Grants and awards
Partnerships Against Pests Grants - closes 4 July
Are you a member of a community group looking for funding to tackle established invasive species? The Partnerships Against Pests grants program can provide funding of up to $50,000 for one- and two-year projects that boost your community's capacity to manage established weeds and pest animals.
There is a webinar at 11am on Friday 23 May 2025 to the objectives and criteria for the new round and allow attendees to ask questions.
For more information and to apply
Victorian Volunteering Awards 2025 - nominations close 4 July
The Volunteering Awards are an opportunity to recognise and thank Victorian volunteers for the incredible contributions they make to our state and local communities.
Showcasing excellence by individuals and organisations, the Awards are run by Volunteering Victoria with the support of the Victorian State Government.
There are five categories for Individuals and five for Organisations - we encourage you to nominate yourself, someone you know or your organisation. It would be great to have some environmental volunteers among the finalists and winners.
For more information and to apply
The 2025 Community Tree Grants - closes 18 July
The Carman’s Trees for Bees Community Tree Grants support the planting of bee-friendly trees in extended gardens, community-owned land, school grounds, sporting club precincts and urban corridors.
The program provides funding to community groups and organisations to increase vital habitat, providing spaces for bees to forage, live and breed.
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.au
| Date | Time | Topic | Location & to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 11th June | 12 - 1pm | Sustainability Victoria webinar: Regenerate natural systems. Join Sustainability Victoria and guests as we unpack some of the creative ways communities are turning notions of consumption on their head and using circularity to support biodiversity, regenerate ecosystems, and rebuild natural capital. | online |
| Tuesday 17th June | 9.30am - 12.30pm | The 'Tuff' Stuff: Volunteer Performance Counselling. While managing volunteers is usually a rewarding task, there can be a nasty side to volunteer management: performance counselling. When a volunteer isn’t performing to the best of their ability, or worse — is acting in a negative way that is disrupting your organisation — then performance counselling is in order. This interactive workshop helps managers and leaders of volunteers with the art of performance counselling. | online |
| Wednesday 18th June | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Volunteer Screening Deconstructed: This interactive session looks at the elements of volunteer screening and how to implement them in a way that protects your organisation from risk without leaving you tied up in red tape. It’s the perfect workshop for those looking to understand the difference between a Police Check, a Working With Children’s Check, and how to effectively interview volunteers. | online |
| Tuesday 24th June | 9.30am - 11.30am | Implementing the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement: The session includes small-group discussions, where participants can share their approaches, ask questions, and explore challenges in a collaborative setting. You’ll also have the opportunity to seek guidance from our experienced trainer. | online |
| Wednesday 2nd July | 12pm - 1pm | Becoming an Inclusive Volunteer Involving Organisation. Join "The Centre for Volunteering" for free training for staff and volunteers looking to promote and develop inclusivity within their organisation. | online |
| Tuesday 15th July | 1pm - 2pm | Panel Discussion: Successful and Rewarding Volunteer Recruitment. Join "the Centre of Volunteering" for a panel discussion of Standard 4 of the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement | online |
| Wednesday 23rd July | 1pm - 2pm | Rethinking Volunteer Recruitment. Take a second look at volunteer recruitment with the Centre for Volunteering Sector Development Coordinator, Tony Ward. | online |
| 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 |
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