Upper Yarra Community-Led Recovery Grants open for round two

The Upper Yarra Community Recovery Committee. Picture: ON FILE

The Upper Yarra Community Recovery Committee is inviting Upper Yarra community groups to apply to the Community Led Recovery Round Two grant program to help the area recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and June 2021 storm.

If your group provides support to one or more of these townships then you are encouraged to apply: Big Pats Creek, Don Valley, Gilderoy, Gladysdale, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Powelltown, Reefton, Seville, Three Bridges, Wandin, Warburton, Wesburn, Woori Yallock, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo.

Applications are invited for projects up to $10,000.

Round 2 will support projects which support recovery with preference given to projects targeting one or more of the following objectives:

Developing resilience and preparedness for future disaster

Strengthen connections, increase participation, and build capacity in our community

Improving Mental Health & wellbeing

Reducing vulnerability and decreasing marginalisation

Submit an application before 15 February 2023 at www.cia.communityenterprisefoundation.com.au/Program/Index/1?programId=4480.