Applications are now open for the new $6.5 million Our Town Fund, making towns across Hepburn, Macedon Ranges, Moorabool and Mount Alexander Shire Councils, better places to live and visit.
Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas is encouraging eligible organisations to apply for grants to deliver the projects that matter most to their communities.
Councils and alpine resorts can apply for grants of up to $200,000 for larger community infrastructure projects, while local organisations and groups can access up to $50,000 for smaller initiatives that strengthen regional towns.
The fund will support projects including new community spaces, tourism attractions and town revitalisation improvements that make our regions more vibrant, connected and prosperous.
These projects will also help attract more people to our diverse regional towns, supporting local shops, cafes, accommodation providers and tourism operators.
The Our Town Fund builds on the success of the Victorian Government’s Tiny Towns Fund, which is supporting more than 500 community projects in hundreds of towns with fewer than 5,000 people. The new fund will extend support for community-driven projects to dozens more regional towns.
It’s part of more than $50 billion in Government support for regional Victoria in just over a decade.
Applications will be open until Tuesday, 2 February 2027.
For more information, visit rdv.vic.gov.au/our-towns-fund.
This information is based on a media release from Mary-Anne Thomas.
