Bald Hills Wind Farm Community Fund provides money for projects of social, economic or environmental benefit to the Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay, Walkerville districts.

Bald Hills Wind Farm will provide $25,000 per year for each year that the wind farm is in operation to the Community Fund. Any funds not utilised will be carried over to the next year. This year, the Community Fund has $27,425 available for grants to community organisations.

Types of grants

There are two categories of grants:

• Small Project Grants Three Small Projects will be awarded,two awards of up to $2,000 and one award of up to $5,000 per project. Small Project grants are for the organisation to enable it to provide a benefit or service to the local community.
• District Project Grants: One grant per year of up to $15,000 will be awarded to an organisation undertaking a District Project. District Projects must demonstrate community partnerships/collaboration and overall benefit to the district/wider community.

All organisations applying for a grant must:

• Be not-for-profit. Evidence of not-for-profit status can include the incorporation, charter, prospectus, or proof of auspice arrangement (i.e. letter of support/MOU).  An unincorporated organisation can apply for funding by being auspiced by an incorporated organisation.  Under an auspicing arrangement, the incorporated organisation agreed to sponsor the unincorporated group.
• Confirm the project is within the Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay and Walkerville districts; and
• Have been in existence for more than 12 months.

• Address: Bald Hills Wind Farm Suite 1, Level 1, 150 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 VIC
• Email: info@baldhillswindfarm.com.au