{"id":92975,"date":"2024-09-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=92975"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:51:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T02:51:37","slug":"funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding boost for local men’s sheds"},"content":{"rendered":"

APPLICATIONS have opened for the latest round of the state government’s Men’s Shed Funding Program, and Bellarine MP Alison Marchant is encouraging the community to apply.<\/p>\n

Grants of up to $100,000 are available to the community to help build new men’s sheds \u2013 including the conversion of a building into a men’s shed \u2013 and refurbish, extend, or upgrade existing men’s sheds.<\/p>\n

For the first time, funds are also available for the purchase of major machinery or equipment.<\/p>\n

The program, which injects approximately $1 million into Victoria’s men’s sheds each year, recognises and supports the important role men’s sheds play in addressing social isolation and improving the health and wellbeing of men by providing them a safe space to connect and socialise.<\/p>\n

“The Men’s Shed Funding Program supports the important work local men’s sheds do in contributing to the community and providing a welcoming place for locals to learn a new skill or meet new people,” Ms Marchant.<\/p>\n

Activities and projects vary greatly between sheds and can range from community projects such as making toys for local childcare groups to assisting with emergency responses and preparedness.<\/p>\n

There are more than 350 men’s sheds operating across Victoria, with an estimated 20,000 engaged members, including approximately four men’s sheds on the Surf Coast, and a further 11 in Greater Geelong.<\/p>\n

The Ocean Grove and District Men’s Shed was one of the successful applicants in the last iteration of the funding program, securing $40,000 to replace the shed roof and solar panels at its site in Smithton Grove.<\/p>\n

Applications for the Men’s Shed Funding Program will remain open until October 16, and to assist prospective applicants, online information sessions will be held on September 3 between 6pm and 7pm, and September 26 between 11am and 12 noon.<\/p>\n

For more information on the grant program, or to apply, head to vic.gov.au\/mens-shed-funding-program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

APPLICATIONS have opened for the latest round of the state government’s Men’s Shed Funding Program, and Bellarine MP Alison Marchant is encouraging the community to apply. Grants of up to $100,000 are available to the community to help build new men’s sheds \u2013 including the conversion of a building into a men’s shed \u2013 and […]<\/p>\n

Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":92979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-92975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFunding boost for local men's sheds - Bellarine Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Victoria Men's Shed Grants available up to $100,000. Build, refurbish or upgrade your shed and purchase equipment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Funding boost for local men's sheds - Bellarine Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Victoria Men's Shed Grants available up to $100,000. Build, refurbish or upgrade your shed and purchase equipment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bellarine Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-31T18:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Untitled-design-40.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ellie Claringbold\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ellie Claringbold\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ellie Claringbold\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/32abddd83bad3e2425166905b3e3aaff\"},\"headline\":\"Funding boost for local men’s sheds\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-31T18:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":319,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Untitled-design-40.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/\",\"name\":\"Funding boost for local men's sheds - Bellarine Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Untitled-design-40.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-31T18:00:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"Victoria Men's Shed Grants available up to $100,000. Build, refurbish or upgrade your shed and purchase equipment.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Untitled-design-40.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Untitled-design-40.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Bellarine MP Alison Marchant (front, second from left) with members of the Ocean Grove and District Men's Shed in March. Photo: SUPPLIED\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/news\\\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Funding boost for local men’s sheds\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Bellarine Times\",\"description\":\"Free local news\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Bellarine Times\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/cropped-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/cropped-logo.png\",\"width\":291,\"height\":38,\"caption\":\"Bellarine Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/32abddd83bad3e2425166905b3e3aaff\",\"name\":\"Ellie Claringbold\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dcd91a2add82ecaedf8722c8c44c7bf9cd7be0f12939f097b32bc1e405ab8d89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dcd91a2add82ecaedf8722c8c44c7bf9cd7be0f12939f097b32bc1e405ab8d89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dcd91a2add82ecaedf8722c8c44c7bf9cd7be0f12939f097b32bc1e405ab8d89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ellie Claringbold\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bellarinetimes\\\/author\\\/ellie\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Funding boost for local men's sheds - Bellarine Times","description":"Victoria Men's Shed Grants available up to $100,000. Build, refurbish or upgrade your shed and purchase equipment.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Funding boost for local men's sheds - Bellarine Times","og_description":"Victoria Men's Shed Grants available up to $100,000. Build, refurbish or upgrade your shed and purchase equipment.","og_url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/","og_site_name":"Bellarine Times","article_published_time":"2024-08-31T18:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Untitled-design-40.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ellie Claringbold","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ellie Claringbold","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/"},"author":{"name":"Ellie Claringbold","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#\/schema\/person\/32abddd83bad3e2425166905b3e3aaff"},"headline":"Funding boost for local men’s sheds","datePublished":"2024-08-31T18:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/"},"wordCount":319,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Untitled-design-40.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/","name":"Funding boost for local men's sheds - Bellarine Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Untitled-design-40.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-31T18:00:00+00:00","description":"Victoria Men's Shed Grants available up to $100,000. Build, refurbish or upgrade your shed and purchase equipment.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Untitled-design-40.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Untitled-design-40.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Bellarine MP Alison Marchant (front, second from left) with members of the Ocean Grove and District Men's Shed in March. Photo: SUPPLIED"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/funding-boost-for-local-mens-sheds\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Funding boost for local men’s sheds"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/","name":"Bellarine Times","description":"Free local news","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#organization","name":"Bellarine Times","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/cropped-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/cropped-logo.png","width":291,"height":38,"caption":"Bellarine Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/#\/schema\/person\/32abddd83bad3e2425166905b3e3aaff","name":"Ellie Claringbold","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dcd91a2add82ecaedf8722c8c44c7bf9cd7be0f12939f097b32bc1e405ab8d89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dcd91a2add82ecaedf8722c8c44c7bf9cd7be0f12939f097b32bc1e405ab8d89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dcd91a2add82ecaedf8722c8c44c7bf9cd7be0f12939f097b32bc1e405ab8d89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ellie Claringbold"},"url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/author\/ellie\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92975"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=92975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}