Round One RCRC Grant Recipients

More than $270,000 was handed out to 59 community projects by the Regional Community Recovery Committees after the first round of grants was finalised recently. 

Yarra Ranges Mayor Councillor Jim Child said this was exactly what the groups were set up for and it’s great to see the money being used to bring the community back together again after the pandemic and June 2021 storm. 

“The variety of projects receiving funds across our municipality is inspiring to see. There were 13 groups in the Valley area, 10 in the Urban area, 9 in the Upper Yarra, 13 in the Hills and 14 projects that cover the whole Shire.” 

Area Application Organisation Name Project Partner Name Project Title Amount awarded
Valley Yarra Glen & District Men's Shed Brightening Little Lives $4,500.00
Valley Yara Glen Carols By Candlelight Yarra Glen Carols by Candlelight $5,000.00
Vall2ey Liberty Family Church Inc. Healesville Community Carols $5,000.00
Valley Healesville Interchurch Community Care Inc Dinner at Darron's Community Meal $5,000.00
Valley Steels Creek Community Centre
Steels Creek Community Reengagement Project : Womtober in Steels Creek $2,735.00
Valley Yarra Glen Playgroup Heartland Baptist Church Yarra Glen Playgroup $4,500.00
Valley Yarra Glen Pre School Association Inc Nature kinder initiative $3,124.00
Valley Eastern Region Libraries Corporation Healesville Zinesters $5,000.00
Valley Eastern Region Libraries Corporation Dine and Shine : Community Meals, Information and Celebrations $4,325.00
Valley Healesville Living and Learning Centre OpShop 'Til You Drop. $2,000.00
Valley Friends and Relations of the Gulf Station (F.R.O.G.S.) National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Lost Trades / Upskilling Project $3,000.00
Valley Dixons Creek Community Group Inc Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) $4,500.00
Valley Yarra Glen and District Living and Learning Centre Open and Market Day $450.00
$49,134.00
Urban Anchor Inc. Challenge for Change ‘Watch me rise’. $4,984.00
Urban Lilydale Community House CHAOS Lilydale FAB group program $5,000.00
Urban Discovery Community Care Connection Through Cooking Classes $4,668.00
Urban Lilydale Township Action Group (LTAG) Fun & Films At The Park $5,000.00
Urban Montrose Township Group Picnics in the park - Concert Series $2,655.00
Urban Mount Evelyn Community Toy Library Association Inc Kick Start Yarra Ranges Toy Librarues $5,000.00
Urban Big Little Buddies Inc. Lions Club Croydon-Mooroolbark Younger and Older making Music and Memories $4,991.80
Urban Mooroolbark Umbrella Group Community Connect Project $5,000.00
Urban Japara Neighbourhood House Mental Health Connection Group $5,000.00
Urban Lilydale Community House CHAOS Step UP to Tech $4,930.00
$47,228.80
Upper Yarra Woori Community House Inc Walk in Woori $2,500.00
Upper Yarra Over 50s Friendship Group Warburton Advancement League Inc Yarra Valley Seniors Connection $6,000.00
Upper Yarra Millgrove Resident's Action Group inc Family Outdoor Games $4,856.25
Upper Yarra Seville Community House Seville Socials $1,137.00
Upper Yarra Koha Community Cafe Inc Koha Gets Technical: Empowering Community with Today's Technology $8,050.00
Upper Yarra The Pottery Studio Rekindle & Re-Earth Community at the Community Pottery Studio, ECOSS $9,261.00
Upper Yarra Rotary Club of Wandin Inc Street Libraries for the children / youth of Wandin and Seville $1,500.00
Upper Yarra Cire Services Incorporated FICE Yarra Junction supporting women in the Upper Yarra $2,000.00
Upper Yarra Cire Services Inc. Gumboots Playgroup Upper Yarra $7,680.00
$42,984.25
Hills The Philanthropic Collective Halloween on the Green - Community Lead Festival 2022 at Ferny Creek Reserve $4,912.00
Hills Anglican Parish of Mount Dandenong Free Group Exercise Program for Older Residents $3,000.00
Hills 3MDR Keep 3MDR On Air During An Emergency $4,837.90
Hills U3A Mt Dandenong & District U3A Community Garden Project $2,209.00
Hills Mount Dandenong Pre School Well-being Tepee and Healing Garden $5,000.00
Hills Hills 2Creative Alliance Olinda Community House 'Community Focus - creating opportunities to volunteer and engage in community activities' $5,000.00
Hills The Kalorama Collective Monthly Community Dinners $5,000.00
Hills Belgrave food garden Community connect & grow seasonal celebrations $2,500.00
Hills Anglican Parish of Mount Dandenong Upgrade St. Michael's Hall to a fully funtioning Relief Hub in the case of an Emergency $2,700.00
Hills hillsceneLIVE D.R. Community Cultural Centre Inc Singing the Ranges $4,308.00
Hills Selby Community House Inc Be Prepared, Be Resilient - Local Disaster and Emergency Response and Recovery $4,900.00
Hills Mount Dandenong Primary School Kalorama Collective Mt Dandenong PS Rescue Log Sculpture $5,000.00
Hills Friends of Kalorama Park Inc. Re-connecting our community to our forests $4,968.00
$54,334.90
LGA-wide Treasuring Our Trees Inc Treasuring Our Trees Schools Program - Web Site and Social Media Management $4,800.00
LGA-wide Treasuring Our Trees Inc Treasuring Our Trees Schools Program - Administration $5,000.00
LGA-wide Treasuring Our Trees Inc Treasuring Our Trees Inc. Tools and Equipment Funding. $9,328.00
LGA-wide Treasuring Our Trees Inc Treasuring Our Trees Schools Program - Garden Design $5,000.00
LGA-wide Voices of Women Reset and Restore 2023 - Hills $5,000.00
LGA-wide Voices of Women Reset and Restore 2023 - Upper Yarra $6,000.00
LGA-wide Voices of Women Reset and Restore 2023 - Urban $5,000.00
LGA-wide Voices of Women Reset and Restore 2023 - Valley $5,000.00
LGA-wide Healesville Toastmasters Club The Togetherness Effect: Creating Change & Resilience by Building Relationships $5,000.00
LGA-wide Healesville Toastmasters Club The Togetherness Effect: Creating Change & Resilience by Building Relationships $5,000.00
LGA-wide Cire Services Inc Level Up for 8 to 14 year-olds in the Upper Yarra $10,000.00
LGA-wide Cire Services Inc. Level Up Chirnside Park $5,000.00
LGA-wide Cire Services Inc Level Up for 8 to 14 year-olds in Yarra Glen area $5,000.00
LGA-wide Benwerren Family Focused Support Worker - rebuilding reserves & encouraging meaningful connections post pandemic. $10,000.00
$85,128.00