May 27th, 2024From film projectors to freezers: nine local groups clinch community grants

Nine community groups have received a total of $25,000 funding as part of Round Two of Hepburn Shire’s 2024 Community Grants program.

The recipients include the Drummond Hall Committee who will use their $5000 for film projection equipment; St John’s Ambulance Victoria Daylesford Division who received $1225 to replace equipment and Anglicare Victoria – Creswick Emergency Food Relief and Community Meals.

Others who were successful this round include Anglicare Victoria – the Clunes Clinic and Drop-in Program for emergency relief, each received $2000; Hepburn Wholefoods Collective will buy a freezer for $2531; Trentham Youth Group received $5000; the Queer Book Club in Daylesford received $2500; and the Daylesford and Hepburn United Soccer Club received $5000 for equipment.