Grants and awards
Our Catchments, Our Communities Leadership Development Grants - closes 14 August
This is a great opportunity to apply for up to $10,000 to support your leadership / professional development activities or projects related to catchment management. These are grants that go to individuals, not to organisations.
There are three streams - Aboriginal Leadership; Women in Leadership; and Innovation.
For more information and to apply
Healthy Cities Landcare Grants - closes 22 August
Landcare Australia and Bupa will support environmental community groups and organisations to establish native plants (trees, shrubs and groundcovers) across Australia in urban and peri-urban landscapes to enhance biodiversity and positive health outcomes.
A key requirement of these grants is that each application must contribute to the establishment of native plants and host community events that are open to the public. There are eligible urban and peri-urban locations, details of which are available at the link below.
For more information and to apply
Strengthening Rural Community Grants - closes 17 September
There are two streams available for these grants but you can only put in an application in one stream.
Small and Vital - gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.
For more information and to apply
Prepare and Recover- The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Prepare & Recover program supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after the disaster.
For more information and to apply
Grants Program - Victorian Fisheries Authority - open year round
This program is open year-round to applications from angling clubs and associations, and not-for-profit community groups for grants of $5,000 - $50,000.
Examples of projects that could qualify for funding include:
- infrastructure and access projects (minor boat ramps or kayak launches/landings, access paths, jetties, platforms, fish cleaning tables
- installation of instream habitat (woody, boulders, lunkers), and
- riparian work (fencing, planting, stiles)
Training opportunities calendar
We look forward to sharing training opportunities with our environmental volunteering community.
If you have something you would like to add, please email environmental.volunteering@deeca.vic.gov.auP
| Date | Time | Topic | Location & to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 24th and 31st July | 1pm - 2.30pm | Plain and Easy English Language - 2 part workshop. People with intellectual and cognitive disability are often overlooked in the pursuit of website accessibility. This 2 part workshop, facilitated by The Centre for Accessibility Australia, will provide tools in optimising online content for readability to significantly improve access to information. | online |
| Wednesday 30th July | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Introduction to the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement. A workshop to guide participants through the National Standards. | online |
| Tuesday 5th August (and Tuesday 2nd September) | 10am - 12pm | Two-part training. Preventing Burnout and Enhancing Wellbeing. Caring for others starts with caring for ourselves. A practical wellbeing training program, designed specifically for leaders of volunteers across Victoria. | online |
| Wednesday 13th August | 10am - 11am | Guide to your Springtime recruitment drive: Support for your recruiting looking at reviewing roles, advertising, screening, conducting interviews and more. | online |
| Wednesday 17th September | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Navigating Professional Boundaries: an interactive session looking at all of the challenges inherent with navigating professional boundaries as a volunteer manager in the modern era. | online |
| Wednesday 15th October | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Cross Cultural Awareness Training: an online workshop to assist participants to understand who our local communities are and how to adapt your organisation's volunteer programs to support diversity and inclusion. | online |
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