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South West Community Foundation Latest News
Honorary Board of Director vacancies
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Leadership Great South Coast grant
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the successful applicant for our southwestcommunityfoundation scholarship in the 2021 Leadership Great South Coast (LGSC) program. Introducing Carl Joyce, Podiatrist at Gen Health Hamilton. Carl is pictured here at the LGSC Program opening with South West...
2021 Grant Recipients
Read MoreSouth West Community Foundation continues to support south west Victoria community groups with the release of the 2021 Grant Recipient list, as 21 south west Victorian community groups continue their work and share in over $100,000 allocated. With the release...
Giving Tuesday Australia – Giving Thanks in this COVID-19 world
Read MoreMany of us are feeling stressed, isolated and concerned for our financial futures but we also know that we’ve been remarkably lucky in Australia thanks to the hard work of many people – some of whom were...
2019 Grants Media Release
Read MoreCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION CHAMPIONS SELF-HELP PROJECTS The South West Community Foundation is championing self-help projects proposed by smaller community groups as it shares $126,083 among 39 groups in its 2019 grants program Five of the funded projects were for community and...
$37,700 to help kids get Back to School
Read MoreThe South West Community Foundation has recently completed the distribution through its Back to School program of 754 vouchers each worth $50 for allocation to young people across 71 schools in the south west. The total value of the vouchers...
New horse for the Warrnambool RDA thanks to the South West Community Foundation
Read MoreSouth West Community Foundation chair Barrie Baker said new horse Daphne had proven to be very popular with the riders. “The community foundation is about local people helping local causes, “We are particularly keen on things that enrich the community and this...
2017 Grant – Hands on Learning Brauer College St Helens Bio Link Landcare Project
Read MoreHands on Learning Brauer College: St Helens Bio Link Landcare Project was supported by the Niall Foundation facilitated through the South West Community Foundation. Part of the media released noted: During an event in October 2017 the east boundary fence between...
Colac Sub Fund – Grant Applicants outcomes
Read MoreRead the articlaes for the following projects that the Colac Sub Fund has supported in 2018 and 2017: Eat Up Australia in partnership with Rotaract Club of Otway to assist kids getting access to healthy food in schools. Colac Driver...
$134,565 in Community Foundation Grants
Read MoreThe South West Community Foundation has announced 44 grants totalling $134,565 to the community of south west Victoria for the 2018 Granting Round. This figure is an increase on the funds distributed in 2017. The grants support a wide range...