Through the 66,225 in funding available to each Federal electorate. This round of successful grant recipients includes several community and neighbourhood houses, sporting organisations, and local services such as Sunshine Bendigo.
In order to be successful in the competitive process, groups were required to be a not-for-profit organisation with a minimum of 40% of volunteers in their organisation.
QUOTES ATTRIBUTABLE TO FEDERAL MEMBER FOR BENDIGO, LISA CHESTERS MP:
"Bendigo has a strong volunteer base, and these volunteers are the backbone of many of our community organisations.
"This year we have such a diverse range of recipients from across the electorate- from the Elmore Football Netball Club to the Kyneton Agricultural Society.
"I cannot emphasise enough how important Australia's volunteers are to our community by providing vital support and services to those in need. At the end of the day, we want volunteers to know that we are backing them and will continue to support their work in assisting our community."
A complete list of the successful groups and their level of funding for this round:
