Deadline: 15-Jun-25
The Yarra Ranges Council is seeking applications for its Recreation and Sport Capital Development Programme to support the local community to carry out projects that will improve and benefit not only sport and recreation Clubs in the Yarra Ranges, but also the wider community.
Yarra Ranges Council will provide funding to not-for-profit recreation and sporting organisations within the municipality to improve their existing facilities. This can be achieved through improvements to buildings, outdoor spaces and outdoor facilities as long as the building/area is owned and/or maintained by council.
Funding Information
- Grants are up to $30,000
Eligible Projects
- Cosmetic improvements to pavilions and club rooms, including kitchens, bathrooms and social space
- Improvements to sporting and recreational facilities
- New infrastructure initiatives to encourage active living
- Projects that reduce risk/improve safety
- Storage improvements
- Fencing
Ineligible Projects
- Maintenance works considered as your organisation/clubs’ responsibility under the current Tenancy or Lease agreement with Council
- Projects which exclude access to the public or community groups
- Structural changes to pavilions and club rooms
- Ongoing administration/operational costs
- Works that have already been started or completed
- Sports Lighting Upgrades
- Appliances and/or non-permanent equipment.
Eligibility Criteria
- Not-for-profit sporting or active recreation organisations that have a current lease/license or tenancy/JUA agreement with Yarra Ranges Council or recognised government body which the land is managed/maintained by Yarra Rages Council.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals
- Profit making organisations (Businesses).
- Sport or active recreation organisations without a current lease/license or tenancy/JUA agreement with Yarra Ranges Council on land which is not owned, managed or maintained by Yarra Rages Council
For more information, visit Yarra Ranges Council.
