The Nillumbik Community Fund provides grants up to $5,000, to community groups, organisations, and clubs to deliver community-led initiatives that meet local needs.

The Nillumbik Community Fund Grants aim to:

• Respond to demonstrated community needs
• Celebrate diversity and increase social inclusion
• Enhance the social, cultural and environmental wellbeing of Nillumbik residents
• Enhance and strengthen neighbourhoods and townships through arts and cultural initiatives
• Provide opportunities for the community to participate in active and creative lifestyles
• Create a climate-resilient community
• Develop community capacity and empowerment
• Foster and strengthen community involvement and participation in community-led initiatives
• Create community pride and contribute to Nillumbik’s sense of place
• Support low cost, innovative place activations that encourage improvement to local townships
• Support local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in cultural and social activities, promote community understanding of reconciliation and educate the broader community about Aboriginal heritage and culture
• Engage children and young people to promote leadership opportunities, increase social connections, and develop confidence, knowledge and skills
• Support events and activities which are fun, safe, sustainable, accessible and inclusive.

Funding can be used to support the delivery of community led initiatives including:

• Community or youth programs
• Indigenous cultural activities
• Artist led community arts initiatives
• Community events that target local community engagement
• Placemaking and other creative initiatives that aim to activate a ‘place’ in Nillumbik
• Community safety initiatives
• Initiatives that enhance the environment and/or help to achieve Council's climate action aims
• Initiatives that enhance and celebrate diversity, access and inclusion.

Who can apply?

• Applicants must be a not-for-profit incorporated organisation, community group, school or club that lives, works, studies, volunteers or plays in Nillumbik, or partnered with (auspiced by) an eligible organisation (organisations can auspice multiple applications).
• Artists, individuals and local businesses must partner with eligible not-for-profit incorporated organisations to be eligible to apply.
• Applicants must hold a minimum of $20 million in public liability insurance, or if your activity will be held in a Council venue or on Council land, you may be eligible for coverage under Councils community public liability insurance.
• Applicants must be compliant or have satisfactorily acquitted all outstanding grants previously awarded by Nillumbik Shire Council.
• Funds must be spent by 30 June 2026.

• Phone: 03 9433 3720
• Email: grants@nillumbik.vic.gov.au