Local Council Grants

Local councils are a fantastic source of grants for Scout Groups.

Identify your Scout Group's council area and explore the grants offered by your local council. You can find your local council here.

Most councils will have a page on their website dedicated to community grants. Check out your council's website from the list below. Please note your council might have more information available on other pages of their website.

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1. Alpine Shire Council
   
2. Ararat Rural City Council
   

1. Ballarat City Council
   
2. Banyule City Council
   
3. Bass Coast Shire Council
   
4. Baw Baw Shire Council
   
5. Bayside City Council
   
6. Benalla Rural City Council
   
7. Boroondara City Council
   
8. Borough of Queenscliffe Council
   
9. Brimbank City Council
   
10. Buloke Shire Council

1. Campaspe Shire Council
   
2. Cardinia Shire Council
   
3. Casey City Council
   
4. Central Goldfield Shire Council
   
5. Colac Otway Shire Council
   
6. Corangamite Shire Council
   

1. Darebin City Council
   

1. East Gippsland Shire Council
   

1. Frankston City Council
   

1. Gannawarra Shire Council
   
2. Glen Eira City Council
   
3. Glenelg Shire Council
   
4. Golden Plains Shire Council
   
5. Greater Bendigo City Council
6. Greater Dandenong City Council
7. Greater Geelong City Council
   
8. Greater Shepparton City Council
   

1. Hepburn Shire Council
   
2. Hindmarsh Shire Council
   
3. Hobsons Bay City Council
   
4. Horsham Rural City Council
   
5. Hume City Council
   

1. Indigo Shire Council
   

1. Kingston City Council
   
2. Knox City Council
   

1. Latrobe City Council
   
2. Loddon Shire Council
   

1. Macedon Ranges Shire Council
   
2. Manningham City Council
   
3. Mansfield Shire Council
   
4. Maribyrnong City Council
   
5. Maroondah City Council
   
6. Melbourne City Council
   
7. Melton City Council
   
8. Merri-bek City Council
   
9. Mildura Rural City Council
   
10. Mitchell Shire Council
    
11. Moira Shire Council
    
12. Monash City Council
    
13. Moonee Valley City Council
    
14. Moorabool Shire Council
    
15. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
    
16. Mount Alexander Shire Council
    
17. Moyne Shire Council
    
18. Murrindindi Shire Council
    

1. Nillumbik Shire Council
   
2. Northern Grampians Shire Council
   

1. Port Phillip City Council
   
2. Pyrenees Shire Council
   

1. South Gippsland Shire Council
   
2. Southern Grampians Shire Council
   
3. Stonnington City Council
   
4. Strathbogie Shire Council
   
5. Surf Coast Shire Council
   
6. Swan Hill Rural City Council
   

1. Towong Shire Council
   

1. Wangaratta Rural City Council
   
2. Warrnambool City Council
   
3. Wellington Shire Council
   
4. West Wimmera Shire Council
   
5. Whitehorse City Council
   
6. Whittlesea City Council
   
7. Wodonga City Council
   
8. Wyndham City Council
   

1. Yarra City Council
   
2. Yarra Ranges Shire Council
   
3. Yarriambiack Shire Council

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