn MoreThe Kids Foundation used their grant to publish their book, 'SeeMore Bug Safety; the tiny germs we can't see'. The book, distributed through early learning centres in regional Ballarat, ensured children were educated through the COVID-19 pandemic about hygiene best practice including healthy eating and hand washing.
Learn MoreIncorporated in 2019, Hive Mind Community Apiary is a community enterprise providing mindful beekeeping and therapeutic horticulture for people living with mental illness. Based on a successful model in Vancouver, Canada, Hive Mind used their grant to develop and deliver a program that enabled participants a wholistic overview of how to become autonomous beekeepers while providing social interaction and community connection.
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