Community
28 August, 2024
Tiny Towns funds
BIG things are coming to Victoria’s tiniest towns with new support from the state government, making the smallest communities even better places to live, work and visit.
Premier Jacinta Allan announced a new round of the Labor Government’s $20 million Tiny Towns Fund is open for applications, with grants of between $5000 and $50,000 to boost tourism, livability and community pride in towns with up to 5000 people.
"Supporting projects that make small communities great is one of the ways we encourage their vibrancy, making them even better places to visit and live,” she said.
From new barbecues, bike tracks and walking trails to club and community hall upgrades, the grants will support towns to bring to life projects that celebrate community spirit and make a positive difference to locals.
The first round of the Government’s Tiny Towns Fund is already supporting more than 200 projects in 181 towns across regional Victoria and interface councils, backing stronger communities by enhancing local towns.
The fund boosts livability and local jobs and creates more reasons for people to visit Victoria’s great regional towns.
Townships which have not yet received a Tiny Towns grant, or have worthy project ideas to boost community resilience, recovery and economic growth are encouraged to apply in this second round, with updates made to the application process to make it even easier for smaller, volunteer-run community groups to apply.
The fund is a part of the Labor Government’s record $45 billion investment since 2014 in projects and programs which support regional and rural Victoria.
For more information visit rdv.vic.gov.au/tinytownsfund or suburbandevelopment.vic.gov.au/grants/tiny-towns-fund.