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In 2026, we awarded 108 Annual Community Strengthening Grants to not-for-profit organisations that provide direct benefits to residents of the City of Boroondara.

OrganisationProject titleFunded amount
19th Camberwell Scout Group90th Anniversary Celebration$5,720.60
1st Ashburton Scout GroupEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,972.45
1st Canterbury Scout GroupEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,731.80
1st Glen Iris Scout Group Equipment Purchase / Consumables$2,941.82
1st North Balwyn Scout GroupEquipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000
2nd/6th Hawthorn Scout GroupEquipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000
Alamein Neighbourhood & Learning IncAlamein Yarning & Dreaming$11,249
Ashburton Chinese Senior Friendship AssociationA Year of Seniors Wellbeing, Cultural and Social Engagement Program$3,410
Ashburton Combined Probus ClubCoach and Ferry for day trip around Port Phillip Bay$3,590
Ashburton Tennis Club IncTennis "Kick-start" Engagement Programs$5,887
Ashburton Village Traders AssociationVitality Village Week$13,910
Australian Boys Choral InstituteBoroondara Concert Series$5,760
Balwyn Evergreen CentreEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,924.80
Balwyn Saints Cricket ClubJunior Cricket School Outreach Program$5,346
Basketball HawthornWomen's Leadership, Safety & Empowerment Program$11,818.19
Boccia Australia LimitedMelbourne Youths Boccia Program$5,640
Boroondara Reconciliation NetworkFirst Peoples-led Co-design Project for Boroondara Local History Reconciliation Initiative$9,027.27
Boroondara Stroke Support Group IncConnected Recovery: Stroke Support, Inclusion and Community Access$9,809
Bowen Street Community Centre IncThe Resilient Neighbourhood Project$1,100
Burwood Cricket ClubBuilding Cultural Connection Through Community Cricket$4,918.05
Burwood Uniting Canterbury Cricket ClubGirls Cricket Program$4,270
Camberwell Camera Club IncEquipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000
Camberwell Central Bowls ClubBoroondara Cup$1,650
Camberwell Chorale IncorporatedA performance by Camberwell Chorale - October 2027$6,908
Camberwell Hockey Club IncCoaching Development & Pathways Program$6,850
Camberwell Kindergarten and Childcare CentreGrowing Together Through Nature$8,448.99
Camberwell Lacrosse ClubGlen Iris and Ashburton Lacrosse Clinics$6,000
Camberwell ShowtimeCamberwell Showtime - Scenery enhancement$3,327.50
Camberwell Structured Playgroup Association IncorporatedBaby Playgroup$10,000
Canterbury Area Toy LibraryCome, Stay and Play / Party$6,037.57
Canterbury Football ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$1,947
Canterbury Gardens KindergartenKinder Learning Program: Community, Culture and Environment$10,866.73
Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Kew, Camberwell, Hawthorn2026-27 Community Grant Projects$4,900
Combined Probus Club of Auburn (Vic) IncEquipment Purchase / Consumables$1,820
Community First Responders Foundation LtdEmergency Response: Competent and Confident Cardiac Arrest Responders$8,630
Dance for Neurobalance (Parkinson's)African Drumming: The Cultural Journey continues$1,200
Deepdene Bears Cricket ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,000
Deepdene Tennis ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,995
Donvale Presbyterian Football ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000
DV Safe PhoneSafe Phones for Victim-Survivors - City of Boroondara$3,125
Estrella Pre-schoolEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,845
Football Club United Of Melbourne IncorporatedEquipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000
Friendship and Wellbeing Association Inc.Encourage seniors taking part in entertaining and sports activities$6,900
GREEK SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB OF NORTH BALWYN AND DISTRICTSOXI Day Celebration 28 October 2026/27, Bus Outing March 2027$5,600
Greythorn Park Tennis Club Inc.Equipment Purchase / Consumables$2,399
Guide Dogs VictoriaGuide Dogs Victoria Community Fair$1,100
Harp Golf ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$698
Hartwell Association of Residents and Traders IncHART - Enhancing the Traders Association's Profile and Reach$13,750
Hawthorn Amateur Football ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,912.60
Hawthorn and Kew Bands Inc. - Glenferrie BrassEquipment Purchase / Consumables$6,367
Hawthorn Artist SocietyHAS Interactive Art Show$13,669
Hawthorn Boroondara Cricket ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000
Hawthorn Glen Combined Probus Club IncExploring History...Ancient and Modern$2,363.64
Hawthorn Historical Society IncorporatedRenew our website$7,507.58
Highbury Community Learning and Wellbeing IncIntergenerational Mooncake & Cultural Stories Workshop$552
Highgate Early Learning CentreHighgate Early Learning Centre 40th Anniversary Community Celebration$6,273
IndianCare Inc.Aao Khelo (Come play) - Swim and Shine Boroondara$6,350
It’s the Little Things CommunityIt's the Little Things Feed Boroondara$14,400
Joyful Plates LtdGrandparent’s Kitchen: From Our Elders’ Hands$5,000
Kew Croquet ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000
Kew Home of ChineseKew Home of Chinese - 30th Anniversary Celebration$3,763.50
Kew Neighbourhood Learning CentreEquipment Purchase / Consumables$1,999
Kew Philharmonic Society IncHidden Voices: Early Music and Stories We Don’t Often Hear$14,141
Kew Tennis ClubAll-Abilities Tennis Development Program$4,224.90
Kew Toy LibraryDeveloping Curious Minds: Reinvigorating Science Play at Kew Toy Library$7,690.06
Koonung Heights Cricket ClubFemale Cricket Expansion$4,535
Kosmovision Foundation LtdCreative Wellbeing Lab: Youth Pathways for Belonging$10,000
Latin Stories AustraliaLa Sobremesa$2,250
Lynden Park Scout GroupEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,548.87
Melbourne Bach Choir IncCamberwell community concerts$14,363.74
Melbourne CUAA Alliance Inc.Chinese New Year Harmony Day Cultural Games Event$3,000
Melbourne Deaf Cricket ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,424
Melbourne Deaf Football ClubMDFC Family Day + Training Support for current members$4,149
Melbourne G&P Football Club IncorporatedEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,722.50
Melbourne Rainbow BandFree Community Concert Series$4,300
Melbourne Recorder Orchestra IncPreserving and playing giant recorders$2,450
Mind AustraliaReframing Recovery - Wellbeing Groups$14,420
Multicultural Dance Group Incorporated2026 Christmas and 2027 Chinese New Year  Community Connection$1,680
Murnong First Peoples' Gathering Place Indigenous CorporationSharing First Peoples' Crafts$10,483.44
North Balwyn Baseball ClubEquipment Purchase / Consumables$2,468
North Balwyn Cricket ClubWomen's Cricket Coaching$2,100
North Balwyn Senior Citizens Club IncorporatedEquipment Purchase / Consumables$506
North Balwyn Tennis Club Inc.Equipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000
North Kew Tennis ClubJunior improvement program$2,926
Northern Region Indian Seniors Association IncFestival of colours  (Holi)$2,890
Old Scotch Soccer ClubSupporting the People Behind the Players$2,360
PlantingSeeds Projects LtdThe Boroondara B&B Highway B’Cool program$9,000
Probus Club of Camberwell INCChristmas Lunch and updating IT and audio visual equipment$4,909
Probus Club of GreythornCommunity Strengthening with Greythorn Probus$8,965
Probus Club of Port PhillipEnhance the Website—Establish a Digital  Archive System.$3,000
Robert Cochrane KindergartenSport and sustainability$5,725.40
Servants Community Housing LimitedLocal Sounds: Building Community Through Music and Volunteering$14,715
Skunkworks CommunityBoroondara Proms$13,798
Songjiang Club of Melbourne INC.Chinese Heritage & Community Connection Program 2026–2027$1,814.86
Surrey Hills Historical Society IncorporatedEquipment Purchase / Consumables$1,248
Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre IncMemories into Memoir - A Memoir Writing Course$7,408
The Chatty Cafe Scheme Australia Ltd.Connected Communities: Dementia Inclusive Chatty Pilot$7,000
The Minifie Park Child Care Association IncMusic & Dance Connection Project$11,334.55
The Probus Club of Balwyn Central IncChristmas Lunch and Concert for Members, Partners and Widows$2,100
The Probus Club of Glenferrie IncA Day in the Mount Dandenong Gardens$2,878.80
Toorak East Malvern Hockey ClubParticipation and Inclusion Workshop$1,120
Trentwood at the Hub Sparks! Workshops for Young People$10,398
Union Road Surrey Hills Traders AssociationURSHTA - Enhancing the Traders Association's Profile and Reach$13,000
Victorian Skateboard Association, trading as Skateboarding VictoriaPromoting Boroondara Skateable Spaces$5,000
Victorian YMCA Community Programming Pty LtdSplash Together$5,271
Vietnamese Senior Cultural Association Inc.Vietnamese Seniors Wellbeing, Connection & Lifelong Learning Pilot$6,950
Hawthorn RSL Sub-Branch auspice for Watt Shotz PhotographyInto The Light Photography Exhibition$12,000
Yongala Pre-School IncorporatedEquipment Purchase / Consumables$3,000