Community Fund Scheme
Community is at the heart of a successful recovery program, and what better way to ensure that is the case than to put the funds in to the hands of the community. Our subgrants program, the Falls Creek Communtiy Fund Scheme, has already delivered $70,000 to support projects and initiatives of community members. To date, we have seen projects which offer business support and capacity building, community connection events and mental health and wellbeing projects - a read through the past projects below.
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The links below will take you to the guidelines and the application form, which will have all the information you need. All applications are sent to the recovery team, who support the internal review process to ensure that projects aligns with the eligibility criteria. Projects which are deemed to be eligible then get sent on to the Falls Creek Community Recovery Committee, made up of local volunteers, who ultimately decide whether to endorse the project or not. If you would like to chat through an idea, or if you would like any more information, reach-out to [email protected].
Successful Projects
Business Capacity Building with Riley Matthews Film and Photo
Community-led initiatives should be at the heart of all recovery projects. Our community members know their strengths best and how they can put their skills to best use to support others. When the team at Riley Matthews Film and Photo submitted an application to the Community Fund Scheme to build business capacity through their digital…
Falls Creek Primary School Arts and Wellbeing Project
The team at Falls Creek Primary School identified the opportunity to be able to support not only the wellbeing of their students, but also the importance of a sense of pride in their school. One of the major challenges faced in the wake of the landslip event was the continual need to advocate for Falls…
Community Pilates
The team at Wildflower Pilates recognised the power of Pilates in relation to supporting mental and physical wellbeing as well as bringing people together to foster social connections. Identifying ways to support mental health in the wake of the compounding adverse experiences endured by the Falls Creek community since the 2019-2020 bushfires, the Covid-19 pandemic…
Community Golf Day
Nothing brings people together like a good game of golf… well at least the people of Falls Creek that is! This connection event was the epitome of community-led recovery and was a testament to David Etherton and the team at the Falls Creek Tennis and Social Club who drove this event all the way to…
Blue Dirt Community Mountain Bike Shuttles
Blue Dirt Mountain Biking have been awarded $5000 from the Community Fund Scheme to deliver free community shuttles, every Sunday between 12.00-4.00pm through the 2024-2025 summer. Falls Creek residents are encouraged to take up the chance to connect with each other and the mountain bike trails by dropping in to the Blue Dirt Cafe and…
Falls Creek Primary School – Mountain Bike Program
Mountain biking is synonymous with Falls Creek and the Falls Creek Primary School is synonymous with adventure and connection to the opportunities which exist in Falls Creek, so it makes perfect sense that the school would support their students to gain skills and confidence to allow them to get the most out of the trails…
Community Fun Run – Saturday 19th April
Local running enthusiast Nik Nok McKilliam has been awarded $10,000 through the Community Fund Scheme to organise and host the inaugural Falls Creek Community Fun Run! Nothing brings people together like a sporting event and with Nik Nok’s experience in taking part in running events, this is sure to be family friendly and fun for…
History at the Hub
The Gateway Hub, located at the bottom of the Gully chairlift is our newly refurbished community space. The team at the Falls Creek Historical Society had the wonderful idea of curating some items which represent the Falls Creek community over the years. The installation of the works will coincide with the completion of the second…
Tennis and Social Club – Community Centre Business Case Development
One of the key purposes of the Falls Creek Community Recovery Program is to work with the community to identify their recovery needs and priorities. The Bogong High Plains Road landslip event was predated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2019-2020 bushfires. Throughout each of these disaster events, the people of Falls Creek have called…
Mountain Folk Festival 2024
Congratulations to local Mountain Guide Mark “Macca” McDonald from Falls Creek Guiding who delivered the inaugural Mountain Folk Festival thanks to receiving $10,000 through the Community Fund Scheme. Around 100 community members joined Macca over two days at the Falls Creek Hotel to watch Warren Miller’s “All Time”, Women’s Adventure Film and Reel Rock. This…
Click on each of the projects below to see where how the Community Fund Scheme has been used so far! This might give you some inspiration or courage to apply to the fund yourself!
Mountain Folk Festival by Falls Creek Guiding
Business Capacity Building Support Package with Riley Matthews Film and Photo
Falls Creek Primary School - Arts and Wellbeing Project
Community Pilates by Wildflower Pilates
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There are a couple more Community Fund Scheme projects on their way before the end of June 2025! Find out a bit more about them below!
Community Fun Run by Nik Nok - Upcoming Event, Saturday 19th April, 2025
History at the Hub - Community Art Installation at the Gateway Hub
Tennis and Social Club -Community Centre, Business Case Development Project
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