Applications open for TCE grants

TORQUAY Community Enterprise (TCE) is opening applications today (Friday, March 1) for its 2024 Grants Program.

The enterprise gets its funding from the local community, and returns it to worthy causes that are helping to improve the quality of life of thousands of local residents.

The money stays in the area and contributes to local economic development.

You can support the enterprise, at no cost to yourself, by banking with the Bendigo Bank and asking your Bendigo Bank staff to associate your account with TCE.

Eligible groups for a grant include:

• Charitable and not-for-profit organisations with an ABN
• Projects targeting Torquay, Jan Juc, Bellbrae, Connewarre or Freshwater Creek areas
• Projects and activities that offer clear public benefit to the communitt, building social capital and supporting community welfare, and
• Groups that did not receive a grant the year before (no recurrent requests).

There is a $2,000 cap on project grants, inclusive of GST).

Preference will be given to projects that support:

• Access and equity for all abilities
• Community capacity building projects
• Cultural and arts initiatives
• Environmental conservation and awareness
• Families, children and youth initiatives
• Community health and wellbeing
• Schools and early education
• Sport and recreation initiatives, and
• Preservation of regional history

Applications close at midnight on March 31.

For more information, head to torquaycommunityenterprise.org.au/grants-program

In other TCE news, Rose Hodge recently finished 10 years service with the TCE, and the board is now seeking applications to fill board roles.

Board Chair Andrew Crowley said TCE already had a great board but it was timely to recruit.

“It is so important boards are representative of the community so we are very interested in having new members that provide diversity of backgrounds

and skills.

“Torquay is growing and we need to have a board that representative of our community.”

For more information, head to torquaycommunityenterprise.org.au/contact-us