The concept of a Community Foundation is simple. We make it easy for people to contribute to a pool of funds which is used to support charitable projects through purposeful grant making. We are governed by independent volunteer trustees that...
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SWCF Grants 2023
Read MoreThe SWCF has hit pause on the funding round for 2023, but it is all for good reason. The foundation is going through a ‘getting to know you’ period, with a revised vision for the future of the SWCF grant...
Puppet workshop helps set the stage
Read MoreWarrnambool Holiday Actors are starting the new year in high gear as they take to the stage for the puppet-filled action of Shrek – The Musical. After COVID delayed the performance in 2022, all of the singers, actors, puppeteers and...
Riding high on a small grant
Read MoreA $900 SWCF grant will help build a sense of identity and improve the comfort of Warrnambool’s Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) volunteers. Small grants can sometimes make the most difference in the community. A $900 grant to Warrnambool...
Murnong garden bowling community over
Read MoreA SWCF grant for $3620 is helping re-establish an indigenous food garden on the site of the former Lismore Bowls Club. When the Lismore Bowls Club was shut, and the land came up for sale, a group of passionate locals...
Scavenged scarecrows to show in Merrivale: Video
Read MoreMerrivale Community Association (MCA) is ready to run the third annual Sustainable Scarecrow Trail this November. As part of their “Totally Wild” project, the scarecrows will be built alongside beach clean-up walks...
Three years of grant recipients celebrated
Read MoreAfter all of the COVID interruptions, SWCF celebrated three years of grant recipients with a bash at Brother Fox on September 14. Grant recipients from 2020, 2021 and 2022 came together to talk about their projects, network with like-minded groups...
Gala night as Colac celebrates grant recipients
Read MoreSouth West Community Foundation’s Colac Sub Fund celebrated the work of grant recipients from the 2020, 2021 and 2022 at Red Rock Regional Theatre & Gallery on Tuesday 13 September. Over 50 grant recipients and guests gathered for the first...
$22,500 support for south west students
Read MoreSouth West Community Foundation, in conjunction with United Way Glenelg, is providing schools across south west Victoria with $50 gift vouchers to help families struggling with cost of living increases. Over 450 vouchers, totalling more than $22,500, will be distributed...
Di Dixon/LGSC mid year report
Read MoreHamilton personal trainer Di Dixon is now at the halfway point of her Leadership Great South Coast program. Balancing the leadership program, starting a new job with Southern Grampians Shire, and her family commitments have been a challenge, but with...
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