Boronia Revitalisation Minor Grants Program

On the advice of the Boronia Suburban Revitalisation Board, the Minister for Suburban Development has allocated $50,000 for community grants.

The 2022-2023 Victorian Government budget allocated $9.725 million to continue revitalisation activities in the Suburban Revitalisation sites of Frankston, Broadmeadows, Lilydale, Tarneit, Melton, Reservoir, Noble Park and Boronia.

A Suburban Revitalisation Board has been established in each of these suburbs including Boronia. The Boronia Suburban Revitalisation Board is a Government-approved advisory committee chaired by the member for Bayswater and comprised of key community stakeholders, including representatives from local council, education institutions, non-profit and private sector organisations and community service providers.

The Suburban Revitalisation Program focuses on renewing small scale suburban activity and neighbourhood centres by improving the quality of public spaces and local infrastructure; unlocking economic assets and land use for jobs, housing and services; and building community capacity and participation.

The Suburban Revitalisation Program supports economic and social recovery of activity and neighbourhood centres in Melbourne’s most disadvantaged communities, using locally led planning initiatives and governance arrangements.

The move to increased local living as more people work from home has created additional challenges and opportunities for Melbourne’s suburbs.

The shift to local living creates a significant opportunity to support suburban economic growth and enhanced community connections in our suburbs.

The objectives of the Boronia Revitalisation Minor Grants Program are to:

• increase community connection, capacity, access and participation
• develop and enhance a stronger sense of community belonging and connection
• enhance local social outcomes.

The program will support local Boronia not-for-profit community organisations and the ongoing revitalisation of Boronia through the desired program outcomes of:

• Strengthened community service programs and enhanced operations and service delivery.
• Increased capacity of community organisations to build social connection in local communities.
• A stronger sense of place and connection to the Boronia Activity Centre.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Operate in a facility open to community members within the suburb of Boronia.
• Are an incorporated association, a co-operative, a charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), or an Australian public company limited by guarantee who governing rules demonstrate a not-for-profit purpose.
• Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN).

Consideration will be given to organisations under the auspice of another organisation which meets all the applicant eligibility criteria.

To be eligible, the proposed expenditure must be for equipment which directly contributes to improving social connections as well as access to and participation in the activities undertaken by the community group at its publicly accessible venue.

Applicants must provide details about the items they propose to purchase and must attach a written quote. Grant amounts requested will be based on the written quote/s.

If other grant funding has been received from the Boronia Suburban Revitalisation Board, the applicant must demonstrate how the Boronia Revitalisation Minor Grant will provide different benefits to the Boronia community.

The equipment must be purchased by 31 December 2023.

The following cannot be funded through this program:

• clothing (except for protective clothing used in programs)
• staffing costs
• project management costs
• equipment for schools
• assistance for ongoing costs for membership activities
• small one-off or recurrent projects/events/activities/pilot programs
• requests for retrospective funding where the equipment has been ordered or purchased prior to receiving funding approval
• items to be used as prizes for fundraising
• activities that have already received funding from the Boronia Suburban Revitalisation Board.

Applicants must provide details about the items they propose to purchase and must attach a written quote.

Projects must be completed by 31 December 2023.

Further details can be found in the Program Guidelines below.

Please visit the Business Victoria Grants Portal

We will run an online Information Session on Thursday 27 April 2023 at 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm to provide information about the program.

To attend, please register here.