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Media Release
29 November 2006Council gives $865K in community grants
Yarra City Council's Annual Grants Program was announced at the November Council Meeting, with a wide variety of community groups receiving funding.
Council has now approved grant applications to a total value of over $865,000.
Mayor of Yarra City Council, Cr Jackie Fristacky, said she was delighted to see so many innovative and beneficial community projects the subject of applications.
"Through this program we provide funding for small to medium sized projects and initiatives that respond to the social, cultural, recreational and economic needs of Yarra residents," she said.
"Council's Annual Grants Funding Program is one of the largest in the State and provides a significant contribution to the local community.
"Conscious of the vital contribution of local groups to community building and civic involvement, it is important that we support local groups so they can continue to help and provide services to the Yarra community," she said.
Examples of some of the community programs that received funding through Council's Annual Grants Program.
Vietnamese Tenants Association - Melting Pot
Women from the Sudanese and Vietnamese community on Atherton Gardens estate will hold integrated cooking classes to learn about each others cooking, recipes and afterwards share meals, customs and cultures.
Church of all Nations - Gary's Cooking for Singles
Fortnightly cooking presentations on the Carlton estate for public housing residents within the area. Run in partnership with North Yarra Community Health, the cooking presentations will focus on preparing simple healthy meals for one, cover basic nutrition and health risks such as diabetes. A cooking booklet based on the presentations will be published at the end of the program to be given to the participants.
Visionary Images: A-Lure - Young people aged 15-25 with experience of hardship will collaborate with artists to create components of a local media game that explores cultural diversity. The project will utilise mobile phones and other communication technologies to lure and communicate with players to locate artwork exhibited in public spaces in November 2007
Melbourne Stencil Festival - A free, four day exhibition event of local and international street and stencil art. The festival includes a variety of additional activities such as live demonstrations, workshops, talks and panel discussions and a charity auction. The event targets a youth audience however it attracts a broad range of the people aged 12 - 60 years.
In addition to Council's Annual Grants Program, Yarra also supports community projects through its Emerging Issues Program (EIP), which aims to address social issues that the local community has identified as priorities.
Council on Tuesday night also approved the allocation of over $209,000 to seven community projects through the EIP.
An example of one of the projects funded is the North Yarra Community Health for the Yarra Healthy Weight Project .
This project focuses on improving the eating habits and weight status of children in Yarra by addressing issues of poor nutrition, food insecurity, inappropriate weight, and inadequate levels of planed and incidental activity.
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