In 2018 Cycling Without Age Port Fairy received a grant from SWCF to help purchase their first trishaw. Now they are helping other groups across get established and keep the conversation rolling. After eighteen months of pandemic-related hiatus, Cycling Without...
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Retiring directors hit the airwaves
Read MoreRetiring directors Barrie Baker and Brian Trotter joined 3YB’s Denis Napthine for a chat this morning about their contribution to the South West Community Foundation and the wider south-west Victorian community. To listen back to...
Thank you and farewell – Long term directors retire
Read MoreSouth West Community Foundation is saying goodbye to our two longest Board members Barrie Baker and Brian Trotter. With a combined 20 years experience as directors on the Board, South West Community Foundation is saying farewell and thanks to Barrie...
2020-21 Annual General Meeting
Read MoreJoin us online for the 2021 South West Community Foundation AGM and help us celebrate reaching the marvellous milestone of providing $1million in grants to the south-west Victorian community over the last 13...
Honorary Board of Director vacancies
Read MoreWe are looking for passionate, community-focused people to join the South West Community Foundation honorary Board of Directors. Do you have the skills to help support your community and help take the Foundation forward? Click here for the Expression of...
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...