Thank you for attending one of the two Community Group Workshops at the Buninyong Community House in November 2025. On this page you will find some handy resources and a copy of the slides presented on the day for your reference.
If you would like to book in to the free session with Greg Jakob from the Ballarat Tool Library to talk further about budgets between 10.00 am and 12.00 noon on Wednesday 10 December, please REGISTER NOW.
Resources
Kelly from the Community Bank Buninyong has created these handy resources:
Introducing: The Ballarat Community Server
A Free Hosting Facility for Non-Profit Organisations and Clubs in the Greater Ballarat Region. The Ballarat Community Server is a dedicated, free service committed to supporting local non-profit organisations and clubs. Its mission is to empower these groups with a professional online presence and essential digital tools, helping them focus on growth and community impact without the financial burden of commercial hosting.
Download the Ballarat Community Server Information Sheet
Formalisation - A Guide for Community Groups
Many community groups, neighbourhood networks and sporting clubs start as simple "unincorporated associations" - a group of people working toward a common goal without any formal legal status. While this is easy and flexible, it comes with risks. Formalisation is the process of registering your group with a government body, making it a legal entity.
Download Formalisation - A Guide for Community Groups
List of Grant Programs
Catherine King Grants Newsletter sign up
City of Ballarat Grants
Ballarat Foundation
Ballarat Arts Foundation
Victorian Government Grants
Federal Government Grants
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Sporting Victoria Grants
Creative Victoria Grants
Regional Arts Victoria
Apco Foundation
Elders Community Giving Project
AreAble Grants Program
Lal Lal Wind Farms Community Benefit Fund
Golden Plains Wind Farm Community Grants
Ballarat Catholic Diocese of Ballarat Foundation
Ballarat Masonic Lodge
Other options:
- Write to your local service club (Lions, Rotary, Soroptimists, etc.)
- Register for a Bunnings Fundraiser or approach a local supermarket to run a BBQ
- Crowdfunding
- In-kind support e.g. local business providing goods/services free or at a discount
- Approach your local MP (eg. Michaela Settle, Juliana Addison)
- Have you made it easy for people to support you? E.g. “How to support us” page on your website with bank details
Please let me know if there are any other funders I can add to this list:
Kelly Bevan, Community Partnerships Lead
Community Bank Buninyong
0435 876 955
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Download List of Grant Programs
Presentations
Kelly Bevan
Community Partnerships Lead, Community Bank Buninyong
Grant Writing Part 1, Grant Writing Part 2, Grant Writing Part 3
Volunteer Engagement Part 1, Volunteer Engagement Part 2
Greg Jakob
Consultant and Community Group Volunteer (Ballarat Tool Library and BREAZE)
Managing Community Group Budgets
Sam Elshaug
Communications Lead, Community Bank Buninyong
$0 Marketing Budget, No Worries Part 1, $0 Marketing Budget, No Worries Part 2
(Friday only)
Lou Ridsdale
Food is Free Inc.
Here’s the Pitch – PR for Community Groups
(Saturday only)
About the project
Over the past four years, through a Strategic Partnership Grant from the City of Ballarat, the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House developed a series of engaging workshops to support community groups with some of the trickier elements of running an organisation. In addition to facilitated discussions, the Workshop Days willinclude four of the most popular topics.
Together with the Community Bank Buninyong, we will continue to support local community groups through offering Workshop Days and also by providing 1:1 support to community groups with specific issues or concerns related to governing their organisation, such as following the organisation's Rules/Constitution, conflict within a Committee, implementing the Child Safe Standards, running an Annual General Meeting (AGM), reporting to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and more. See the Online Governance Resources page for more information.
Supporting this project, the City of Ballarat engaged the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House to continue to deliver Workshops supporting their Community Impact Grant Program for 2025-26. See below for more information.
To join our Community Group mailing list, find helpful online resources or enquire about 1:1 support, please contact us.
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