Our Community Governance Officer, Kay, has compiled this helpful list of resources for Ballarat's Community Groups.
Find out more about Ballarat's Community Governance Capacity Project, run by the four Neighbourhood Houses through a Strategic Partnership with the City of Ballarat.
Last updated 5 August 2022.
1. Governance Handbook and toolkit
City of Brimbank
Community Governance Resources | Brimbank City Council
Great resource for community groups and organisations. Very comprehensive.
Indigenous Governance Tool Kit
Understanding governance - Indigenous Governance Toolkit (aigi.com.au)
Great resource for all community groups, focus on the why as well as the how of governance.
2. General information about incorporation
Ballarat and Grampians Community Legal Service
Have you got a legal question about incorporation?
Appointments - Ballarat & Grampians Community Legal Service Inc. (bgcls.org.au)
Justice Connect – Not-for-Profit Law
Not-for-profit Law | Legal Help for Not-for-Profit Organisations (nfplaw.org.au)
Lots of information and templates.
What does incorporation mean, and should you incorporate? | Not-for-profit Law (nfplaw.org.au)
Initial information regarding incorporation.
ACNC – Governing Documents
Governing document templates and model rules | ACNC
Templates for rules for small unincorporated associations.
Consumer Affairs Victoria
Should your club incorporate? - Consumer Affairs Victoria
Model rules for Victorian organisations who want to incorporate.
ABN - do you have one?
To see if an organisation has an ABN.
To apply for an ABN
Business name
Search Business Names Register (asic.gov.au)
To see is a name is registered or available if you want to register a name.
Business name registration
Before you register a business name | ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission
You need an ABN to register a business name.
3. Running a community organisation
Consumer Affairs Victoria
Clubs and fundraising - Consumer Affairs Victoria
Meeting, members, annual statement
Our Community
Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) | Tools and Resources
Tools and Resources.
Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) | Policy Bank
Policy templates.
Evaluation – free resource.
Grants. Free and subscription – search function available.
Justice Connect
Resource - Not-for-profit Law (nfplaw.org.au)
Fact sheets and guides about running your organisation from starting up to winding up.
City of Ballarat
Register - Ballarat Grant Finder (grantguru.com.au)
Grants. Free - search of available grants and set up notification options.
4. Specific Sector Information
Arts - Ballarat Arts Alive
Ballarat Arts Alive – Supporting the arts and artists of Ballarat and surrounds
Auspicing opportunities.
Arts - Arts Law
Home - Arts Law Centre of Australia
Health - Health Justice Australia
https://www.healthjustice.org.au/
National centre of excellence for health justice partnership. MOU for health partnership.
Environment - Breaze
Form a Group - Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions (breaze.org.au)
Support for groups with an environmental focus.
5. Training
Our Community
Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) | Training
Reasonably priced training including some self-paced online training.
Justice Connect - Not-For-Profit Law
Webinars | Not-for-profit Law (nfplaw.org.au)
Free or low cost Webinairs
Training | Not-for-profit Law (nfplaw.org.au)
Specific training for your organisation
