South East Water welcomes for Community Grants Program

Deadline: 14-Oct-20

The South East Water Welcomes for the Community Grants Program to support the health and liveability of the communities in the service area. The grants are funded by a promise they made in the Five-Year Customer Commitment 2018–23 to support local communities.

In 2020, the program is open to community groups who:

• Support the health and liveability of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port – and areas nearby like beaches, creeks and wetlands.
• Support the community in the areas of:
  • Affordability;
  • Environment;
  • Health and liveability;
  • Water security and literacy.

Funding Information

• Grant amount between $500 and $10,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible to apply, your project or initiative needs to:
• • be located within the service area or provide services in the service area, or support another community group delivering services within the service area; and deliver services that positively supports the local community within one or more of the following community pillars: affordability; health and live ability; environment; water security.
• Here are some examples of the types of groups that are eligible:
  • Friends groups who work to protect and enhance the natural environment surrounding the beach or waterways.
  • Community groups who have been impacted by a sewer spill.
  • Schools or groups who visit the bay for recreational or educational activities, or who help to build water literacy.
  • Support services that assist vulnerable community members with financial and nonfinancial support.
  • Groups working toward building greater understanding of and collaboration with Indigenous communities, for example on the cultural value of water.
  • Clubs who help to improve the physical or mental health of community members.
  • Other community and charitable groups who support others through initiatives that relate to affordability; health and live ability; environment; water security.

Ineligible events for Sponsorship

South East Water will not consider the hydration station for sponsorship for events that:

• are outside South East water’s service region;
• only have connections to rainwater, tank or bore water;
• have less than 1,000 people in attendance;
• run for a duration of less than five hours;
• discriminate against any person(s), organization(s) or group(s);
• conflict with the water industry and government policy;
• support a political party or lobby group;
• have products or services that are harmful to the environment;
• support foreign charities;
• create environmental hazards;
• increase the likelihood of damage occurring to the hydration station including raves, outside/indoor dance festivals and dance parties;
• have a mains tap located indoors;
• are promoted through corporate organizations (excluding not-for-profits).

Ineligible events for hire

South East Water will not consider the hydration station for hire for events that:

•  are outside South East water’s service region;
• only have connections to rainwater, tank or bore water;
•  discriminate against any person(s), organization(s) or group(s);
•  conflict with the water industry and government policy;
•  support a political party or lobby group;
•  have products or services that are harmful to the environment;
•  support foreign charities;
•  create environmental hazards;
•  increase the likelihood of damage occurring to the hydration station including raves, outside/indoor dance festivals and dance parties;
•  have a mains tap located indoors.

For more information, visit https://southeastwater.com.au/NewsEvents/Pages/HydrationStation.aspx