Ashbury gives generously from Community Fund

MORE than 20 groups from from Armstrong Creek and surrounding areas have benefited from the latest round of the Ashbury Community Fund.

An annual initiative of Dennis Family Corporation – the developer of Ashbury estate – the fund marked its sixth year in 2023 and more than $140,000 distributed to local community groups since its inception.

Dennis Family Corporation developments marketing manager Melissa Munro said she could not have been more delighted with the outcome.

“Over the past six years, we’ve allocated funding to assist a wide range of special activities and community programs in and around Armstrong Creek. It’s been fantastic for us to be able to support so many worthy organisations operating in the local area where our development is located, and help people bring so many great projects to light,“ she said.

This year also marks the 21st year of the Dennis Family Corporation successfully operating Community Funds across its residential developments across Victoria and South East Queensland.

During this time, the corporation has distributed more than $1 million in grants to date and provided much-needed financial support to hundreds of local not-for-profit groups and organisations.

Eligibility for the $1,500 grants extended to not-for-profit groups operating in and around Armstrong Creek, with an independent judging panel awarding grants to a variety of organisations.

These included the Type 1 Foundation’s Ange Liston-McCaughley, who was thrilled to receive a $1,500 grant on behalf of the organisation at the presentation ceremony held last week.

“As anyone with Type 1 diabetes knows, receiving an initial diagnoses of the condition is often confronting and the challenges of learning how to live with it can impact the entire family – especially where children are concerned,” she said.

“We established the foundation specifically to assist families of children living with Type 1 diabetes and help them not just to survive but thrive.

“We’re always on the lookout for opportunities to do this.

“The grant will go towards our upcoming networking event connecting families of newly diagnosed children with one another for advice and emotional support, and we can’t thank the Dennis Family Corporation enough for helping us make this a reality.”

The 21 recipients of the Ashbury Community Fund in 2023 were:

1st Grovedale Scout Group

1st Torquay Scouts

3216Connect

Art of the Minds INC

Bancoora Surf Life Saving Club

Connewarre CFA

East Belmont Saints Baseball Club Inc.

Foundation 61

Freshwater Creek and District Riding Club

Geelong Classic Car Club

Grovedale Fire Brigade

Highton Cricket Club

Punjab Khalsa Association Geelong (Sikh Community of South Barwon)

Sharing Tullis Smile Fund

Torquay Community House

Torquay Cricket Club

Torquay Food Aid Incorporated

Transition South Barwon

Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Ltd, and

Type 1 Foundation.

For more information, head to ashburyestate.com.au